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Hi I'm Chamilia from Brazil before I tell you my story please like And subscribe my parents were super super rich just kidding we were living in the poorest neighborhood in town mom stayed at home and Dad mowed lawns and we had little to no money H maybe I should have subscribed to this Channel and tried to win $10,000 hey you should try that subscribe to MSA today and you could be the lucky winner of $10,000 in just 7 Days fingers crossed but anyways being poor didn't stop my parents from spoiling my younger brother Pedro rotten

you see Pedro was a genius by the time he was 8 months old he could say his alphabet and count to 100 by the time he was two he was doing mathematical equations and solving puzzles our baby is a genius he's going to make us so proud and what am I chop lover on my fifth birthday instead of the princess house with the car and pool I wanted mom Stitched me a doll from old clothes we just don't have the money sweetie but Pedro received a brand new remote control car sweetie we had to get

Pedro something as well that wasn't even the worst of it Pedro was allowed to go to school and I wasn't my parents said it was because Pedro had a special gift so they used all the money they had to send him to a private school for gifted children and they couldn't even afford books for me to go to a public school Life was so unfair I felt so invisible the only time my parents saw me was when they wanted me to do some chore around the house over time I just got used to it and

since I couldn't didn't read books to myself or I didn't have a phone to watch videos I started to sew to pass my time Camelia what did you do to my curtains I fell in love with creating new things from old stuff and I wanted to become a fashion designer because of how differently my parents treated Pedro And me we never grew up close and he always saw me as his slave even though I was older than he was clip my toenails clean my shoes when I was 11 I begged my parents to send me

to a sewing School Mom Dad I deserve to be able to follow my dream too they don't have the money to send you to some stupid sewing school when they're going to send me to the most prestigious College in the country I'm sorry Camila but we have to support the child who has greater potential and Will make the family proud that Mom and Dad just walked away as Pedro stood there with a stupid smirk on his face oh I wanted to smack him hard it was then that I decided I'd do whatever it took to

get myself into a sewing school I tried to get a job but nobody wanted to hire an 11-year-old not even as a clown for a birthday party when I was 13 things looked as though they were turning around and I finally landed a babysitting job but when my parents Found out that I'd been neglecting household chores because of it they were Furious I was grounded for 2 months and Dad tore up all my designs that I had stuck on my bedroom walls over the years I was devastated but a tiny part of me refused to

give up I had to be smart this time when I drew I hid my drawings under the floorboards of my bed and when mom sent me to the supermarket I'd pass by the wishing fountain and take all the coins don't give me that judgmental look But after 3 years of saving those coins it still wasn't enough luckily for me my life took an amazing turn when I turned 16 and that set things in motion for me one day while drawing in my room I was so focused that I didn't see this girl peeking in at

me through the window wow that looks amazing I toppled out of my chair and fell to the ground the girl then did a back flip through my bedroom window and came in did the circus come to town what Do you want did my parents send you to spy on me no silly I'm the new neighbor and I didn't even let her finish I just picked her up threw her out of the window and closed the curtains as much as I wanted a friend I didn't want anyone to know that I couldn't read or write what

would she think of me but that didn't stop the crazy backflip girl over the next few days she did everything she could to get my attention even juggling three cats while she Balanced a mug of water on her head what a weirdo one day I decided to take a shortcut home because I had seen a lady with the most amazing outfit and I wanted to get home and sketch it just then I heard a man yell behind me watch out as I turned I saw a huge crane ball coming my way I froze in place

but luckily for me someone pushed me to the ground just in time girl are you crazy this is a danger zone can't you read I uh oh God I was sweating like a bald man In Spring can you read I sighed heavily and shook my head that's okay I can't draw amazing fashion designs like you can let's go and grab some ice cream my treat while eating the Ice Cream Crazy backflip girl I mean Sophia told me that she had moved next door with her parents and older brother Harrison also that Harrison was a rotten

egg and always got himself into trouble she also told me that her father lost his job after his boss accused him of stealing money from His office and then blacklisted him so no one else would hire him while her mother worked as a maid for some rich lady I told her that my parents hated me and wouldn't even let me go to school while they treated Pedro like he was a prince what do they think this is the 16th century no girl Left Behind woman power over the next few months Sophia taught me how to

read and write she was a great teacher and I was a quick learner Sophia's mother even supplied me With her old drapes to practice my designs on as much as I loved my bestie there was a downside of being neighbors with Sophia Harrison and Pedro became best friends and they'd go out of their way to make mine and Sophia's life a living nightmare so we stayed out of their way as much as possible but then one evening when I was was coming home after getting groceries I saw two guys push some guy to the ground

and grab his keys hey stop it the guys looked around And I was shook Pedro Harrison let's get out of here they hopped into the car and sped off was Pedro crazy that night I cornered Pedro in his room what the heck was that stunt you pulled today what I do is none of your business you're my younger brother of course it's my business if you tell Mom and Dad anything I'll tell them that Sophia has been tutoring you I couldn't afford to to lose Sophia's friendship so I kept my mouth shut and kept a

close eye on Pedro I found out that he'd been failing his subjects in school and he was missing classes to hang out with Harrison and his goons I was so frustrated that I thought my head was going to explode maybe you should start a podcast to ease some of your frustration talk to strangers about my story that'll be weird sometimes strangers make the best listeners that night Sophia helped me set up an Anonymous podcast using her phone I went by the name name Raven and It felt so good to get so many things off my

chest but what felt even better was reading the comments encouraging me to follow my dreams despite my parents unfair treatment they even encouraged me to open an online store and set up a GoFundMe to get started and soon my clothes were being sold faster than I could make them yeah I set up a Secret Workshop in Sophia's basement where I worked at night over the next 2 years it was a roller coaster First Harrison was Arrested for pickpocketing and his father shipped him off to the Navy when he he left Pedro got aund times worse

and he was even kicked out of school and he continued to hang out with the wrong crowd and my parents always made excuses for him but my life was super awesome I saved up enough money to get into the most prestigious fashion School in the country the only thing left to do was to send in my application which required me to create any design of my choice you've Got this bestie I'm rooting for you over the next 2 months I worked endlessly to create the most beautiful ball gown known to man I needed to get

into this school I had something to prove to myself a few nights before the submission of my dress while at Sophia's I saw Pedro enter her parents' bedroom I snuck up to the door and peaked through the crack I watched in shock as Pedro was stuffing his pockets with jewelry Pedro what on Earth are you doing Pedro Gave me one look and jumped through the window like a Frog Sophia and her parents had been too good to me to let Pedro get away with this I ran home but when I opened the door the confrontation

didn't an UNO reverse on me dad glared at me as he was holding a necklace in his hand Camilia why was this in your dresser as if on Q Pedro walked into the room to examine the necklace wait isn't that Sophia's mother's you should know since you stole it Pedro told us that he Saw you take this I didn't steal anything it was Pedro I just don't understand where we went wrong with you me Pedro's the one who got kicked out of school genius my butt we also found cash hidden under the floorboards where did

you steal that from I froze how did they my eyes met Pedro's and an evil glint flashed over his eyes that's my money I earned it stop lying Camilia I think it's time to teach Little Miss fashionista a lesson that she will never Forget Pedro bring the dress dress what dress the words stuck in my throat when I saw Pedro return with my submission dress I watched in horror as Mom lit the fireplace and took the dress from Pedro mom please don't you will learn your place in this family Chamilia my mother threw my dress

in the fireplace and it lit up quicker than a barbecue on Independence Day I tried to get it out but Dad and Pedro held me back as I kicked and screamed after a while my Dress was nothing but ashes as an avalanche of Tears ran down my face I knew that my time in this family was up I wanted to attack my parents and Pedro but I decided to pack my bags and I went to Sophia's that night after balling my eyes out I did a live podcast and revealed to my listeners what I had

