When he got out, I didn't think much of it. The small town gossiped and spread their rumors, but I choose to ignore it all -including him- or at least I tried too. But when a mysterious person pulls me into their game in search of something taken from them, it leads me right back to the one person I tried to forget excised at all.
I didn't choose to be a part of this sick game; the game maker chose me to be his pawn. And now I must finish the game and fulfill my quest in order to gain my freedom back. The only problem is, I'm going to have to get help from the one person who brought the game maker to me. All while keeping my biggest secret under wraps.
Nex Kasper
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"Who do you think I am?"
"A creep I'm about to hang up on" I answered angrily.
"Now, now. No need to get hostel with me, I'm a.... a friend" The guy on the phone sound as though he had no emotion whatsoever.
"You're not my friend and I'm going to hang up now."
"NO!" I froze at the sudden anger in his voice "Let's play a game, shall we?" He spoke with a calm tone again
"No, I'm not going to play some sick game with you, weirdo"
"Oh, but you're going to want to play this game. I assure you"
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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