"Being a soldier is neat, isn't it, Sergei?"
In an isolated area in Canada, a cat man named Nyon inhabits a house under the care of a strange man who houses others like him. This cat man, with his rather weird name, lives with chaos daily, ranging from rats trying to kill him, to his fellow cat man trying to intimidate him, to the Master's brother and his antics, which he appreciates anyway. Living has never been more simple, yet will it always be this way?
A peek at a door. A walk in the woods. A girl on a branch. A search for an answer to the question in the back of his mind.
"Who am I?"
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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