just endured under the hands of my parents this time I used their real names yep I was done being the nice guy by the next morning my parents were chased out of The neighborhood and the rich lady Sophia's mom worked for pulled some strings and she got me another submission date bestie this dress is even better than the last one I have to admit I really did outdo myself about 2 weeks later I received a letter in the mail beads of sweat ran down my forehead with tr tring fingers I opened the letter and my

jaw dropped what does it say I got accepted into the fashion school yes I felt as though I were on Cloud9 over the next 4 years while I was away at school Sophia went to a community college I worked hard and came out at the top of my class I earned a junior position in a fashion company I even convinced Sophia's dad to apply as a manager there and he got the job it wasn't long after they were able to move into a nice place I was finally living my dream one mid night after one

of the company's shows I spotted my parents in the hallway waiting for me what are you Guys doing here I see you're a fashion designer I'm so proud of you I'm so proud of you words I always wanted to hear my parents say but I knew they weren't sincere why are you here Dad shifted uncomfortably Pedro's in trouble he and some of his friends got caught breaking into a bank and we need money to bail him out and after everything you and Mom did to me you think that I would help you sweetheart we're family

and that's what families do they help each Other out but where was my family growing up where were you when I needed you are you going to help or not not had you done your job as parents and parented Pedro instead of letting him wrap you around his finger he wouldn't be in a jail cell now as I looked across the room I saw Sophia and her parents waiting for me now if you'll excuse me I'm going to join my real family I pushed past my parents and walked toward the people who helped me and

never Turned their backs on me family is not just about blood but those who stood by you through thick and thin have I told you guys how amazing you are not recently no you guys are amazing so are you bestie I love you and I'm so proud of you I love you [Music] [Applause] too hi I'm Cece and this is my story before I begin don't forget to like and subscribe and hey new MSA merch alert Our latest bottles and notebooks are out now grab them via the link in the description and upgrade your gear

I was born in Paris the city of love love was everywhere in the heart-shaped cakes and the bakeries in the balloons all the street Merchants sold under the Eiffel Tower and in the random rounds of Applause whenever someone proposed publicly which happened like a hundred times a day yeah love was everywhere except our house my earliest memories Are of my parents fighting over the tiniest thing and of Lola my sister who was 7 years older distracting me I got you new furniture for your dollhouse let's rearrange it in my room why you're mom and dad

yelling are they going to be okay of course they'll be okay parents fight this is normal don't worry it didn't feel normal it felt like my whole world was going to crumble down and the only stable thing around me was Lola when our parents eventually divorced mom Moved to Italy to become an opera singer and Dad soon realized his mistake and spiraled he locked himself up in their room and we rarely saw him from that moment onwards Lola became my unofficial parent you cannot eat ice cream before dinner you're not my real mom why did

you fail math I spent my whole week tutoring you you're not my real mom it's fair to say I drove Lola crazy she was forced to become my mother at a very young age and I could be a brat also I Kind of ruined her plans for the future and her relationship with her very serious boyfriend Jordan Jordan and and Lola had planned to go away to college together seeing that Lola had to work and take care of me since our dad was useless Jordan left her and went off to college on his own I'm

sorry Lola there isn't a place for both me and CeCe in your life this is it for us I felt guilty that Lola had lost both her boyfriend and her dreams so I no longer Wanted to give her a hard time I started paying attention in class helping her around the house and even preparing her favorite meals and desserts there is no love like sisterly love CeCe never forget that we only have each other in this life one day as I was working at my part-time cashier job in a coffee shop I noticed a very

rich looking guy staring at me I could feel his gaze without even lifting my head naturally I decided to stare back until He got uncomfortable and broke eye contact but he was a tough opponent give it up creep didn't your mommy teach you it's rude to stare at people but he still didn't Flinch he insisted on being in the line I was serving even though the other one was empty what Americano please well that all how about your number on the side I just stood there with a poker face until he finally gave up and

said yes that will be all one Americano coming up name Ben that'll be € 4 Ben he gave me a 100 and told me to keep the change with a wink nice try jerk if you think you can buy my number you're sadly mistaken take your stupid money I'm just a generous Tipper girl but I will get your number eventually and by the way your eyes are gorgeous and then he left I wish I had shove that change in in a stupid face oh well I could just use it to buy Lola something nice this

Rich jerk kept coming back every day and I'd always notice he had Bodyguards waiting outside the shop for him one day he came in when the place was empty I won't leave until you give me your number then I hope you brought a change of clothes and a toothbrush you know Cece not to be a self-centered jerk but I'm a great catch if you're so great why are you so desperate to get my number determined is a better term I enjoy a hard Challenge and I just can't get you out of my head then get

a new head I would but I have great hair You're not getting my number weirdo we'll see for the next few weeks he showed up with extravagant gifts like a full mariachi band or roses that filled up the stores and customers couldn't get in my boss finally snapped and told me to handle the situation or I was out of course I couldn't get fired I had to help Lola with the household expenses so I caved and gave him my number i' just block him later when I told my co-workers what happened they all burst Out

laughing and started showing me his pictures on the internet turns out he wasn't just a rich kid but a famous actor as well apparently he had bought the staff silence because he didn't want me to go out with him simply for being famous to my surprise he wasn't that big of a jerk either he was crazy romantic like crazy romantic one day I mentioned that I was craving pizza so he insisted I'm going to Napoli for lunch I thought he managed to get last minute tickets on A plane to Italy but turns out out we

were going with his private jet you know Cece when I first met you and realized that you didn't know who I was I felt truly alive I had a rare opportunity to introduce myself however I likeed to someone who didn't already have some opinions about me well for future reference you didn't do a great job at it he came off as a creep yeah you made that very clear don't worry he was sweet charming and attentive and I found Myself falling for him I was hesitant to bring Ben home to see our poor house and

meet my useless dad only when I made sure he actually loved me and accepted me no matter what I invited him to dinner but Lola wasn't too enthusiastic about him you're spending too much time with him CeCe boys are trouble and a distraction you should be focusing on your studies to get into a good college instead of dating flamboyant Stars I'm not a kid anymore don't worry about me Also I can do both then Ben and I went public and he started taking me to all his premieres and movie sets sometimes I would miss school

and travel with him wherever he went Lola was Furious about this I did not break my back to keep you in school and give up on my dreams so you can live in some stupid fairy tale with a boyfriend fairy tales aren't real I'm grateful for the things that you've done but you can't keep holding that over my head you also chose to do this And I try to pitch in you're welcome to stop caring for me now and go back to school you're an ungrateful brat CeCe you just met this boy you're not his

first love nor the last don't get too used to this lifestyle cuz it won't be long before he drops you then we'll see what you'll do kiddo you almost sound like you resent me for getting a taste of the good life just let me be Lola but she didn't let me be one day I came home after a trip to Hollywood and found Lola Waiting for me in the dark have a seat OMG you freak you scared me I think you should see this what's this your prince charming isn't so innocent I hired a private

detective to follow him around see for yourself I couldn't believe Lola would go that far where did she even get the money to do this in the folder she gave me I found pictures of Ben and San trpe playing volleyball with many models and screenshots of him replying to other girls stories on Instagram that didn't Really bother me till I saw a photo of him having dinner with one of his exes and they were holding hands I felt utterly disgusted and couldn't believe Lola was right Ben had already left on another trip for 2 weeks

so I just blocked his number and blocked him on all the socials too and I promised Ola that I'd never speak to him again but I did find myself missing him so instead of caving and unblocking him I decided to watch one of his movies so one Evening there I was engrossed in his latest spy film and a family-sized pizza topped with pepperoni and my salty tears when I caught a glimpse of something outside my window it was Ben swinging from a rope off the roof like a lowbudget action hero I quickly opened the window

