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Submitted to Contest #291
When I looked down at my wrist, there was an hourglass outlined in gold. But unlike the other tattoos that traced my skin, this one seemed to move in the light. As I watched the sand trickle to the bottom, I was transfixed by the steady movement. Some part of me was aware that it had not been there before the accident, but in the dreamlike state I was in, its presence made sense. Somehow, I knew that it was counting down the hours I had left. Somehow, I knew that there was absolutely no way to change it. I ran my finger over the hourglass, s...
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