All the color drained from her face as she stared at the dark crimson liquid. She struggled to recall anybody leaving the table… not even for the toilet. A gasp escaped her lips, for surely this meant there was cadaver, lying lifeless in her house.

She raced up the winding staircase and searched frantically. In every corner and crevice she looked, she flinched, expecting to see a corpse.

...

Time flies they said, don’t waste it.

All I wanted was to grow up.

Time flies they said, make the most of it.

I didn’t want to be small, or to play with toys.

Time flies they said, cherish it.

Why should I? I have so much time left.

Time flies they said.

I look down at my graduation cap..

It flew....