JKWriter's 100-word story for March 1, 2026

JKWriter wrote the following micro-story on Hectalex on March 1, 2026. Each story on Hectalex is inspired by a daily visual prompt and must be exactly 100 words.

The warm waves lapped up against the golden beach on the small privately owned island. The boy was about 10 or 11 and he'd never seen beaches like this. The ones back home were black sand and rock...the water was icy and uncomfortable. It all seems magical here with colorful birds in the palm trees. His grandfather owned this place...but this was the first time in his life that he was meeting him. The old man had chosen a life is secluded bliss, but real people in the real world still has to exist and work to survive.

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