15 year old Janae Willis lives in the same neighborhood as a lot of her friends do, and in the neighborhood next to some others, 16 year old Jay lives in the neighborhood. And oh, do him and Janae have quite a back story! Their friends are there a lot too. Adam(Janae's best guy friend), Lynn, Johnny and Carly (they are dating), Janae's old friend and Carly's little sister Grace, and Lynn's little brother Nico. They have so much fun together at Jay's house all day, all weekend. But as soon as everyone leaves, and it's just Janae and Jay, they have some fun, but don't tell Jay's girlfriend Madeline! She will kill them both. So Janae and Jay can only be friends. But, their friends know, and their friends help a lot.
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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