He looked like something born out of the ocean. His eyes were a deep shade of blue. If you stared into them it was almost as if you could drown in his gaze. His skin could very well have actually been
kissed by the sun. His hair, it was the most alluring part. It was a sandy brown, full of natural blond highlights that made his soft features and his bright eyes stand out even more. It was slightly messy, only from his hands brushing through it at random moments. We walked along the edge of the water, where the waves reached out to the shore. The water gently lapped against our bare feet. We stopped walking and he turned to face me. A slight breeze ruffled my hair causing it to fall into a new position in front of my face. Brushing the thin strands of my curly hair from my eyes,
"You're beautiful." he whispered, moving a step closer to me.
One minute we were standing in silence, and the next, I felt his lips against mine. I leaned into him, and he pulled me even closer. We were addicted to each other, he was like a drug, but even riskier.
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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