The 27th Hour. AI-Generated.
Mara first noticed the 27th hour on a Tuesday.
Not the Monday that came before it, or the Wednesday after. Tuesday, at exactly 12:59 a.m., when the second hand should have swept into tomorrow, the clock hesitated. The tick hung in the air like a held breath, and then — against all reason — the hands slid to 1:00 a.m., only… it wasn’t 1:00 a.m.
