Elle (pronounced like the letter L) is outgoing, loud, friendly, the schools picked on, laidback country girl, she goes hunting, fishing, and plays basketball and volleyball. Her best friends are Tristan/ Waffles, Keegs/ Caramel, Mya/ Muffin, Kenzee, and Payton. They go to Jordan public schools in Minnesota.
Keegan is a big and great football player, very popular, overly cocky, and he is quarterback for the Jordan Hubmen, quite nice but he can be a jerk. He isn't a player and he has his sights set on someone. He loves hunting, fishing, is a laid back country boy.
These two have been best friends since birth and probably won't ever drift apart.
WARNING: boy and girl best friend cliché
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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