magisternihil's 100-word story for June 9, 2025

magisternihil wrote the following micro-story on Hectalex on June 9, 2025. Each story on Hectalex is inspired by a daily visual prompt and must be exactly 100 words.

I first learned the word ‘somnambulist’ from a doctor my parents took me to when I was seven. “It means you walk in your sleep, that’s all,” said the man. Then he gave me a lollipop and sent me on my way. I noticed the locks at the top of doors in the house after that. I guess that kept me from wandering out onto the interstate again. But now I’m thirty, living on my own, and high locks don’t work if you can reach them. So…good morning. Please tell me one of the neighbors has a pet camel.

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