magisternihil's 100-word story for November 9, 2025

magisternihil wrote the following micro-story on Hectalex on November 9, 2025. Each story on Hectalex is inspired by a daily visual prompt and must be exactly 100 words.

Land! Oh, thank the heavens, it was actually land! Wesley shouted with glee, is tired limbs burning with the effort of staying alive, reaching that beautiful sand. Solid ground! Jake still wasn’t talking to him, but that no longer mattered. They weren’t going to be shark food. They weren’t going to lose the battle against the ocean and be drawn below, never to be seen again. As they finally crashed down with the wave and felt the warm embrace of sand beneath their bodies, both men fought for breath. Finally, Jake broke his silence. “Next time, I drive the boat.”

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