Meet Kelly Perkins, a senior at Florum High. Her mom died when she was only 12 years old and that's when it all started. The midnight crying, wrist cutting, drama, and most importantly the problems. After that night in the hospital that she lost her mom to cancer she changed, and it was a change for the worst. She had completely shut down, turning off emotions, stopped caring about everything and everyone around her. She would stop going to school, and when she did go she would cause so many problems police would have to take her home. She would stay out for days at a time doing whatever she wanted, breaking windows, stealing, blocking out everyone around her. She's the bad girl, as people would call her. But, when she meets Jae, the sweetheart, good girl, will things change. What will become of them? Read to find out!
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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