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

Max walked out of the door and looked around the front yard to see Ran sitting in the grass while looking up at the sky.

"Hey." He called, running to him. "Everyone is eating right now. Come in before it gets cold."

Ran didn't answer as he continued to look up at the sky.

"What's wrong?" Max asked, sitting beside him.

"DO you think … we can really change fate." He asked a hint of helplessness in his voice.

"Why are you asking this suddenly?" Max asked, pushing Ran slightly. "Some kind of existential crisis of sorts?"

"Maybe." He said, frowning. "Everything feels impossible right now. "Kaia needs us and so does Carlotta. Dor is not here and Aliya is constantly getting sick.

"We haven't heard from Faith yet also and it's been about a week already." He sighed, running his hands through his hair. "What if … everything that was done was for nought?"

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