Rachel Grace Olsen was a normal girl. She wasn't popular, but she wasn't a loner either. She was somewhere in the middle ground. Rachel was average, average social life, average town, even average grades. Well, kinda average grades. The only thing she was decent at was music, sadly no one she knew shared this passion. That is until her parents bought a summer home up on the beaches of Maine.
Jason Nicolas Ryder was NOT a normal guy. He smokes, has way too many siblings, and does things that some people might consider "illegal". Does that make him a bad person? Jase thinks so, and he's learned to live with it. This summer was going to be normal, beat up some annoying people, play some guitar, it was gonna be fine. That is until his new neighbors decided to stay right next door all summer long. Little did he know the cute, feisty girl next door shared his passion for music.
This is the story of a girl's "supposed to be" average summer that turns into a story of love, hate, and really good music.
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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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