When Ella was twelve, she had her first fight. And when she was twelve, she discovered sex. Now eighteen, Ella reflects on how her obsession with her older brother Michael's best friend Moses left her with a secret she still carries.
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The people behind it
Jerome Holder
Moses
Raphel Famotibe
Michael
Danaë Jean Marie
Ella
Juwon Adedokun
Moses' Friend
Kaiya Alfred
Chantelle
Vanessa Babirye
Older Ella's Friend
Keziah Campbell-Golding
Abbie
Paige Cowan-Hall
Ella (Older)
Kerri McLean
Janet
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