"Did we lose it?"
"I think so."
"Where did the rest go?"
"We need to get out of here."
It wasn't supposed to happen this way. This is Missouri, not some big state like New York, or some sketchy town with shootings. We were supposed to be in probably one of the safest states, born in the safest towns we could ever be in, yet here we are. This was supposed to be just a nice, calm, and relaxing outing. A celebration. Until it happened. And it happened again, and again. Surely it would've been better if it was me. Surely it would never happen to people from a town of only 400 people. We were completely safe.
How wrong could we have been?
"Can you find her?"
"I don't see her anywhere."
"Where is he?"
"There's so much blood, how is there so much blood."
"Help, some one help us!"
"Quiet before your next!"
There are situations you're in that you know how to get out of. There are situations you're in that only happen in movies and on the news. When your young you're indestructible, no one can hurt you, It'll never happen to you. You still believe that right? That it won't ever happen to you? Well,
So did we....
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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