Winter_Iris

Kaia Marschall, a mute student of Fanning High is in her final year of high school, waiting to start her university life.

But in the world that she lived in, only those who fit the standard of 'beauty' can actually make it far in life, whether they have the talent for the job or not. So people would trade years of their lives just to secure their limited future.

Unfortunately for Kaia, she did not fit the standard and she as well everyone knows it. What she doesn’t know is what people will do just to be able to get a boost in life.

So, when it was discovered and announced that killing a person will allow the killer to gain that person’s lifespan, she was killed. Only to return to the age of twelve, to the day of her mother’s death, the day everything begun to go wrong in her life, with the chance to change her destiny.

Content Warning: This novel contains graphic depictions of violence and discussions of suicide and self-harm.

In The Eyes of the Beholder

"Do we have to go up there?" Kaia signed, pulling at Max's sleeve as the man began to climb up the narrow steps. The four stood at the bottom, staring up at him.

"Are you still scared of heights?" Max asked kindly, "You can hold my hand if you feel sacred."

Kaia shook her head. It's not too bad of a place but it just brings back memories she would much rather forget about.

"What's wrong?" Carlotta asked, turning to look at Kaia and Max.

"Kaia doesn't want to go up." He said, holding his hands out at them.

"What's wrong, Kaia?" Carlotta was at her side in a second, "Do you have a bad feeling about this?"

She shook her head and looked up, in a flash, the memory of what was, came back. Screams, pains and blood.

Gasping heavily as she attempted to steel her nerves and push that awful memory away. She took reluctant steps back and looked at the houses looking over her like they are judging her.

Surface Fears