magisternihil's 100-word story for November 19, 2025

magisternihil wrote the following micro-story on Hectalex on November 19, 2025. Each story on Hectalex is inspired by a daily visual prompt and must be exactly 100 words.

Splash! Splash! Splash! She tromps through the forest, no puddle safe from the crushing descent of tiny boots, leaves sent sailing across stale water, ripples building with every wet plop. Satisfaction on her face, feeling such power, the landscape hers to alter with every drop of her foot. But the inevitable waits for her, the one puddle that isn’t a puddle, a creek covered in foliage. She strikes down with her foot and finds no resistance. Water floods her boots and momentum carries her splashing into the unexpected depths. She comes up, surprised and giggling, having the best day ever.

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