magisternihil's 100-word story for June 2, 2025

magisternihil wrote the following micro-story on Hectalex on June 2, 2025. Each story on Hectalex is inspired by a daily visual prompt and must be exactly 100 words.

Sheldon felt the sway of the bus as it wound its way through traffic. The chatter of the other passengers served as some distraction, but no amount of abrupt bursts of laughter, surly comments, or unrepentant snoring could remove the singular thought from his mind. I am in a metal tube, surrounded by bodies as fragile as mine, travelling at unsafe speeds through ever-changing obstacles, and I have no control whatsoever. All it would take is a tiny thing to go wrong... Michel saw his face and laughed. "I bet you regret marathoning those Final Destination movies now, don't you?"

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