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

"Heavy." Emily gasped as she tried to push a large piece of debris out of the way.

Max suddenly appeared and helped her push the debris away with ease.

"Incredible. I didn't know you were that strong," he said, looking at the girl gasping away. "Even that was not tiring for you? Amazing."

"I know right." She said, grinning at him. "I am very strong."

"I can see that. It will be scary for me to even go up against you." He chuckled, looking at the little girl with slight fondness.

"What next?" She asked, grinning at him. "I can do this all day!"

"That's the spirit!" He said, "Come and help me here. I have been struggling with this for a while and I think you may be able to help me."

He took her to a spot in the pile that had a pole sticking out. Not tight enough to be too hard to pull out but just enough to force you to exert a bit of strength.

Yesterday