A bet for life (Short story)
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  • Reads 24
  • Votes 4
  • Parts 1
  • Time 15m
Ongoing, First published Oct 13, 2022
Mature
Devoted towards saving her classmate, Kyuseishu Shuri sets out to find Kagayaku Kira a reason to keep on living. Emotions and Adolescent trauma collide to form a romance between a girl who has everything and a boy with nothing left to lose.

However, our lonesome protagonist faces more than being isolated at school, the lose of his parents and suicidal thoughts. After crossing paths with Shuri, Kira never expected to feel a semblance of a normal life.... or atleast something close to it.

Gambling all the stakes, can Kira find salvation in this one person trying to save him from his dire fate?

<Teaser Dialogue>
"I'll give you a month to make me the best bento ever known to man, if you do that I might reconsider." - Kagayaku Kira

Disclaimer: The characters, places, events, and other things in the story are all fictional. Any resemblance to a living or dead person, real life events, and other events that occur in real life is purely coincidental. Unauthorized distribution, duplication, or execution without authority from the author may result in criminal action as well as civil liability because the ownership of this book is protected by copyright and other applicable laws. The cover of the story is not ours. All credits belongs to the respective owner. Expect grammar and spelling mistakes. Read at your own risk.
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