I want you tell you the story of a game. A game we played. Me and The Father. A game I did not want to play. A game he made up. A game he forced on me. A game I learned. The game I won.
I want to tell it to you differently from all the times I told to other people. I want to tell it to you in a different way from the times I told to my nicest elementary school teacher, to my college psychologist, to the boy I liked, to the man I loved, to my best friend's father who was nice to me, to the neighbor lady who always asked. I want to tell it the way I always wanted, I always dreamed.
I want to tell it to you outloud.
I want to tell it to you like you asked, in the way mother never did.
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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