“Okay, Let’s get this straight! How many of you are there again?” Jasmine’s head was pounding from all the mental exertion.
Phillip, all of them, gave a puzzled look. “Three,” they said in unison. “It’s not that hard to figure out.”
“I’m Phillip from the present time,” Philip said.
“I’m Phillip from a war-torn apocalyptic future of horror,” Phillip said.
“And I’m Phillip also from the present time, but from an alternate reality in which mutant asparagus monsters rule the earth,” Phillip said.
Jasmine’s eyes moved from one Phillip to the next. “You all look the same. You’re even wearing the exact same shirt!”
“There was a sale a Kohl’s,” the Phillips said.
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This story was a finalist in the #5MinuteFiction contest held weekly at Write Me! We’re given a prompt of one word (this week was “three”) and then we write a story in five minutes.
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I voted for this to win five-minute fiction. *shrugs* You were in the lead when I voted.
Awesome story, especially the mutant asparagus overlords.
Oh, and Kohl’s.
I appreciate it! I was ahead until the last few hours. It’s all right though. The other story didn’t have asparagus monsters so I know for a fact that it technically could not have been better.
You should have won!!!