Life on the Island of Sodor is at its strangest.
Well, it's been like that for a very, very long time.
Not everyone knows it, not everyone understands it, not everyone accepts it,
But those who truly know the secrets that fester between the surface, do.
Secrets tend to consume and eventually take over whatever it is that holds them.
And the ones who hold it, are the people and engines of Sodor, not all of them, many are oblivious and continue life as if it were normal.
The Fat Controller's engine's lives are about to turn upside down, little do they know what's happening, they're just pawns in a greater powers game. One where in the end, nobody truly wins.
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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