"You know, that gooey feeling you get when you know he's the one? Well I have it-- and I sort of think I like it."
Chassity Yeager, a shy, beautiful, and geeky seventeen year old girl. She wasn't very well known in her school, she was sort of just there. That didn't phase her though-- she didn't want to be noticed; that is until Rhett Pace came along. He was the new kid in the small town of Dawson, he was bound to be noticed. He was a jock from Houston with a smile for days and blonde hair that made Barbie jealous. When Chassity first met him in tenth grade Chemistry, she knew one day he was going to notice her, and she tried her hardest to get him to do so. Sadly, she didn't realize that all she had to do was spill some chemicals on his football signed by Arian Foster himself to have her dream come true. He was pissed of course, but he finally noticed her. Her soft brunette hair, her shy hazel eyes, and her wonderful smile. Since then, fate had it all planed out.
That is, until they lost their virginity to each other and got her knocked up.
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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