Jessica is in London. Matt is in New York Lawrence Exeter Jr. is in San Francisco Kaleb is in Seattle and Felix is in Portland. they all feel alone, 5 randoms, falling off the path of life. lonely and crazy and wonderful and miserable, all at once.but there's a longing, nagging feeling for freedom. to get away from home, a feeling they aren't aware that they share. a feeling that leads them together, when they least expected to find anyone at all in the world.maybe its the city. maybe its the rain. never quite sure, never really knowing what comes next, but all having some idea, or another...
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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