before he fell down and smashed his most valuable asset his money-making face what are you doing well it was impossible to reach you by any normal means and Lola wouldn't let Me in so I thought I could swing outside your window until you tell me what's wrong do you think I'm stupid do you think I wouldn't know about your Affairs what the you heard me I know all about sandrope and your DMs with other girls and the dinner with your ex I showed him the pictures and to my surprise he burst out laughing and tussled

my hair you dummy you well first these so-called models are my cousins gross I can't help it if we're all a good-looking punch Secondly these DMS are made by a very famous fake account everyone on Earth knows this person is acting like me how did you even miss this okay fine but what about the dinner how are you going to justify that well now that's embarrassing I got an anonymous call telling me that this big-time director wanted to meet me to discuss his upcoming superhero franchise for which he wanted to cast me I smelled something

fishy because the call didn't come Through my manager but I was too afraid to miss the opportunity so I went there I found my ex who had received the exact same call it was obviously some kind of stupid setup but there wasn't even any Paparazzi around that we could see and here I'm holding her hand because she's telling me her cat died I didn't bring this meeting up cuz it wasn't anything important do you honestly think I believe that yes do you know why I voice recorded all my calls and meetings so Here you go

oh man he humbled me quickly and left me speechless I hated being proved wrong but where did you get these pictures did you hire someone to stalk me don't flatter yourself they were thrown my way don't think for a minute that I'm obsessed with you CeCe baby it's too late I've seen you eat that pizza with snot and tears crying over me I hit him with the cushion as he laughed then he hugged me the next morning I told Lola everything but she wasn't Relieved or happy and you believe him you're so naive CeCe well

I know him more than you or your private detective he's an honest guy who loves and spoils me can't you just be happy for me you're my sister is that too much to expect Lola looked at me and then side you're right I suppose I can give him a chance I was only trying to protect you he seems too good to be true I know but maybe I looked out and he doesn't have any skeletons in his closet yeah maybe But just as I thought everything was on track it all exploded in my face one

morning as I was watching the news I saw a picture of Ben's father shaking hands with some Thug in the latest Hollywood drama the famous businessman also known as Ben's father is allegedly smuggling illegal goods and accepting bribes does this Mark the fall of his Empire and possibly Ben's reputation and career too as I watched in horror I suddenly noticed Lola standing behind the couch a Huge evil smirk on her face and the realization washed over me Lola was somehow behind this Lola my scream shut the house and I turned around to pounce on her

even dad who hadn't come out of his room in ages came out running as we rolled around on the floor how dare you humiliate Ben and his family like that what did you do do just use some AI generated images ow calm down will you I'm doing what's best for you this is what's best for me ruining my Relationship and someone's life how could you do that Ben was nothing but nice to you I've been nothing but nice to you what is your problem and then Lola's face Twisted with rage my problem is you thinking

you deserve to go off and live your fairy tale life with your stupid perfect boyfriend when I gave up everything for you so what I should just live here and take care of our useless Dad after giving up on my boyfriend and my dreams and it was all for you finally The truth comes out you jealous horrible dinosaur I slapped her hard you selfish ungrateful Pig our epic slap Showdown kept going until our palms were sore and Dad finally intervened I stormed off and shut myself up in my room how could I tell Ben my

sister ruined his family's reputation I tried calling him to see how he was taking it but I couldn't reach him or anyone from his family or managers he just disappeared from the face of the earth I joined my dad in Despair and didn't leave my room when Lola was in the house and I certainly didn't leave the house one night as I was watching one of Ben's films I heard loud knocks on the door and police sirens outside dad and I got out of our rooms quickly only to find the police taking Lula away you're

being detained on suspicion of defamation through madeup evidence you have the right to remain silent Lola I swear I had nothing to do with this I know Cece I did Lola Turned herself in but why I rushed to prison after her and waited until I managed to see her why did you do that I couldn't bear seeing you so miserable I already lost mom and dad and I can't stand the thought of losing you two I was afraid you'd go off with your prince one day and I'd be alone and miserable and I got really

jealous and selfish then made you happy and you deserve that now that it's public his father was framed I'm sure he'll turn up again I Was speechless I believed Lola regretted what she'd done but she had to pay the price for it now and Ben would get to hear that it was Cece behind everything and would make sure he stayed away from me forever but one day as I was leaving the police station after visiting Lola I bumped into Ben I I thought I'd never see you again my family and I were advised to stay

low and not to talk to anyone till the matter was cleared up now I'm here to pay Lola's bail and We're dropping all charges against her what why would you do that because she turned herself in so she obviously regrets it and because I love you and she's your sister and because I'm confident that I can win her over too I wore you down didn't I you sure did and I love you [Music] too hi my name is Natalie and I fell in love with a monster but before I continue please like And subscribe to

MSA please support MSA in style our bottles and notebooks are perfect for teens on the go check them out in the description I never really meant to fall in love at all in fact I was absolutely against it I just gotten out of a bad relationship with my ex who dated five girls behind my back and when I confronted him about it he had the nerve to blame me I just needed some attention and you were never there I live two houses down from you if you were lonely You should have just come over or

called that's too much work and you know I hate talking on the phone and hanging out at your house is so boring my face is too pretty to be stuck inside all day I was thinking maybe I can be your boyfriend on Fridays and I can date other people on Saturdays I dumped that idiot and tried dating other guys but that didn't work out it felt like I was kissing a bunch of frogs they were either too stupid too vain or just plain jerks on My 16th birthday I decided to stay away from boys and

focus on school instead I had dreams of following in my parents' footsteps and becoming a famous architect but then I met Sam and he ruined my life Sam was a star football player with a cocky attitude and he walked around school like he owned the place all the girls were in love with him and boys acted like he was some kind of superhero Sam sat next to me in science class and every day he'd wink at Me with this dumb grin on his face but I ignored him he wasn't my type anyway one time during

a science test I caught Sam copying my answers hey jerk face stop cheating get over yourself I'm smarter than you I dropped my pencil on the floor and I was picking it up three of your answers are wrong anyway yeah right you think I was born yesterday suddenly the teacher popped up out of nowhere and started screaming like a maniac she snatched our tests gave us a big fat F And sent us both straight to detention I tried to tell her I was innocent but she refused to listen after detention Sam caught up to me

and I was mad as a wet cat I'm really sorry leave me alone you've done enough damage I didn't mean to get us in trouble I really did drop my penc I'll make it up to you I swear I stormed off but the next day Sam convinced the teacher to let us work on a special project after school so we could get extra credit Cena it's all Good I told you I'd make this right it's the least you could do you're the one who got us into this mess I'll take that as a thank you

besides you're the lucky one you get to spend time with me and my biceps he started flexing his muscles like he was in a bodybuilding competition and he pulled out his phone and took a selfie could you be any more self-absorbed come come on I'm just joking I'm actually really cool if you get to know me he gave me his number Winked at me and then walked away so annoying Sam and I met after school to work on our project and to my surprise he was actually really smart and I tried to fight it but

