A “What If…” Question about Having a Clone

I’ve talked before about the “What
If…” app, and the ability to use it for writing prompts. Google Play link. Here’s
the question that came up when I started it:

What if…

you got a clone of yourself that
obeys your orders

But…

it falls in love with the same
person you fall in love with.

Yes or no.

My first instinct was no. I guess
this question evokes images of having a clone that will go to work for you, but
then you come home from a vacation in the Caribbean and find the clone sleeping
with your spouse.

But then I realized that the
clone follows my orders. If I order it to stay away from the person I love then
it has to stay away, at least as the question is stated.

This means that I can go on
without worrying about the second part of the question. I could easily have my
clone work jobs for me while I spend my time writing.

Wait… shit. That’s slavery.
Ugh.

This asshole. I give him life by
cloning him and he wants to fuck my woman and turn me into a slave master.

You know what? Nevermind. I don’t
need a damn clone. This world can’t handle two of me anyway.

Chris McGinty is a blogger who
didn’t write this blog post. It was ghost written by his clone while the real
Chris vacations in the Caribbean. He’s probably getting laid. I’m not. Help me.