"Happiness...
this feeling we all aspire to have, yet some may never attain it to its
full measure.
What if in a new society all sadness was scientifically altered to be
a mere memory and never felt? All humans would never feel alone,
forgotten, or manipulated. Happiness would be freely given to those
willing and unwilling. The Chemical Eudaimonia will be released into
the air, making happiness no longer a pursuit but rather a perpetual
reality...and we've created it.
Come join us..."
A chemical is being tested on various chosen individuals to promote emotional
stability. The chemical enhances happiness while subsiding the other natural emotions.
Elle Richards is one of the many they experiment on.
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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