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

Carlotta's eyes suddenly shot open as she breathed in and out, heavily.

She turned to her side to see Kaia still sleeping beside her. The outside world is still very dark and she touched her face, breathing a sigh of relief once she felt her warmth on her palms.

Turning back on her back, she stared at the ceiling as her mother's words resonated throughout her mind.

"They never grow to be adults." She repeated, looking at Kaia again and then the ceiling before she frowned. "Kaia will grow to be an adult, mother. She will."

Sighing, she pulled the covers over the girl, tucking her in properly before pulling her own covers properly as well.

But try as she might, she could not sleep anymore.

The memory of Kaia falling from that ledge flashed through her mind in repeat. No matter how hard she tried to shake it off her mind, it would come over and over again.

"I was never afraid of dying." She whispered to herself in the darkness.

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