Five More Minutes
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MatureOngoing10m
Last published Fri, Jan 24, 2020
Everyone has their own secrets. Lucy Smith has her own along with her freinds, her sister and her teachers. More importantly the new science teacher Mr. Oliver Stone. As the time ticks on in Lucy's last year of highschool, the struggles of pressure and expectations grow on the shoulders on each of the students.
Lucy herself struggles with a more pressing matter. One that is very much wrong and she knows it, but it doesn't stop herself from letting it grow. One of the more dolice questions is her science teachers fascination with clocks.
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"Why do you have two old schools clocks , sir?" I ask him as I eat my lunch. He's leaning against his desk as he always does. He's putting his watch on.
"I like being punctual. And I like how they look. I like how they work." Mr. Stone told me, giving me one of his usual dashing smiles. "Why do you think I like clocks?"
"I have no idea, sir." I tell him honestly. But it got be thinking, why did he like clocks so much? Was there another reason? I sigh a tad and continue to eat as he approaches my desk. placing his palms on the corners. My heart races slightly. I look up at him as he smiles down at me.
"Do you like clocks?"
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