"The most attractive, most beautiful human being, I had ever seen. Was walking my way. He was accompanied by what looked like a few of his other good looking friends. I moved quickly out of the way and found a spot under the veranda, up against one of the classrooms where I could watch him and possibly drool, without him seeing me. This guy had beautifully bronzed, tan coloured skin and luscious jet black hair. His hair was cut fairly short, but long enough to be swept slightly to the side. I kept looking. He was also fairly tall with nice lean figure, but athletic looking at the same time, he also sported a pair of nice looking legs, and I mean nice. I swore I had seen this guy before, in my dreams. By the looks of it he was about seventeen, maybe eighteen, probably year twelve, I didn’t care, he was hot."
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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