"ARGHH!" He yelled out as the spear piercing his throat, quite literally, cut into his words.
The small golf cart-like safari car erupted in screams as her and her friends did whatever they could to put as much space between them and the now gushing man, which wasn't much.
Cleo was scared shitless, but felt a call to action; she immediately leaned over and took the wheel, all the while crouching down.
"OH MY FREAKING GOD!" Dionne screamed beside her, clutching her arm with a shaking hand as she ducked, hoping not to become the next spear's victim.
CLUNK! The next spear collided with the cart and despite Cleo's best efforts, the cart went flying off the little dirt path and into the brush before colliding with a tree that promptly ejected all of it's passengers.
'Where is everyone?' she thought, preparing to run while dusting herself off. She was dazed from the tumble, and scanning the area around her haphazardly was all she could do, but it was making her dizzy. Dionne was still next to her, clutching her once again after getting herself together.
'That's good at least, one check. Three more.'
A gutteral yell from one of the other check marks burst her thought bubble.
"Tevon! Where are you?!" She screamed, spinning around, eyes hovering over the area frantically. There's too much brush. The only glimpse of T she got was his leg as someone drug him away, into the depths of the trees & bushes.
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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