Cassidy is what you call one of the "bad girls", what I mean by that is she isn't the best daughter she has attitude, she parties a lot but that may be why her and her best friend Victoria get along so well. You see Victoria is your typical bad girl, she gets into trouble, she doesn't get along with her parents, she has an attitude.
Hannah, she is a bad girl too but she isn't in the same "group" as Cassidy and Victoria. Hannah is on her own, she has her friends but they all seem to turn their backs on her. When she tries to steal Cassidy's boyfriend Matthew, all hell breaks loose.
Matthew is your typical bad boy, he has a motorcycle, he's got the looks. He has been with Cassidy for quite awhile but when Hannah comes into the picture, will he drop all the memories with Cassidy for someone new? His best friend Thomas has already graduated. Thomas is dating Victoria, they've been dating for a year and two months, when Hannah comes into the picture he tries to help keep Matthew on the right track, but Hannah can be persuasive.
Can Thomas keep Matthew on the right track or is everything going to change?
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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