joeislove's 100-word story for August 14, 2025

joeislove wrote the following micro-story on Hectalex on August 14, 2025. Each story on Hectalex is inspired by a daily visual prompt and must be exactly 100 words.

Finally home. The buildings on my block are a little bent, but not squiggly; they are flickering a bit, phasing into and out of existence as I approach. Or maybe I'm the one doing that. It's hard to say, but I know that sleep will fix me now. My bed is only a short climb up two flights now. My stomach rumbles, but I know that if I try to eat now, I'll never keep it down. I buy some fruit from the vendor on the corner anyway, for later. A long strange trip has finally come to a close.

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