I want you to count to thirty seconds, right now. No, seriously. Do it.
Okay, that seemed like a long time, didn't it?
Half a minute.
A hundred and twentieth of an hour.
A two thousand, eight hundred and eightieth of a twenty-four hour day.
Maybe it's not such a long time. You can do a lot in thirty seconds, too. On average, you will take eight breaths (and therefore produce zero point three grams of Carbon Dioxide). Your heart will beat thirty-six times. You will produce seventy-two million red blood cells. Your blood will travel approximately four miles. You will also think twenty-five thoughts.
Are you still thinking that it's a pretty insignificant amount of time?
Other things can happen in thirty seconds--some very significant things.
You can decide to go to a party in thirty seconds. You can get kissed at said party in thirty seconds. You can crash your car in thirty seconds. You can fall in love in thirty seconds. You can also lose that love in thirty seconds.
Thank you so much to @machinery for the story idea :D This is most likely to be a short story, and it probaby will contain some um, mature scenes. If you know what I mean ;)
Thanks for reading! x
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Thirty Seconds // l.t.
Fanfiction“You know, sometimes all you need is thirty seconds of insane courage. Literally thirty seconds of just embarrassing bravery. And I promise you, something great will come of it.” *Credits to @machinery for story idea*
