magisternihil's 100-word story for December 31, 2025

magisternihil wrote the following micro-story on Hectalex on December 31, 2025. Each story on Hectalex is inspired by a daily visual prompt and must be exactly 100 words.

Joy felt very silly, but it was a party. So what if she stood out? Honestly, she didn’t understand why more people weren’t dressed up in lights or loud clothing, or anything else that would make them findable. The attendance at the street party had easily topped a hundred people. How was anyone to find anyone? “There you are!” she heard, and she once again turned expecting to find a blushing face apologizing for his mistake, only to see Tad staring at her with a huge grin on his face. “You weren’t lying when you said you couldn’t be missed!”

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