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This is my own.

Nina was sat staring at her clock, her brain whirring at a million miles a second. Her clock was racing down, the minutes turning to seconds. She looked around, but no one was around. She was in the square in her town, sat on the bench, early in the morning, hence the fact no one was around.

Then, a miracle happened. A girl was rushing past, nearly falling into Nina. Her blue eyes met Nina's grey ones. "I'm at zero." The girl said, hopefully. Nina smiled, her eyes wet with tears. "Me too."

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