This is a short story I created for my English III class, but intend on extending to a full-fledged story.
"A group of teenagers finds themselves in a predicament after a satanic ritual goes a little TOO well. Soon after realizing that their leader no longer wants anything to do with them, the group goes off on their own to try and find a meaning to their lives and investigate an unsolved mystery in their hometown. A story of treachery, betrayal, and lost love await those who open this poor tale's pages. I'm Mercury Jax, and I'm sorry to inform you that the story you are about to read, is far from happy. And the people in this tale are far from ordinary..."
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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