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

"Do you like the flowers?" Shia asked as they walked out of the store. Some of the store clerks helped to carry them to the car and the driver loaded them to the back, closing the trunk carefully.

"They were beautiful." Florence declared. "I didn't know that flowers like that existed. The colours and the vibrancy."

Emily nodded beside her, grinning brightly.

"I am glad that you all enjoyed it," Shia said, clutching the two bouquets of different kinds of flowers in her hands as they filed into the car once again. "We have to make another two stops then we are going to your house, ok?"

"Why are you doing this for us?" Lily asked, suspicious. "Why did you buy those flowers for us?"

"I thought you all liked them and so I got it for you." She shrugged as the car moved once again. "You all looked so happy to have those flowers as well."

Miserable