Vivian has always followed the rules. She never partied, never did drugs, and never even kissed a boy. after a life of not having fun she decides to let loose and break all the rules on her 21st birthday. She and her best friend Sadie put on their cutest outfits and go to a bar where they meet two handsome boys. Vivian then wakes up the next morning in the desert laying on a deflated air matress with one of the boys she met the night before. A dog she's never seen before lays next to her wearing tags with her number, she doesn't have her cellphone and can't remeber what happened the night before, worst of all, that boy's arms are stained with blood, along with the shirt she's wearing. With no belongings or currency they set off to find Sadie and slowly peice together the dangerous and illegal evnts that ouccured the previous night. Vivian never thought that her 21st birthday would invole blood, or a new boyfriend she doesn't remeber.
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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