I'm a tomboy, I'm a triplet, and I'm a disgrace to the family. Well that's what all my relatives think of me.
I'm Zoe, and yeah I'm a tomboy, I'm also a triplet, but hell no; I'm not a disgrace to my family.
I go to school like my sisters, I breathe like my sisters, and I blink like my sisters. But I'm no slut. They are all girly girl, waiting for sex, and gossiping. I'm all tomboy, waiting for respect, and lazing around. I'm nothing like my sisters.
My families hate me for not being like them, not shopping, not having 'boyfriends', and not caring about my looks, and so they hate my existence.
I get abused now, from my mum, step-dad and sisters. I don't care though, it's like hitting me shows their feelings.
I hide myself at school, I don't talk to anyone about my problems, and don't follow any goddamn rules.
That was until I get partnered with a guy, Cole, THE player.
He thinks he can get a good fling out of me, and so tries to seduce me, but I turn him down. This left him puzzled, and so tries to ask questions. But I just ignore them all.
He wants to know why I'm not talking to him, so he studies me at school, noticing that I do not talk to any one, and listen to no one.
So he invites me places, places I've never thought would go my way, he talks to me, in a friendly manner, and gives me all the respect I've been dying for.
Slowly he makes his way into my life, into my soul, and into my heart.
I never thought I'd fall for anyone, and I never thought that if I did fall for someone, it would be Cole. The schools player.
But I did. And I don't regret it in anyway
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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