"Is it you, brother?"
As the clouds shrouded the light of the full moon, the darkness spreads across the great city of Cruxis. I can still can imagine how silent that night was...for the innocent minds..
Four more hours and the whole city will be filled with noise again...
But six hours passed, the only sound I can hear is the whistle of the wind passing through the empty air.
In a distant view from the hill, I saw a young man walking with a great depression on his face.
"Cruxis...The great city...is gone...."
The first day passed.
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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