"Good deeds really don't go unpunished huh..."
I thought to myself, staring at the symbols on my left hand.
All I did was help an elderly woman carry her baggage to her car. It was just a random act of kindness.
I wasn't expecting anything in return.
I wasn't expecting her to tell me that I was going to die.
I wasn't expecting a timer to appear on my hand to keep track of it.
The old woman then said this before she left;
"You should be thankful, young man. Humans become complacent in life, falsely assuming that their lifespan will be long and healthy, unknowing that their times can be much shorter than they think. By revealing your untimely death, I've given you the opportunity to avoid that path. Live your remaining life to the fullest. Live without regrets."
The timer was the only thing keeping my denial in check. Nobody else could see it but me. It took a few days to accept this fact, but eventually I took action.
With 21 days left, knowing my death gave me enough courage to confessed to my crush in college.
I was unceremoniously rejected.
In hindsight I guess being rejected was the better option than being a couple for just a few weeks.
With 13 days left, I've been volunteering to be a dog walker for the shelters. I've done this enough times that they get excited when they see me in the shelter. If I had enough time I would've adopt one.
With 5 days left, I've gotten pretty close with my younger sister. This took a while, as she considered my change of attitude towards her very suspicious. Couldn't exactly tell her not my parents that I was going to kick the bucket soon with no proof to show.
Eventually she opened up to me and made me realise how little I actually knew about my younger sibling
And now here I am, just a few minutes before midnight, before my last day starts.
I've already went to my bank to make sure my sis inherited my accounts. I've written a note for my parents to see, explaining my situation and how much I loved them. Everything was set.
As I was getting ready for bed, my phone started to vibrate.
It was an emergency alert message from the government.
EMERGENCY! The National Aeronautics and Space Administration has reported that a Vesta-level asteroid is heading towards Earth. The asteroid is said to impact Earth within 24 hours...
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Credits
I thought to myself, staring at the symbols on my left hand.
All I did was help an elderly woman carry her baggage to her car. It was just a random act of kindness.
I wasn't expecting anything in return.
I wasn't expecting her to tell me that I was going to die.
I wasn't expecting a timer to appear on my hand to keep track of it.
The old woman then said this before she left;
"You should be thankful, young man. Humans become complacent in life, falsely assuming that their lifespan will be long and healthy, unknowing that their times can be much shorter than they think. By revealing your untimely death, I've given you the opportunity to avoid that path. Live your remaining life to the fullest. Live without regrets."
The timer was the only thing keeping my denial in check. Nobody else could see it but me. It took a few days to accept this fact, but eventually I took action.
With 21 days left, knowing my death gave me enough courage to confessed to my crush in college.
I was unceremoniously rejected.
In hindsight I guess being rejected was the better option than being a couple for just a few weeks.
With 13 days left, I've been volunteering to be a dog walker for the shelters. I've done this enough times that they get excited when they see me in the shelter. If I had enough time I would've adopt one.
With 5 days left, I've gotten pretty close with my younger sister. This took a while, as she considered my change of attitude towards her very suspicious. Couldn't exactly tell her not my parents that I was going to kick the bucket soon with no proof to show.
Eventually she opened up to me and made me realise how little I actually knew about my younger sibling
And now here I am, just a few minutes before midnight, before my last day starts.
I've already went to my bank to make sure my sis inherited my accounts. I've written a note for my parents to see, explaining my situation and how much I loved them. Everything was set.
As I was getting ready for bed, my phone started to vibrate.
It was an emergency alert message from the government.
EMERGENCY! The National Aeronautics and Space Administration has reported that a Vesta-level asteroid is heading towards Earth. The asteroid is said to impact Earth within 24 hours...
---
Credits
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