Thirteen Minutes 'Til Freedom

by stylorouge

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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.

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Average Reader Rating: 4.5 stars out of 5

  1. Thirteen Minutes 'Til Freedom

    SKermitgorf's Buddy Icon SKermitgorf

    Posted 5 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    man i feel like Dai all the time. great ficlet.

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    emma jo_234's Buddy Icon emma jo_234

    Posted 5 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Ha, must agree with Kermitgorf. I really liked this. I bet a lot of people can identify with it.

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    stylorouge's Buddy Icon stylorouge

    Posted 5 months ago

    too bad i have writer’s block now…

  4. Thirteen Minutes 'Til Freedom

    Saint Chuck's Buddy Icon Saint Chuck

    Posted 5 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    I can totally identify with this. I got the chance to start over too…not exactly freewillingly, but it turned out to be great. Everybody needs a life overhaul sometime.

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    Bartimaeus' Buddy Icon Bartimaeus

    Posted 5 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    everyone deserves a second chance, it can change your life forever.

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    Storykeeper of Fae's Buddy Icon Storykeeper of Fae

    Posted 5 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Congrats on making featured Ficlet!
    LoA

  7. Thirteen Minutes 'Til Freedom

    White Hat's Buddy Icon White Hat

    Posted 5 months ago

    4.0 out of 5 stars

    Interestingly, it doesn’t leave me wanting more.

    That’s a good thing, I think.

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    THX 0477's Buddy Icon THX 0477

    Posted 5 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    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…just a good, old-fashioned story with solid writing.
    LoA

  9. Thirteen Minutes 'Til Freedom

    .:band baby:.'s Buddy Icon .:band baby:.

    Posted 5 months ago

    I really liked this, how it was almost real. Nice job!
    LoA

  10. Thirteen Minutes 'Til Freedom

    Emmyful's Buddy Icon Emmyful

    Posted 5 months ago

    1.0 out of 5 stars

    Great job! I would love to hear more about Dai and what he is doing with his new life. Very creative!

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    I LOVE FRANK IERO AND WILLIAM BECKETT!!!'s Buddy Icon I LOVE FRANK IERO AND WILLIAM BECKETT!!!

    Posted 5 months ago

    4.0 out of 5 stars

    ummmm,good!!!
    yeah very good

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    RunningWithScissors' Buddy Icon RunningWithScissors

    Posted 5 months ago

    woot woot! go dai! :DD
    i feel like that all the time..

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    Brickbrick's Buddy Icon Brickbrick

    Posted 5 months ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    really good cool

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