The door swung open and I turned around suprised to see Catherine Lean
"As I live and breathe, is that Catherine Lean??"
I say as I watch her walk over to my table
"Hello, Jackie long time no see."
I must have the most obvious look on my face because she ends up ordering us drinks
"How'd you know?" I said with a smirk
"We dated for 4 years Jackie. I know you too well."
I replied with an eyeroll and said
"That was 4 years ago. A lot can change in 4 years, but you haven't changed a bit."
She took a seat beside me
"I have changed Jackie.. I've changed a lot."
I looked in her eyes and saw something I haven't seen in a while
"Oh God this shit again. What the hell do you want Cat?!"
She took my hand and kissed it
"I want you back Jackie. I will never hurt you again."
My heart dropped as I remembered that fateful day
"I can't Cat not after what you did, not after what I saw.."
"I told you she fucking deserved what she got Jackie! And you know I'm right."
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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