Four years ago, a tragic accident landed Carrie Anderson in the hospital with amnesia, leaving her devoid of any information of her past life. And four years since the star cross-country runner and her family moved to a new town, hoping for what seems like a fresh start, for everyone's sake.
It's been about two years since things have been getting back to something close to normal.
In the small town of Oakville, nothing is really a secret, except for Carrie's past of course, but no one actually knows much about it. By now, it's senior year of high school, and it looks like there's a picture perfect future ahead of Carrie. A bright running career, an understanding boyfriend, great friends, and colleges scouting her out for their cross-country team. But when a person of Carrie's past life shows up and and moves to Oakville, the game plan changes completely. Now not only is she running to a finish line, she's running from her past and all things that come with it.
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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