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Expiration Date (Books 1 and 2)

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Reads 24,442,687
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Parts 173
Time 14h 49m

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The Society knows when we're going to die. They imprint it on our arms at birth. I was supposed to die yesterday. I'm the girl who's Expired.


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Broken by crankynewtiepoo

I close my eyes. I'm not going to die. I'm not going to die. Suddenly, I feel my stomach drop and my head start to spin. I try to scream, but nothing comes out. I try to breathe, but my mouth is dry. The sickening feeling continues for about a minute, then it stops. I open my eyes; I'm not dead... Yet.

Terraria: Another Day Under the Glass by WBarney

'Death never stops surprising you.' A sentiment Aria knows all too well. Her world on its surface is perfect. A completely enclosed ecosystem protected from the nuclear winter of the Outside World. No sickness, no famine, nothing to worry about. Nothing that is except for Spectre, the computer system that determines who lives and dies annually based on their importance to society. Somehow everyone around her seems to cope, but seeing as how Spectre has taken every member of her family, Aria struggles to fall in line with the status quo. Whether it's pressure from the powers that be, her first potential love, or full on revolution, Aria seems to be pulled in every direction, each one with drastic consequences, and no clue which way to go.

Six Seconds by threewordslate

They say when you're about to die, your life flashes before your eyes. I never doubted that. But, what they don't tell you is this - When you're about to kill the only person in the world who truly loves you, your memories with that person also flash before your eyes. Not everyone gets their fairtytale ending. And I was no exception. These are the memories of those six seconds before. cover - uncontrollable_mind

The Power of the Expiration Date [Completed] by RAIR1234

Living in a world where everyone has expiration dates on their arms telling them when they will die...sounds like a fun place to live in, right? Wrong it's the worst, always knowing when you'll die, but this is how they still stay in power the Ministry. The Ministry even gives powers to the people so they'll stay on their side, and stay in Enchanville. I'm Isa who've been living in a foster home for most of my life. I never thought my life could get any more exciting until the day I got my powers. There was a prophesy or so I've heard, about this person who will finally beat the Ministry. I knew I would never live to see that day, but that doesn't mean I don't have hope that it will happen.... Then my life took an unexpected turn that turned my life upside down...or right side up. *This is the first book I have ever written so the grammar and the punctuation isn't the best, but it gets better throughout the book :-) * Started February 5, 2016

The book of life: Evolution of my self through incarnation 33 by Amenoum

I am not a guy who likes to talk about his self, but the purpose of this biography is not to present my self to other people. There is a good possibility I am going to die around the age of 50 and therefor incarnate once more on the surface on Earth (living up to the age of ≈35). Thus, I am writing this primarily for my self in that person, so that person can recognize its self in this person and learn more about the past of its self. However, at least some information here might be of some value to others too.

𝐀𝐕𝐀 by itsliafr

Isn't it sad that everyone you love will pass away later in the future? Your lover, mother, father, sister, brother, everyone. There's no saving them from this death, all you can do is spend as much time as you can before their clock runs out. But what happens when you realize that your clock is running out sooner than others? Started: August 3rd, 2022 Ended: August 7th, 2022

The Revelation by dstry0515

In the beginning, there was death. The darkness flows from hues of purple and orange, the moon rising to kiss the sun's rays one last time as the darkest cloud of night I've ever seen falls over our tiny haven. I catch Will's face from the side of my vision and my heart tightens slightly. The tick of his jaw wouldn't be noticeable for anyone but me. His best friend, his lifeline. A solemn tear forms in my eye as he wipes his face, another tear falling for the family he lost. I love him. Utterly and desperately so, but, there's nothing I can do about that. The ultimate forbidden fruit, if you will. I reach to comfort him and he doesn't respond. I open my mouth to speak and he looks my way, but the gleam in his dark brown eyes hits the moonlight just right and I fall. My voice escapes my throat and I can't do it. I've tried for years to tell him. 10 years, actually. All this time, I hopelessly remained devoted to a ghost who had given the best of himself to a fiery red-head with a sassy personality and the body of a supermodel. For 10 years, I held to the desperate thought that maybe, just maybe, he'd be someone I could count on. Instead, I watched him marry my best friend, smiled as they welcomed their son. Stood, holding that beautiful boy as his mother was in the first round of executions after the beginning of the Revelation. Helped heal Will's wounds in the aftermath. Cried, clutching the tear-stained shirt of my best friend as his son took his last staggering breath in that first harsh winter. The guilt of my emotions crawl through me. My heart twisting in regret, guilt, desperation, and grief. I loved my best friend. She was so much more than that; she was my family. In this dystopian quick read, join a group of people desperate to recapture their freedom and end a tyrant's reign.

12 Hours by byamyaolivia

We had a choice and took the money. We are two teenagers who are strangers to each other. Now everything is depending on us. We are being sent eight years into the future because World War III must be STOPPED. There's just one problem. These robots are like nothing we have ever seen before. Beyond what we consider artificial intelligence. Did they exterminate the humans?

Echoes Of Freedom | ONC 2025 by SaniCybele

🏆 Round 1&2 Winner - OPEN NOVELLA CONTEST 🏆 In a world where every citizen's lifespan is predetermined at birth, Liora receives an unprecedented message - she has been granted 20 days of freedom before her scheduled expiration. Confused and terrified, she escapes the surveillance state that has controlled her every move, determined to uncover the truth behind her unexpected reprieve. As she navigates a world she's only known through censored screens, she meets rebels who claim the system is rigged, a scientist who might hold the key to extending life, and a government agent determined to bring her back. Each day reveals more secrets-about herself, her past, and the society that dictates who lives and dies. With time running out, Liora must decide: will she fight for a future beyond her 20 days, or accept the fate she was assigned? ----- Written for the Open Novella Contest 2025 Prompt 110 - 20 days of freedom ----- Cover by @devarsh_yagnik (the prologues at the end because of the prologue ban 😭) ----- Copyright © 2025 by Sani Cybele All rights reserved.

Expired With Me by JulianaTheis

For once since Iris came into their lives, the Blackwood Estate was calm. That is, until Thea, Aiden, and their friends wound up in a world full of Expiration Dates, with no way to go back home. Based off Expiration Date by @MikaelaBender and She's With Me by @AvaViolet. (Not complete. Never will be. I don't even think it's edited besides for spell check.) ***I have literally no claim to the version of myself who made this. Feel free to rip it to shreds.***

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Broken

I close my eyes. I'm not going to die. I'm not going to die. Suddenly, I feel my stomach drop and my head start to spin. I try to scream, but nothing comes out. I try to breathe, but my mouth is dry. The sickening feeling continues for about a minute, then it stops. I open my eyes; I'm not dead... Yet.