I started to develop a huge crush Sam had the most beautiful brown eyes and every time he looked at me my heart fluttered one time his finger brushed against mine and I swear there was a spark before I knew it we were holding hands and we went from to talking about atoms and electrons to Kissing and man that kiss was amazing after that we were inseparable we couldn't get enough of each other we finished each other's sentences soon we were madly in love an epic love like you read about in fairy tales life was perfect

but then everything changed suddenly Sam stopped meeting me after class he stopped answering my texts and funny memes I figured he was busy so I gave him some space then I heard he quit the football team I got really worried So I asked him about I'm fine it's nothing no it's not you've been playing football your whole life you've been obsessed with playing in college and going pro you can't just quit you're not the boss of me I do what I want he marched off without another word after that things got even worse he started

hanging out with a bad crowd and he totally changed he didn't smile anymore or crack jokes like before he was as cold as an iceberg every time I Tried to talk to him he was Snappy and rude then one day he stopped showing up in school I went by his house but it was empty with a four sale sign outside I asked the neighbors what happened and they told me that Sam and his parents left in the middle of the night I tried everything to reach Sam I was so confused and worried then one day

he dm'd me from his insta he told me he wanted to break up suggested that I move on with my life and then blocked me I Was completely devastated I couldn't imagine life without Sam and I couldn't understand why he do this to me I collapsed onto my bed and hid under the covers for days my best friend Shelly came to my rescue she brought me ice cream chocolate cake and we watched dozens of MSA videos slowly I started to feel better but every time I saw something that reminded me of Sam I burst into

tears it's been 6 months it's time for you to move on but there's no Me without Sam we're two peas in a pod two halves of one heart I can't live with half a heart Shelly I'm only human Shelly grabbed all my pictures and gifts from Sam and toss them into a shoe box what are you doing I'm giving you your freedom back Sam's long gone it's time for you to move on shell was right they were just things and they only made me sad Shel put all Sam's stuff in the fireplace we burned them

and roasted marshmallows and slowly things started Getting better I even graduated from high school at the top of my class Shel and I applied to our Dream college and we both got in during our first week there shell and I went to this cool college party and this boy named Roger asked me to dance I'm not much of a dancer I'm not either don't worry about it just follow my lead Roger pulled me to the dance floor and we danced the night away though we both look like a pair of crazy chickens stomping our feet

And shaking her butts I couldn't remember the last time I'd had so much fun Roger wasn't the hottest boy around but he certainly had confidence and charm one day you're going to marry me I hardly know you plus I'm happily single not for long I'm going to chase you treat you like a princess and soon you'll be in love with me after that Roger went on a mission to capture my heart he brought me a bouquet of Daisy I saw them and thought of you but I was Allergic and I broke out in hives a

week later he tried to cook for me at his place I think something's burning it's not burning everything's fine then the kitchen caught fire every day Roger tried something new to win my heart and it started to get out of hand he hung a banner from the roof of my dorm to wish me a happy birthday and almost fell off a ladder he jumped on a stage at a night club to sing me a song and twisted his ankle as I drove him to the emergency Room he asked me to be his girlfriend friend honestly

even though I didn't feel crazy Sparks with him it felt nice to be loved this way he was a good guy so I said yes a couple years later I got an internship to work at my family's business and it was the best I helped my parents design a state-of-the-art office building and land a huge new client one morning before work I stopped at a coffee shop for breakfast i' just taken a huge bite of my scone when I looked up And saw Sam walk through the front door my heart nearly stopped I felt a

surge of emotion I hadn't felt in a while and then he spotted me Natalie I gulped down my scone in a hurry and suddenly I was choking I jumped out of my seat and started flapping my arms around like a wild bird banging into customers and knocking coffee all over the place then suddenly Sam rushed toward me and performed the heick maneuver and I spat out my scone as I gasped for air and Backed away from him I slipped on some spilled coffee hit my head and everything went black I woke up in a hospital

bed and saw Roger and Shelly staring down at me I'm so happy you're okay Gumdrop I don't know what I would have done without you thank goodness your friend Sam was there the doctor said that he saved your life you met Sam he was here at the hospital he left 10 minutes ago don't worry Pumpkin I invited him out to dinner tomorrow night It's the least we could do he saved your life Roger hugged me tight I smiled and pretended to be cool but my stomach started turning back flips a couple of hours before dinner

I started freaking out Shelly came over to calm me down I can't do this what's the big deal you're over Sam right I don't know I'm not sure what do you mean you're not sure you've been with Roger for 2 years I know but when I saw Sam all my feelings for him just don't even say it that jerk broke Your heart remember he didn't deserve you then and he doesn't deserve you now Shelly was right Sam was a heartless snake so he might have saved my life but even monsters are nice at least one

day out of the year right I didn't need to be nervous about this dinner I was dating Roger and he was 20 times better than Sam so put on my fanciest dress and spent an hour on my makeup I was going to show Sam what he was missing when we got to the restaurant I was surprised That Sam showed up with a girl named Tia who he introduced as his girlfriend she looked like a supermodel but she had the IQ of a rock when Roger told Sam we were applying to graduate school she said you

don't need to go to graduate school to learn how to graduate uh that's not listen all you do is tell your dad to pay off a couple of teachers to give you an a then you walk across the stage like this Tia stood up and strutted up and down the restaurant bumping into a Waiter holding a tray of food which was spilled all over her dress the date was over after that and I thought it was in the clear but soon Sam and tia started showing up everywhere I saw them at the coffee shop Sam

worked at my gym and we both walked our dogs at the same park and the worst thing was that Roger loved going on double dates with Tia and Sam and I hated it my blood boiled when I saw them holding hands I wanted to scream when Sam kissed her and I wanted To cry when I saw Sam smile and look at Tia the way he used to look at me then one day I lost it I called Sam and told him to meet me at a park on the other end of town where no one

would see us okay what's with all the secrecy Nat I feel like we're in a spy movie I needed privacy fine we're alone just me and you reminds me of Old Times Sam stepped toward me and my stupid heart fluttered I hadn't been that close to him in years I could smell his cologne it brought Back so many beautiful memories then suddenly blazing hot rage csed through my veins I hate you look I was in a bad place you made me fall in love with you and then you broke my heart and now that I

finally moved on you weasel your way back into my life to hurt me again no that's not what I'm doing you're a monster leave me alone I never want to see you again I broke into tears ran to my car and drove off but when I got home I saw Roger at my door what's wrong Cupcake I told Roger that I didn't want to go on any double dates with Sam Anda anymore I just wanted to focus on us of course sugar bear whatever you want then I kissed Roger but all I could think about

was Sam when I pulled away Roger had this strange look on his face then he got down on one knee I think I want to marry you I don't have a ring but I can get one right away just tell me what you want and I'll buy it I want it perfect just like our love I was Overwhelmed and speechless I'm sorry I have to go I I think I left the iron on let's talk tomorrow okay I rushed inside and shut the door behind me that night Roger sent me pictures of dozens of rings

and wedding venues all of them were amazing and part of me started thinking that sealing the deal with Roger would just make me move on for good okay this is madness you can't marry Roger if you're still in love with Sam but you said he didn't deserve me And you're right he just came back to hurt me and what he did the first time that is unforgivable actually that's not true h I thought I wouldn't tell you because you were happy with Roger but I can see that you're not and I can't stay quiet anymore

what are you talking about I've been volunteering at the hospital and a few days ago I spotted Sam leaving my uncle's examination room who's an oncologist I snuck in later and looked at Sam's file my uncle caught me and he Was Furious but since I begged he told me the whole story Sam got really sick in high school that's why he quit the football team he was going through special treatment but it wasn't working so he and his parents moved away to enroll in a special treatment program now he's cured but he still has to

take medicines I think Sam broke up with you because he didn't know if he was going to survive it and he couldn't bear to see you hurt that's why he was a jerk he Wanted you to forget about him and move on my heart felt crushed hearing this but he's moved on he's dating Tia they broke up yesterday now she's dating a movie star they're insta official I have to talk to Sam what about Roger I went straight to Roger's house and told him that I couldn't marry him but why sugar plum you deserve someone

better than me I gave away my whole heart to someone else a really long time ago and I never really got it back I'm so sorry Roger Burst into tears but he appreciated that I told him the truth I hopped in my car and drove to the gym where Sam worked and almost hit a truck as I swerved into the parking lot I texted Sam and begged him to come outside I get it you hate me what else do you need to say I know what you did and you're an idiot a big stupid idiot

