"Miss Walker! I would not get it past you that you won't murder your mother's best friend just because she gifted you a pink dress on your birthday!" - he snapped, holding her captive in the chair by placing both hands on the armrests. His deathly glare boring into hers.
A smirk slowly formed on her face. Which could be only classified as satisfying.
"Thank you for the compliment Mister Merchant!"
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Sipping on the black coffee along with a black sugar-free cake while the police of the entire state was looking for you would be abnormal for anyone. But for Saleena, it was absolutely thrilling. After all, murdering your mother's murderer was worth celebrating. Wasn't it ?
Well, for one Augustin Merchant, it wasn't.
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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