[ WP ] `` Tick tock goes the clock ... . ''

Elizabeth felt dazed when she awoke. She had no memory whatsoever of what had happened to her before she arrived to where she is right now. She sat up, and glanced at her surroundings. Tall buildings, speeding automobiles, bright lights and loud music. These sights and sounds were very unfamiliar to her, as she was only a simple village girl accustomed to the simple village life. 
 
 She stood up from where she laid, looked in all directions and wondered which path should she take to go home... if there ever was one for her. As she walked, she noticed that something was inside her right pocket. She took it out... it was a watch. Tick tock goes the clock... This was the first time she has encountered such contraption, and it very well amazed her. She kept watching the thing run, the second hand rotating over and over again as she went on her way. 
 
 From out of nowhere, an old man from behind her called her attention. `` What'd ye got there missy? Ha! Is that the thingamajig they call a clock? Oh boy, have n't seen one o' those for a while, aye. Let me be guessing you lady are n't from here huh? From the village maybe?'' the man asked. 
 
 Elizabeth was certain that she was lost, but she did n't know where she belonged. She did n't know how to respond to the man's question, so she just shook her head and shrugged her shoulders. 
 
 `` What do ye mean ye do n't know!? You have a swell braid on! No woman from this side of the neighborhood can get a braid like that, unless they're from the village! You're lost are n't ye?'' 
 
 Elizabeth nodded her head as hard as she could. She finally found some hope out of all her doubt. 
 
 `` Well, ye just go straight down this road, and ye'll see some giant gate that divides the city from the village. Get there before that clock a' yours strikes 11, or you'll never be able to get home!'' the man told Elizabeth, pointing at the 11 o'clock mark on the pocket watch. `` But, bear this in mind lady. You'll meet two guys on your way... and one of them will deceive ye! Remember that! Take care, have a nice evening!'' 
 
 Keeping an eye on the watch, Elizabeth strode forward, at a faster pace this time. Tick tock goes the clock... in the rhythm of her footsteps. As she crossed a pedestrian lane, a strange entity was awaiting her on the other side. She approached it, and saw, that it was an old man that looked exactly like the one she had talked to just a while ago in her journey. 
 
 `` Why ye in such a hurry, lass? And what ye got that thingamajig of a clock for?'' this man questioned. 
 
 Elizabeth took another look at her watch and noticed she had only 30 minutes left until it was 11. She smiled awkwardly at the man, and pointed to where she was planning to go. 
 
 `` Oh, ye from the village, aye? Then why all the hassle? Put that watch a' yours down for a minute and let's have a cup of tea here in my place shall we? It's very rare we get fine ladies like you to visit our city.'' 
 
 She blushed and shook her head. Elizabeth insisted that she had to go quickly. Tick tock goes the clock... only 25 minutes left. Without saying another word, Elizabeth bid farewell and walked away. As she was getting further and further, the man from afar shouted, `` Time is precious, lady! Ye should appreciate it while ye can! Or if ye can even, do n't mind it all! It ruins moments n' memories!'' 
 
 Elizabeth did n't mind whatever the man said, and started to run at this point. Tick tock goes the clock... only 10 minutes left. After a bit more running, she finally saw the giant gate that was mentioned to her. She was so happy to arrive at her destination... that she forgot one thing. 
 
 She was told that she'd meet two men on her way, but so far, she had only met one. And so she stopped on her tracks, searched the area, and waited. Tick tock goes the clock... only 5 minutes left. 
 
 Elizabeth could n't wait any longer, and so she decided. She thought the man would n't be that important, and what matters now is getting to the gate and going back home. Without hesitation, he proceeded to the gate. Before she could even take another step, a woman blocked her way. Elizabeth panicked, as she saw her watch tick tock... there are only 2 minutes left. 
 
 `` You look tense, ma'am. What is your business here?'' 
 
 Elizabeth pointed at the other side of the gate, and then pointed to the 11 o'clock mark on the clock. 
 
 `` You want to go to the village? Then why the rush? And what is that watch for, if I may ask?'' 
 
 Elizabeth became frustrated. Tick tock, the clock still went... there was only 1 minute left. She pointed once again at the 11 o'clock mark, harder this time. 
 
 `` Yes, yes. I get it, it's a pocket watch, ma'am. It's interesting because I have n't seen one in a very long time.'' 
 
 Elizabeth got all bothered and confused. How could it be, that the woman guarding the gate not keep track of the time, if there was a curfew for it? 
 
 `` You see, ma'am. All forms of watches and clocks, or anything that records time has been prohibited from the city for years now. That's the problem of getting visitors... they just do n't get it. I do n't know where you got your pocket watch from, but that's illegal here. I apologize ma'am... I really do. I'm just an enforcer, and it's my job to do this.'' 
 
 The woman took Elizabeth's arms behind her back and put handcuffs on her. She was brought to a police car and sent to the local city jail for the'crime' she had committed. As she sat down on her cell, she went back to where she went wrong. And then she remembered. She had met two men on her travel... one had invited her over for tea, while one sent her off and told her that she needed to keep time in mind. Only then did she realized that the first man she met was the same one that told her that she'd be deceived... and indeed, she was. 
 
 Tick tock goes the clock... as Elizabeth spent her first night in prison.
