When They Breathed
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Last published Thu, Nov 5, 2020
Indie and Clifford Reed were the rich twins in the small city of Cannon Beach, Oregon that everyone knew and loved. With anything they did, the twins were always supported, admired, and never criticized; the fact that they were so nice to all they came in contact with making them even more likable. No one ever thought anything bad could happen to them--they were the rich kids that everyone adored, how could there ever be something unfortunate happen to them? That's what everyone thought until they turned up dead one day, both gone by suicide.
Follow the story with Mi-rae Moon, the school's underrated reporter and journalist to find out what really lead up to the deaths of the two most popular people in town. Unlock family secrets, dig for information with other fellow students, and be prepared to ask uncomfortable questions, all to find out the cause for the mysterious suicides of Indie and Clifford Reed.
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