Jackal's 100-word story for May 10, 2025

Jackal wrote the following micro-story on Hectalex on May 10, 2025. Each story on Hectalex is inspired by a daily visual prompt and must be exactly 100 words.

Strong Tall Confident These were all words that described Hollow. Unlike the name suggests, she had the biggest heart of us all. No one in our village could even match her at an arm wrestle, not that my brother Trik didn’t try. But I’m not like them. When they go out and protect us from the darkness, I stay here and help the people left behind. Papa said that I can go when I turn 16 which to my calculations should be anytime in the next sun cycle. I’m ready to show everyone that I can be just like Hollow!

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