She stood there, still as a doll in the window. Watching, staring, observing, unblinking. No one would notice her from the third floor immediately as they walked towards the mansion, despite her bright red dress and beautiful, long brown locks shaping her face. Her youthful appearance certainly looked out of place, being somewhere like this. But from one look, it was hard to determine where exactly she belonged.
Until she was needed, she'd remain in that room, alone and waiting. Waiting to be saved.
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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