Once upon a time, there lived a princess, beautiful and kind, loved by all her people...
"woah woah, hold on a minute here, love, this ain't your story to tell,"says a cool lady from the background.
"pardon me? I always tell all the princesses stories, say Snow white, Cinderella and many more, I looked after them all and told their stories", replied confused, the sweet voiced lady from disney fairytales.
"yeah, but you see this is the 21 st century, your not mentally prepared enough to look after this boy and girl so leave this one to me, you go to some other booth or something, I heared they need someone for Aurora, her fairy godmother ran away with some godfather", says the cool lady, "ps, I think she's about to fall off a cliff".
"oh dear Lord!!", the sweet lady ran out.
so guys shall we begin?
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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