I miss the old days where I was carefree. I miss the old days where I wasn't faking my smile everyday. I miss the distant memories of my friends and family. I miss....everything. Ever since this damned apocalypse started everything, the world that I knew, have changed. The irony is that I had always fantasied about this happening. I had these glamourised Hollywood versions distorting my common sense. It is only now I realised how wrong I was. Everyday, I wonder when the next meal will be. When the next shower will be. When new hope will be found. Running. Hiding. Surviving. I am isolated, alone in a room full of people. Always being left alone with my thoughts, my inner turmoil. It is now, when nearly all hope is lost, I realise that my one-time fantasy was truly upon us.
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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