Long, lush, green forest. Birds flying away, animals panicking about. The Manor gave an eerie silent scream that only the ears of animals can hear.
A girl, crying, wishing to be alive.
A girl, dead, cursing this godforsaken place.
God heard her wish. To wish death upon people who steps into the Manor. To let them suffer like how she did.
To the present. 2017, a year after the dreaded 2016.
43 Filipino students were having a field trip to Japan. Hearing rumors about the Manor. "Curiosity kills the cat." A person says, but they don't heed that warning.
What will happen to them??
"Wanna play a game? Its called."
The girl lips curved devilishly, and whispered towards the student.
"Hide n Seek."
When Jane Madarang's neighbor Natalie kills herself and leaves behind cryptic instructions, it's up to Jane and her classmates to unearth deadly secrets.
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Natalie Driscoll is dead.
She threw herself out a window and left her neighbor Jane to unravel their town's darkest secrets. Following Natalie's instructions leads Jane to three other high school students who all have something to hide. The four of them must carry out Natalie's final errand while solving the mysteries written in her diary. But the secrets they unearth may be far more dangerous than what they ever imagined.
Content and/or trigger warning: This story contains scenes of suicide, violence and murder that may be triggering for some readers.
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