In the beginning, a young Clark Smith learns to hide his identity and sneak around his abusive father...Until one day, he gets caught with his lover, his gay lover. An argument with his father turns violent and the next morning he's watching the man who was supposed to love him no matter what bury his cold wet body in the backyard.
Zeke Coden is invited to his mothers wedding, he never would have gone if not for his little sister, one thing leads to another and he's drunkingly talking to the dead spirit of Clark Smith in the bathtub of his hotel room while his sister twirls around the room in her Junior bridesmaid dress, fetching him water and snacks like the perfect little girl she is, not knowing weather her brother is talking to her or the wall in a drunk state.
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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