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<p>In the eerie town of Darkwood, situated deep within the dense forests hours away from Seattle, a tragic incident shatters the lives of six teenagers and uncovers the dark secrets that haunt their cursed town. At the heart of this gripping teen drama lies the suicide of Elizabeth, the beloved queen of their high school, in front of the new girl in town, Grace.</p> <p>Grace finds herself thrust into a tumultuous world of grief and torment, grappling with the aftermath of the suicide while enduring relentless bullying. Desperate for answers, she embarks on a quest to uncover the reasons behind Elizabeth's death, yearning to find her own place among her newfound friends. As a geeky and sheltered girl, Grace aspires to be as cool as them, hoping to fill the void left by Elizabeth's absence.</p> <p>Cody and Emily, childhood friends deeply in love, are torn apart by guilt and insecurities. Cody, a narcissistic manipulator, blames himself for Elizabeth's tragic end and pushes Emily away, believing he will only cause her pain. Emily, battling her weight issues and plagued by panic attacks, longs to be with Cody, blaming her jealousy of Elizabeth that drove the girl mad. Amidst their struggles, both Cody and Emily embark on transformative journeys, seeking self-forgiveness and discovering the true meaning of love and acceptance.</p> <p>Twins Andrew and Sara carry the weight of their mother's long-ago passing, haunted by the trauma that lingers within them. Andrew, a rebellious force of nature, becomes entangled with, Lyle, who played a sinister role in Elizabeth's demise. Tormented by his involvement, Andrew descends into self-destruction, believing he is beyond saving. Sara, burdened by the secrets Elizabeth entrusted to her, blames herself for not preventing the tragedy. Enveloped in a deep depression and enduring abuse from her father, Sara teeters on the edge of despair, battling to find the will to live again.</p> <p>Among this group of tormented souls, there is Chris, an enigmatic and brilliant young mind who believes he possesses the ability to foresee the future. His conviction falters when he is plagued by guilt over Elizabeth's suicide, haunted by the question of whether he could have prevented it. Chris's tenuous grip on reality leads him on a relentless pursuit for answers. Along his journey, he encounters someone who shares his unique perception of the world, prompting both Chris and the reader to question his own sanity.</p> <p>As these six friends become entwined in their pursuit of the truth, they uncover the tangled web of Elizabeth's suicide and the malevolent curse that looms over Darkwood. Their lives intertwine, their individual struggles converging into a collective battle against darkness, as they strive to shed light on the mysteries that threaten to consume them all.</p> <p>(This is a redux of Petrichor. I was unsatisfied with how the story went. I rushed things and left things to happen off-screen a lot. So I'm rewriting it, this time dividing the acts into their separate books to allow the characters to properly develop. The story will mostly stay the same but I'll fix all the plot holes I found and change some character motivations here or there.)</p>
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