JKWriter's 100-word story for September 13, 2025

JKWriter wrote the following micro-story on Hectalex on September 13, 2025. Each story on Hectalex is inspired by a daily visual prompt and must be exactly 100 words.

The directions were written archaically on a piece of paper. There was no address or street name...just a series of lefts and rights using landmarks and businesses like mile makers to guide her. "If you ask me...the old woman wanted me to get lost," she muttered irritably to herself. "The old woman" was her grandmother and believe it or not the younger woman had adored her. It was the "doing it my way" attitude that had been her favorite thing about her. Just then she saw the door...pulling some rusty keys out, she prepared to go inside.

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