Sapovedi_mai's 100-word story for September 5, 2025

Sapovedi_mai wrote the following micro-story on Hectalex on September 5, 2025. Each story on Hectalex is inspired by a daily visual prompt and must be exactly 100 words.

"We're coming up on the spot where it happened, if you want to see," Angel grinned at his copilot as they flew deeper into the forest. Renford just rolled his eyes. "Doesn't matter how many ways you tell it. There's no way anyone could land a plane straight down into a--" His words hung in the air; there was silence for a moment as Renford just stared out the window, open-mouthed, at the impossibly pristine forest around the downed plane. He managed a, "H-how did you . . . ?" Angel smiled even wider. "It's illegal in fourteen states. Can't tell you the details."

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