I, Tiaraoluwa Adeniyi, solemnly swear to myself that I would never be involved in any relationship or be involved in any male figure. I promise to only involve in a relationship when I feel I need to get married, but I won't be completely dependent on such guy.
I swear that I won't feel any sort of love for any guy before I'm mature enough to handle it and when I am, I won't let myself fall in too deeply.
That is a promise to myself and it is registered in my heart.
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Have you ever felt like you hate someone in one minute and in the next, you can't stay away from that person?
Have you ever put your guards up so high, and someone manages to lower it with ease?
Have you ever realised that the person with such a horrible attitude and behaviour is the sweetest and most caring person to you?
In this case, Tiaraoluwa might be in for a ride.
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A diamond in the rough is what she is. Tiaraoluwa Adeniyi has set standards for herself and she doesn't intend to lower them. To the rest of the school, she is fierce and mean but she is just a misunderstood teenager battling with secrets and demons that she would never let out.
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"Tiara, Why don't you even have a boyfriend sef? Be forming Holy Holy." Ada said to me rolling her eyes.
"I'm not forming anything, I hate boys. They are liars, cheaters and deceivers." I said to her.
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But Nathaniel Rotimi, a senior who is as cocky as they come tests her patience.
He is the perfect description of what Tiara hates the most. He is a player, handsome and can fool any girl with his smile except her. When opportunity comes knocking, Nathaniel opens the door widely and let's it in.
With a relationship based on lies, hatred and love, what would be their fate?
Throw in some backstabbing betrayal and top notch humor and you've got yourself a Nigerian amusement park.
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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