If We Had 5 More Minutes Novels & Stories

Just five minutes wouldn’t hurt right? I closed my eyes back and the next minute I opened it, checking the time it was five minutes left to meet Ryland. “Oh fuck! How did time fly so fast?”

“Which means, as long as he’s talking, she’s alive.” My chest tightened painfully. “We need a plan,” I whispered. “A real one.” Zoe nodded. “And we have less than an hour to make it.” I looked at the clock on the wall. Fifty-six minutes left. Somewhere out there, my Mira was waiting. And I didn’t know if I was walking into a rescue… Or a grave.

But I did. Eli does not look away. He just nods slowly. "Maybe someday," he repeats. We eat in silence for a moment. The music plays. The waitress refills our coffee. Outside, the street is still empty. Then my phone buzzes. I check it. The time is 10:44. The bus will be here in six minutes. "The bus," I say. Eli looks at his own phone. "We still have time." "Six minutes. That is not enough to walk back and be sure."

“Security would be everywhere.” I felt my pulse spike, but that didn’t scare me. “By next month the competition would already be over.” My eyes rounded and my voice plunged low. “I really need an inspiration. Isn’t that why we came here?” Silence poured over us, Zane’s gaze holding mine. Letting out a sharp exhale, he rubbed his temple. “Five minutes. You have five minutes.” My eyes sparkled, something bubbling in my chest. “That’s more than enough.”

“Now.” Rory grabbed the empty box like he was about to flee with it. “Do we take the shrine?” “Leave the box,” I snapped. Rory set it down like it had insulted him. I shoved my phone back into my pocket and looked at them, suddenly frantic. “How much time do we have?” Micah checked his watch. “Ten minutes.” Rory gasped. “That’s not enough time to emotionally prepare.” Jace looked at me. “We’ll go.”

I'm just grateful it's not Aurora or Lyra. We are given five minutes to talk to our partner and prepare a time to meet tomorrow to discuss the event in more detail. We agree to meet just before breakfast and then head back to our rooms.

Fifty minutes left. I hope we get there early enough. I hope he doesn't leave yet until I get there.

A minute and half to talk about the global citizen. 'Yeah but that makes 4 and half minutes. We still have 1 and half minute.' I said Surprisingly, we were actually doing this. We were actually doing our project without biting each other heads off. Who could have..... 'Should we just increase the minutes allocated to each point to 2 minutes?' He asked but I was already thinking about something else. 'Why don't we talk about our dream for the last 1 and half minute?' He turned to look at me with an eyebrow raised.

I slowly tugged down the elastic band of my thong in shame. Suddenly, the phone began to chime. "Beep! Time's up!" No! "Beep! You have one chance to extend the mission duration. Would you like to proceed?" I tapped "Yes" without hesitation. "Beep! Your time has been extended by 20 minutes. While taking the final photo, kindly call the last person you called on your phone and maintain a conversation for a minimum of three minutes." What the hell? However, I'd already come so far in the mission. I just couldn't afford to gamble with Grandma's life, so I decided to throw all caution to the wind.

Juan asked. "Two," Garland replied. "Exactly. As simple as that for me," Juan said, sipping his tea. Garland had never seen someone so full of themselves. "If you're so great, why do you need our help?" Juan poured himself another cup of tea. "You have 58 minutes left. If you don't finish, you won't be sleeping tonight."