Alisha and Ben are two childhood friends. They do everything together, including playing sports, dancing, singing, homework, clubs, gaming, hanging out, collecting charms. Alisha and Ben were shopping with their parents in the mall, whom are best friends as well of course. By chance they come across a vending machine with lucky charms of every shape and size.; Some with symbols on them, some are in the shape of symbols, come have words on them. Unable to resist one of their prime collection items, the two puts in a quarter and out pops two dolls, but are these lucky charms really lucky?
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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