When Every Timer Turns Red

Everyone you pass has a timer on their wrist counting down to something. Most glow blue for

ordinary moments, green for good fortune, but red means death is coming. You learn to avoid

the red ones. Then one morning you wake up and yours is glowing red with only hours

left. Panicking, you run outside and freeze. Every single person

you see has a red timer. The busy street, the crowded subway, thousands of people,

all red. You check your phone. No news, no alerts, nothing.

Everyone's going about their day completely unaware. You try warning people but they

can't see the timers, only you can. As the numbers tick down, you realize you're