Bleak Winter -
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  • Reads 46
  • Votes 3
  • Parts 7
  • Time 2h 32m
Ongoing, First published Oct 13, 2023
Mature
December 19th, 2001
The day Julie Rayes would be turning 14 years old. Though she's spent most of her life under constant scrutiny and pressure, being the only child of the Sheriff, Jimmy Rayes, Julie hopes this day can be different.  She wants to forget about her responsibilities and all the looming fear from the tragedy in September and just have some time to herself and go to the movies with her best friend, Chloe. 
But unfortunately, she's gotten herself wrapped up in a mystery bigger than she could ever imagine. A mysterious video has appeared online, where a Masked Figure claims to know the dark secrets of her home, the small mining town of Pleasantville, Wyoming. This figure states that they will expose these secrets by any means necessary and open up the denizen's eyes to the true horrors they live with. 
Thrust head first into this mystery, Julie and her friends must investigate who this masked figure is, what the truths of the town are, and decide what they should do next once these secrets are revealed. 
December 19th, 2001 - the night when everything changed and the kids of Pleasantville were forced to grow up.
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