Your friend; she was the Sun, you weren't the moon, nor a star, you are just a mere shadow of her existence.
You were a side character, a background character. The pointless friend of the heroine of a harem novel, a character who an author can just throw away, after your friend meets the male lead, and it would make no difference towards the storyline.
The novel would always revolve around the female lead and the male lead's relationship and their troubles, not you. You are just a stepping stone so the spotlight would shine on the heroine.
No one notices you, even if they do, you are known to be your friends' friend, nobody remembers your name. You are no one.
What if the readers shifted all their attention to your story? To you. Let's see how boring your worthless little NPC life can be. Being friends with your friend just makes your life slightly less boring.
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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