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03:03

January 12, 2021 9 Comments

By N Price

He awoke, as he often did, in the middle of the night. His duvet was tangled from the man’s lack of sleep, and his right hand hung off the side of the bed. Groaning, he rubbed his eyes with his other hand and tried to locate the piercing red figures on his LED alarm clock. 03:03.

Exactly three hours and twenty-seven minutes until he needed to be up. Another groan. His dog’s damp tongue rubbed across his right hand, as if for comfort. Not a moment later, he heard his only dog bark, loudly and from the bottom of the stairs.

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  1. Amy says

    January 12, 2021 at 7:35 am

    Love it!

    Reply
  2. Jeff says

    January 12, 2021 at 7:37 am

    I smiled!

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    • ben says

      January 12, 2021 at 2:15 pm

      Me too. Funny story.
      Laughed.

      Reply
  3. b. says

    January 12, 2021 at 10:03 am

    Nice piece of writing. MOM! Monsters under my bed!

    Reply
  4. Derek says

    January 12, 2021 at 10:10 am

    This was a very good surprise ending. I enjoyed it.

    Reply
  5. Angie says

    January 12, 2021 at 1:26 pm

    Great story and loved the twist at the end.

    Reply
  6. Avery Mathers says

    January 12, 2021 at 1:31 pm

    Oh yes. Oh very much yes.

    Reply
  7. Michael Brown says

    January 12, 2021 at 8:10 pm

    Oh my that is scary.

    Reply
  8. Rita says

    January 13, 2021 at 11:55 am

    Definitely chilling. I want to know more!

    Reply

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