Collete is a freshman in college, and has been looking forward to starting all over again and becoming a more mature person. She is letting her freeloader best friend live with her for a while until she can start paying loans herself, and though she can be annoying at times, Crys is the person that Collete enjoys being with. She is living a happy life and is working towards the goal of getting a doctoral degree.
That is until Collete drives home on a bad work night, and gets fired from her job. She had been feeling sick, and falls into a stroke in the middle of the highway.
Collete has died.
What? What is happening? Am I dead? Who are those people? Why can't I stop screaming?
Why do I feel so different?
Is this a hospital..?
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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