Riley Ellis is 16 and she moved from England to Australia 3 years ago. After everything that happened prior to the move, her life has become pretty amazing with her best friends who have never failed to be by her side when she needs and her hugely improving grades that could bring her a step closer to living her dreams. Although her boyfriend is another story.
But you know what they say. 'What goes up, must come down,' and when I say down I mean WAY down.
Where are her friends when she needs them most?
At least she has Eli Grey ... What happens when she doesn't?
Eli Grey has a boring and uneventful life. It didn't use to be like that, only when his best, and only, friend decided to fulfil his acting dreams in L.A. Soon enough though, he wishes it could have stayed boring and uneventful when he receives a call. I guess his best friend won't get the chance to make it big time.
As he plunges into the drowning depths of depression he tries his hardest to distract himself from that inevitable feeling. Although, maybe when he meets the annoying and ridiculously weird Riley Ellis, that inevitable feeling could be avoided a little longer. No matter how much she gets on his nerves and he gets on hers, they can't help but feel that little bit of a pull, and they just can't stay away from each other.
He has Riley there to help him forget ... Until he doesn't.
We never truly appreciate what we have until we lose it.
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Ella is falling apart trying to live a "perfect" high school life. Then she meets Ren, who can see past her scars. Suddenly perfection isn't her only option.
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Ella Volkov is a gifted music student, but she's depressed and starting to crack under the pressure of high school. Her overbearing father won't even let her choose what instrument she plays. Then she finds herself alone at a party with Ren, her best friend's crush. She'd always thought he was rude, but after that night he's all Ella can think about. Now she's trapped. If Ella dates Ren, it will ruin her friendship with Jenny. But if she stays true to Jenny, she's losing the one person who can see past her scars. It's up to Ella to decide if she will forge her own path, or stay in the "perfect" box designed for her...
Content and/or Trigger Warning: depression, anxiety, self-harm, violence, sexual assault.
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