Toby is a seventeen-year-old who just moved to a small town Lakefall. In this neighborhood, everyone knows everyone, and rumors spread like wildfire. Although the air was fresh and the scenery was beautiful, it was not too long for Toby to realize there was something fishy going on. There were missing person posters everywhere, scattered throughout the neighborhood. People are prohibited from staying out past 7 pm, and everyone was encouraged to stay away from weird unknown places like; abandoned houses, and deep forests where campers are not allowed to go.
Aside from the warnings, Toby, stubborn as always, decided to investigate anyways.
tw // gore, homophobia/transphobia (some are mentioned or implied but some are not.), abuse
i will put trigger warnings in each part/chapters of the story if it includes triggering themes.
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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