21 year old Stella Bold and her 19 year old sister Shannon are doing well for themselves. Each have their own apartment, and each of them have a steady job and car. After losing both parents in a car accident when they were young and jumping from foster home to foster home they had their arguments and differences between each other. Eventually they went their separate ways. Over the years they have learned to put the hurt and sorrow in their hearts from the past away and started their lives off fresh. One muggy rainy night Stella gets an unexpected banging on her front door. Startled, she runs to open it only to find her sister. Wet and out of breath, standing at her door step. Scared and frantic Shannon begs her older sister to let her in. Confusion and questions filled Stellas head but let her in anyway. What could Shannon want after all these years of not talking to each other? Shannon goes on to tell her what only seems to be in a horror movie. She had witnessed a kidnapping and potential murder that her neighbor had committed. In the midst of watching in horror and shock the suspect notices her and goes after her. She fights and struggles with all her might and ends up breaking free but not before the suspect warns her that her life is next and he will come find her. With nowhere to go and no one but her sister to lean on she finds herself looking over her shoulder. When will he find her? Where is he at? Is he going to look for her? Stella, shocked at this information she just heard, is beginning to worry. Her little sisters life could be at stake and now hers is too. What will she do? Will she be able to keep her sister safe? And what if this suspect finds them? Will she be able to save the both of them?
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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