Every day is the same;
5:00 am- Wake Up
5:10 am- EAT (Grits, Water, and Bread)
5:30 am- clean and get ready
7:00 am- Go to the selling room
11:00 pm - clean
12:00 pm- shower
12:15 pm- bed time
If somebody wants us earlier or later, then the get us, as long as they have the money. If we get tipped, we get to eat lunch and/or dinner, depending on how much we've earned, and that's only if we have time to do so. I have been here for 11 years, since I was 4, when both my parents died in a car accident and I was left with my bankrupt Aunt. I had no other family but her, so she was put in charge of me as she insisted. She sold me for the money, when she felt there was nothing else to do I guess. Now I am here, in this trafficking ring. When I first arrived, I was alone, for the first seven years.
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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