magisternihil's 100-word story for May 11, 2025

magisternihil wrote the following micro-story on Hectalex on May 11, 2025. Each story on Hectalex is inspired by a daily visual prompt and must be exactly 100 words.

Mornings are no time to be slow. First, I have to gas up the van, watching all of my hard earned money pour into the tank. Then I have to restock the cooler. Got to get there before the other guys or there will be none of the good stuff in my van. I hate having to put that magnetic X on anything. Then it’s all just cranking up the music, pitching it down so it haunts people’s dreams, and slowly creeping through all the neighborhoods, hoping that at least a few kids managed to score ice cream money today.

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