He was chased by a guy in a ski-mask and beaten to death at 13. She was raped by her father and had a miscarriage at 16. He was bouncing around and stumbled off a cliff and finally met Death.
Yet what they all have in common is that they woke up in bed, wiped the sweat off their face, the nightmare off their minds, and went about their day.
So when Dalia Al-Zoubgy's life takes a dramatic turn and thrusts her into a world made up of lies, lust, and terror, she opens her eyes in an attempt to wake up. Only she doesn't.
This isn't a nightmare. This is reality.
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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