37 Days Ago Novels & Stories

Three hundred thirty-eight scratches on the wall. Twenty-seven days to go. Less than a month. Brynn could feel the end now the way you feel warmth before you see the fire. Twenty-seven days, and then the council's deadline, and then a gate that opened outward instead of locking her in.

- A missed call from my mother. - And one message that made my stomach twist. The blocked number. The one I'd blocked three days ago. But I could still see the preview from before I blocked it. Three days, Olive. That's how long my offer stands. Three days. Today was day three. His offer expired today. Maybe by noon. I stared at the message. At those words that had been playing on loop in my head for more than sixty hours straight. ‘Date me. Be my partner. Make Cole regret everything.’

Arjun prayed quietly, knowing that only 30 days remained in her delivery. ... Thank you. ShineeSunshine ❤️

Until whatever came next. Seven weeks. Starting now.

The kind that came from someone who had already exhausted every argument. "You should think about it."His voice was lower now. "It's only thirty days." Kelsey stared at him. Her expression remained cold.

I tilt my head at her, trying to sound genuine. She gives me a dazed look before she answers. “Nineteen. Maybe twenty. What’s today?” I look at the date on my phone to be sure. “July seventeenth.” A blank look crosses her face as she turns back toward the street. “Huh? I-I must have lost track of the days. We turned twenty, three days ago.”

"One hundred seventy nine days." "You're counting too?" "Every single one."

A week, a month max. ***

"Forty-seven more days." "Forty-seven more days," I confirmed.

Day 35. “Then we got to 5 weeks,” I said. Lying down. Floor. Between cribs. “And we kept winning.” _Silence. 8:35 PM._ “5 weeks is 35 days,” Alex said. Yawning. Math. “35 days is more than 28 days. So we have 28 days left. Until June 2nd. Until always starts. For real.” “Yeah, buddy,” Adrian said. Kissing his head. 69 BPM. “For real.”