Fifty young people lived within the walls of an abandoned house on a forsaken property. They lived quietly, they lived carefully. They established a system. The system protected rules, the rules protected life. One rule proved superior.
Don't try to leave.
Important Notice: The setting and tone of this story is meant to imitate the mental landscape of a person with severe mental health issues. Topics such as depression and suicide are alluded to heavily throughout. Other potential triggers include sexual assault, anxiety, abuse, self-harm, murder, cannibalism, and intrusive thoughts. This is overall a very dark story addressing these subjects from a personal perspective. Please be gentle with yourself if any of these topics are triggering for you.
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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