Truth or Dare- an innocent game, but will it destroy a friendship, or spark love between two best friends? Find out with 17 year old Clara as choosing 'dare' might be more than she ever imagined.
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Meet Clara Jones: Your ordinary girl- no, seriously. She doesn't have a super hot bad boy neighbor, heck, her school doesn't even have a 'bad boy'. She's not smart enough to be a nerd, not lonely enough to be a loser, not popular enough to make it into A-rank popularity.
Her best friend is Leon Carter. Your guy for lame jokes, crappy puns, he's somewhat popular (according to himself) and can creepily sometimes read what Clara is thinking. (Although Clara always says that its bullshit, or in her exact words: 'Cowpoo')
Then X comes in, who threatens Clara with a secret she's buried inside of her for a long time. A murder. If she doesn't want her secret exposed, she must play the game of Truth or Dare. Call 'X' a psycho or a b*tch. She doesn't care. Then X dares Clara to go to a party- a party for couples. Attend with your boyfriend/girlfriend, or not at all. If she fails to complete the dare, everyone will know about the murder.
Leon has no idea why he's suddenly pretending to be Clara's boyfriend, but will this fake relationship turn into a real one?
This one dare, will change everything.
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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