Prompted Shorties

Pranks and Perspective

Prompt: Write a story or a scene about one character playing a prank on another. Describe the scene from both characters' points of view.

Story:

Thomas' POV

I spent a good half hour yesterday thinking of what to give my mom for Easter. I thought of jellybeans. It's sweet, it's colorful, it screams Easter, so why not?

I grabbed a handful of jellybeans underneath a tissue so it won't stick to my hand because they tend to sweat most of the time.

I approached her inconspicuously in the living room where she was watching her daily soap opera and started to hand her my seemingly normal Easter gift.

"Mom, you are gonna love this!" I said with a grin on my face.

"I don't want it, it's a roach!" The bored look painted on her facial structures instantly turned into horror as she saw the tissue and my hand, she quickly stood up and started to move away as I struggled to walk closer to her.

"Get that away, it's a roach! Aaaaah!" I was laughing so hard, why would she think it's a roach?

"Mom it's not" I tried to calm her down but she won't give in.

"No. Get that away from me!" Then she screeched like she did when I was six. That was a long time ago, I didn't even knew she can still do that now.

I just kept laughing as we walked around the living room arguing whether or not what I have inside the tissue is a roach.

"Mom it's just jellybeans." I smiled.

"You ass. Put it back." She said. I giggled.

"Now I won't have to spend the day thinking whether you'll give me a... frog or something" She stomped her way back to the couch to continue watching TV, I then followed her to the couch and sat as well.

"Happy Easter!" I smiled as I handed her the jellybeans on my hand.

"Ha ha" Sarcasm on her fake laugh was clearly evident.

Mom's POV

Oh Ronaldo, don't go in there, she's in bed with another! I thought. Things are starting to heat up on this show.

"Mom you are gonna love this!" Thomas came in with something in his hand covered in tissue. I knew he'd get me today because today is April fool's day, but I'm not having any of it.

"I don't want it, it's a roach!" I shouted, but Thomas kept on walking closer with that eerie smile on his face. I know he's going to prank me with a roach, I just know it!

"Get that away, it's a roach! Aaaaah!" I screamed like I've never screamed before. I'm incredibly terrified of roaches, and he knows that! I quickly got up from the couch and started walking away from him, but he just kept laughing like it's some kind of a joke. You see! I really know it's a roach on his hand now. His laughter just confirms it.

"Mom it's just jellybeans." He showed me what's inside.

Oh.

"You ass. Put it back." Now I'm just mad while he's standing there giggling.

"Now I won't have to spend the day thinking whether you'll give me a... frog or something" I angrily made my way back to the couch to continue watching Ronaldo.

He sat next to me and tried to hand me some jellybeans.

"Happy Easter!" He says. No! I don't want any of your stupid jellybeans.

"Ha ha" I said, sarcastically. That was my retort.