Written by: Snigdha Chaudhary - 30047, Grade VI
Posted on: 16 February, 2024
Rita was a very popular YouTuber who loved posting videos. She gained lots of likes and popularity, which made her very happy at first. Although it made her happier, as time went on, she felt burned out, and making a new video felt very hard for her. She started uploading less. One day Rita thought to herself that she should quit YouTube, but it was very hard for her to bring herself to it. Rita thought and thought and thought, and in the end, she made up an idea about being a cancer victim at a well-known cancer hospital. Rita thought to herself that if she faked cancer, then she wouldn’t have to worry about the pressure she would get for leaving. Weeks went on. It was one sunny morning when Rita had all the prompts ready. She had practised how to cry on command for weeks straight. Rita set up the video on YouTube. Explaining that she was a cancer victim. Rita also got the hospital's doctor to be by her side; the doctor even got interviewed in Rita's video about how she had gotten cancer. Rita did tell her family and friends about this setup video, but none of them thought much about it except her one friend, Anita. Anita was very anxious knowing that Rita put up a video on YouTube of her faking cancer, but she thought the plan would work out pretty well and they could spend more time together after that.
Anita didn’t think much of Rita’s options until some people started becoming suspicious of her. Anita saw some comments on Rita’s videos saying that she was faking it. Soon, many YouTubers also started making videos about how Rita faked her cancer, and it stirred up drama. Anita helped Rita out; she made a video about how Rita had lots of pressure on her, and she explained that Rita just wanted to quit YouTube. Rita felt much better after seeing that people took her side afterward. From then on, Rita could live happily, retiring from her channel.
