Novel & Cerita If We Had 5 More Minutes

The second hand swept forward. One minute left.

she shrugged, flailing her hands dismissively. "But, I will give you lot just five minutes ." "C'mon five minutes? This place is way bigger than you imagined filled with so many mazes and labyrinths." Amber groaned. Janice clicked her tongue and nodded in resignation, waving them off. "Fine, ten minutes, anything beyond that, I call the cops in. Understood?" she said firmly. Amber offered her a sly smile and held up both hands in agreement. "Of course."

The minutes ticked by. Once again, all we could do was wait.

Every minute he spends with her is another chance for me to lose. A text comes to my phone at that moment. I load it into the map as soon as possible and find out that I was just about to make a wrong turn. "Not a moment too soon," I say out loud with a deep breath, as I turn the car and start speeding in the right direction. From what the map says, I will get there in the next five minutes. Hopefully, that will be just enough time.

Spoke without turning around. “We have twelve hours.

“You’re early.” _Thump-thump. Thump-thump._ “Traffic’s good today,” Alex said. On screen. Back seat. Done with school. 6 years, 11 months, 3 days. “So we’re on time. For 2:47 PM. Rule 5.” _Silence. 2:48 PM._ Chloe nodded. “Rule 5,” Chloe said. 60 seconds. Alex counted. Out loud. “One. Two. Three.” Chloe closed eyes.

“Who might be of help.” The clock ticked louder. Fifty-six minutes. And the war had officially begun.

He leaned close as he passed and murmured, “Seven minutes wasn’t enough. I want more.” And just like that, the game was over. But the fire had only begun.

5:00 PM One more bloody hour!

Then tomorrow. I could do three more seconds.