He was 30 years young. He looked at the state-of-the-art watch he had made himself. The clock now showed the rest of his life as 70 years 9 months 22 days 21 hours. He smiled wryly as his device succeeded.
He heard the announcement coming from the mic outside, "The old river in your area is flooding. Be careful."
A soldier was passing information.
He went straight to the river. The river was coming very high. He went to the bridge and busied himself photographing the rising flood. The flood was coming fiercely. As the flood approached the bridge, the clock showed one hour of its remaining life.
He panicked. He proceeded from the middle of the bridge and reached the bank of the river ie the end of the bridge. The clock showed one and a half hours of remaining life. Before he could think of what to do next, the bridge broke from the other side. He leapt to the wing. The deluge began to sweep him away as well. His eyes returned to the clock. The clock showed half an hour of remaining life.
The flood was sweeping him toward the shore. The clock was gradually reducing the lifespan. As the clock struck fifteen minutes he found a butane and grabbed the chap. The clock struck half an hour again.
At that time, the speed of the flood suddenly increased. The clock dropped to twenty minutes. After the sudden wave passed, he looked at his watch in the water. Life was half an hour.
He was sputtering. He heard two or three people speaking Kalyangmalyang. He suddenly screamed. Hearing the screams, the people came there. Seeing the man drowning, they began to pull him. Their efforts were successful. He was safely brought ashore. He was semi-conscious. They pressed his stomach, hung him upside down and expelled the water he had swallowed.
He woke up. He looked at the clock. The clock showed his remaining life as 70 years 9 months 22 days 20 hours.
Published: Saturday, October 1, 2083 13:21 p.m
