We Are Not the Same
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Last published Mon, Jun 30, 2025
Fire. Murder. Revenge.
That's all sixteen-year old Adaline Flanagan thinks about. Haunted by the memories of the fire that killed her lover, a blaze that her jealous and deranged sister, Dani had set, Adaline spends her waking hours coming up with a plan. A plan to exact her revenge.
Cooped up in the PICU ward at Springfield State, a specialized mental hospital for 'mentally ill and challenged patients,' Adaline begins to hear whispers that convince her that Dani is contained Springfield as well. Guided by Suki, a bubbly and, oddly enough, charismatic, new patient, and pure want for vengeance, Adaline stealthily stalks the halls of Springfield by night, playing the role of the 'good, obedient girl' by day, and vowing to avenge the short, yet precious life of the person she once held a flame for.
As the answer to all her question nears, however, strange memories begin to resurface, churning all Adaline knows into a strange, dark mess that she cannot yet comprehend. Plagued by visions of her dark, twisted past, a past she is yet to understand, Adaline will soon come to know; nothing is as it seems, and she, along with everyone else in her twisted world, will never be the same again.
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