thaopixelpoet's 100-word story for June 14, 2025

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

Ron never stopped having a crush on Sally. One weekend, their shared friend group rents out a lakefront vintage cabin in the woods. Ron learns that Sally is still single, and he tells himself to man up and impress her. Somehow. He isn't much of a talker. The boys start running toward the lake, only to find it being too cold to swim. Plus, the rickety dock barely holds one person. Ron races straight off it, leaping higher than the railing, hat on one hand, flipping once before canonballing into the chilling water. Everyone claps. Sally is in the restroom.

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