Lori aka Lorraine Walters is a simple high school student in the small town of Haven Port. And she seems like she's got it all.
Loving parents - Check.
Amazing friends- Check.
Good academic grades- Check.
Wanted by the FBI - Check. Wait What?!
Lorraine doesn't know how her perfect dream life turned in to a waking nightmare. And now, she has to figure out a way to escape it and make things right before she loses it all, including her sanity.
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"I had a good life. I was on the right track to a bright future. Why is this happening to me? Goddammit!"
The steel cuffs dug deeper into my wrists when I tried to move away from the table. The chains holding my cuffs attached to the table made it impossible for me to not stare at the pictures laid in front of me.
Blood. There was blood everywhere. Dead bodies drenched in blood. They were the victims of a serial killer. Each victim was displayed for the townspeople to witness the sheer brutality of a monster, cloaked in human skin. It's a warning of what's to come.
I can still see flash lights of crimson and blue in the distance, speeding towards me when I heard the first cry of a siren. It was so loud. The noise, all the screaming... the ringing in my ears never stopped.
Not when the police came to the school. Not when they arrested me.
"You killed Trevor! You killed all of them! Murderer!"
A punch to the face will get you out of the shock. Or atleast that's what happened to me.
Paige was pulled off me by some of the officers before she could do anymore damages.
Well, that's a moot point now.
She ended up breaking my nose and her brand-new nails.
Poor Paige. Sigh.
I shouldn't really be making fun of her. She's a certified mean girl and she truly thinks I killed her latest boy toy, so, she really can't be blamed for her actions.
"Lorraine Walters , you are hereby arrested for the serial killings of the Haven Port town."
How did I even end up here?
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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