Bryou

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Photos 1-3 :🎙️September 19, 2024 – At Google France in Paris for a YouTube Podcast Show event

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7-9 : 🚐 November 14, 2024 – Special YouTube VanLife event in Paris

10 : 🔥 November 19, 2024 – Follow Me Expo in Paris

11-13 : 🎮October 27, 2024 – Paris Games Week

14 : 🎉 December 10, 2024 – Paris Creator Week

15 : 🥊 December 7, 2024 – DTR Fight, Accor Arena La Défense (Paris)

16 : 🎥 November 15, 2024 – Zen Emission at Bercy (Paris)

17 : 🎤 December 2, 2024 – At the offices of TikTok France in Paris

18 : 🔪 March 12, 2025 – Serial Killer Exhibition

19 : 🎈April 14, 2025 – Bubble Exhibition

20 : 😄 March 15, 2025 – Paris Manga & Sci-Fi Show

📖 New Story 📖 The Winning Ticket

Chapter 1 — A Morning Like Any Other

The morning light slowly entered the small bedroom. It slipped through the curtains and cast a pale, almost cold glow across the walls. The room was simple: a single bed against the wall, an overfilled wardrobe, a desk cluttered with papers, and an old radio resting on a shelf.

The young man stood in front of the open wardrobe. He searched through it with visible nervousness. Clothes fell one by one onto the floor: a sweater, then a shirt, then a pair of trousers. Some remained caught on the wardrobe door handle, while others piled up on the bed.

He was not really looking for anything specific. His movements were quick, almost mechanical, as if he hoped to find something without knowing what it was.

Finally, he stopped.

He picked up a clean shirt and slowly put it on. The fabric, still cold, slid along his arms. Standing in front of the mirror, he carefully buttoned the first buttons.

The radio turned on with a faint crackle.
A warm voice from a radio host filled the room.

“Good morning everyone, you’re listening to Radio Plus. We’re starting this morning with a classic to wake you up gently…”

A light piece of music began to play. The young man adjusted the collar of his shirt and ran his hand through his still messy hair.

Then the music faded slightly.

Another voice, brighter and more energetic, began to speak.

“Bryou Game. The only game where you can shine. Five identical numbers… and the jackpot could be yours.”

The young man froze.

The voice continued :

“One ticket, one moment… one chance to change everything.”

He slowly turned his head toward the radio. His gaze fixed on the device, as if the words had suddenly caught hold somewhere in his mind.

After a few seconds, he stepped forward and abruptly turned the radio off.

Silence returned.

He grabbed his keys, put on his coat, and headed toward the door.

As he passed the mirror, his reflection revealed a strange detail: under his shirt and coat, he was still wearing pajama pants.

He left without realizing it.

The bedroom remained behind him, silent and in disarray.

Chapter 2 — The Encounter

The street was already busy.

People walked quickly, absorbed in their own routines. Cars passed by with a low rumble of engines. Snatches of conversation blended with the constant sound of traffic.

The young man walked through it all with his hands in his pockets. His gaze seemed distant, as if he were looking without really seeing.

“Mister… excuse me…”

The voice came from behind him.

He kept walking.

“Mister!”

He quickened his pace slightly.

“Hey… please…”

The young man did not turn around.

Then the voice spoke again, more insistently :

“I think you dropped something…”

He stopped.

Slowly, he turned around.

A man was sitting against a wall. He looked to be about forty years old. His beard was uneven, and his clothes were worn from time and life on the street. Next to him lay a cardboard sign with the words written in shaky letters :

Help me.

On the ground near his feet was a scratch ticket.
The young man approached and bent down to pick it up.

He immediately recognized the Bryou Game ticket.

“Is it yours?” the man asked.

“Yes… thank you.”

The man simply nodded.

The young man tightened his grip on the ticket and continued on his way.

Chapter 3 — Temptation

At home, the apartment was quiet.

The silence felt almost heavy.

He placed the ticket on the kitchen table and stared at it for a few seconds.

It was nothing more than a small piece of cardboard.

And yet, it seemed to hold a strange promise.

He picked up a coin and began to scratch.

A first symbol appeared.

He stopped.

Then continued.

A second identical symbol appeared.

His heart began to beat faster.

He scratched again.

A third symbol appeared.

His breathing grew quicker.

The numbers slowly emerged beneath the gray surface.

He scratched more carefully now, almost cautiously.
Then he stopped.

He stared at the ticket.

Lost.

Only one symbol had been missing for the jackpot.
His hands trembled slightly.

Finally, he placed the ticket back on the table and pushed his chair away.

Chapter 4 — The Obsession

Days passed.

But the thought of the ticket never left his mind.

One afternoon, he was walking down the street while talking on the phone with a friend.

“Hey, do you know Bryou Game?”

His friend laughed.

“Of course I do. Everyone knows that.”

The young man explained that he had found a ticket and had almost won.

There was a brief silence.

Then his friend said :

“If you ask me, wait a bit before playing again. In a month, there’s a special ticket. A huge jackpot.”
The young man looked at the window of a to***co shop he had just passed.

“Yeah… but a few tickets can’t hurt.”

At first, it was almost like a game.

He went into the to***co shop and bought a ticket.
At home, he scratched it.

He lost.

The next day, he bought another one.

Then another.

Tickets began to pile up on the table.

Sometimes he scratched them quickly, sometimes slowly, as if he were trying to control chance itself.

Sometimes he sighed.

Sometimes he clenched his teeth.

Sometimes he tore the ticket into small pieces.

Days passed.

Nights passed too.

He searched his pockets for coins. He counted the remaining bills. He returned again and again to the to***co shop.

The tickets kept piling up.

Little by little, his movements became mechanical.
His face changed.

He spoke less. Slept less.

And the table filled with scratched paper.

The silence in the room suddenly felt even heavier.

Chapter 5 — The Fall

A month later, he opened his mailbox.

An envelope caught his attention.

His phone rang.

It was his friend.

“Today’s the big day!” he said excitedly. “Tell me you saved some money!”

The young man walked into his apartment without answering.

He opened the envelope.

His eyes moved slowly across the letter.

Little by little, his face lost all expression.

The voice on the phone kept talking.

“Today we’re definitely winning!”

His foot trembled slightly.

“Hello?”

A long silence.

“Wait… I’ll call you back.”

He hung up.

The letter slipped from his hands and fell onto the table.

On it was clearly the symbol of a bank… and an enormous amount of money lost.

Chapter 6 — The Irony of Chance

The next morning, the radio was on.

The young man stood in front of the mirror, combing his hair.

The music stopped and the news began.

“A tragedy occurred last night. A man died following an accident. A winning Bryou Game ticket was found on him. An investigation is underway.”

The young man froze.

The words echoed through the room.

He picked up his phone and tried to call.

No answer.

His gaze drifted into the mirror.

Chapter 7 — The End of the Game

The following night, he walked through the street.

The wind blew softly.

The city seemed quieter than usual.

He took his very first Bryou Game ticket out of his pocket.

He looked at it for a long time.

Then he tore it apart.

The piece of paper fell to the ground.

Right in front of a cardboard sign.

Help me.

But the man who used to sit there was gone.

The young man stood still for a moment.

Then he continued walking.

His footsteps grew slower and slower, until they disappeared into the night.

The End ? 🕰

A short film adaptation of this story is available on my YouTube channel : Walid Bryou.

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