Jackal's 100-word story for May 9, 2025

Jackal wrote the following micro-story on Hectalex on May 9, 2025. Each story on Hectalex is inspired by a daily visual prompt and must be exactly 100 words.

Have you ever been stood up? Well, I can tell you firsthand, it’s not fun. It’s not the fact that I’m on my third glass of scotch or even the fact that I spent weeks trying to get this reservation, it’s the looks—you know the ones. The eyes of pity as your server comes over to refill the water you only took two sips out of, or the eyes of the bartender when he asks me if I want another “while I wait” even though we all know she’s not coming. Anyways, I guess I’ll just order one more.

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