Three hours of playing The Legend of Zelda on her Nintendo Switch later, she finally decided to end the stream. There had been a ton of questions about the two days, but she had managed to avoid most of them. It was fun, but in the end, she felt how her attention started to slip and she started to make weird mistakes. The audience loved it, though, and the way she would yell exasperatedly when something went wrong, or the game lagged.
After taking another shower, this time washing her hair, Ashley sat on the bed, staring at the ring. Sighing, she decided to take the pictures of the inside of the ring now. She wouldn't need to film anything, due to the recording of the call.
Not wanting to give in to her nervousness, she took the ring and placed it on her bed. The engraving was so much better visible on the pictures, clearly showing the initials I. H. Ashley quickly sent the images to Colby, along with the video.
Ashley Reed
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here ya go, the vid and pictures
Colby Brock
lmao you recorded the call?
Ashley Reed
maybe?
Colby Brock
you totally think like a youtuber. i thought about asking bc
it's better than recording a clip afterward but i didn't want
to pressure you
Ashley Reed
ty lol, but I think I'm fine
Colby Brock
you think?
Ashley Reed
what else am i supposed to say? just believe me already, i
will survive it. you did too, back on queen mary. i may need
some time to think but that's all
Colby Brock
sorry, you're right. i'll keep my mouth shut from now on
Ashley Reed
lmao now i feel bad. no, i think it's cute that you're so
worried but there's no need to ask me all the time if i'm
alright, i promise i'll tell you when something changes :)
Colby Brock
you better, or i'll never trust you again when you say
you're fine, and i'll start asking you all the time
Ashley Reed
ohh, i'm so intimidated!
seriously tho, don't do that lol
Colby Brock
i won't, as long as you keep your promise
Ashley Reed
pinky promise!
Colby Brock
:)
Knowing that the boys probably continued editing, she put her phone on the charger and left her room. The way she knew Jerry, he would probably be streaming still. She could go into his chat and troll him... or she could just go to bed. Her heavy limbs pleaded for the second idea, so she put on her pyjamas and fell asleep mere seconds after she closed her eyes.
Fortunately, she didn't dream of Ilse anymore, not this night or the next. Or the one after. Sometimes, she would faintly hear the melody of the piano before she woke up, but she always brushed it off. It was nothing, just a memory that would fade with time while she followed her usual schedule.
A week after the trip, Colby mailed her the finished video so she could give her opinion on it before they would upload it on YouTube. She downloaded it on her computer but hesitated as she was about to play it.
Ashley knew what was in the video. She knew what she was about to see, so why was she intimidated by the pure thought of it? She had stuffed the ring somewhere deep in her nightstand, and her memories somewhere deep in her mind. Not even with Jerry had she talked about what had happened, only sharing a few scraps of all that she remembered. And she sure did remember a lot.
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The Piano || 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘣𝘺 𝘣𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘬
FanfictionWhen the well-known Twitch streamer Ashley Reed gets invited to collab with Sam and Colby to film a video for their channel, they promise her that it won't be as scary as their usual content - they chose to visit a relatively meek place. Until she h...
