thaopixelpoet's 100-word story for July 22, 2025

thaopixelpoet wrote the following micro-story on Hectalex on July 22, 2025. Each story on Hectalex is inspired by a daily visual prompt and must be exactly 100 words.

At the ripening age of 30, before any of my peers, I’ve finally saved enough money to buy my first apartment: $397,000 for 650 square feet. I gleefully moved in and rolled on the hardwood floor, filling my imagination with all the cute decorations I could set up to make this place feel homey. The first night, I couldn’t sleep. Not out of joy, but because of the screams of air-conditioning units. I grumpily checked it out when I saw probably hundreds of them all stacked upon one another, all blowing noisily. This was the best money could buy.

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