“Congratulations! You’ve qualified for a Life Loan. Remaining lifespan: 7 days.”
Time froze across the globe. Only those who received the text message could still move.
I used the life I’d borrowed to buy my daughter a cake, but she cried and said, “Mom, the candle is black.”
That night, I saw my motionless neighbor suddenly turn his head on the security camera:
“Your time… looks delicious.”
