Submitted to: Contest #297

WHEN THE DAWN BREAKS AND THE SUN RISES: 5 MINUTES IS FOREVER

Written in response to: "Write a story with a number or time in the title."

Fiction Romance

Time passes slowly when you stare into the eyes of your one true love but in fact you only have minutes to spend with her. The minutes go by fast. You want more time. The fates of time are against you. Time is your enemy.

I count down the minutes, the hours until I see my love. The dawn is breaking and soon the sun will rise. The forest is where my love lives. She will become human only to turn into a wolf. A few minutes is not enough time.

I want to hold her not pet her. I want to look into her eyes as I tell her I love her. I want to talk to her. I don't want her to howl. I want her to live in my home not the forest. I don't know how to make her whole. I need her with a passion.

She's calling for me. I must go. I run to the forest as quickly as my legs can take me. I hop over branches, run through the leaves and bushes. There she is. My love.

Minutes, I have. I run to her and hug her. I don't want to let her go. She looks beautiful. Her smile is breath taking. One minute has already pass. I don't have much time left. Two minutes pass.

"I can't be without you." My love begins to cry. I begin to cry. Three minutes pass. We both look at each other for the last two minutes.

"Follow me." My love quickly tells me as she changes back into a wolf. Even as a wolf my love looks beautiful. I follow her deep into the forest. Where is she taking me? I never been this deep into the forest.

My love is running quick. I keep up with her. We come upon a cave. I'm bewildered. My love goes inside the cave. A few seconds later she returns as a human.

I'm shocked and scared at the same time. "Come into the cave my love. I will tell you it's secrets." I walk into the cave. It's the most beautiful cave I ever been in. Words can't describe the feelings that are burning within me.

"Hold my hand my love." She looks beautiful with her golden hair flowing pass her shoulders. Her mesmerizing green eyes. I have to remember I only have a few minutes with her.

Time freezes in the cave. My love turns to me. "My dearest love. We are in the Twilight Cave. Where time passes very slowly. The minutes we share will last a lifetime."

My watch is moving at a slow pace but I know five minutes have passed and my love has not changed. She is still with me. My love runs into my arms. We hug each other never wanting to let the other go.

The first few minutes are a blur. I never thought I cry this much. We sit down next to each other holding hands. I ask her "How is this possible?"

"It's magic. That's all you need to know." I have no reason to question her. I love staring at her but most of all I love hearing her giggling. It's music to my ears.

"Catch me if you can." My love gets up and starts to run. I run behind her, chasing her throughout the cave. She hides behind a rock. I sneak up behind her, wrap my arms around her. She lets out a squeal.

I spin her around, bend down and kiss my beautiful Bella. Her sweet lips taste delicious. Passion is flaring up, both of us can't contain. Our clothes are scattered on the floor. My Bella is my angel.

We end up on the floor. Our bodies are entwined together. Life couldn't be happier. I have my love in my arms. It feels like I'm in a dream and that I'm going to wake-up and my love is going to be gone.

Minutes have gone by; my love is still here. I pinch myself. I'm not in a dream. This is reality. My Bella starts to wake-up. She turns towards me. She opens those beautiful green eyes.

"I'm still here." I kiss her. She kisses me back. What feels like others but only minutes pass. I watch my Bella get dress. She looks so beautiful in her white dress.

"Come, I want to teach you how to sing." I can't sing but I trust my love to teach me. She grabs my hand. We look into each other's eyes. My Bella begins to sing.

My Bella's voice is a treasure sent to me to be my light. I'm in trance. My heart is beating to the melody of my love. She stops singing and I can only stare at her.

My Bella lightly nudges my shoulder. "Sing my darling." I begin to sing. Wow, is that me singing. I sound better than I thought. I finish singing. My Bella bows. I smile.

Me and My Bella continue to sing for the next few minutes. She is still with me. I see the light that was once on my Bella's face go dark. I go to her and wrap my arms around her.

"What's wrong?" I ask her. I wipe the tears from my Bella's face. "Tell me about the outside world." I nod.

I tell my love about the many different stores that sells the most amazing things. I tell her about the beach and the lake. The beautiful artwork, the music and so much more.

My Bella takes it all in. I even shows her pictures. She's captivated by the pictures. I see the sadness in my loves face. I see the way she longs to the in the outside world. My Bella hands me my phone back. She gets up and runs away.

I chase after her calling her name. She doesn't stop. I keep calling her. My Bella finally stops. Her next words take me by surprise.

"You will get tired of being here and will eventually want to leave and return to the outside world."

In my heart and with every fiber of my being, I know I'm destines to be with my Bella for the rest of my life. I need to make Bella believe this is my truth and that I'm not lying.

I sit Bella down on a rock. I sit next to her. I grab her hand and look into her eyes. I tell her "My sweet loving Bella, I can't imagine my life without you. Don't you understand you are my world."

My Bella begins to cry. I kiss her tears away. My Bella tells me "You will get tired of living in a cave deep in the forest. One day you will leave me."

I shake my head. "There is no life and no world without you. I will live in a cave with you if it means I get to be with you. I will do anything for you."

My Bella sees the truth in my eyes. "I can never leave the cave." I kiss my Bella."

"I will get what we need. Believe me when I say I will take care of you, of us. I need more than a few minutes with you. I need a lifetime of minutes with you. This cave will give me that and so much more."

Bella hugs me. I hug her back never wanting to let her go. My Bella feels the same way. "Together forever." My Bella whispers. I whisper back Together forever."

Posted Apr 10, 2025
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