The challenge was to write a complete story in 300 words. It’s very difficult, I know. I feel this story is missing an ending.
It’s very well written, but does not quite meet the criteria of standing alone, without another chapter.
Upvoted for effort.
Fair enough, I still had a really good time writing it, which I guess is the important thing about this experiment. I hope you'll have another challenge of this kind in the future, I'll be happy to participate again... and improve!