blacktastic's 100-word story for June 30, 2025

blacktastic wrote the following micro-story on Hectalex on June 30, 2025. Each story on Hectalex is inspired by a daily visual prompt and must be exactly 100 words.

Man, my neighbors live close. We all have houses that look similar. I walked into my neighbor's house one day and caught him cheating. The next day he painted everyone's house a different color. I didn't snitch but now I'm stuck with the yellow house. My kid likes it. I don't. I feel like a cartoon character walking out of my yellow house and going to work each and every morning. I need a change of scenery. Maybe someone will burn down my house and I can get the insurance money. I can only hope. No yellow houses for me.

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