William Shakespear once said "If you prick us, do we not bleed? If you tickle us, do we not laugh? If you poison us, do we not die? And if you wrong us, shall we not revenge?" William Shakespeare is most known for his writing of tragedies.
A tragic story doesn't necessarily have to end tragically but mine did end tragically. I never knew that it would start a whole new story and affect so many people.
People, well a person for that matter, has the ability to change everything about your life by one single thought. That same single thought turns into an action. That action has a reaction. That reaction is what will change your life forever.
My person is an ex-convict out of jail on good behavior for sexual assault. His thought was that I was a loose end. His action was to abduct, rape, torture, and to kill me. The reaction was revenge.
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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