Creation began on 03-26-13

Creation ended on 03-26-13

In Time

Forgiveness

A/N: I actually enjoyed the film and can't understand how others couldn't like it. I mean, there was action, romance, a struggle to take down a system that profited off the misery and suffering of others. What I couldn't stand was how some people couldn't be saved. Here's a one-shot! Let's do this!

Rachel Salas couldn't believe she was running with very little time on her hands! The fare was raised to two hours and she only had less than an hour left to live. She hoped that Will had at least a few hours on him that she could get until the next day.

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Will, now blessed with over a century of time on his hands (and after giving his best friend a decade of time because of their decade of friendship), found that his mother wasn't on the bus when it arrived at the stop he was waiting for her at, aiming to get her and himself New Greenwich where they could live a better life than living each day with so little time. He heard some people complaining about how the bus fare was raised to two hours earlier this morning and realized that the raise in fare had to be the reason: If Rachel had finally paid off the debts owed to Weis Time Lenders, then she wouldn't have enough time to pay for the raised fare. Frightened of this revelation, he ran down the street, hoping to find her. Find her and save her before her clock ran out.

-x-

Rachel had less than three minutes left on her clock…and she was nowhere near home yet. She was going to time out soon, and then Will would be left alone.

What am I going to do? She wondered, unsure of how she was going to spend her remaining seconds.

"Mom?!" She heard a voice call out to her, and she saw Will, running toward her.

"Will!" She called back, running again, as fast as she could. "Will!"

"Mom!" Will ran faster, and held his arm out.

Rachel held out hers, with less than ten seconds left on the clock. Ten…nine…eight…seven…six…five…four…three…two…

Will caught her as she fell into his arms, and everything was still for a moment. Time seemed to actually stand still for them. Silence was in the night, the streets were quiet, and only two people were out and about. He looked down at his mother…and exhaled in relief that he had caught her in time, and she now had at least fifty years on her now.

"Mom?" He spoke up.

"Will," she panted, never believing she'd get to him in time. "Thank you, Will. Thank you."

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They left Dayton the very next day, heading for New Greenwich, to a better life where they wouldn't have to worry much about debts and taxes. In the meanwhile, Borel, with nine years and nine months left after drinking a few beers, went home to use what was left of his decade from Will to take care of his family. He intended to hide the rest of the time for emergencies and give his wife six of the nine remaining years, saving the next eight months for other needs.

A/N: Well, this is it…and it fits! I'm sorry, I just had to use a song lyric I liked. Anyway, I hope you enjoy this story and review it. Peace!