Sam stared at me I'm sorry I just didn't want to hurt you well you did that anyway I didn't need you to protect me Trula fights and lasts through the Good and the bad so what now I threw my arms around him and held on tight as he hugged me back you never let me go I think I can do [Music] that hey there I'm Christina hit that like button and smash subscribe to MSA for stories that'll make your head spin but first show your love for MSA with our awesome bottles and notebooks peek at

the collection in the description and pick your favorites life used to be all Fun in games with my twin Nadia we did everything together watched cartoons played games and even wore identical clothes we were so alike even our parents got mixed up but as We Grew Older things changed we started liking different things and by the time we were in fifth grade everyone saw that Nadia was way smarter than me Mom was a university teacher and she was always talking about Nadia's good grades to everyone and giving her extra lessons She tried with me once

but when I didn't understand quickly she just sighed some kids shine others don't it made me feel bad Nadia's study sessions grew longer and our playtime disappeared like our matching outfits how about a cartoon break for all time sake can't mom thinks they're just a distraction now and then Mom started giving me more and more house chores at first I didn't mind helping but then I noticed she was doing it on purpose to keep me away from my Sister leave your sister alone she's studying go wash the dishes but I just wanted a little help

with my math ask your teacher for help naughty is busy and those dishes aren't going to wash themselves and after that you can organize your closet if you can't manage that mess you're not going to get very far ahead in life you don't always have to be like that it's all right Christina honey let's go do the dishes together NAIA and I were growing distant mom paid Me no attention and she and dad fought a lot mostly about the way she treated me and I couldn't help feeling feeling that I was the reason our family

was tearing apart eventually Mom and Dad split up and I ended up moving out with Dad to a really dingy apartment look on the bright side honey Adventures await us Adventures huh more like nightly Mouse marathons and indoor rain this place just needs a little love and you can choose the decor pink for your room Maybe black just like my future surprisingly I came home to find one wall in my room painted black dark moments show us how the little things can shine he put bright flowers against the black wall notice how the colors stand

out now it's pretty I guess you'll understand someday always look for the bright spots positive thinking was tough especially with school growing weirder by the day everyone at school thought of me as the other dumb sister even my Teachers seem to feel sorry for me Christina maybe put in some extra effort you might surprise yourself sure I'll ask Mom for help oh wait she's too busy with her star student I left the classroom upset when I heard Na's voice behind me in the hallway what's wrong now just another day of me growing tired of being

compared to you it's not my fault I just keep to myself it must be nice not worrying about anyone else I was walking off but Nadia grabbed my arm Hey listen I know you're upset but there's something I can't tell you right now it's why I am the way I am now please trust me or maybe you're just self-absorbed and that's some stupid mysterious lie you made up to make yourself sound more interesting well it's not working cuz not interesting did later Nadia went to a fancy school for smart kids and things got quiet I

missed her a lot because even though we drifted apart she was still my twin after all And after that I hardly saw her anymore even when I visited mom's place mom was always too wrapped up in her own world and I couldn't help but notice that among the family photos on the walls there wasn't a single one of just me on my 15th birthday dad had a big grin and said he had a surprise for me guess what I've got a girlfriend she's Italian and she owns a pet shop let's go see it Vanessa's super

cool you'll see we walked into the pet shop and it was like A jungle instead of puppies and kittens there were snakes and big bugs holy moly what is this Vanessa had a big snake around her neck and smiled that's just Ziggy my Whi scorpion he's nice once you get to know him Vanessa was full of energy and made the scary animals seem cool and this Majestic creature is Mr Bean the python he's quite the gentleman I thought I was the man in your life oh you are but Mr Bean here is the silent type

and he never complains about my Cooking the way they were flirting with each other was so cringy on the drive back Dad wouldn't stop talking about Vanessa and it was too much Dad I like Vanessa but I'm not ready for a new mom he looked sad but I had to say it next time he invited me out with them I said no it felt like everyone was moving on except me dad had Vanessa Nadia was busy being smart and here I was feeling stuck and unno noed Vanessa the snake lady started hanging out at our

place a lot One afternoon she was trying to bake a pumpkin pie and she dumped a whole bag of flow on the floor and then tripped over the cat I couldn't help laughing even though I was trying to ignore her after some time Vanessa plopped a piece of pie in front of me raising an eyebrow truce she asked and honestly it smelled too good to ignore L I know you don't like having me in your Dad's life and honestly I never saw myself as a stepmom I'm more like a free spirit you know but Hey

your dad's got my heart doing cart wheels so let's try to be friends huh I'm not like your typical stepmom witch di does that mean you won't give me a hard time for eating junk food I'm the one offering pie for lunch aren't I okay she was quirky and she had a point later on I found myself helping her cook and dad got all teary seeing us getting along turns out Vanessa was kind of cool to have around but I still felt a bit like I was on the sidelines of everyone Else's game one day

in my room I noticed the flowers next to the black wall looking sad their petals falling time for new flowers fresh flowers had become my thing they cheered out the room at the flower shop I met Mrs Garcia for the first time she was super cool zipping around in her wheelchair arranging bouquets with the biggest smile pick whatever makes you smile Christina she said handing me the brightest bunch I walked out of the flower shop super Happy with my new flowers I wasn't looking where I was going and didn't see a bike coming it knocked

me over and I blacked out I woke up in a hospital bed and Nadia was there looking super worried she ran off to find dad as soon as I opened my eyes the doctor said I'd hit my head pretty badly and was out for three whole days but they checked me over and said I could go home back in my room something about my flowers caught my eye they seemed cooler somehow I Grabbed a pen and paper and started drawing really getting into all the shapes and patterns I could see what's up with you did

you know flowers are kind of like math they've got these patterns that are all just cool Nadia looked at my drawings and turned white as a ghost no way here try these math problems stuff that used to look like alien code suddenly just made sense I even solved the complex equations did my brain just level up or what we got to Tell Mom like she'd care to check on me she's not heartless okay she was actually worried don't defend her you don't know everything then tell me I told you I can't then just go ahead

and leave I don't even want to know your stupid secret later when Mom popped by she barely glanced at dad and Vanessa and came straight to me with a stack of papers time for a little test Christina after I finished she examined the papers and just said pack up you're staying With me now oh what can we talk about this first no need she's got a gift and I'm going to make sure it doesn't go to waste wait you can't just show up and decide to take her where were you before and why are you

suddenly loving her now my God I can't believe I'm even standing here listening to you on nobody I'm her mother but if you must know Christina might have acquired Savant syndrome and it's not something either of you can deal with I can help her she explained That sometimes a head bump can switch on a talent for things like art or math she thought that's what had happened to me and I couldn't help feeling excited could this be my shot to shine and get Mom's attention I begged dad and finally he said yes better watch out

Christina my cousin in Rome got that Acquire servant syndrome he became arrogant and a real pain then he bumped his head again and went back to being stupid not that you're stupid but you know what I Mean what kind of dumb syndrome is that Vanessa did you come up with it while watching cartoons I ignored mom and ran to hug Vanessa before leaving mom enrolled me in naadia school and on my first day I felt nervous but I noticed Nadia was popular and people were also interested in me when they wondered why I just started

there Nadia jumped in she was sick and overseas for treatment come on Christina later I asked her why she lied mom's orders just play along okay That sounded weird but they brushed it off because I had lots to do before long I caught up with all the school workor and even started getting better grades than Nadia that's when Mom finally said she was proud of me for the first time in my life and late one night I overheard mom screaming at Nadia in the living room you call this a report card pathetic all the years

