"With sudden clarity of thought, he checked his wristband. The timer read 21:18:57, and continued to reduce by the second. One day to live. Evidently, this timer was counting down the seconds until 24 hours after he had woken. This 24 hours must be his ‘day’."

"The gravity of the situation began to pull him back to the reality of his surroundings. He now found himself at the side of a road, he did not know where. He knew not why. But there was a sense of urgency, that gave him to know that he must act, and fast. Whatever this was, the clock was indeed ticking."