Sometimes, you lose all hope, you never want anybody to come into your life, change it, but just want to live it alone without love or pain. It is the same place Rhea Millers, 21, is occupying in this very moment of her life, a girl with no direction in her life not because she is worthless but because she went through a lot in the past. Heartbreaks, betraying friends and most of all, an uncaring family. She is all alone in her life, not waiting for anybody to give her the love, care or affection every girl craves for. But life is full of unwanted surprises, that is when Aaron Summers enters her already broken life, the hot stud every woman thinks for, a rich jerk with a heart never attacked by pain or should I say love. As soon as he becomes aware of her pain, he wants to help her, make her happy again, and probably, love her? Accompany these two different people, on their journey to a new life, and maybe, fall in love?
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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