This is the story of my life. Well, my side of the story.
Enjoy the travesty that is my life because I myself laugh at my unfortunate luck with cupid's arrow. Regardless, I will introduce you to Carter Daniels Aka, Asshole.
How did he go from through a screen across the country to standing in front of me and taunting me with his perfect smile? God only knows, and me. Of course me.
But like I always say, "Cupid can be a bitch."
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"Okay, so what you're telling me is that you miss me?" I looked at him in complete disbelief through the screen. I was internally screaming but at the same time them butterflies were going haywire. Those sweet three words always did the trick, "I miss you. I miss you. I miss you"
Carter motherfucking Daniels had me at the palm of his hand. And, oh hell did he know that.
"Sweetheart, you know you'll always have my heart. It just sucks that we are nowhere near each other." He pouted. He knows what he's doing.
"And, that means you want what from me?"
"You. I want you but we can't be together. You know that."
I knew he could feel my irritation. He could see me roll my eyes until they were at the back of my head. He knew what he was doing to me. He knew he was hurting me. He knew the right words to say to make me agree.
"Baby, you know I love you. I wouldn't do anything to hurt you this is why it's best to keep it like this. You're mine. Only mine. Let's keep it that way we just can't make it official okay, love?"
I could feel myself just accept it and with my dumbass and the trust I put in him I replied, "Okay."
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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