joeislove's 100-word story for October 23, 2025

joeislove wrote the following micro-story on Hectalex on October 23, 2025. Each story on Hectalex is inspired by a daily visual prompt and must be exactly 100 words.

Johnny was a nice boy. From a good family. Raised right. Church going, god fearing, bible thumping. Honor roll. The whole nine. Everyone on the mission trip was shocked by "Sin City," where they were exposed to the full cross-section of cultures and styles the world has to offer. Johnny never forgot it, though. When he finally escaped to an out of state college on a scholarship, he felt freedom for the first time. His parents don't talk about him anymore. He's dead to them. But he is fully alive now, and happy for the first time in his life.

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