I spent working so hard with you down the drain I'm trying my best your best your best is a Joke you're nothing like your sister if you don't smarten up you'll be a nobody just like your father mother hearing this I felt stunned why was mom being so harsh with Nadia and calling dad a loser that was just mean I snuck into Nadia's room later and told her I heard the argument great now what mom's on my case expecting the best and you're making it harder you're doing all this for her yes she's always pushing

me being super strict if I don't do well she gets Really mean and I can't deal with that I didn't say anything before about how mean she is because I thought I wanted to be the best too and she was helping me now it just feels like she's making me miserable mom was even tougher on Nadia than I thought and hearing that shook me and now Mom was dragging me to these math contests too that usually Nadia competed in I didn't want to stress out Nadia more but I also wanted to shine was that so

bad and soon I was Winning the math contests with record-breaking results people started calling me a genius reporters interviewed me I got my pictures taken and I even spoke at Mom's University all that praise and validation should have felt good but somehow I still felt empty inside this isn't what I wanted that weekend I needed to clear my head so I visited dad on the way I stopped by the old flower shop Mrs Garcia was there hey Christina what's new how are you feeling Now after the accident and catching up with her I spilled out

my whole story she was putting together a bouquet as she listened then she looked up and said you know Christina a flower doesn't worry about being the tallest or the brightest in the bunch it just grows at its own pace that's kind of like us to suddenly it made sense being myself was enough whether I was winning math contests or not Dad Vanessa and my friends didn't care about any trophies They just liked me for me they always had mom was the one caught up in who was the tallest brightest flower but Mrs Garcia saw

something else a garden where every flower mattered seeing Nadia so unhappy just trying to please mom made me sad I used to be jealous but not anymore and I decided that something had to change I got dad and Vanessa on board and we cooked up a plan we just needed the perfect time to kick it off that chance came during a live TV interview With me and Mom the host asked me what it was like growing up with a ton of books she loved it actually that was Nadia she always had her head in a

book and never got to have any fun the crowd was shocked and Mom got stiff I wasn't The Bookworm my smarts came after a head bump you mean the illness you had that's just mom's story she didn't want to acknowledge she had a dumb kid I guess be quiet I won't and I don't care about winning math contests Nadia doesn't Either we're done trying to please you with that I walked off and went backstage to find Nadia why'd you do that Mom didn't bat an eye when she separated us ruined her marriage and used you

to become popular she ignored me all my life and now she's using me Nadia we deserve better aren't you tired of being mom's puppet come with me we bolted before Mom could stop us dad was outside ready to whisk us away you can't take my kids they're old enough to Choose or do you want to take this up in court mom looked Furious but she stayed quiet and we went home Vanessa had a lovely dinner waiting and it felt like a fresh start and Nadia started helping Vanessa with the snakes and it seemed to be

her calling working with those slimy creatures as for me I'm still figuring things out but for now I'm just happy with the good stuff around me I Su past other cars my foot hitting the accelerator at every turn as my Friend Vanessa screamed for her life just then I saw this police car tailing us and pulled to the side just do as I say okay like I have a choice shut it oh hey officer was I going too fast may I see your license please oh sure officer cutie it's C oopsie my dad you know

I had this dream last night that I was stopped by a policeman and we went to this cute place by the ocean and shared a cold latte since it's so hot these days I mean talk about global warming You think it's getting hot in here I think it is what do you think Vanessa I think you should shut up I think so too now please step out of the car really none of my flirting worked huh then I guess I have no choice but to do this and I stepped on the gas and sped the

car away hi everyone I'm sage and I'm about to tell you how I messed up my life but before we get into that please like And subscribe to MSA I lived with my single mother and my twin sister Zoe In a small apartment in downtown New York we didn't know anything about Dad except that he was a loser who turned his back on Mom and left her totally heartbroken one day you're going to come back crawling and begging for forgiveness and I will spit on your face and make you cry mark my words that never

happened and mom never found her true love again that didn't stop her from trying though she worked as a receptionist at this fancy Resort Outside town where she met tons of new people every month she would date some new guy who would break her heart and she'd become a sobbing mess like this one time when Zoe and I were 10 mom started dating this Italian guy who left her because her pasta was too salty it's garbage at 13 there was a biker guy who thought it was a cool idea to teach mom how to ride

a bike needless to say Mom Bell broke her arm and couldn't work for weeks and then a year later mom met this Indian guy who even moved in with us take a deep breath in now exhale now inhale now inhale and exhale at the same time it's 5: in the morning dude can we speed this up yoga is all about patience the more you practice it the better you get now let's try again so annoying but mom thought he was perfect and sold off her jewelry to invest in his stupid yoga retreat but he just

pocketed all the money and disappeared Without a Trace how could I be so stupid we were planning to set up this cute Bakery next to the yoga retreat he teach yoga and I'd bake cookies you know yoga's a form of exercise right cookies are kind of counterproductive h why are you like that like what smart and practical no mean and heartless can't you see moms in pain maybe I was a bit heartless growing up poor makes you accept reality in a harsh way but with Zoe it was different she was dulu thanks to Mom and

her awful Choice in men she grew up thinking that the only way to have a good life was to get your hooks into someone rich and successful I was reading this fashion blog and they said if I sleep with a clothes pin on my nose I'll get the perfect upturn nose like most rich people have that's the stupidest thing I've heard your nose is just fine can't hurt to make it better and what do you know about fashion and skin care she even tried poking her cheeks with Pencils so she'd get dimples when that failed

she turned to stupid home remedies it's just getting worse before it gets better right what do I know about fashion and Skin Care so yeah Zoe and I were pulls apart and mom was always weird and things just got worse when we turned 18 mom met some guy at her Resort fell in love and a week later they got married and moved to Spain she promised to stay in touch but all we got were a few bucks and occasional phone Calls with bills piling up Zoe and I had to pick up housekeeping jobs at the

resort the pay wasn't great but it was enough to cover school we even got a room to stay in which was a huge downgrade from our apartment okay we need to make this work Zoe you take the broom and I'll dust the shelves uh I just got a manicure done so count me out where did you get the money wait have you been using my savings yeah but think of it as an investment in our Future see what if tomorrow I run into some rich Bachelor who asks me out then Falls madly in love with

me and we get married and when we move to our fancy new house I'll even set up a place for you in the garage where you can stay with your girlfriend and and cats what girlfriend your girlfriend silly you don't need to stay in the closet forever it's 2024 I'm not gay Zoe I just don't have time for stupid boys now help me or I'll make you sleep on the floor the Next few days were tough I woke up extra early worked my shift went to school came back worked again and passed out but Zoe

barely showed up at work and was more busy flirting with some guy or the other and then on the night of our graduation party Zoe and I were getting ready when I spotted this huge diamond ring on her finger where did you get this from uh I bought it by selling your kidneys oh stop yelling okay fine I found this lying by the sink in a room I Was cleaning today so I borrowed it for the party tonight and don't worry the guest isn't going to be back before tomorrow morning so I have plenty of

time to put it back and what if they come back early realize their million dooll rock is missing and they trace it right to you why would they assume it's me because you're a maid and the maid is always the thief who else would go in the room oh my God you're right how did I not think about that oh they'll catch me and throw me in jail I'm too pretty to go to jail plus no rich guy will marry an ex-convict my life will be over before it even begins just shut up for 2

minutes Zoe told me the room number and I double checked at the reception and thankfully the guest was still out this was the perfect chance to put the ring back so I tiptoed my way across the hall popped out the master key and was about to open the door when suddenly my eyes Fell on the most perfect guy ever his beautiful black hair hair matched his perfectly fitting tuxedo and he radiated elegance and confidence with his walk I was sure he was an important guest but then he stopped right next to me almost expect you

to be ready on time uh you're talking to me do you see anyone else around let's leave shall we leave for our date I'm Carter our dad set us up Vanessa I thought you had seen my picture I want to see yours but you're Not on social media and your dad said he hate getting photographed but have your room number 709 so it's got to be you unless you lur around other people's rooms for some reason no why would I do that of course it's me I am she Vanessa and yes of course I've seen

