Gray's 100-word story for July 13, 2025

Gray wrote the following micro-story on Hectalex on July 13, 2025. Each story on Hectalex is inspired by a daily visual prompt and must be exactly 100 words.

Sun through the bare windows of the RV woke him every morning at seven. The rat teeth of anxiety sank into his mind again before his eyes were open. He brushed his teeth in front of the rust-pocked mirror mounted above the rust-streaked sink, and began his workout routine in the three-by-four section of the vehicle that served as his bedroom until his parents woke up at eleven and he could microwave a frozen burrito. Then he walked. Miles. Miles down the dirt road from the trailer park to the c-store. They had blue MD 20/20. That was dinner.

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