The Youtuber (Completed)

Three

I double check the video I made yesterday. The duration has changed into 25 minutes. Exactly. I have to watch every part of the video before I upload it. My phone dings, notifies me that I got a message. I open it. A message from Zhuo Cheng.

Hey, Specs! Try to upload the new video after 12.

I furrow my brows at his message. But I don't ask him why. I even too lazy to reply him an "ok". I'm back to my video.

Alright, the first 19 minutes are ok. No funny things Zhuo Cheng inserted. He only inserted the photos I left for him to edit with the video and some cute little videos to enlighten the story.

Hey! My podcast is done on minute 23. I said bye bye there. What is the remaining 2 minutes? I wait until a jumpscare jolt me up.

Fuck! It's the head off Pennywise that blasted and bursting out the sparkle things like pinata. And there is a moving letters.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, XIAO ZHAN! WE LOVE YOU!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️

Oh,dear! I don't even remember that tomorrow is my birthday. Tomorrow I will turn 25. Now I understand why Zhuo Cheng told me to upload the video after 12 AM.

I open my email. There are a lot of emails already. Mostly from my subscribers. They ask me why I'm late to upload the video. I smile at their emails that seemed complaining. Well, they are.

Ding!

A new email comes into my inbox. My eyes automatically widened when I saw the user name. I quickly click the email open.

Why are you late to upload the video? I'm craving to see your face....

It becomes creepier to read the messages from the subscribers after I read his message. I mean, I got a lot of this kind of messages from the other subscribers, but I take those lightly, because I know they are only joking. But for the messages of this guy, I can feel the chill crawl over my spine. And I begin to feel lazy to read the next messages that come into my message inbox.

I slam the lappy shut and stare blankly at it. After a while, I glance at my watch. 10.40. I decide to take a shower and getting something to eat for my dinner and supper.

Finished shower I cook some instant ramen for myself. It's 11.30 already. I bring the bowl of ramen to the dining table where I put my lappy. I need to make the additional video to apologize to my subscribers for being late.

I turn my lappy on and open the live streaming with my ramen steaming next to me. I act as if I was eating when the camera suddenly on. I flinch and then look at the camera while grinning and start to rant around on the camera.

"Oops! Sorry, Guys! Today I'm late uploading video. Something came up! See? Now I just have my dinner!" I say, showing the ramen beside me.

"But I still manage to upload a video for you guys! And... One thing makes me so surprise and touched! My editor, my flatmate, Mr. Wang! He gave me a surprise in the video! I also don't expect it! So thank you, Mr. Grumpy Wang! You are the best flatmate eventhough you ask me to buy the latest Nike shoes for your salary this month. You are killing my wallet, man...! Usually I only treat him to eat McD! But, anyway! This is the video, guys! So, check it out and beware!"

I winking my eyes and make a shotgun gesture before I end my live video and change it into my edited recorded video.

I found the comment section flooded with the cheering comments from my subscriber. I saw Yibo's YT profile there, too.

I almost asleep waiting for your update, Ge! 🙄🙄😴
Anyway! Happy birthday, Ge!

I smile at the comments. Some of them using the harsh and dirty words, too. But I brush them off. I usually never take those kind of comments seriously. Until I find this comment.