It's been months since our world turned upside down. Now, we're rich because of my mom, but it's still the same with 10 siblings, and me being the oldest one. This is hard.
Mom's voice echoed from the kitchen, "Totoy, could you fold the laundry, please?"
I glanced at the game console, reluctantly pressing pause. "Sure, Mom. Just let me finish this level," I called back.
Then, my sister chimed in from the living room, "Hey, Totoy, can you take out the trash too? It's really full!"
I sighed, adding another task to my mental checklist. "Alright, I'll do it after the laundry," I promised.
Before I could make my escape, my brother's voice joined in, "Totoy, the dishes need to be put away. Can you do it?"
I nodded, feeling the weight of the chores piling up. "Okay, okay, I'll add it to my list!"
As if on cue, my younger sister added, "Totoy, could you sweep the floors, please? They're kind of dirty."
I groaned inwardly, realizing I was in for a busy afternoon. "Fine, fine! I'll do it after the dishes," I conceded.
Mom's gratitude followed, "Thanks, Totoy! You're such a big help!"
"Yeah, yeah, I know," I muttered to myself as I resignedly began tackling the tasks at hand. Just another day in the life of being the responsible older sibling.
I should be a responsible older brother, but this is not what I expected my life would turn into. It's the same as when we were poor. I thought there would be crazy things happening to me, but no, it's all the same, just like before the world changed.
My mom is a top player of Candy Crush. The fact that she was one of the first to reach level 100 is an amazing feat. Apparently, there's a leaderboard that can be seen, which makes her very popular. Top players of Candy Crush gather around with one goal: to finish the game. Could they?
"Well, who knows. As for me, I sometimes play Candy Crush, but I'm not a pro in this game, so the game points I obtain aren't that much. But Mom is different; she's a pro. Together with her NEW game friends, they rush through the game, obtaining a lot of achievements, which makes them very rich.
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So, we're not lacking in game points at all, and we're secured for life. But is living in this new world the right thing? Why are we here? What happened to Earth? Could we come back? A lot of questions but no answers."
Our father is safe. After countless tries to find him, he unexpectedly communicate us. He found us because my mother is a top player in Candy Crush. My father is a top player too, but in Plants VS Zombies. Yes, he's a top player in that game. Wow, never thought I would have superstar parents.
My father did his best to survive and win each level of the game, obtaining strong plants in his arsenal and more game points. Apparently, he didn't always win, but the hyper-realistic nature of this game allows a person to protect himself no matter what happens, and my father is strong. While only a few have tried to eat him, well, zombies aren't all strong, so it's easy to kill them.
Being a pro in Plants VS Zombies and being strong in it makes him a top player of Plants VS Zombies. They are both known in their own game, which is truly something to be proud of, but... I envy them.
What about me? Is this all I will do? Will I take care of my siblings all my life? This is sad. I don't want to live like this. I love them, but I want to find my true calling, my true purpose in this world. I want to find the answers to why we are here, why all of us are here. But as time passes, I am losing hope and becoming a robot that only takes care of the house every day.
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I wish I never sought answers, for in my pursuit, I uncovered shadows that now haunt every step. The truth, once a beacon, now shrouds my reality in doubt and despair. I wish I stayed ignorant, shielded from the darkness that engulfs the world. I yearn for the comfort of my parents' presence, now distant echoes in the face of unfolding horrors. I wish I never glimpsed the END, its specter haunting my dreams, waiting to claim us all.
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In an instant, I became the NARRATOR that saw the END , burdened with the weight of the world's grim truths. There is no turning back, no escape from the relentless march towards the inevitable end. I am bound by duty to chronicle the unraveling of our existence, to bear witness to the final chapters of our collective story.
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Each passing moment only serves to deepen the shadows that now engulf us, casting a pall over the remnants of our once-vibrant world. Yet, amidst the despair, a glimmer of purpose emerges - to illuminate the path to our ultimate fate, to shed light on the darkness that consumes us. Though I can never return to the innocence of ignorance, I serve as the voice of this grim narrative, tasked with narrating the end.
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Yes, it begins with that fateful time when I sought answers that were never meant to be found, when my yearning for purpose led me down a path I would come to regret. It all started with an unexpected event - THE GATHERING OF PROTAGINISTS.
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