Everyone is judged based on how they look. It's something we human beings just do naturally. We've been judging people since back in the day.
Some people may look happy but they could be dying inside.
Some people hide their emotions very well.
For example; Hayden Anderson.
Popular, pretty, nice, smart. She's a well known person at Jefferson High.
Her twin brother,Hunter Anderson, is the football teams star quarterback. He's popular, handsome, nice, and smart.
Their mother, Holly Anderson, is a number one best-selling author and their father, George Anderson, is the owner of the Anderson Hotel chain.
A perfect family, huh?
But what's inside of those man built walls.
Let me give you a hint. Drugs, razors, alcohol, cheats, and other things.
Not everything is perfect when no ones watching.
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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