Book Description (Extended Edition)

They thought their last posts were harmless.
They were wrong.

When Crestwood High goes into sudden lockdown, the Wi-Fi collapses at the exact same moment. Phones freeze. Screens go black. And every student's final status update begins to come true — even the jokes.

At first it feels like chaos, a glitch, a prank gone too far. But the hallways twist. Lockers whisper. The PA system demands compliance. And the updates spread, reshaping reality with every word ever posted. Laughter becomes punishment. Silence becomes a sentence. Ridicule becomes a weapon.

Six teens find themselves at the heart of the nightmare:

Together they face trials designed to erase them — bargain rooms, sacrificial hallways, mock graduations, and the looming Black Bell that promises "graduation" at the price of annihilation. Every scar the school brands into them deepens. Every toll of the Bell steals another piece of who they are.

To survive, they must do more than endure. They must refuse. Refuse the bargains. Refuse the sacrifices. Refuse the graduation demanded of them. Even if it means clinging to nothing but their names.

Status Offline is a relentless survival thriller about digital culture turned cruel, silence as rebellion, and the truths we refuse to surrender — even when the system demands them.