You have precisely 1 hr to state me where you stashed the bag. Or else. He said that as he cracked his brass knuckss and he left, go forthing me in this darkness, with merely the moonshine sky to buoy up up the darkness in this awful room. Man has this cat of all time thought of cleaning up here? It smells like a sewer down here. At least it is better than my senior brother ‘s cupboard. I remember one time I lost his favourite baseball, as penalty, he locked me in his cupboard for 10 proceedingss. I literally took out my socks as a mask ( Yes, the odor was that bad. ) . I wholly forgot about that ‘bag ‘ . I told the adult male that I did n’t cognize anything. I guess this was one of those ‘wrong clip, incorrect topographic point ‘ minutes.

So, I guess I have 1 hr to populate, 1 hr to take a breath, 1 hr to believe. I truly do n’t mind deceasing, even though I am merely 26, I think I am fed up with this life as it is. Who cares anyhow? My household does n’t admit me, my girlfriend dumped me, and my best friend stole my girlfriend. And merely when I thought that life could n’t acquire any worse, this happened. On the other manus, this may be a approval from God, non that I believe in him or anything, it ‘s merely that may be whoever is commanding this existence pitied me, and wanted to set me out of my wretchedness.

Then all of a sudden, the door opened. Has 1 hr passed already? Is it clip for me to travel? Another adult male came in ; he placed a tabular array right in forepart of me that has a timer on top of it. Then the adult male left. Harmonizing to the timer, I have 50 proceedingss left. Why do n’t they merely acquire it over with? ! I do n’t cognize anything! It ‘s so deadening sitting here for 1 hr making nil. I thought about my girlfriend, Jennifer, and how she used to be ever there for me. Whenever I was short on hard currency, or merely kick old wasted, she would take me place, give me some hard currency, and remain with me till forenoon. What happened between us? I ca n’t retrieve. All I remember is that we were kiping, so when I woke up, she was n’t at that place, and our exposure in her billfold was on the tabular array. I said to myself that she must hold forgotten it here, so I will merely give it back to her. But when I found her, she was snoging my closest friend. MY BEST FRIEND. The cat who I promised will be my best adult male, the 1 who will acquire us both together, and he merely comes up and bargains my girlfriend? ! That ‘s when I thought, we are over.

An bird of Minerva came in from the window, and sat on the timer in forepart of me. The timer read “ 00:37:26. ” Almost halfway at that place, so my agony would stop. I wonder how they make it seem so fast in films. When the bad cat threats the hero, “ You will state me the secret codification to the safe, you have 1 hr, or I am gon na kill your boy right in forepart of your eyes, ” and in 5 proceedingss, the 1 hr has passed. Now that I think about it, this is precisely like the films, the lone difference is that this is existent life, and that 1 hr, truly takes 1 hr. “ Hoot hoot. ” The bird of Minerva was gazing at me, leaning his caput. As if he was confused with my ideas. It ‘s non as if owls can read heads or anything, but speaking to an bird of Minerva can certainly kill clip.

“ Owl, I am traveling to state you a narrative, about a adult male who lost the most of import thing in the universe. You should cognize that my parents have ever favored my senior brother, because he got to the MLB, all I got is a study card stating that I have graduated from university. Besides, when he was 15, he was noticed by one of the large MLB participants. From at that place, his life became so perfect, that I was merely a cat who hangs around the place of a hereafter MLB participant. My household adored him, they gave him the large fluffy pillow that I ever wanted, bought him anything he asked for, and my parents even gave him portion of MY allowance. My parents were so caught up in my brother, they wholly forgot about me! I even became my brother ‘s bellman!

Until eventually I got to college and was free from everything for 4 old ages. I was really believing of taking Masters you know, merely to remain a spot longer off from my household, but that was excessively much work. So I settled with my baccalaureate grade. I went back place, and a crowd of paparazzi were waiting at my door measure. No, do n’t acquire your hopes up Owl, that crowd of paparazzi were n’t waiting for me ; they were waiting for my brother to acquire out of his place. I went indoors, and found out that nil has changed, except possibly a few postings hanging on the wall, and a baseball chiropteran that hung on the life room wall. I went up to my room, and was in daze. You wo n’t believe it Owl.

