It would take a day to make a thousand cranes; it would take 24 hours for me to build up hope - to put all my prayers in my paper cranes and wish for him to come back.
It would take me a day to get to 1000. I could easily do it and make my wish.
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I'm not as good as this as she is. They tell me she's been making 999 perfect paper cranes a day. And I'm here dedicating her just one. One crane for every day I'm not there for her.
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Those are for making wishes. And now you have me, whether you do or don't want me. Do you want to know what I'm here for?
YOU ARE READING
999 Days
Short StoryA Short story for Jenna. If you knew your wish would never come true, would you rely on 1000 pieces of paper? Would you still hope? You need 1000 cranes to grant a wish, not 999.