It is First Line Friday over at Mindlovemisery’s Menagerie. Our writing prompt for this week is “Take the gun.”
“Take the gun,” Gary whispered.
Melanie stifled a giggle. “And leave the cannoli?”
“Oh, for God’s sake!” Gary flung the script to the floor. “Will you please be serious for once?”
“I couldn’t help it!” Melanie laughed. “As soon as you said ‘take the gun,’ that one scene from The Godfather came to mind. You know the one where —”
“Whatever, Melanie,” Gary interrupted. This part in Mason’s play could be my big break. Don’t you get that?”
Melanie walked over and put her arm around Gary. “Yes, I get that,” she said quietly. “I’m sorry for joking around.”
Gary smiled at her and sighed. “It’s okay. Sorry I yelled.”
Melanie shrugged. “Let’s give it another shot.”
“Yeah.” Gary picked his script up from the floor. “Let me get into character.”
After a few deep breaths, he began.
“Take the gu —.”
“No! Gary!” Melanie rushed to where Gary lay dead on the floor. “Oh, my God!”
The bullet left a small hole in the living room window.
The Abject Muse 
well i didn’t see that ending coming!
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and by the way that scene is EXACTLY what popped in my head when i first read the prompt…and my name is Melanie 😉
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Whoa! That’s pretty wild. Maybe you’d better stay away from windows for a while. 🙂
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Whoa. I didn’t expect that at all. Good one!
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Thanks, Fandango! Much appreciated. 🙂
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Great twist at the end, totally unexpected! Great minds indeed!
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Great twist. I’d look at whom ever us set to step into that part as my first suspect….
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Well, that’s interesting. I’m picturing a stray shot from a drive-by.
Running lines, done that so many times for actors, brought back memories.
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I envisioned a drive-by too. Thanks, Ted!
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