she's beautiful. utterly beautiful. her eyes, smile, lips...the way she looks up at you. the way she throws her head back when she laughs. how she holds you hand if a place gets too crowded. how her room is filled with books. childhood memories. pictures of her and he family, her and her sister. her and her boyfriend. the lights hanging along the wall. how she always smells like sweet flowers. she's perfect. and as i watch her from my car parked on the street by her house, i vow that one day, she will be mine.
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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