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

Ran stepped into the shower as the steaming hot water burnt against his skin.

"Ouch." He jumped out instantly, pressing the button at the side to mix the hot and cold water together.

Sighing, he stared at the steam fogging up the mirror and his barely visible face there.

"Ran!" he remembered her voice in this fog, especially as the fog filled the bathroom more.

"Carlotta?" He asked, turning around. But his face fell almost instantly when he looked at her. "Are you ok?"

"I am fine." She said dismissively. One side of her face was burnt and the skin twisted and turned all the way to her one closed eye.

"Yup. Contrary to popular belief, when you … 'fell asleep', you aren't really dead. Not yet anyway." She shrugged, playing with the fog around them.

"Where is Kaia?" He couldn't help but ask.

"She is ok. For now." She said softly. "But you shouldn't worry about her. Not now anyway."

Conflict