4.5 Hours Novels & Stories

“So how did Dexter and Kia do it then?” “Secret passage,” he responded. “Specially cut out by maybe an expert. So it might have taken them at most five hours—maybe twelve hours in total—to get in and out of Silver Wolves.” “Damn. So how would you say we are doing so far?” “I have never ridden a horse this far in my entire life. It should have taken twenty hours at full speed to get here, but we have seven more hours to spare.” “It’s not enough, George. We are halfway through, and it’s going to take us another thirteen hours to get there. And now we are left with eleven.”

Valerian's Pov I let Jared take over the wheel while I took a nap. I had the feeling that I was going to need a lot of my energy so I better start storing up. I was awake but I kept my eyes closed, feeling the rumble of the car beneath me. I was still angry but I felt much calmer now. Opening my eyes, I glanced over at Jared " How much longer?" I asked. "We should be there in four hours." He replied.

Vincent adds looking a little happy as he pulls equipment from his bag “And why is that a good thing” Drake asks “Because it means we can find them, it will just take a a while” “How longs is a while?” I ask taking a sip of coffee “Probably tomorrow morning” “3 hours” I snap at Caron, she frowns shaking her head “It’s not possible to do it in 3 hours” I shake my head “No! I mean it takes 3 hours to get there by plane. Will that narrow the search?”

She liked him in every way, to be honest, but this is her favorite. “So, the sunset happens around seven thirty today,” says Brent drinking his juice, “it would be nice to reach the top at least fifteen to twenty minutes before that and because we are traveling like humans,” he smiles, “it would take us about four hours. So, we can leave around two thirty in the afternoon, drive to the base of the hill and start hiking from there. Does that sound okay to you?” It sounded way more than okay to Esther but she kept a casual tone and said, “Yeah, sure.”

I read it. It took approximately twelve seconds to read, which was the amount of time it took to register the two categories and the two time windows and the brief, clean sentence at the bottom that said please observe scheduled hours to support the household's morning routines. The document was brief. It said what it needed to say in the compact, unornamented language of someone who had thought carefully about what words to include and had included only those. His hours: seven to eight. Mine: nine to ten.

I said. The burner buzzed again new message. TWENTY-FOUR HOURS. I locked eyes with Adrian. “Good,” I said. “I only need twelve.” He almost smiled.

I answered with a calm voice. “Alright, what park is that?” she inquired. “Geraldton park”, I replied. “Alright, I'll be there in fifteen minutes. Is that enough time?” Maddie asked me “Well from what he told me, his processes along with other examinations usually take forty five minutes to an hour, so if you can get here in fifteen, it is about enough time”, I answered, doing a quick calculation. “Yea, I guess so”, she said, then it was quiet, just the sound of us both breathing until she said she had to go off and hung up.

Andrew said walking around the car. “So how far is this place?” “I’d say four hours max.” she told him as he closed the door. “What about minimum?” “Three hours. If I push the accelerator.” “Let’s reach there in normal speed.” He suggested. She smiled at him and started the engine and went on their way. They drove in silence for an hour and a half. “By the way thanks.” She said looking at the road. “For what?” “For pulling me aside when Jennifer tried to push me.”

But what if they’re a really, really big fucking asshole? Katie stirred and sighed. Adam watched as her dark eyes fluttered open. She saw him and she smiled. “Hey,” she said. “Hey. You sleep OK?” “I think so. How long have I been out?” She rubbed her eyes. “Almost four hours.” “Wow.” “You needed it. You’ve been through the wringer the past forty-eight hours.” She looked outside. “We must be close to the state line now.” “Yeah. Less than fifteen minutes.”

Killed them. I breathed hard, not someone, something. He wasn't human. “We're at the half way point.” Wheelers voice sounded, letting us know that we had another four hours before we would reach our target. Four hours of possible dangers. It was actually exhausting being so alert all the time. I let my eyes close for a second and took a deep breath. Even the smells here were sickening. Fire and decay.