This short story is from <Heartwarming Collection of Short Stories for Seniors: 2 Books in 1> by Bradley Windrow. It is perfect for seniors, even for dementia patients. Be sure to read until the end, as there’s a special gift waiting for you! hope you enjoy it!
Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face. –Victor Hugo.
Edith sat in her cozy chair, squinting at her new smartphone. Today, she was determined to video call her grandkids without asking for help.
“How hard can it be?” she muttered, tapping at the screen with confidence and confusion. Little did she know, instead of calling her grandkids, she had accidentally hit the “go live” button on her social media app.
As her video went live, Edith was oblivious that her audience was steadily growing. She stared at her phone, trying to make sense of the tiny icons.
“Why are these buttons so small? Who designs these things?” she huffed, poking at the screen with increasing frustration. “Now, where’s the call button? Oh no, that’s not it,” she continued, unaware that dozens, then hundreds, of viewers had joined the livestream.
“I should’ve stuck with my flip phone,” she sighed dramatically, fumbling with the phone’s settings. Her unfiltered mutterings struck a chord with viewers who couldn’t get enough of her relatable struggle.
Edith’s commentary continued as she accidentally switched to the front-facing camera, giving viewers an extreme close-up of her forehead. “Why can I only see my wrinkles?” she muttered, squinting at her own face. “I swear this thing is broken.”
More people tuned in, and the comments section buzzed with viewers trying to offer her tips. “Tap the video icon, Edith!” one viewer commented, but of course, she didn’t see it. She was too busy fiddling with the phone, now tilting the camera to show her ceiling. Then, with a sudden slip, the phone fell to the floor, giving the audience a prime view of her fuzzy slippers. “Oh, for heaven’s sake!” Edith groaned, picking it up.
“Now, where did the camera go?” she grumbled, readjusting her glasses, only to realize they had been perched on her head the whole time. “There you are, you sneaky little things,” she muttered, placing them back on her nose, completely unaware of the laughter she was inspiring across the internet. Finally, Edith was about to give up.
“Maybe I should just stick to postcards,” she sighed, defeated. Just then, her phone rang. Her grandkids were calling—but instead of a private video call, they were watching her livestream!
“Grandma! You’ve gone viral!” her grandkids shouted excitedly through the screen. Edith blinked, confused. “Viral? Is that a good thing?”
Her grandkids laughed and explained that hundreds of people had been watching her tech mishaps live for 20 minutes. Edith’s eyes widened.
“Oh dear. Well, I hope you all had a good laugh!” she said, waving to the camera, finally realizing her unintended fame.
Edith was an instant internet sensation. Clips of her accidental livestream were shared all over, with comments praising her relatable struggle and charming sense of humor.
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