"Are you sure she's the one?" One of them spat in doubt. Smirking the man grabs one of the photos gently, revealing the picture of a young girl with wavy golden brown hair and chocolate brown puppy round eyes. She is smiling in pure joy, almost glowing even. The man's smirk enlarges at the thought of the many ways to rip off the smile on her face. "Ah, so young and innocent, so... naïve." He gently puts the photo back on the table. The figures impatiently waiting for his response. The man then faces the three figures in irritation. "Of course she is." He replies in a harsh tone; causing a slight yelp from two of three figures and an annoyed look from the third, their leader. "Do not doubt your mission. Do not let her appearance falter you it is a disguise. She is one of the most powerful beings on the universe. She might as well be a weapon, one small push and she could explode like a nuclear bomb...your job is to find her..."
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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