[Book #1 of Twisted Deception]
"You people don't know a damn thing about us, don't even speak."
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Everyone knows that high school is always something to dread. GPA, friends, enemies, prom, graduation, everything that you think would make high school good and bad for the future. Now scratch off friends, GPA, prom, and graduation.
Why would you scratch them off? Because everything else will be the only thing that's important when you get to this high school.
Saint Johnathan Pier is the one high school in the city where everything happens and normally, stuff you wish you didn't see.
Everyone warned people about the dangers of the students going there but did they ever mention the people already broken by it?
They were dubbed "the rainbow colors of society" just because they were different from other students in this school.
But there's a slight differential between them: four of these students are popular while the other four are normal.
While the four populars are seen as "superior, hot, and intimidating", the four normals are seen as "weirdos, weaklings, and irreverent bystanders".
Being different from the other kids has always been a struggle for all of them since grade school, but they try to keep that out of mind.
But with their dark history following them at every corner, making new friends can't be on their list.
Matter of fact, it isn't an option. Especially when their attitudes are what drive people away rather than in.
Not like they're complaining though.
When these eight students get paired up for an end of the year assignment, they encounter a lot of drama that will test their relationships to the max.
What will happen to them? Can they grow comfortable with each other? Can these troubled teens even be friends in the first place?
Come along on the journey as these eight try to survive their last year of high school.
⚠️TRIGGER WARNING ⚠️: This contains strong language, mentions of rape, bullying, etc.
"Tell me about your daughter, Ms. Light."
"Her name was Desederia April Light. Of course, she made everyone call her Daya for sake of causality, but she nonetheless was an amazing girl. She had bright amber eyes, gorgeous curly hair, and she aspired to be a firefighter because she loved helping people. She wanted to save lives. Her favorite color was orange because she claimed that it was under appreciated, and she adored Autumn because of the vibrancy. She was obsessed with sunflowers, too. She was just a normal girl, just a normal kid."
"So then what happened?"
"I..don't know. Things just changed one day. She grew paranoid and quiet, her grades dropped, and she'd beg us to stay home. I'd just tell her to grow up, but I should've listened."
"But you really don't have an idea of why?"
"I wish that I did. I wish I knew then what I know now, and I wish I took the matter more seriously when she tried to tell me."
"So, Ms Light, tell me, do you think we'll find her?"
"I don't know. But I know my Daya, and I know how smart she is. She might get to us before we get to her."
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This is an unedited sample. The full, edited version is available on my Amazon Kindle (link in bio). Thank you for reading!
Rankings-
#53 in eerie
#330 in psycho-thriller
#650 in nature