calwinters's 100-word story for May 8, 2025

calwinters wrote the following micro-story on Hectalex on May 8, 2025. Each story on Hectalex is inspired by a daily visual prompt and must be exactly 100 words.

Alone in a crowd the chatter surrounds me engulfs me erodes my will until I’m forced to listen Ponytail doesn’t like her sister’s new boyfriend Scarf thinks the coffee is better uptown Uggs is tired of having to ask him for his feelings Turtleneck is worried he might have cancer the doctor is supposed to call him Hornrims might actually be pregnant this time no, really, Sheila what the fuck is she supposed to do she’s too young to have a baby I close my ears blot them out Enough is enough is enough is enough It’s time to go

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