Unexpected Livestream Surprise

Okay, picture this: I’m half-asleep at three in the morning, scrolling TikTok,

when my Bluetooth speaker randomly connects. I’m home alone. Or at least I thought

I was. I hear a guy’s voice in my living room, practicing this cringey ‘hey guys,

welcome back to the channel’ intro. I don’t know any dude who owns a ring light,

so I grab my metal water bottle like a weapon and peek around the corner. It’s my roommate.

In full cosplay. Talking to a cardboard cutout of herself. She’s live-streaming to three people

and one of them is her mom. I accidentally kick the trash can, it SLAMS over,

and she spins around like a jump-scare. We just stare at each other while her stream chat