Tumblr Prompts

5(The Editor)

Prompt:Write a story in which a character says 'hello darkness my old friend' in complete seriousness and not as a joke.

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"Hello Darkness my old friend," I say as the Darkness travels closer.

The Darkness approaches, blacking out all light as it travels.

"Hello," she says as she now stands before me.

"Darkness, old friend, why don't we get along anymore? Why are you evil?"

"Well, there's a reason it's 'join the darkside'. I was destined to be evil. Besides, the darkness is much better than the light."

"No, there is no darkness without light and there's no light without darkness. We balance each other out. Plants, animals can't grow without that balance."

"You're wrong, the darkness is beautiful!"

"How can it be beautiful if we can't see? Listen, I can't kill you because I need you. You have to chill out. If you don't, this world will perish."

"No!" The Darkness says, charging at me. "Light, old friend, Darkness will be the winner in the end."

I dodge and she runs past me, darkening more of the street we're standing in. I stand in the darkness she created, the only light in the pitch black street.

"Please stop," I say as I begin bringing light back to the area.

"Fine," she says, finishing up the blackout she was creating, "but I'll be back. After all, like you said there's no light without darkness and theres going to be a lot of darkness," she turns and leaves.

"I'll see you later, then."

"See ya," she says, leaving with a sly grin. 

She leaves into a dark alley, her domain, as I continue restoring the light.