"There are two with me..." I didn't even have time to get through the call, before getting killed from behind. Once again... What was it? The fourth or fifth time? I'd already lost count...
Knowing the number would only serve to piss me off. Even more than I already was.
[You lost]
It was too humiliating to lose like that. The sickening feeling of defeat rose in my chest... Taking a deep breath, I pushed the feeling away.
"Congratulations, I have to say. You all really played and played very... You all played so very that it looked like it was 1×4 instead of 4×4, how easy it was..."
Frustrated with the situation, I spoke my thoughts out loud, but no one responded. It was meant for them to hear and stay quiet; they knew the guys were weak, but they still trembled because of the money involved in the match, something that would no longer have any value in a short time, which wouldn't have changed much even if they had known. It was too frustrating playing with these sons of bitches...
"Seriously, how do you manage to surprise so much negatively? It must be a talent... It has to be." I left the call without a second thought. I had no more patience for this shit.
If it were in person like two years ago... Ah, that day was fucked...
But that aside, I looked at the chat before speaking:
"So that's it, guys, I'm out of here..." I paused for a moment as I saw the chat's reaction, not expecting it.
[Wow...]
[Joker: You've changed, huh, boss? 😮💨😮💨]
[Livia: Joined the church, have you?]
[Who it this?🤔]
[Cris: Oh, glory! Therapy is having an effect 🙏🙏].
Messages like these kept coming in, mainly from the ADMs, apparently surprised by my behavior. After all, if it had been a while ago, I would have been cursing those sons of bitches entire family. And I'd have to reset my setup again. Which would have cost an arm and a leg...
Not that I'd ever have that chance again...
A smile escaped before I said it:
"Huh, see? I've changed"
Then I looked at the clock. It was already two in the morning, so I thought I could stay a bit longer. But according to "him", I should stop my bad habits, like going to bed so late.
"Ah, fuck it, no casino today," I said to the chat's displeasure.
[Really?]
[King: You're afraid of breaking the bankroll again, aren't you?]
[Ah, I've waited until now, and no casino? 🥹🥹 I wanted to see him fuck himself again 🤡🤡...]
[Alex's Bia: No rage and no casino? What have you done to my favorite streamer, you imposter?]
Seeing those comments - many of which I banned immediately, for no "reason" whatsoever - I couldn't help but sigh in disbelief, throwing myself into my chair. It was a lot of haters, especially the ADMs, again...
"You really are sons of bitches. Wishing evil on others like that..." Saying that, I closed the live without even saying goodbye to my audience, they can fuck off... And I'm the toxic afterwards.
Grumbling a little, I looked at my bank account before turning off the computer. It was close to 700 thousand.
It's a real shame...
Another three months and I would have reached my first million. It was funny how I never reached that milestone, even with all the money I've mark. This brought a smile to my face, while as I took off my shirt and switched off the lights, going straight to bed, despite being a little hungry. After all, five hours live wasn't for everyone.
It didn't take long for me to fall asleep...
Or that's what would have happened if there hadn't been anyone in my bed. Sighing, I spoke to the person who was identical to me, except for his female body.
"What are you doing here?"
"Can't I?" The girl spoke without taking her eyes off her cell phone, but I could see her eyebrow raised, as if I was asking something obvious.
"Yes, but at this hour, Ariella? Go straight to your room." Even as I said it, I knew it was useless to the hear her answer... once again.
"No"
She really did appear at the most random moments, as if sharing the same face and clothes wasn't enough...
And I was too tired to insist either, so I ignored what she was going to do before continuing, oblivious to her existence, as I did every day.
Privacy was something unknown to me...
And so I fell asleep next to her.
.
.
.
It was strange...
I felt strange, looking at Alex's back barely illuminated by the light of my cell phone. He was changing... And I didn't know if it was for better or worse.
Distance.
I didn't like it one bit; it felt like the distance between us was increasing rather than decreasing. I'd stopped understanding him more and more over the last few months.
The outbursts no longer happened.
His once chaotic room no longer existed.
The impulsiveness of before was no longer there.
Don't even go out anymore.
He had changed and would continue to change. Perhaps he had only matured...
The thought made me sad and happy at the same time. I wanted to get closer and closer to my brother.
It was wrong, but still...
Placing my hand on his firm back, I felt his calm breathing and warmth at the same time as I had a random thought looking at his body...
The gym really did him good...
I watched for a while longer, before falling asleep next to him, feeling him warmth...
But unfortunately I couldn't enjoy it for long. I woke up in the middle of the night when I felt him pull away from my embrace...
I was startled by his distance, so I called his name...
"Alex..." I expected him to answer, but I was completely ignored, or so I thought, until I got up and shone my cell phone flashlight around the room.
There he was, motionless, sitting against the headboard, staring straight ahead. There was nervousness, disbelief and confusion in his gaze, as if there was something in the darkness of the room...
For a moment, I thought it was another one of his pranks. Maybe he hadn't changed that much, but I quickly changed my mind when he moved.
His previously tense muscles relaxed.
His gaze changed, there was no longer nervousness, confusion or disbelief in it, and resignation replaced with acceptance... And then there was pain!
A seemingly unbearable pain when he started struggling on the bed, scaring me. Even more so when he fell to the floor and started banging his head, mixing blood and sweat on the floor!
That scared me to death. I tried to reach him and stop that madness, but something stopped me! I watched him suffer without being able to do anything.
I couldn't even move my lips. Not even my tears fell
I wanted to help him, to stop his suffering, but I was forced to watch until he lost consciousness. Making silence my only companion next to a mysterious bright blue screen with interference that appeared shortly afterwards when I remained motionless.
And probably the cause of his suffering... No, that was the cause of his suffering. I knew for sure when I experienced the same as him, pain.
It was simply unbearable, when the screen that said: "Welcome: Beginning synchronization" turned into a little ball the size of my fingernail and entered my forehead!
I was burning up, my whole body was screaming in pain. My eyes and blood vessels dilated, my muscles spasmed with pain. My nose was bleeding...
I struggled, I screamed, but my voice didn't seem to come out, so I did the same as Alex, losing consciousness next to him!
When I woke up, it was morning. The sunlight was blinding me when I opened my eyes, so it took me a while to realize that I was no longer on the floor and once again in bed.
"Good morning"
Listening to the somewhat carefree voice, I looked up, finally realizing that I wasn't using a pillow but my brother's legs for support.
This made me smile as I replied.
"Good morning! - Ouch!"
"Good morning, my ass. Are you crazy? This isn't Harry Potter not, for to think that everything's fine after what happened." This time, it was my turn to smile as I gave that strange girl a nudge on that strange girl's bruise. How could she smile at what had happened in the night? A real airhead...
"... Idiot"
Meanwhile, I spoke mentally:
Old man, didn't we have a few months before the synchronization started?