magisternihil's 100-word story for July 29, 2025

magisternihil wrote the following micro-story on Hectalex on July 29, 2025. Each story on Hectalex is inspired by a daily visual prompt and must be exactly 100 words.

“I just don’t understand why it’s so inexpensive,” said Marley. “It’s such a beautiful place.” The realtor beamed. “Just imagine hosting dinner parties in the dining room. Or kicking back to watch a movie in the full cinema. This is a dream home.” Rex pulled Marley aside. “This place is a dump. The amount of work it would take to bring it up to any kind of decent standard would—“ “Can’t you see it. Picture raising a family here,” added the realtor. Rex sighed. “It’s got good bones,” he admitted. The realtor frowned. “So you’ve heard about the basement, then.”

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