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It was my 18th birthday. In my family it is a huge milestone, so a big party was thrown to celebrate, brining in family members that I did not even know about. An older man walks up to me claiming to be my great uncle, he hands be this cliché looking present box ?, with the ribbon and everything.
The old man says, “Be cautious boy, only 60 seconds at a time..”
Thinking the old man was out of his god damn mind, I left the present in my room and returned to the main party. After looking around I noticed that he was nowhere to be seen, actually I don’t think I saw him for.the remainder of the party. As the party ends, I go to my room and stare at the box in front of me. I didn’t know if I should open it or leave it be. I didn’t know the old man, why should I accept his present. Nonetheless, I untie the ribbon to open the box and see a tiny stopwatch. The size of my palm, just sitting there. I was confused, I look at the watch which was glistening from my bedroom lamp. There was a button on the top right of the watch, and as I pressed it out of curiosity, the stop watch started ticking. Nothing seemed to happen, as 60 seconds pass the stopwatch reset. I’m not sure why the old man would give me this but I put it on my nightstand and went back to sleep.