Lady And The Big Man

~little moderator~

"DREAMMMMM!!!"
"WHAT DID I DO!?!?!"
"NO! NO! NO! NO! NO! NO!"
"WHAT?! GEORGE! HOW?!"

My brothers voice rings through my headset and into my ear drums. Jesus for how mellow he usually is seeing him all riled up is a new change. I sit in his chat watching all the emotes go by. I see a particular user say a very offensive slur and it made Nick visibly upset.

"Woah. Woah. Woah. Where are my Mods at in chat?" Nick's voice chimes in.

I stay still for a second... then I jump in my seat not realizing I zoned out. I give the user a timeout and sit back down to enjoy the rest of the stream. I have yet gotten use to this new title he has given me. A Twitch Moderator. I, a long with a few others, work behind the scenes of my brothers streams. Honestly it's kinda boring, I just sit and watch to make sure everything goes smoothly. Buts it's the least I could do to thank my brother.

It's been about a month since my brothers fame ruined my life... That's a little harsh, but it's true. During my Sophomore year, word got around my high school that Snapnap was my brother, everyone change when they were around me. People were nicer. But not a genuinely nicer more like a "aye maybe if I pretend to be friends with this weirdo I could get in close with her brother" kind of nice. Yet I never really understood why... To me Nick was always just the protective big brother that, still to this day, needs a light in his room to sleep.

Of course it wasn't always that bad... I mean at least I had friends for a little while. It was always hard for me to get close to people. I've always been more of a speak when spoken too kind of person. Even when I did talk to people I often come off as rude and brash. Not because I want to be rude or brash it's just how I am, you know, the sarcastic type. You either love it or you hate it. And usually people hated it. But it never really mattered to me because I would rather be hated for what I am than loved for what I'm not. But it would of been nice to at least have someone.

Not everyone was fake nice though, there were still those truly mean people. It never bothered me that they were mean, I mean at least they were putting on a stupid half-assed smile like everyone else. Honestly I'm being unfair to my brother when I say it was his fame that ruined my life. The only reason I had to move in the first place was because I backhanded a girl across the face in the cafeteria and got expelled. She would say "the only reason why people were nice to me was because of my brother" and she was right 100% honestly if she stopped there I would of left her alone. But she didn't. She followed it along with "maybe if I sleep with her brother and then expose him I could get some clout too". How could someone care so little about another humans life? Yeah, he has fame but he also has friends a family and a life just like everyone else. How could you want to hurt someone living a perfectly happy life for your own selfish desires. The words that flew out of her mouth filled me with a blinded rage. So I hit her. Sure it was a good slap but she blew it way out of proportion. Like shit if I knew I was going to get kicked out of school for it, I would of put a little more force behind it.

But now because of my little stunt I'm starting my junior year of high school on a computer screen. I could of walked my ass back into a classroom full of narcissistic teenagers and an adult with some sort of sadistic god complex but I'd much rather have to stare at a lifeless screen all day than deal with a situation like that ever again. I mean it kinda helps that my brother decked out my set up. I've got the cool light up keyboard and everything. Nick was probably hoping I'd be a big video gamer like him but, sadly, I am not that gifted. But it does motivate me to get my school work and moderation stuff done on time. Besides from my school work and mod stuff I don't have many hobbies. I mean unless you count watching YouTubers.

"That will be all for today's stream..." nick continues towards the audience.

Usually someone else helps him end of the stream so I go ahead and leave before he can finish. Now with the tab not open anymore, I can slightly hear him through the thin walls of our apartment. I don't take more than a few moments to pull up YouTube to suffocate the silence in my room.

"Top o' the morning to ya laddies, my name is Jac-" *Thud*
My head whips around behind me toward the sound. I am them blinded by a what seems to be heavens gate.

"God, is it finally my time? Jesus took you long enough." I say out shielding my eyes from the bright light.

"Jesus Christ how long has it been since you've been outside." A familiar  voice calls out.

"Shouldn't you be giving sight to a blind guy or whatever?" I reply

"Haha so funny." They say out.

And in a flash my entire room is filled with light.
" uggghhhhhhhhhhhhh Niiiiiiiiiiccccccccckkkkkkkkkk"

"I'm serious Char, you have lived here for a month already and I don't think you have talked to a single soul except for through a screen."

"But Nick,people are so rude and obnoxious in real life. Over the screen there are no emotions so I can't tell if they are mean or just sarcastic. I like to think everyone out there has a really dark and weird sense of humor." I say with a smirk on my face knowing he is right.

"You know what I don't feel like cooking diner, here take my card and go get us some thing to eat. Have some social interactions." He holds out the blue piece of plastic out in front of him.

"Uggggggghhhhhhhhh.... okay but only because you worked so hard on your stream today." I say taking his card. "And FYI I'm not taking a shower, suck it!" I scream while snatching his keys and sprinting out the apartment.

"Charlotte! Go take a shower you probably smell my rotten potatoes!"

I poke my head back into the apartment with my tongue sticking out then I proceeded to run to my brothers car. I know he just wants what's probably best right now. But lately I don't even have the will power to take a shower anymore... it's hard feeling rejected by your friends by your school, and dang even my mom was in a hurry to get me shipped off to my brother. But that's stuff I don't wanna worry Nick about. He deserves a happy sister.