Tumblr Prompts

3(The Editor)

Prompt:It's that old cliche again. You and your evil clone are cornered by your best friend with a gun, who asks you questions to find the real one. The problem:You have an absolutely terrible memory.
Bonus:"The truth is, this was all just a prompt."

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Narrators POV:
"You have to believe me, I'm the real Mark!" Mark cries. He's so confused. He's backed up against a wall with his evil clone beside him and his friend, Lily, ready to shoot one of them. And for what, a stupid prompt.

"We can't be sure, so I'm going to have to ask some questions."

"First question's for you..." she says pointing to Mark.

'Oh no, I have terrible memory!' he thinks.

"...When's my birthday?"

"May 8th" I say, trying to help.

"What?" 'Did anyone else hear that? Or was it just me?' he questions.

"Do you need me to repeat the question?"

"No I heard you," He says kinda freaking out. 'Who was that and why didn't anyone else hear it?'

"HER BIRTHDAY IS MAY 8TH!" I shout trying to get him to listen.

"MAY 8?" He says.

"Correct!! Good job, Mark. Next question," she says looking at the clone.

"When and where did we first meet?"

"Easy, September 13, at a birthday party," They say, confidently.

"Alright, repeat after me, 'Actually, it was September 14. We met at exactly 12am'"

"What!?"

"Is there a problem?" She asks, staring at him.

"Ummm..."

"Say it!"

"Actually, it was September 14. We met exactly at 12am," Mark says, quoting me exactly.

"Wow, impressive."

"Alright, your turn. I have high hopes for you," she says to Mark. I'll give you an easy one. Where did we go to eat lunch yesterday?"

"Ummmmm...

"Come on!! How can you not remember yesterday!!"

"Sorry, I have terrible memory!"

"What?" his friend asks, "Who are you talking to?"

"Noone! I mean, I'm just thinking."

"'Ihop, because you were craving pancakes'," I say with an exasperated sigh.

"Ihop, because I..."

"Not you, her."

"...You were craving pancakes."😊😅

"Correct! I should just end it here, but just to be safe, whoever answers this last question first and correctly," she cocks the gun,"doesn't die."

"Okay, no hesitation. As soon as I tell you what to say repeat it exactly how I say it!"

"Alright."

"Alright, the question is WHY DID YOU EAT ALL OF MY BLUEBERRIES THAT I WAS SAVING!?" She screams, sounding furious.

"What!?" They both say in shock.

"Don't say anything! Trust me."

"Ok," he whispers trying to stay quiet.

The clone looks at him for a moment before answering, "I'm sorry for eating all of your blueberries. I didn't know you were saving them," the clone says, sounding very apologetic.

"Wrong," She says, "one, Mark hates blueberries and two, I was the one who ate them, heehee. I just can't help it, I love 'em."😊

She aims the gun at the clone, but he dodges!

"What!!" I scream, reading that line.

"Well, this little quiz was fun, but I gotta go. Bye Mark, Lily," he says as he runs off.

"Crap, sorry, Mark," Lily says, "I'll find him and kill him eventually."

"Alright, I'll meet you at your place, just gotta take care of something," he says.

"Alright, see ya," she says as she leaves.

"Hey, who's there!?" he calls out to me.

"Hey sorry about that," I say.

"Sorry for what? You saved my life."

"No, I'm the one who put you in that situation in the first place. Well, actually, I'm the one who brought it to life."

"What do you mean?"

"The truth is, this was all just a prompt."

"What!? Who are you?"

"I am the Narrator."

"The what?"

"The Narrator. Basically, I tell the story of what's happening."

"How come I'm the only one that can hear you?"

"I don't know."

"But you knew I could hear you. You talked directly to me."

"Because I saw that mark on your shoulder."

"You mean my birth mark?" he says, pointing to a mark shaped kind of like an audio symbol.

"Yes! That's the storytellers mark. Without it you wouldn't be able to hear me. Only a select few have it."

"Well, I'm glad I have it, or I would of been dead."

"Woah, what!?" I say, shocked.

"What?"

"The Author, the one who wrote this, just turned this little prompt into an actual story! You're gonna be going on a lot more adventures."

What, wasn't this life-threatening experience enough?"

"Apparently not. You'll just have to wait and see what's next but for now I gotta go, see ya," I say as I leave.

"What? Hello, are you still there?"

No reply.

A/N:Yes, the Author(me) is going to be making this an actual story. This is such a neat little bit that I just have to add on to it so I'm making a separate story!! Look foward to 'The Editor' coming soon!!