Childhood, upbringing, family background, social relations, traumatic experiences...
We keep reviewing and seeking out the motives of criminals, exploring the subtlest emotions driving them. It's not to put ourselves in their shoes and sympathize, or even forgive them; it's not to find some reasons to exculpate their crimes; it's not to kneel down before the so-called "complexity of human nature"; nor to introspect social conflicts, much less to alienate ourselves into monsters.
We just want to have a fair trial - for ourselves and for those who still have hope for the world.
DISCLAIMER: This is not my story nor translation, this is purely Priest's book and E. Danglars Translations translation, this is just for offline purposes, as at first it wasn't very known (it still isn't). But now as I see it, many have made it into offline purposes so I will probably stop uploading it. Or I'll probably continue it but at a very, very, very slow pace--Because I'm well known for my laziness and procrastination, and I've lost interest in this story unfortunately (at certain times).
⚠️ALL RIGHTS GO TO PRIEST AND E. DANGLARS TRANSLATIONS⚠️
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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