It was dark and raining in New York, there was a big lightning storm coming. There was little rain at first but then it started to come down harder and harder. There are all these myths going around, whenever it rains the vampires and all the creatures of the night come out. Every time after the storm 3 or more people go missing. People claim they see shadows in their windows. Some people swear they saw sharp teeth and lots of hair on others and some look like wolves. One time one person that was missing came back and they never came out in the morning always at night, the youth boy looked so pale and so frightened, the city people were scared to ask if he was okay. They didn't bother giving him food or help. When the boy went missing his parents grew depressed and couldn't handle staying in the house they were living in. They soon moved after a week the boy went missing. When the boy went outside for the first time since December 11. When the boy was "Gone" or "taken" it was about a year or two. When the boy came outside he was still pale but he didn't look scared like he did before, He looked like he was dangerous. Looked like a type of person you didn't want to mess with. The crazy thing was that he was only 10 years old.
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.
*****
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.
[[word count: 100,000-150,000 words]]