Minutes stretch into hours, an eternity that drags like dea… - Tomi Adeyemi

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Minutes stretch into hours, an eternity that drags like death. Each second that passes is another second my mind tumbles in guilt What if they’re captured? What if they die? I can’t have more people perish for this. I can’t have more blood stain my hands.

Tomi Adeyemi

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Tomi Adeyemi (born August 1, 1993) is a Nigerian-American novelist and creative writing coach.

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