your picture but you have one of those faces that isn't very memorable a complete lie okay we have a reservation at the I don't want to lose the tle so let's go I smiled weakly as Carter led me to his Chauffeur driven car had I just panicked and ended up on someone else's blind date at one of the fanciest French restaurants in town I quickly texted Zoe to go to the graduation party without me as we were led to our table I was overwhelmed by the freaking number of forks on the table and I couldn't

understand anything on the menu I just let Carter order for me and we made awward W small talk and then fell silent good Lord i' never imagined a date with A gorgeous guy could be this painful so Vanessa's a lovely name uh yeah I guess I've never met a Vanessa except myself I'm actually named after Venice do you like Venice it's nice yes I like skaymore I travel a lot actually it's my way a take you a break uh break from what you know endless sings parties interviews where I get asked a lot of dumb

questions like what do I eat in a day how much should I work out how many girlfriends I have etc etc and I have to Answer all that to keep up a certain image of course but this life can be very exhausting you know what I mean frankly no you sound like you don't appreciate how lucky you are what do you mean I mean look at that waiter for example he works his butt off every day trying to make just enough for his rent you think his life is easy but he still smiles and serves

you isn't that exhausting maybe but that's what he gets paid for it's his job so he's not Allowed to be tired because he works for a wage but you riding around in chauffeur driven cars living in fancy houses dining in the best restaurants you can be tired because you have to attend a few meetings and answer a few questions don't you think that's a bit hypocritical I I have hadn't really thought about that then maybe you should anyway I got to go but you haven't even touched your food I'm not hungry anymore and I just

left without another word and Hailed a cab back to the resort when I got there I realized that I still had the ring on me so I decided to give my luck a second chance and tiptoed my way to Vanessa's room carefully avoiding all the cameras I swiped the key gently turned the knob and walked in when suddenly someone jumped on me and pinned me to the ground who are you and why did you just sneak into my room and why are you wearing my ring speak up I will if you just get off me

thankfully Vanessa Agreed to listen and I spilled everything about the ring Carter in the blind date I thought she'd call security immediately but instead she burst out laughing do you have any idea how much I tried to get out of that date pH you did me a huge favor does that mean you won't be pressing charges that depends you see I moved to France with my Grandma at 5 because my dad wanted to marry a kid- hating bimbo but now she's left him so he wants me to come back home problem is I don't want

to I have my whole life in France including my boyfriend John Pierre and Dad hates him he wants me to date Carter or he'll cut me off and since Carter thinks you're Vanessa you'll just have to date him in my Place wow you rich folks are complicated and I can't do that because it's stupid and I'm pretty sure that guy hates me really then why did he send me a text asking to meet him again listen just make this Carter guy go away what if I say no then Your sister will rot in jail and

you will lose this job but what about my work I'll pay you does half a million sound good sounds great Vanessa and I shook on it and that night I couldn't sleep a wink thinking about how this money could change everything for me and Zoe but I was pretty nervous about fooling some rich powerful guy I wanted to share my doubts with Zoe but I knew she was a tattletail so I kept quiet and the next morning Vanessa woke me up at 6 And told me that Carter was on his way to take me to

a derby match is there a reason why I'm dressed like Mary Poppins cousin I get that you want him to hate me but this dress makes me hate me the idea is to make you look undatable and this dress is perfect for that now remember make this the worst day of Carter's life he should be calling my dad and telling him that I'm a monster now go make me proud I left the hotel and greeted Carter at the gate half Expecting him to say something about my dress but he just smiled and complimented me was

he blind sorry I think we cut a off on the wrong foot last night can we do this in the car please the heat is making me dizzy sure for the rest of the ride Carter kept trying to talk to me but I just pretended to be busy on my phone soon after we reached the Derby stands and were about to take our seats when I put my plan into motion Carter can you get Me something to drink I'm parched but the race is about to start you're right I'll just go and get it myself

no wait I'll get it a thanks Carter pushed through the crowd and came back with a a massive cup of soda I took one look at it and screamed it has no ice I want ice Carter rushed through the crowd again and came back sweating with a new cup of soda thanks oh no what now this isn't diet I can't drink regular soda it makes me Feel bloated and gassy get me a new one pretty please Carter shot me an irritated look before running back into the crowd and by the time he got back the

race was over I did feel a bit guilty but then I thought about how he must have made his servants run around a million times so he probably deserved a little payback what an exciting game too bad you missed it yeah too bad are you mad at me you are aren't you I made you miss the game you must really hate me Now it's cool if you don't want to see me again nonsense I love to see you again why I mean wow I must have really left an impression Carter inched closer and I literally

stopped breathing I thought he was going to kiss me but then he just opened the car door and asked the driver to drop me at the resort I'll pick you up tomorrow princess don't miss me too much you bet what the heck was that over the next few days I did everything to Make Carter go away but nothing worked I threw Tantrums over the smallest things and he patiently calmed me down I made him wait for hours while I got dressed and didn't even apologize when I showed up and he just smiled and complimented me

on Vanessa's instructions I even took him to an amusement park and then faked a hurt ankle so he'd have to carry me around when he sat me down to rest I screamed in his ear to get me something to eat he was at the stall when I pulled Out my phone and texted Vanessa the plan's not working I've tried everything the fake ankle making him carry me I even pulled his hair a little when I was on his back he's not budging just as I hit send I looked down and froze i' accidentally texted Carter

instead of Vanessa my heart raced as I scanned the crowd and spotted him walking towards me he handed me the food and took out his phone but I grabbed it before he saw anything you're not allowed to see your Phone till you feed me ah it'll only be a minute I think it's for my dad you're always on your phone you never pay any attention to me I'm hurt and all you care about is reading a a stupid text from your dad and with that I threw his phone into a nearby Fountain Vanessa are you

insane what have you has something important to say guess I'll have to wait now wipe that brown and feed me eat it yourself you're impossible and I'm out of here and he just turned around and Left I thought I'd manage to finally get rid of him when I reached the resort and saw him waiting outside with a bunch of roses I didn't want any attention from the staff so I dragged him to the side what are you doing I am so sorry Vanessa I was way out line today for yelling at you like that please

forgive me haven't you had enough I mean I'll think about it can you leave now I'm not leaving till you forgive me fine I forgive you you mean it you want me to get it Tattooed thank you I'll see you tomorrow great and I ran inside before anyone spotted me I had to do something before this guy drove me insane so I asked Vanessa for help and we sat down and stocked Carter online everywhere one of his Instagram posts said that he hated water so the next day when I met him I pitched the idea

of scuba diving scuba diving why why would you want to do that because it's fun Imagine The Two Of Us hand in hand exploring the depths of the Ocean so romantic how about we escort the test of my swimming pool instead we can still hold hands and it's a lot more convenient it's fun funny how you're talking but all I can hear are chicken sounds Carter's a chicken I'm not a chicken then prove it Carter reluctantly agreed but the next day when we were out on the water he said he just couldn't do it as

we stood there with me trying to persuade him the boat suddenly lurched forward and we Both fell into the water see it's not so deep and scary is it just then I noticed that Carter wasn't swimming he seemed to be struggling to stay afloat and then he started sinking I quickly swam to him and helped him back onto the boat but he passed out I shook him gave him CPR and was about to give him mouth to mouth when he opened his eyes and coughed up water oh my God you're okay wait were you about

to kiss me I can like that down this isn't funny tell me about it I'm the one who nearly drowned you didn't tell me you don't know how to swim I know how to swim I just panicked because we're in the at the ocean I told you I couldn't do it I'm so sorry Carter you should be now where were we yeah I had my eyes closed you're about to kiss me shut up once we were back on the main Shore we went to a cute Diner and ordered Burgers Carter spotted a jukebox and played

