thaopixelpoet's 100-word story for July 11, 2025

thaopixelpoet wrote the following micro-story on Hectalex on July 11, 2025. Each story on Hectalex is inspired by a daily visual prompt and must be exactly 100 words.

"How cute!" Alex exclaims at the turtle at the aquarium. There is rarely anything this three-year-old boy doesn't find cute or interesting. I wish someone would invent and sell a pair of glasses with Alex's worldview so I could stop thinking about my messy divorce and all the drama going on at the notary office right now. Oh, how I wish. "Mama, he likes me!" Alex points at the curious turtle stretching out his neck toward him, my son's other hand firmly grasping my long skirt. "Yes, honey. Be careful now." Alex smiles like an angel. Then, he got bit.

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