joeislove's 100-word story for April 28, 2025

joeislove wrote the following micro-story on Hectalex on April 28, 2025. Each story on Hectalex is inspired by a daily visual prompt and must be exactly 100 words.

"Why, though?" Jamie looked at me, tears still streaming down his face, and smiled in a vaguely condescending way. I hate Jamie. "You know the saying. 'When life hands you lemons -'". "You what? You shove one in your mouth and chomp down on until your eyes melt out of your head?" Jamie wiped the tears away from his eyes, still smiling in that way that makes me want to kick him until he stops twitching. "Right," he beamed, "But what most people don't know about lemons is -" "Right, hybrid. Bitter orange and citron. So?" "Exactly." They'll never find his body.

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