Rachel Myers is an ordinary girl. Maybe too ordinary. She is the shyest girl in school and the stereotypical nerd. Her three best friends, Alicia, Denis, and Michala are the only people that care about her, aside from her mother. So she is just an ordinary girl. Until she meets Riley. Riley is the popular tough guy. Except, not the stereotypical badboy douchebag. He's quiet, nice and well, he's Riley. He has never even noticed Rachel, or so she thought. Riley has always secretly liked her. He finally builds up enough courage to talk to her, and she is skeptical at first. But slowly but surely, she stsrts to get close to him. Then she meets Jake. he isn't exactly popular, but everyone knows him. He's the class clown, the nice guy, the mysterious one. And he suddenly takes an interest in Rachel. She is already breaking her own personal rule by getting close to Riley, but somehow Jake convinces her to give him a chance. She has both of them, but she has to choose. And the choice is hard. It makes her, well, Think Twice.
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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