Cameron Summers, otherwise known as Cam, was a hopeless romantic, outgoing, and relentless girl. Her best friend Samantha Renolds, otherwise known as Sam, was the same way. They weren't popular, but they where known as the schools pranksters, and the ones to always get a detention, and to speak what was on their mind. Some would even call them the 'bad girls' of Oakdale High. Almost all of the boys wanted to date them, and almost all of the girls wanted to be them. And then one day, Cameron's world completely changed. Cameron now is suffering the loss of a very close friend, her best friend. What will happen when a new 'bad boy' comes to town, moving in just next door, throwing parties when no parents are home, and no cares in the world. All he wants to do is party, drink, hump-and-dump, repeat, and with summer just coming around the corner, there's plenty of time for her obnoxious neighbour to break havoc. But then he sees Cam, and not just as a one night stand and a bad girl, but as a lost broken girl, he sees right under her mask of happiness.
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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