\tTick tock. Tick tock. <\/p>\n
\t\u201cWould someone shut that damn clock up?\u201d<\/p>\n
\tNobody moved.<\/p>\n
\t\u201cYou lot…\u201d<\/p>\n
\tThe clock chimed.<\/p>\n
\tOnce. Twice.<\/p>\n
\tHe walked over to the clock, glaring at the others in the room as he did. <\/p>\n
\tThree chimes. Four.<\/p>\n
\tHe grabbed the pendulum.<\/p>\n
\tFive chimes. Six.<\/p>\n
\t\u201cDamn thing doesn’t stop?\u201d He moved the hands on the face away from the hour.<\/p>\n
\tSeven. Eight.<\/p>\n
\tHe looked at the others. \u201cA little help guys.\u201d<\/p>\n
\tNine. Ten.<\/p>\n
\t\u201cC’mon, c’mon. Help me!\u201d<\/p>\n
\tEleven. Twelve long chimes.<\/p>\n
\t\u201cOh hell.\u201d He pulled out a gun and faced the room.<\/p>\n
\tA thirteenth chime, longer and lower than the previous twelve.<\/p>\n
\tThe gun fired once before he was overwhelmed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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