Countdown to Destiny (Part 1)

     3...Her palms are sweating and a million questions run wild through her mind. 2...How will she find him? 1…”Hey! You dropped something!” Zarya turned to the boy who was running towards her. This was the one? Glancing at his wrist, any doubt she had was erased. The strange, red faced boy in front of her was the one. He handed her the bracelet she had dropped, and reached out his hand “My name’s Erik.”
    “I’m Zarya. I guess it’s time to talk about destiny…” A strange look passed over Erik’s face, but was replaced by a smile when he saw her clock.
    “I suppose it is.”

    At Xaydria’s 17th birthday party, Stephan tried desperately to see Xaydria’s wrist. He couldn’t help but wonder if their clocks would end at the same time. 1:20:00:00:00, one week, 20 days exactly. Xaydria didn’t even know her own time. She had always preferred surprises. Secretly, she hoped to share the same time as her best friend, Stephan. They had been as close as siblings for as long as they could remember, and had fallen in love. If their clocks were different, it would ruin everything.

    Valeri and Donovan had been sworn enemies since preschool, where Donovan had pulled Valeri’s hair. In retaliation, Valeri had filled his lunchbox with mud, and they hadn’t gotten along since. Even now, while they arrived at a highschool party, the two barely spoke to each other. ”Hi Valeri.” Donovan reached to hold the door for her.
    “Hi Donovan.” She paused as if to say something else, and at that moment both of their clocks hit zero. Horrified, Valeri looked at Donovan, only to see her look mirrored in his face. A look that said, Is this some kind of a joke?

    It was April 2nd 2030. Cirinity’s clock was to stop today at exactly 3:54. In 5 minutes, she would find the boy she was destined to be with. Her heart raced, and she could hardly wait. Some people had anxiety over who would be theirs, but Cirinity only had excitement. The 16 years she had waited were long enough for her. She was ready. Only 2 minutes left. She decided to go on a walk to find him. Leaving her house, with 1 minute 30 seconds left, Cirinity kept her eyes open for this boy, whoever he was. After a while of seeing no one, she began to be confused. When Cirinity looked at her wrist, she was horrified to find the clock frozen with one second left. What did this mean?