Meet the children of Solomon Hall.
Growing up in a strict boarding school, without families or homes of their own, what they long for more than anything is to escape and learn more about the world outside the gates of Solomon Hall.
The only problem is..... the school is hiding a dark secret.
Will the children make it out alive?
Or will they forever be trapped within Solomon Hall?
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"Miss Clarissa."
A soft gasp came from the other end of our line, where another nine, a dark haired girl, was standing.
"Your shirt. Why, might I ask, is there a black splotch on the sleeve of your shirt."
"I-I d-don't know, ma'am." Poor Clarissa. We didn't really communicate much, but I knew her well enough to know she was a bit clumsy. During private study last night, she had accidentally spilt a drop of ink on her shirt.
Knowing the consequences of damaging school property, she had been too scared to tell the staff, and had just continued to wear it, praying that the teachers wouldn't notice.
But they obviously had.
The teacher grabbed Clarissa by the hair, and began to drag her off into the hallway, towards the principals office. Her eyes widened in terror as she realised where they were going, but she didn't dare say a word, in hope that she may be let off easy.
But we all knew she wasn't coming back.
No one ever came back after going into that dreaded office.
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.
*****
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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