. . . pain. . . .
. . . all he felt was pain. . . .
. . . and those hands. . . how they hurt. . . .
. . . the pulling. . . scraping . . . grabbing. . .
. . . touching. . . poking . . .
. . . how it hurts . . .
Working in a corner store in Viva Las Vegas, in a city full of Mobs, and gamblers; the rich, the poor, the black market, and other things that the common citizen doesn't want know.
Due to his past, Tori struggles to find a place where he can live the rest of his life.. away from the casinos and the mobs. al he wants is a Until, a Short man asks him to join a bodyguard unit. After being bugged for weeks, Tori finally gives in and joins this unit. Little did he know he would be paring up with four other kids like himself, A Bartender, and a Drunkard. And Mr. Brooke's being the most Annoying of them all.
Until he finds out, that his new job, it acually there to guard him from the most powerful man in the US.
*Notice* All persons, events and names are all fictional. If it has/had happened irl, then that was ALL by accident.
*WARNING* describing of Mental issues, as well as Abuse take place. If you are sensitive then please read something else.
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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