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

In the bathroom, Max quickly washed his face and hands as best as he could as the seething heat of the flames felt like they were overtaking him completely.

The sounds of the screams filled his ears as he continued to wash his hands.

Every part of his body felt like it was going to burn completely and he could hardly breathe.

The smoke and the heat filled his lungs as he began to choke and fell to the ground, clutching his chest.

Wood fell from the beams up high and crushed one person's body after the other.

Their heads cracking from the sheer force of the wooden beams and the blood putting out some of the fires that were surrounding him.

Everything is just red and smoky. Can't tell blood from water or oil as he felt himself run as quickly as he could.

Just when the exit seemed in sight, he felt something grab at his legs and he fell to the ground with a thud.

We'll Be Ok