//------------------------------// // 71 // Story: Choice // by AnOrdinaryWriter //------------------------------// You take a large chunk out of the apple with an audible crunch. Chewing, the taste of fresh, sugary juice drenches your tongue with ripe goodness. You continue to take bites of the scrumptious red fruit until only the core remains, and toss it in the nearest trash can. Satisfied, you turn to the rest of the partygoers and go to mingle with… Ahem. You turn to the rest of the partygoers and go to mingle--you turn to the rest of the partygoers and… Okay, hang on. Why are you not doing what I say? You’re supposed to follow the directions I give you, why are you just standing still? This can’t possibly be right, hang on. Ahem… You start walking forward. Okay, that didn’t work. Hmm, how about... You listen to what the narrator tells you to do. I command you to walk forward! ...probably should have realized that wouldn’t work. I don’t understand how this could be possible, I… Wait a minute, did I write this in? I need to check my notes, I wrote it all down. Perhaps I just forgot this part. Let's see here. Hmmm do do dooo do do dooo do de do de do— Ah, here we are. Okay so the reader chooses apple bobbing, they lift their head, get an apple, eat it and end up at the… narrator ending? And then there’s a description next to it: the story puts itself on pause to allow the narrator to have a direct talk with the reader and clear up any possible confusion about the nature of this story. Ah. I remember now. No wonder I was confused, this ending isn't part of the story. Well that certainly clears things up. Just give me a second, I need to get my notes. I won’t take long. Argh, where are they…? I’m still here, don’t worry, this is just taking a while! Ah, found em. I really need to tidy up, don’t I? Alright, got my notes and now I can get on with what I would like to say. First of all I should probably introduce myself. I am AnOrdinaryWriter, the creator of this story, and since this whole chapter is pretty much just confused rambling, let me just create a new one so as to not cram too many words into one page. Okay, and… there. Now just click on the link below, and I’ll see you there. …