[WP] Above everyone’s head you see a glowing number representing the amount of time until you see them for the last time.
I knew I was the only one like this. I could see the confusion in peoples eyes when I glanced above their head. I try to make it innocuous as possible. Just a little flicker in the eyes. Before I used to stare and people looked at me inquisitively. The numbers are always large. Counting down extremely fast. They are seconds. Once it hits zero I never see the person again. Not in some mythical way mind you. I just never run across them again. It’s hard to make use with this information though. I would do small things like if its someone at a gas station that I don’t frequent, I’ll try to sing a catchy song out loud and try to get them to play along. “I’ll never see them again” I always said to myself and I knew I wouldn’t as I watched the timer tick down. I would tell random strangers secrets, I would vent. It didn’t matter they weren’t going to be apart of my life any longer. What I didn’t expect was the day it changed. I never noticed how some of my close friends’ numbers were so close to each other. I always had assumed that if the day when the timer ran out it was going to be some huge fight. Then it hit me. I was going to die today. I walked outside in a calm panic. On the inside I was freaking out, but I tried to keep the facade of a normal person. I see my neighbor and wave. Above his head 30, 29, 28. I turned and picked up the pace in my walk. Everyone around me the seconds ticked so fast and each timer struck 0. Jason was supposed to meet me at a coffee shop. I was finally going to tell him everything. When I arrived I saw every single person’s timer was in sync, but Jason had an extra second no one else did. “Hey man are you okay?” Jason asked as my eyes darted around to look above everyone’s head.
“No, I have something to tell you, but I don’t have time.” I looked above his head as it counted down. 10, 9, 8, 7. I tried to run scared that something was going to happen to me if I stayed there. Jason grabs my shoulder to try and figure out what was happening. I quickly turned and tried to push him off of me. 3,2. He collides into the person behind him. That person was carrying a drink it flies into the air and splashes across my face. I close my eyes realizing it was a scalding cup of coffee that has planted in my eyes. The burns hurt. I screamed. I tried to open my eyes and I couldn’t see anything only black.