JKWriter's 100-word story for August 11, 2025

JKWriter wrote the following micro-story on Hectalex on August 11, 2025. Each story on Hectalex is inspired by a daily visual prompt and must be exactly 100 words.

Bernice spent the better part of her life stuck in traffic. Over the years she'd entertained herself looking at the cars that were around her. Today's most interesting to note was a minivan that appeared to be hemorrhaging as much pollution from its driver's side window as it was from the tailpipe. The woman driving it was chain-smoking profusely with a small ugly dog of unknown pedigree sitting on the dashboard. If that wasn't eye catching enough, the ceramic cup with a spoon on the van's hood most certainly was. Although, disconcertingly so, she didn't seem to notice at all.

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