Madness isn't a figuration, or mental disease someone can contract, it's not something you're born with either. It's something you develop over time, usually after a powerful loss, or what some might call, heartbreak.
It doesn't matter how it develops in one's mind, no one is able to end it, especially if it's powerful enough. You never know whose sane and who isn't, it's nearly impossible to tell most of the time. The mad act sane even though they know they're not. I guess, they just want it to be true.
Usually, it's the young who lose their sanity, mostly because they're still learning how to control their thoughts and emotions. People tend to eradicate those who've lost their minds, but it's pretty clear,
It didn't work.
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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