Ryleigh Anderson is your typical highschool badgirl, she's hot, has secrets, hates people , the whole shiznit.
Now add in Ethan Thompson, the highschool's nerd.The glasses, quiet and shy personality, you know th whole bundle.
What happens when backpacks get switched, secrets get shared, anger gets resolved. With, Ethan's cinderella-like family: a mother who doesn't stand up for him, his step dad hates him, so does his step siblings what happens when Ethan just happens to need a shoulder to cry on and Ryleigh is there to play Prince Charming.
Mix in a little romance, mystery, and hatred for parents and christianity and you just might have a twisted Cinderella story.
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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