Tempest Day
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There were two things that stood out to Korin.
Her best friend's body gracefully afloat on the freezing lake.
And a note that only bore the confusing number sequence.
No one knows what happened to Tempest Shieh. One day she was full of charisma and energy, the next day she's submerged in total despair, and then she's dead. Korin and Yuzu are the ones left to figure out who killed her. Was it one of their classmates?
Everyone is a suspect, even Tempest.
With limited days until the blizzard, no one saw coming, will they be able to identify the perpetrator?
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