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

The next week was filled with the two being the busiest they have ever been.

As per Alex's schedule, they would wake up early in the morning and head out.

The two helped in carrying wood, chopping it and even making cement.

They have decided to make several apartment buildings instead of individual houses so that they will be able to accommodate more people and, with the technology they have, it will be easier.

It felt nice to be distracted even though they were busy for the majority of the day and came back late at night, dead tired and very, very dirty.

"I am surprised that you did not hire any contractors," Max said to Alex as he was resting from shovelling dirt and cement together. "Also, I am surprised that we are doing this manually."

"These are all volunteers," Alex explained. "They are from ... more unfortunate backgrounds. We are paying them to take care of this.

"Besides, they are quick and very efficient."

Movement