Hide's 100-word story for July 6, 2025

Hide wrote the following micro-story on Hectalex on July 6, 2025. Each story on Hectalex is inspired by a daily visual prompt and must be exactly 100 words.

The expensive bouquets weren’t working, so he moved on to jewelry using pearls from endangered oysters. She tossed the necklace and changed her locks, and thought he gave up. She was shocked the next week when she stepped outside and saw he had been training pigeons to shit “please take me back” on her driveway. Who knew pigeons had such good handwriting? She packed everything up and moved to Slovakia. Found a job, got a boyfriend, had a peaceful few months. The next morning she saw the graffiti on the building directly across from hers. Looks like he found her.

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