magisternihil's 100-word story for August 15, 2025

magisternihil wrote the following micro-story on Hectalex on August 15, 2025. Each story on Hectalex is inspired by a daily visual prompt and must be exactly 100 words.

Aunt Marlene is the funniest person ever. She’s always making faces at me, sticking out her tongue, rolling her eyes weird. She loved to play Airplanes with me and lift me up, flying me around the room until engine trouble made me crash on the couch. Then one time after Uncle Jeff left for space she visited and she and Mommy were playing Acting School. She had to practice crying. I told her not to worry, that Uncle Jeff wouldn’t be eaten by any space blobs and then she did a really good fake cry. She could be in movies.

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