"You know I want to see you again," he told me, hugging me to his chest.
"Maybe... Maybe we'll meet again. Maybe this isn't goodbye forever," I told him. A slight smile on my face.
"Don't get poetic on me, Hadley," he chuckles, kissing my forehead.
"Don't go crying on me Colton," I laugh softly.
"I can't promise that," he whispers, before letting me go.
I turn around and walk onto the plane, afraid that I'll ask for any possible way to contact him.
Then, I'm gone.
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Their summer fling was meant to stay in Hawaii. That's what the told each other and themselves.
It's a shock to them both when he transfers to her school.
Hadley Logan is a simple girl who doesn't like to get in trouble. She doesn't bring too much attention to herself, except around her friends. Everything changes during the summer before grade 11. She can't figure out if it's a good thing or bad.
Colton Anderson is a mystery to everyone, including himself. Maybe behind the bad boy facade, he's a broken boy in need of love. He meets her and something cracks, but he believes he'll never see her again.
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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