JKWriter's 100-word story for October 28, 2025

JKWriter wrote the following micro-story on Hectalex on October 28, 2025. Each story on Hectalex is inspired by a daily visual prompt and must be exactly 100 words.

"Vampires, man," Vinny shrugged as he answered the girl standing next to him. "Uh...wait...what?" she asked; eyes wide. "Ya know...fangs, comes out at night, sleeps in a coffin...Vampires," he reiterated. Veronica took her phone out and furiously began texting her soon-to-be former friend. This was the third blind date that she'd been set up on since her breakup and by gum it was going to be her last. Vinny prattled on about all things Dracula unaware of his fate. There wouldn't be a second date...and this one was over as soon as she finished texting.

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