Hide's 100-word story for June 28, 2025

Hide wrote the following micro-story on Hectalex on June 28, 2025. Each story on Hectalex is inspired by a daily visual prompt and must be exactly 100 words.

Hush little baby, don’t cry at all. Daddy’s gonna buy you a porcelain doll, And when you take your doll to bed this song will play in your head And when you start to have nightmares, your dolly’s head will turn and stare, And her face will start to crack, and her teeth start turning black Then she’ll whisper “play with me” And then you’ll realize you can’t see, And then when you wake up and scream Daddy will tell you it was all a dream And if you don’t like this song, Daddy’s gonna show you why you’re wrong

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