"What if a clock counted down to the moment you met your soul mate, would you want to know?"
Alane Crystal Parker, that's my real name but everyone just calls me Crysti, except my brother who calls me Clumsy. Unlike everyone else on earth, I was born with a busted clock. A green rimmed metal plate on my wrist with 6147d 15h 5m 23s left. Apparently, as far as I know, this means my soul mate died before I even got the chance to be born. But, that's just the tip of the iceberg, my life has gone down hill since, my brother has always laughed at me for, as they put it "Being so clumsy, I broke my clock"
I've always thought, maybe they're right, maybe I'm such a big clutz I broke my one shot at love. Until today.
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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