"To other people, we are simply drawings on a piece of paper, but to you, we are more. We are pieces of your heart, your love, your grief, your hope. When you show someone a piece of paper, it will mean nothing, but when you show them a piece of your heart, I think you can communicate so much more."
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✿16-year-old recluse Saki Hayashi has no faith in her words, instead placing any and all hope into what her hands can create. When the only beacon of light her life holds, Saki's beloved grandmother, passes away, and with her parents begin shunning her more than ever, Saki considers turning to drawing as means of coping.
Her method of escape, however, abruptly changes forever when she finds a strange book that once belonged to her deceased grandmother and decides to implant her memory into one of its many blank pages. The next morning, however, Saki finds that her drawing has come to life, thus beginning a startling chapter full of discoveries as the pages―and herself―begin to bloom in ways she could never have imagined.
✿Entry for #OpenNovellaContest✿
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"Sometimes I feel split in half, like my identity with my family is at war with my identity with you... I don't know who to choose." -Kim Hayun
A 15 year old Korean girl moving to Japan due to her father's well paying job, attending a school for cats when she much prefers dogs. She leaves her life behind for a fresh start, which should have been relieving for most, but with her grandmother harboring a deep resentment for the Japanese after WWII, it's just pure stress for her family. Hayun loves her grandmother very deeply and understands her paranoia to a certain extent, but she also wishes that her grandmother would move on and try to regain her trust in humanity. When she moves to her new school she gains friendships, books, and even a small crush. But the constant reminder of her grandmother's powerful resentment always linger in the back of her mind, threatening everything. Her friends or her family, what a tough decision.