No one knew why he was the way he was. Doctors couldn't help him. Family couldn't help him. Nor could his friends. Everyone told him that he was a lost cause, so that's what he believed. He was driven to the point of insanity due to the harsh and cold words from others.
He often spoke to himself while he rocked back in forth, frantically counting down the days senselessly on his hands.
Doctors never knew, Family never knew, and neither did his friends. Except now.
This is a journal found in the old cell of Cayden Hulten's own living hell. This is what he wrote. This is how he felt.
This is inside his mind.
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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