Dai checked his watch. Lord, he thought. Thirteen minutes left until she gets home. Thirteen minutes of freedom. He knew that as soon as she walked through the door there would be an exhaustive list of chores. He was compliant, usually, choosing to give in rather than sit through another argument. A feeling of urgency swept over him, and without warning or cause, Dai picked up his keys, checked for his wallet, and walked out to the car. Thirteen minutes was plenty of time to leave the house, the neighborhood. Thirteen minutes to escape to freedom. He decided that now was the time- he would leave his entire life behind. With only the clothes on his back and $137 dollars in his wallet, he was heading to the coast. Family, friends, work were now dead to him. He had taken this opportunity to find a new life. Dai would start over. 2008-01-29T22:19:15Z http://ficlets.com/feed/story/19081 <p>really good cool</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/19081?basename=37325 2008-01-29T22:19:15Z Brickbrick http://ficlets.com/authors/brickbrick <p>woot woot! go dai! :DD<br />i feel like that all the time..</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/19081?basename=36992 2008-01-27T23:50:45Z RunningWithScissors http://ficlets.com/authors/hopeless_x0 <p>ummmm,good!!!<br />yeah very good</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/19081?basename=36977 2008-01-27T23:24:54Z I LOVE FRANK IERO AND WILLIAM BECKETT!!! http://ficlets.com/authors/manic_panic <p>Great job! I would love to hear more about Dai and what he is doing with his new life. Very creative!</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/19081?basename=36865 2008-01-27T18:14:59Z Emmyful http://ficlets.com/authors/user_emmyful <p>I really liked this, how it was almost real. Nice job!<br />LoA</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/19081?basename=36491 2008-01-25T21:30:29Z .:band baby:. http://ficlets.com/authors/bandbaby <p>Wow, really liked this one. Always extra nice when the featured ficlet happens to be a good one. I thought this was a nice, concise depiction of a very real aspect of the human condition, no whistles or bells, no fantastical premise&#8230;just a good, old-fashioned story with solid writing.<br />LoA</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/19081?basename=36343 2008-01-25T17:18:45Z THX 0477 http://ficlets.com/authors/thx_0477 <p>Interestingly, it doesn&#8217;t leave me wanting more.</p> <p>That&#8217;s a good thing, I think.</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/19081?basename=36247 2008-01-25T04:12:58Z White Hat http://ficlets.com/authors/whitehat <p>Congrats on making featured Ficlet!<br />LoA</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/19081?basename=36175 2008-01-24T22:21:51Z Storykeeper of Fae http://ficlets.com/authors/smile <p>everyone deserves a second chance, it can change your life forever.</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/19081?basename=36166 2008-01-24T21:45:03Z Bartimaeus http://ficlets.com/authors/user_7307 <p>I can totally identify with this. I got the chance to start over too&#8230;not exactly freewillingly, but it turned out to be great. Everybody needs a life overhaul sometime.</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/19081?basename=36148 2008-01-24T18:34:24Z Saint Chuck http://ficlets.com/authors/chuck_thelove <p>too bad i have writer&#8217;s block now&#8230;</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/19081?basename=36139 2008-01-24T17:17:57Z stylorouge http://ficlets.com/authors/stylorouge <p>Ha, must agree with Kermitgorf. I really liked this. I bet a lot of people can identify with it.</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/19081?basename=36004 2008-01-23T21:57:22Z emma jo_234 http://ficlets.com/authors/emmaj <p>man i feel like Dai all the time. great ficlet.</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/19081?basename=35980 2008-01-23T20:20:57Z SKermitgorf http://ficlets.com/authors/kermitgorf