Whoever has had a hard life had no idea what they were talking about. A hard life is laying on the side of the street nearly dying, struggling to walk. Elissa Daniels is taken in by a wonderful couple, Mike and Carol. The first couple of months was okay but never hearing the voice of the girl you're trying to to take care of in your own home is difficult. Mike and Carol are inexperienced in dealing with a damaged and hurting girl so they do what they think is best. Send her to the Desoan Institution. Read as Elissa experiences a very different life from her own, struggling to face her demons and fight back. As she meets an equally damaged boy who might be the only one to get her to talk, as she deals with the pain of her memories. - ❧ - this story is connected with another story, Beneath The Shadows by @uhmynamesannuh, so if you would like a different point of view in the Desoan Institute, read hers c: don't forget to vote!
Elliot Jensen and Elliot Fintry have a lot in common. They share the same name, the same house, the same school, oh and they hate each other but, as they will quickly learn, there is a fine line between love and hate.