⚠️WARNING⚠️
THIS STORY CONTAINS SCENES OF ABUSE, POTENTIAL RAPE, VIOLENCE, SUICIDAL THOUGHTS, ATTEMPTS AT SUICIDE, AND MURDER. IF YOU ARE TRIGGERED BY ANY OF THESE THINGS, READ AT YOUR OWN RISK. Thank you.
Do you know what Paracosm is? Would you like to make a world of your own? You can get it normally, by practice.. or traumatically, like Bridget has. An incredible day, which led to what she thought would be an incredible life. A new family. Boy, was she wrong. Turns out that when her dad asked her mom to go shopping, it wasn't for groceries. Ever since that day, a day that she wants to forget.. she's made new friends that belong to only her, that help Bridget get through the days without dying. No one knows about her world, and she was told to keep them a secret. Abusive teachers, and manipulative parents are enough to deal with. But her brother creating a world of his own, and getting caught? If that would ever happen, she wouldn't be able to handle it. Eventually, her worse nightmare happens. The next thing she knew? Blood on her hands, and the walls show signs of struggle. No weapons in her hands, but she's the guilty murderer.
"If you weren't such a disappointment, none of this would have happened. If you could have just stayed happy... They wouldn't have died. Now you know what to do. Jump."
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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