Mini Stories

The Clock That Ran Backwards

An old clockmaker repairs a strange clock and uncovers a secret from his own past.

B17 min

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1Old Mr Harris repaired clocks in a tiny shop on Baker Street.

2One evening a stranger brought him a clock that ran backwards.

3The stranger said it had stopped the day his wife died.

4Mr Harris worked on the clock for three long nights.

5When it finally ticked forward again, the stranger began to cry.

6He paid with an old photograph and left without another word.

7The photograph showed a young couple outside the very same shop.

8On the back, a date was written from fifty years ago.

9Mr Harris suddenly remembered the girl he had once loved.

10The stranger was the son of the woman he had lost.

11He hung it above his bench, and for once the shop felt warm.

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