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"THE MAN LETS go of the doorknob. "All... the world's a stage."
          
          Ezra lets go of his phone and Valerie's thigh. And for once, Valerie does not seem to notice.
          
          "And all," the man continues, taking a single step, "the men and women merely players."
          
          He drifts through the room like another mote of dust in it, with their leisure of knowing they will not be wiped away. He and the music room, their disarray is what makes them sacred, and in their dust they will be preserved. He points to the door, as if demanding they all leave. "They have their exits, and their entrances. And one man in his time plays many parts."
          
          TODAY IN NORTHWOOD: Our sacred six reunite for the first theatre class of the semester. But can the tension between them let it go smoothly? Meanwhile, Lili's thirst for knowledge brings her one step closer to terrifying revelations about some of her new friends. 
          
          CHAPTER 15: DREAM WITHIN A DREAM—OUT NOW! 
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"YOU'RE AWAKE," SHE murmured, rocking back and forth against his wall, putting her red lips around his straw. The juicebox gave a scrape that made him wonder if he still had his skin. "I've been meaning to talk to you since I died."
          
          He knew if things continued this way, he'd need his inhaler. "Can we—can we do this in the morning?"
          
          "Why? Do you have sleep to catch up on?" She charged forward. Her dress, a near-translucent cloud of billowing white, swayed after her every footstep. This wasn't what she'd been wearing that night, yet the stab wound bloomed on her chest, a poppy on volcanic ash. "You want me to let you sleep? You're going to sleep after killing me?"
          
          TODAY IN NORTHWOOD: As Northwood is turned on its head by journalists, we are allowed a glimpse into the Anderson household on the day an unexpected presence greets Derek and his mother—and offers them an ultimatum. Meanwhile, Derek's guilt begins to manifest.
          
          CHAPTER 14: OLD HAUNTS—OUT NOW! 
          
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And Northwood Act One is officially finished! I'll start spamming chapters 14–25 soon! <33 

"THAT'S TOO BAD. In a world of nothing but enemies, ghosts, and lovers, Connor needs a goddamn friend. Even if it means acting himself out from someone's mind and memory and into their gut. 
          
          Connor unflexes his hand and places it flat on the table. With his eyes, he blinks rapidly to add the sheen he knows Meadows won't expect. With his mouth, he smiles.
          
          He hopes he still makes his blood run cold. This time, he will do it on purpose. 
          
          "I never lied."
          
          TODAY IN NORTHWOOD: In a world where dread is slowly taking everything over, a guilt-ridden Connor seeks out companionship in the unlikeliest of places.
          
          CHAPTER 13: LIAR, LIAR—OUT NOW!
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"IT'S NOT MAKING sense to me," Meadows says at last, pushing his report away like a child with no appetite for it. He moves his gaze, instead, to Ezra's watch on the desk between them. "Everyone I've talked to so far has said the same damn thing. They either knew her intimately or not at all. 'Nice girl,' this, 'nice girl' that. If she was as nice as everybody says she was, why murder her in cold blood?"
          
          "To strip her of her divinity."
          
          TODAY IN NORTHWOOD: As the town grapples with the aftermath of the murder, Ezra Atkinson continues to try and convince himself he has not let it get to him. Yet was he closer to the crime than anyone else? 
          
          CHAPTER 12: VULNERABILITY, A MICRODOSE—OUT NOW! 
          
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"THEY AGREED ON a diner just outside of town, once attached to a gas station that's spent decades out of service, all rusted pumps and oil stains on cracked, reclaimed asphalt. The diner's vinyl seating was peeling from the edges, and with every inhale, Kira could smell the grease used in their food. She didn't want to think about why the tabletop was sticky, and so didn't question why Atkinson was slathering on hand sanitizer every three minutes. Most of all, she was mad they'd chosen a place with fluorescent lighting that bright, because it meant they could all see there was still dried blood on Connor's hands"
          
          TODAY IN NORTHWOOD: Our six reunite at the funeral, and are approached by the police to be questioned about their whereabouts—and why they felt the need to lie about them.
          
          CHAPTER 11: STAINED GLASS—OUT NOW! 
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"SIX SHADOWS DRIP into the center of the park square. Six pairs of eyes stare down at the ones that have been forced open. Six heartbeats and a crime and a statue that saw it all but will tell no tales. Eight souls, none of them alive tonight. 
          
          Under the moon's spotlight, the founder glimmers a stone smile."
          
          TODAY IN NORTHWOOD: At long last, our sacred six are united by a gruesome encounter. And what they witness will scar—and bind them to each other—forever. 
          
          CHAPTER 10: CHERRY RUSH—OUT NOW! 
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