11 Minutes Novels & Stories

Lihim naman akong natuwa. It’s effective! Nang mapabaling ang tingin niya kay Elian, masama na ang kanyang tingin. "1 minute." Parang labag pa iyon sa loob niya. "What the hell?" Hindi niya makapaniwala na tiningnan si Wyatt. "30 minutes, kuya!" Suhestyon naman ni Elian. "That's too long!" Reklamo ni Wyatt. Parang lahat na lang yata kinontra niya. "5 minutes will do."

"Are we leaving now? Can we leave now? How long until we leave? Is it time? Is it almost time?" I check my phone. "Twenty-eight minutes." "That's SO LONG. That's like forever. That's like a hundred years. That's—" "It's twenty-eight minutes," Ethan says from the table, not looking up from his waffles. "That's exactly 1,680 seconds. Which is a long time in seconds but not a long time in minutes. It depends on how you measure it." "Well, it FEELS like forever," Alexander insists. "Feelings aren't the same as facts."

"I didn't see anyone that matches with me, but you, so, I will take that as a yes?" "No, I haven't said yes yet".She sighed. "Can I think about it?". "Um".He checks his wristwatch. "You have thirty seconds to think about it and your time starts now". "Huh? Thirty seconds?". "Mm-hmm, you have twenty seconds remaining".He said and Isadora groaned frustratedly. "And it's 10...9...8...7...6...5...4...3...2...And 1, Time up!".

120 hours, that was all it would take. Kate looked up at the sky, 119:53:42 shone in the blue of the afternoon. The time was enchanted across the sky, a magic that had been lent from another kingdom. The alpha's first bite ceased to be effective in 119 hours, 53 minutes, and 27, 26, 25 seconds. Kate counted down, grateful for each second that passed in their favor.

What Stays Aria’s POV The light stayed on the foundation for eleven minutes. I know because William timed it. Of course he did. He’d been tracking light in buildings for fifty years and he wasn’t going to stop now just because this one was personal. He stood slightly to the side with his phone and timed it and when it moved on he said quietly — eleven minutes, seventeen seconds — and David wrote it in his notebook because David wrote everything in his notebook and neither of them found this strange.

“Great! His coffin’s in the backyard of the second floor. Let’s go now.” They were about to leave, and I could feel their footsteps lift, but the second guy suddenly paused. “Hey, before we start, let me make it clear. We’ll only spend ten minutes inside.” “To do what?” “To try waking him, of course.” “You pulling my leg? What exactly is ten minutes going to do for someone who hasn’t moved no matter how many tries?” “Then… fifteen minutes.” “Don’t frustrate me.” “Twenty minutes, then! No more, no less.”

Miranda walked over and drove the heel of her shoe straight down onto the back of my hand. "You're just a grease monkey. What makes you think you're some kind of savior? Leon, don't waste time talking to him. Lock him in solitary. We'll deal with him after the alarm stops." I looked at the timer on the wall. Seventeen minutes left before the core blew. "If the core blows up, none of us will make it out alive!" I shouted at Leon, spit hitting his boots.

I call back sweetly. “Lex, how long was that?” “Ninety-seven seconds. I thought it would be faster. Better give us a buffer, just in case” she advises. “Yeah. That’s a good call. Ten seconds?” I nod and pout my lip as I rinse out the shampoo. “I haven’t been out in for a long time. I’m itching to go. Ten seconds is way more than enough. We just have to shift quickly.” “Okay. You’re not exaggerating, right? If you tell me ten seconds, I’m giving you ten seconds.”

“Our guys followed him. Ready?” “How long?” “Two minutes, maybe less.” The call ends. Everything tightens. It is time.

The five birds calmed themselves. "Soheila, you're planning something aren't you?" Zachary whispered and chuckled. Luna crossed her arms. "No, she's just bored and will sit there for 25 minutes." "Typical Soheila." Maximo chuckled. "Well, she can refine a high-rank pill for 5 minutes while Sirene can refine a high-rank pill for 10 minutes." Maximo glanced a Sirene who had a serious expression as she refine her pill.