Blood oozed slowly down the stairs, creating an ugly stain on the elegant carpet. There was no trace of why, just who and how, and it was up to us to find out. There she laid, a mother that gave everything she had, even her life, to protect her little girl. Slowly, the door swung open and the sobs grew louder. Her voice was barely audible, full of fear. "Is it gone? Is it gone?" She asked over and over again rocking back and forth.
That was ten years ago and the once little girl was now a teenager. She was still looking for the one that was responsible for that horrible accident. She still woke up screaming for her mother hoping that it was all a bad dream, but it wouldn't go away.
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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