My brother got married, and now his married woman is beating in my room! How is that for a welcoming party? And when my brother saw me, he merely said ‘Hey! ‘ Without even stating my name and merely walked towards my room and closed it shut. I looked for my parents, and they were in the kitchen, I went in, and they wholly ignored me ‘I ‘M Back! ‘ I said with a smiling on my face. All my parents did was expression at me with a world-weary face, and went back to what they were making. I ‘m stating you Owl, I merely stood there for 10 proceedingss, and nil happened. No clinch, no buss, no hullo, I did n’t even acquire a shrug! So Owl! You still think I do n’t necessitate to be killed? ! ” The bird of Minerva was leaning his caput even more, doing me more ferocious than of all time. I decided to state him about my girlfriend.

“ Okay Owl, here is another narrative. After what happened with my parents, I decided to travel to the UK, and live at that place for the remainder of my life. I got a nice occupation, I got a beautiful girlfriend. On top of all that, my best friend was astonishing! I was populating the dream! And in merely one dark, all that disappeared. My girlfriend left our exposure on the tabular array, and I found her snoging my best friend! After that I merely threw our exposure in the rubbish, and walked off. I merely wished that I had person to travel to, to acquire all my hatred and concern out. But I did n’t hold anyone. No 1, like the figure of people who cared about me when I came back from 4 old ages of college, like the figure of people who were ne’er cheated on me, like the figure of best friends that ne’er hurt me, no 1! ” I took a minute of silence, to catch my breath, and hope that my conversation knocked some sense into Owl. He merely stood at that place, with an deadpan face. The timer read “ 00:12:02, ” non much clip left. When I eventually caught my breath, the bird of Minerva flew off. Not to the window, but to the wall. I was baffled, inquiring why. He bashed into the walls a few times, and flew off, vanishing in the dark.

Now I am back to square one, with merely 10 proceedingss staying, I merely have to sit around, tied up, delay for my decease to get. For some ground, my bosom started thumping faster than usual, my full organic structure was sudating, I was afraid. “ I ‘M Lone 26! ” I yelled to the darkness, “ I DO N’T Deserve TO DIE! I WANT TO LIVE! ” cryings started pouring from my eyes, “ I WANT TO LIVE! I want to populate, I want to populate. ” There are many things I have n’t done ; I wanted a new life, a new place. I will discontinue intoxicant and gaming. I want to happen that true love, that adult female who is ever there for me, the adult female that will be my married woman. I promise I wo n’t handle my kids the same manner as my parents treated my brother and me. I would learn my kids to ever forgive no affair what. I would learn them that no affair how many times life brings you down, you must stand up, and trade with it. Equally shortly as I looked up, the timer went away. How can those 10 proceedingss go so fast?

Possibly it was fear. I was so afraid that I lost path of clip. The adult male came in, this clip have oning brass brass knuckss. God, if you truly are at that place, delight assist me. I looked up at the adult male, with a smiling on my face. Better dice smiling, than die suffering. “ Are you traveling to state me where you stashed the bag? ” I shook my caput ; my face grew to a broad smile. As he pulled his fist up high, I shut my eyes ; I do n’t wish the sight of blood. My bosom was thumping even faster than earlier ; perspiration was pouring out of my brow, tears running down my cheek. I ne’er thought that life mattered to me. But as I see it coming to an terminal, I realized that there are many things I did n’t acquire to make, go a millionaire, boosting out with my friends, and the most of import thing…

My ideas were cut off by a adult male barging in the room. “ Wait! We have the incorrect adult male! ” I stared blankly at the adult male that came in. Did he intend that I was n’t supposed to be here? Did he merely say that I am free to travel? I was filled with exhilaration, but tried non to demo it. My smile has turned into a shortness of breath. I was traveling to populate a longer life. “ What do you intend we have the incorrect adult male? You ‘re stating that this adult male right here is non who we ‘re looking for? ” The adult male lowered his fist down and stared at me. “ No, he was in the scene, but he suffers from chat, ” said the adult male by the door.

Chat? What the snake pit is that? “ What ‘s Chat? ” “ It ‘s when person produces false memories to make full up spreads in their head. So even if he tells us where the bag is, we ca n’t swear him, because he might hold made it up. ” Made it up? ! NO! ? I know my life! My household hates me! My girlfriend dumped me! “ There is a adult female waiting for him outside, claiming to be his married woman. ” Wife? ! Since when did I have a married woman? ! Then I noticed a ring on my finger. Possibly I am married ; possibly I did do everything up. Then… what about the bird of Minerva? Did he believe all my prevarications? Or possibly that bird of Minerva was n’t even at that place, and that I merely made him up. Possibly, I was entirely this whole clip, and was silent without stating a word. Possibly… possibly I merely started my 1 hr.