"It's funny how one thing, can lead to so many other things.
Like a chain reaction.
I think I was seven maybe, when I started getting into conspiracy theories. Thirteen when I first heard about something called the butterfly affect.
No one really thinks that something as little as saying hi to someone in the morning, or holding the door open for a pregnant lady with her hands full. Can stop someone from killing their selves or giving up on humanity all together.
In my case though, I was just in the wrong place at the wrong time. I took a picture of something...no, of someone doing things that....aren't necessarily good.
Ever since then, I've started noticing someone. Sometimes I'd be in my room dancing to Paramore songs. And I'd see a shadow run pass my window. I'd get a smoothie with my best friend, and there would be someone across the street, staring.
It's been two years since that person began following me, two years since "I" killed my English teacher. And two years since I committed suicide.
Now it's time for the stalked, to become the stalker.
I will expose the person that framed me for murder, who made my life a living hell. And I will get my revenge.
It's funny how this all started from one silly photo, for a stupid creative writing assignment."
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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