magisternihil's 100-word story for July 20, 2025

magisternihil wrote the following micro-story on Hectalex on July 20, 2025. Each story on Hectalex is inspired by a daily visual prompt and must be exactly 100 words.

“People who live in glass houses-“ “Right, right. I’m not planning on having any David versus Goliath rematches in here. It’s a sun room. What do you think?” Margo imagined the way the light would pour through the different colored panes. In full sun, she knew it would be a spectacular color explosion. Too bad it was overcast. “It’s beautiful. Was it expensive?” “Cost an arm and a leg,” said Dennis with a chuckle. Margo rolled her eyes at the joke, looked around the room, looked back at her friend who had more money than sense, and simply asked, “Whose?”

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