JKWriter's 100-word story for April 16, 2026

JKWriter wrote the following micro-story on Hectalex on April 16, 2026. Each story on Hectalex is inspired by a daily visual prompt and must be exactly 100 words.

The silence was crushing. All that was left...were two empty boots and a note written in chalk on the bridge walk. First responders walked back and forth past Charlie as he stood motionlessly unaware of them and everything else...but those boots. He couldn't even bring himself to read the note. Not that he could, it had been drizzling steadily since he'd gotten there. The numbness befuddled his senses and he wondered exactly what it was that he'd done wrong. No one had done anything wrong, but Charlie couldn't help but wonder if he'd come just five minutes sooner...

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