some of his favorite songs but when I played mine he fell silent You don't like this song No I love it it reminds me of my mom she used to hum this me wherever I was feeling low I know I never say this but I really miss her I miss my mom too guess we're not that different huh you're way better than I'll ever be Carter pulled me close and as we sway to the music I realized he'd never looked so perfect under that spoiled exterior was a boy who missed his mom and all he

needed was someone to talk to I wanted to be that person for Him but I also knew it wasn't going to last forever so I just melted into his arms and decided not to think about it that was until I reached my room and reality slapped me in the face care to explain why you have such an expensive dress in your closet it's not mine I borrowed it from someone at work uhhuh then why'd you hide it in your secret spot in the closet you went through my secret spot that's abominable who uses words like

that also I don't know what It means and you've been acting really weird these days just last week I saw you sneaking into the room late at night where were you I went out for a walk mom now if you're done interrogating me I've had a very long day obviously that didn't stop Zoe from snooping around and with time she only got more suspicious I had to put an end to everything soon so I thought I'd go and talk to Vanessa but her boyfriend was visiting and she was always busy with him and I decided

to Wait but then one day during a date Carter told me he wanted me to meet his dad why I mean don't you think we're moving too fast we barely know each other I don't know about you but I think I know you pretty well really like what like I know you're pretty you have the most gorgeous smile in the world and that you play with your hair when you're nervous and when you're thinking too hard you make a weird face something like this stop it listen please just Come it'll mean the world to me

oh and I have something for you this necklace belonged to my mom and it'll look beautiful on you I I I don't think I can take this I insist Carter gently put the necklace around my neck and I felt a million butterflies in my stomach the entire ride home I couldn't stop thinking about how I was deceiving him I gulped down my tears as I kissed him good night and then I barged into Vanessa's room Carter wants me to to Meet his dad and what do you mean his dad will spot my lie in a

second no he won't I've never met him and even if I did rich people have the memory of a goldfish there's no chance he'd remember me that's not the point if Carter wants me to meet his dad that means he's serious about me it'll crush his heart when he finds out I lied and why do you care about his heart listen Carter clearly doesn't want to break up with you but if his dad doesn't like you he Might convince him to dump you you all you have to do is make a horrible impression on the

dad I'm sure you can handle it handle it I could barely walk in the ridiculous dress finessa picked out I tripped getting out of the car on my way to Carter's Mansion finally I saw him waving at the front door and I felt a bit relieved but then his dad joined us and he stared at me with an icy stare Dad this is Vanessa I know you don't look anything like your pictures yeah I'm not very photogenic by the way it's so good to meet you sir and what a wonderful house you have these paintings

and sculptures are really oneof a kind what an Exquisite collection and then I leaned onto one of the statues and it started wobbling the next thing I knew it toppled over and shattered to Pieces as I backed off in horror I accidentally bumped into a waiter carrying a tray of shrimp and landed right on my butt every eye in the room turned to me and I Quickly got up and bolted to the washroom as I was cleaning up a pretty girl walked in it was Sophie Carter's ex I recognized her for my online stocking sessions

that was one heck of an entrance I'm Sophie by the way Carter must have mentioned me actually no he didn't can I help you with something just wanted to see Carter's new catch and also there's something you should know as Sophie talked my heart sank knowing that i' probably made the big Biggest mistake of my life I could barely process what she told me and I ran off from the party without telling Carter by the time I got home I was so exhausted from all the overthinking I immediately passed out when I woke up the

next morning my phone was buzzing and Zoe wasn't around I found out why immediately the police were calling to tell me Zoe had been arrested for stealing I took a cap to the police station and on the way I called Vanessa To tell her what had happened but her phone went straight to voicemail I even tried the phone in her hotel room but she didn't answer that either I rushed into the police station only to find Carter talking to the police with Zoe standing next to him oh thank God I was beginning to think you'd

never show up now before these people lie to you let me just tell you that whatever I did I did it for Mom who's mom our mom you mom called me yesterday and told Me that she wants to come visit us but she has no money for the tickets I thought I'd Pawn your stupid necklace off to help her out a bit but that pawn shop guy informed this Rich guy's family that someone was trying to sell an heirloom with their family crest and they dragged me here for no fault of mine no fault that

necklace belongs to my mom and I gave it to Vanessa who the heck is Vanessa she is Vanessa my girlfriend no she's Sage my sister what Is she talking about Vanessa h it's Sage s a g e dude you're cute but you really have your wires messed up shut up Zoe Carter I lied to you my name is sage and I am Zoe's sister Carter looked shocked as I told him everything about the ring and how Vanessa had asked me to take her place so you lied to me all this while I wanted to tell

you the truth but I just couldn't why not if you needed money you could just ask me yeah right like you'd even look twice at Me if you knew I was poor and you really have money to hand out because I found out you've only been dating Vanessa for her Fortune no wonder you kept putting up with me no matter how much I tested you were you don't bother Carter Sophie told me everything Carter is only after your money he screwed up a big business deal and now his dad's forcing him to marry an ays

to save their business they need your dad to invest and bail them out How do you know that my dad told me he's business partners with Carter's father trust me I have no interest in Carter I'm just helping a girl out here and you're just going to believe her without giving me a chance to exclaim myself well is she lying no but then there's nothing left to say look Carter we both lied and we're both wrong the only difference is that I lied for my family and you lied out of greed and and I agree

that there were moments where I Got carried away but now I'm back to reality I'm pretty sure you don't care about me much but if you do even a little please drop the charges against my sister she's the only family I've got I must have struck a cord with Carter because he took back his complaint and Zoe was released soon after but the news of her arrest reached the resort manager and we were both fired on the spot which was fine I was done with that place anyway way Zoe and I moved to a small

Apartment and decided to start our life from scratch we found jobs at cafes and this time Zoe stuck to her promise to work hard she seemed to be actually sorry for all the trouble she'd caused me and while it was difficult to not think about Carter I had to push him out of my mind and move on with my life then a week later I was leaving for work when I found Vanessa standing at my door what are you doing here the night you were at Carter's place my dad showed up and told Me he

didn't want me to see Carter anymore he didn't give me a reason except that he didn't trust Carter's dad and that he was okay with my relationship with Jean Pierre and just wanted me to come home that's a relief congratulations anything else here's your half a million dollars I'm a woman of my word I didn't exactly do the job and I don't want money for tricking someone it didn't bother you before H I guess you must have fallen in love with Carter no that's not it well that's too bad cuz Carter's in love with you

he called me to yell at me for making him fall in love with the wrong person and how he can't get over you he doesn't love me he was just after your fortune that's why he put up with me for so long something tells me you haven't seen the news recently Carter officially resigned from his dad's company I think his dad forced him to be with me just for money and he was under a lot of pressure so he Agreed but it looks like he doesn't care that much about money now oh he also announced

he's taking care of the student loans of waiters working in 20 restaurants in this town I don't know what that's about I don't believe it Vanessa showed me the news article and I was shocked oh God Carter really loves me I I have to tell him how I feel too but he's moving to his mom's place in London in like 3 hours then we have to be quick you have a car du you think I Walked here of course I have a car uh but it's a little slow seriously I can crawl faster than this

car told you he's slow I don't care cuz I'm mostly on my phone and you know how rich people are always fashionably late just sit back and relax enjoy the drive enjoy my butt I asked the driver to stop and step aside while I took the wheels and hit the accelerator I zoomed past the cars got tailed by the police but somehow made it to the airport just in Time I jumped out of the car and dashed towards the Gates still hearing the police sirens behind me go I'll take care of this I rushed through

the airport screaming Carter's name all I could think of was not being able to talk to him and tell him how much I liked him and my heart sank when I checked the departure charts and saw that the London flight had already departed uh hi I met Vanessa I can't believe you gave up everything and You're poor now well I'm still not poor poor let's just say I have to share my helicopter with other people and where are we going wherever you say [Music] [Music]