Expiry Date

11.36pm. My train arrives.
11.45pm. My train shudders.
11.50pm. My train stops.
11.54pm. My breath quickens.
11.55pm. My heart contracts.
11.56pm. My body tremors.
'Can we stop for a minute? Just one more minute...'
11.57pm. The lights go out.
8888 days. 11.58pm. 800 cigarettes. 11.59pm. 728 half empty cups of tea. 12.00pm.
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Erika has one more precious day alive...the date on her ankle binding her to death for life. In a final attempt to make life worth living, she ventures out into the world she calls home, and watches out for death and his duty, awaiting her time to come.