"If you could save just one person, would you? Or would you stand aside and watch as they were killed, knowing you could have stopped it?"
"I would save them, it would be wrong to stand aside and let that happen."
"Okay, now if you could save a whole population of people, would you? Even if it meant you'd have to give up your life as you know it, you'd have to become a completly different person, give up on the people that are in your life, and give up on the people you loved, would you? Sacrifice yourself, to save billions of people."
Alexa Gray never thought she'd be able to survive high school. And she was right to think that. She dies, but doesn't leave the world to miss her. No, she comes back, with more power then ever. She's a guardian angel now, and the fate of the world lands on her. She must chose between her life, and the life of the entire human race.
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.
*****
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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