The answer's not in the light of the soul, it's in the ashes of the corpse.
Andrea Jane was a bright spirit who's fire was washed out. It went dark before the flame had a chance to burn.
But, all flames leave behind ashes, a shred to mark the existence of the flame. Andrea left hers too.
Some say it was destiny, others labeled it an accident, or a murder, but in the end it's the same: death. A fatality.
Which fatality did Andrea Jane become?
(new description, not by choice, hopefully it lives up)
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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