Nakia and her siblings are forced on a sudden move by their secretive parents from sunny San Diego to the middle of nowhere NorCal. Miles away from everything and everyone they love, they try to rebuild in the secluded town. Locked away from the world the five siblings Nakia, Ameen, Namir, Hausa, and Aida begin to uncover strange things going on in thew town and within their own home. The usual summer heat is substituted for fog and gloom to compliment the new flavor of abuse their parents carry out on them.
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TW: Parental Abuse, Exploration of Sexuality, Religious Trauma and exploration of religion.
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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