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

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

There are days when I cannot stand to look at myself gawping back from the mirror unfamiliar with the landscape of my face I look upon a stranger who doesn't recognize me and challenge him to hold my eye of course he looks away just as I do a mimic if I've ever seen one but sometimes when I'm not focusing concentration thrown to the winds I swear I see him look back out of the corner of my eye it's only for a second quick enough to miss he sticks out his tongue gives a soundless raspberry and laughs

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