"Your Alex's parents, Mr and Mrs Wild?" The nurse asked tentatively, a sympathetic look on his face. "Yes, we are. Ca-can we see him?" His mother asked, stuttering slightly, gripping her husbands arm. "I wouldn't recommend it. If his condition worsens even slightly, you will ultimately be the ones to make the choice to bring him up or not. He's critical, chances of recovery are slim." 'Nurse Stephens' (what his name tag read) explained. Alex's mother and father looked at each other simultaneously, as if having an entire conversation in a glance. "Shall we?" His father asked. "Together." His wife replied. They slowly paced into the dimly lit operating theatre. His mother immediately broke down at the sight, his father blatantly refusing to look. ^^ SPOILERS So yeah, this is a rather tragic boyxboy story, but I needed a dramatic bit. Thanks to the writer of The Journal for inspiration to write this! -Luke

A collection of notes, a public library, two teenagers, and zero spoken communication.

WATTPAD ORIGINAL EDITION Seven letters, seven confessions, seven clues. Elliot Parker has what he needs to find out who killed his best friend... But is he hunting down the killer? Or is the killer hunting him? ***** When Colton Crest returns, unharmed, to his small town after mysteriously disappearing for two months, his best friend Elliot Parker breathes a sigh of relief. But days later, on the night before graduation, Elliot finds Colton in the lake. Dead. And on the day of his funeral, Elliot finds a letter in his jacket pocket with four words that send him spiralling: I killed Colton Crest. There are six more letters to find, six more confessions about Colton, six more clues to uncover why he was murdered. Elliot has no choice but to play this sick scavenger hunt, and with each new revelation, he begins to question whether he really knew Colton - or anyone else in that little town of dark secrets. [[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]]