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

They both walked down the stairs talking about the debates Shia would go to and if Carlotta would like to join her in some of them.

"I don't know." She said, thinking. "I don't have any experience and these things are on the T.V. right?"

"Oh, right, you can't draw attention to yourself." She said, stroking her chin. "I will find another way to spend more time with you. Don't worry."

"Ok." She said just as she was tacked to the ground with Shia. "Ouch. What the-"

Kaia was sitting on tip of them, a concerned look on her face and then burning her face between the two.

"Kaia?" What is wrong?" Shia asked, being on the bottom of the two. She caught everyone and used herself as a cushion so that they would not crash into the floor.

"Shia, are you ok?" Carlotta asked after Kaia moved out of the two and they began to help her up.

Bonfire