Jackal's 100-word story for June 13, 2025

Jackal wrote the following micro-story on Hectalex on June 13, 2025. Each story on Hectalex is inspired by a daily visual prompt and must be exactly 100 words.

Every day I would look out my window at all the pretty women walking by. They would be dressed flawlessly and had beautiful hair, every one of them. Mama didn’t let me outside. She told me that the other girls wouldn’t understand. She says people are mean and that if I stay inside where everything is nice and happy then no one can ever hurt me. But that doesn’t mean I can’t still look and dream. I dream of being able to grow beautifully long hair that I can braid and put clips in. But for now, I’ll just look.

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