calwinters's 100-word story for May 27, 2025

calwinters wrote the following micro-story on Hectalex on May 27, 2025. Each story on Hectalex is inspired by a daily visual prompt and must be exactly 100 words.

Imprisoned in my head I look out peering through the eyeholes listening to muffled speech watching the real world proceed and I huddle in the darkness Sometimes I get brave push forward and press my eyes to the soul portals take complete control and try to relate to exist to be but it's too real and I retreat shaking my head in disbelief I am alone in here no alters to keep me company no others to take control no sympathetic companions I can feel the weight of the expectations but am unable to embrace them scream though they might

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