Our character is in college.
(This is also my first story) He take classes at night on weekends, even though he hates the dark. Next to the college is a forest, with numerous rumors, stories and legends of deceased students, monsters, and even a few accounts of UFOs. He decided to take a shortcut back to his dorm through the forest, the regular way is longer and to avoid the wild Fraternity building along the way. Taking a shortcut back to your dorm through a dark forest? What's the worst that could happen? Drunks? Supernatural beings? Rabid animals? You're just gonna have to wait and see....
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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