joeislove's 100-word story for May 14, 2025

joeislove wrote the following micro-story on Hectalex on May 14, 2025. Each story on Hectalex is inspired by a daily visual prompt and must be exactly 100 words.

"The sparrows are flying south." I waited for his response. He should have said, "Soon the snow will return." "Ahem. The sparrows are flying south." But he kept playing that strange tiny instrument. "The sparrows... are flying...." "I'm sorry, are you talking to me?" Now that his strumming had stopped, I realized... I'm in the wrong park. I looked around. Wait, this isn't even the right city. Damn it, what passport do I have on me right now? His fingers started moving again, strumming that hypnotic melody, and my mind clouded. He smiled. "The snow has returned." I've been captured.

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