joeislove's 100-word story for July 31, 2025

joeislove wrote the following micro-story on Hectalex on July 31, 2025. Each story on Hectalex is inspired by a daily visual prompt and must be exactly 100 words.

An elephant never forgets. They also do not forgive. They are vengeful spirits of the forest, striking terror into the hearts of those who have wronged them. In 2022, in Odisha, India, an elephant trampled a woman to death, then returned to her funeral later to desecrate the corpse by throwing it into the air before thoroughly trampling it again. While it was speculated that the woman had owed the elephant money, this seems unlikely. An elephant never forgives or forgets, but they are not petty thugs. It is far more likely that a blood debt was repaid that day.

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