15mins

a story written in 15 mins

mr pete is a typical singaporean, always late for school and meetings even though he stays near.

he had a crush on this girl, whom is in the same class as him. her name was judy

she was a soft-spoken, petite girl with a girl-next door face

in a twist of fate, pete was picked as the class monitor with judy as his assiatant. things changed since then, where they got to know each other more and pete was over the moon

then on this faithful day, pete confessed and judy was hesitant at first, but thinking back what he has done for her, she accepted him (use ur imagination what he did, i only got 15mins lol)

their relationship underwent rough tests, with pete going into the army, and judy going overseas to study

on a certain may, pete decided to go to australia to find judy, as her bday was nearing.. he nearly miss the flight (though unlikely but hey, its narrative)

it was a surprise for judy, and she had her best bday ever, with a romantic dinner by the seaside and some asian delicacies that pete prepared

5 years later, after going through 3 break-ups and getting back together, they were engaged and planning for their 4-room flat and wedding

things went well, or even perfect and it was the day before their wedding, when pete received a call on his mobile while he was on his wheels.. judy met an accident while crossing the traffic to their usual place, where she and pete plan to meet up before their big day

the conversation on the phone went:
nurse: are u mr pete?
pete: yea?
nurse: do u have any idea who is judy?
pete: ya, she's my fiancée
nurse: *lowering voice, i'm sorry to say, but she's met with an accident and is in a serious condition
pete: *shaken, wwwh---what? is this a prank call?
nurse: no, we found her hp and ur number was the last dial, so we thought we could try calling through as she wont pull through tonight
pete: *speechless, where is she now? ...........

............... the conversation went on and on and pete finally reach the ward but he was too late, by 15mins.. seeing judy lying there breathless, all the unforgettable memories flash past and




in life, we may always be late.. sometimes its like we can leave early but due to some circumstance, like u wanna rest abit more, slp abit more, play abit more, it causes u to be late. for moments like this, we do not have a choice, even u want to take a last look at ur love ones

so is it nv too late to realise its too late or its already late and u didnt realise u are late?

we may die tml, maybe during slp, so maybe ask urself, have u done what u always really wanna do? if there's afterlife, would u be there regretting that u didnt do it?