The Prank That Went Too Far

    By Kevin1230san Stewart

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    01 Sep, 2023

    Kevin Stewart was standing in his small laundry room, the hum of the washing machine filling the silence, when Momo Kawashima walked in with a serious expression on her face.

    "I'm pregnant, Kevin," she confessed, her voice trembling. Kevin, looking utterly confused, at first believed it to be some kind of ill-timed joke.

    To prove her point, Momo handed Kevin a letter from the Birthright of Oarai, a reputable clinic in their city. His face turned pale as he scanned the letter's contents.

    "Holy motherfucking shit," Kevin exclaimed after reading the letter. The weight of the news sent shockwaves through his system.

    In his anger, Kevin grabbed a nearby hammer and began to destroy his dryer. The sounds of metal clanging filled the small apartment as he vented his fury.

    Momo watched in silent shock, before revealing more news - her mother had thrown her out, and she intended to live with Kevin. He was too stunned to respond.

    Kevin, still fuming, barked back, "No way, Momo! You can't just decide to live here! This is too much!" The words bounced off the apartment walls.

    The tension broke when Momo confessed that the letter, her pregnancy, and her mother throwing her out, were all part of an elaborate prank.

    His anger didn't dissipate. He looked at the destroyed dryer, the remnants of his rage-filled outburst, and yelled out, "HOLY MOTHERFUCKING SHIT!"

    Using a hand truck, Kevin began the task of moving the battered dryer out of his apartment. He could feel each bump as he wheeled it towards the staircase.

    As he was navigating the stairs, the dryer slipped from his grip. It went crashing down the stairs, breaking through the railing and plummeting several stories.

    When he went down, he was paralyzed with shock as he saw the wreckage. His demolished dryer had crashed onto Momo's beloved car, crushing the roof.

    "Holy motherfucking shit!" he yelled again, as disbelief washed over his face. The day's events had culminated into this ungodly spectacle.

    Momo came rushing down to the scene, her eyes widened in horror at the sight of her devastated car beneath the wreckage of Kevin's dryer.

    "Kevin, what on earth happened?!" she demanded, shock and anger evident in her voice. But Kevin was too stunned to respond, his gaze locked onto the destroyed car.

    Slowly, he turned his gaze towards Momo, his face as white as a sheet. "I... I was... I didn't...Your car..." He stuttered, unable to form a coherent sentence.

    Momo's face softened as she saw Kevin's wretched state. For the first time that day, she felt a pang of remorse for initiating the prank.

    "Kevin. It's okay. It's just a car. We... we can figure this out." Momo's voice wavered, attempting to reassure him, although she wasn't sure how they could fix this.

    The rest of the day went by in a blur. The police and the insurance company were contacted, and the wreckage was finally cleared up.

    That night, the apartment was silent, the wreckage of the day's events lingering heavier than the absence of the dryer's hum.

    Kevin lay in his bed, his mind replaying the day’s events. He couldn’t believe how quickly his normal life had spiralled out of control due to a prank.

    Momo, on the other hand, was riddled with guilt. She had never intended for her prank to cause such a disaster. Her thoughts were filled with remorse.

    After a sleepless night, Momo left the apartment early the next morning. She left a note for Kevin, promising to pay for the damages she had indirectly caused.

    Kevin woke up to find Momo gone and her note on the kitchen table. He sighed and began his day, the apartment feeling emptier than before.

    Days turned into weeks, and life slowly returned to normal for Kevin. He bought a new dryer and Momo remained true to her word, paying for the damages.

    As for Momo, she had learned a valuable lesson about pranks and their unforeseen consequences. It was a lesson she would carry with her for the rest of her life.

    The prank that was meant to ruffle a few feathers ended up causing a whirlwind of chaos. It became a story that Kevin and Momo would remember for years to come.

    Despite the chaos, they both learned valuable lessons. Kevin learned to control his rage, and Momo learned the consequences of a prank gone too far.

    As time passed, they both looked back on the incident with a twisted sense of nostalgia. It was a memory as defiant as the dent left in Momo's car roof.

    The dent remained, a stark reminder of a prank that went too far. A token of a day filled with shock, anger, chaos, and lessons learned.

    They never spoke about that day explicitly, but it's shadow lingered in their friendship. The incident had left its mark, just like the dent on Momo’s car.

    And so, life went on. The laundry room was again filled with the hum of a washing machine and dryer. The echoes of that chaotic day were but a memory.

    But even amidst normalcy, the dent serves as a silent reminder. A lesson learned, a bond tested, and a prank that certainly went way too far.

    The Prank That Went Too Far