Vidya Balakrishnan is a 19 year old average teenager. A south Indian growing up in the heart of Chicago, Vidya is full of life. She loves to hang out with her friends, cook with her mom, and mess with her big brother Eshwar. As much as she loves having fun, she knows that in a low income family with 3 kids to care for, Vidya's only chance of going to college will be to earn a scholarship.
Rahul Khanna is 20 years old and is a party animal. Living off of the loads of money his business tycoon father made, Rahul lived in Delhi for a long time, then transferred to California. Rahul grew up as a studious child, always striving to be the best, no matter how many people he had to step on to get there. By ruining his relationship with his little sister and brother, Maya and Yuvraj, Rahul never built a strong bond with his family and now his mother keeps pressuring him to get married.
When Rahul's and Vidya's paths cross, the two unlikely pair end up getting stuck in a situation neither of them are very happy about. They are forced to marry each other and live as husband and wife. After much protest, the parents come up with a deal. Vidya and Rahul must live together for 6 months and give their marriage a chance. The pair begin their journey into a world filled with uncertainties and unexpected twists and turns.
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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