@WritingFury's Weekly Writing Contest Entries

Week 6: Pranks

Prompt:
Use both of the following sentences in the story:
"If you didn't do this, then why are you laughing?"
"Because whoever did this is a f***ing genius."

NB: I don't really do swearing, so I did take it out and replace it with another word.

"Ahhh!" Rebecca screams as she drags her sopping wet hair from her face. Her perfectly styled, brunette locks are now reduced to a long, dark sheet of straight hair, her sunglasses drenched, her face alight with anger. "Who did this?" Her chocolate eyes flash with menace as she gasps, still shocked by the cold water that has been dumped on her head.

A chorus of happy laughter echoes from the idyllic villa that sits behind the clear blue pool. Rebecca turns her head quickly, spluttering as she pulls more wet hair from her face, and watched as her twin siblings, Andy and Alex, watch from the entrance to the house. Their brown hair, shorn in the ever more popular pixie cut, shines red in the sun, and their grass green eyes are bright with happiness and laughter.

"Alexandra! Alexis!"
They respond with more peals of laughter as Alexandra replies, "What did we do? There doesn't seem to be anything wrong!" causing Alexis to laugh even harder.
"This is not funny! Which one of you did this?"
"I don't know. It could have been her-" Andy says, pointing to Alex.
"Or her-" Alex adds, pointing to Andy.
"Or both of us-" They chorus, slinging their arms around each other's shoulders.
"Or neither of us!" They grin innocently and then dart away, screaming with laughter

"Those girls are going to be the death of me." Rebecca mutters, beginning to wring water out of her hair. Her brother Jacob smirks as she settles back onto her sunbed.
"You have to admit, it was pretty funny."
"It was not!"
"Oh come on, if it happened to me you would laugh, admit it."
Rebecca frowns. "Okay, fine. I would, but it's different when it's you!"

Jacob purses his lips to stop the laughter threatening to escape. "Different how?"
"You- You-" Rebecca takes a second to try to word her answer. "You don't mind it! I do!"
Jacob considers this. "I guess that's true." Rebecca nods in satisfaction and Jacob can't take it any more. He bursts out laughing, and Rebecca opens one eye to peer up at him as the rest of her body lies motionless on the lounger.
"Why are you laughing so hard if you didn't do this? You're laughing too hard. Shhh."
"Because whoever did this is a damn genius. Anyway, who said I didn't do it?"
"Jacob!!!"