Eighteen-year-old Ari has been able to see timers ever since he was twelve. He doesn't know what they mean or why he can see them, but one thing is sure: something bad is bound to happen when it runs out. When the timers of both Ari and his bestfriend Ezra are close to running out, he starts to panic. In what way will it change their lives?

This is Wings's first ever book: a quick-paced, short LGBT one. It plays in the same universe, even in the same school, as some of their other books. Though it is not needed to read all of them in order to understand the seperate stories, there are some things that will make more sense.

When The Timer Hits Zero

I wake up cold, my lungs burning. I cough. It feels like my head is splitting open. My bed feels way too hard and cold, my whole body hurting. I grunt and open my eyes. Where am I? Why am I outside? I grab my phone. 28 missed calls, 320 messages. 


I try to look around without moving too much, feeling like my head will explode. I am in front of a door. A familiar door. I try to think of whose door it is, but my head won't grant me any access to my memories; instead, it just starts hurting even more. 


I hear faint screaming in the back, a door slamming. 'You fucking LOST him?!' the voice says. The front door opens. Someone runs out of the house, or at least tries. I feel a kick and hear the sound of someone falling down the steps. 'What the fuck?! Ari?' the voice comes closer. 


I grunt again, not wanting to open my eyes, nor think. That kick doesn't make anything better. I grab my side, trying to find comfort in the stone cold floor. 


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