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

Kaia sat beside Carlotta's bed, holding her hand as she looked at her messed up face.

For some reason, she can only remember how the people looked like back when she first saw their lumps of flesh.

It was horrifying and now, it is even more so.

She looked around the room. Max is sitting beside Dorran's sleeping body, even he looked bad, but not as much as Carlotta does, for some reason.

Could it have anything to do with that 'ability' everyone was talking about before?

What is this 'ability' even about?

She wanted to ask Dorran but he is in no condition to talk to anyone at the moment.

She could only watch helplessly as her friends lay at the brink of life, not sure if they are going to live or die.

I was not quick enough. Why does it feel like I can't do anything when it really counts?

She felt tears roll down her face as her attention flew to the trinket embedded in her arm.

Helpless