hi I'm Zoe and I grew up in a small town in Iowa where nothing interesting ever happened till one day someone moved in next door and my life turned upside down before I continue please like And subscribe dad was a farmer and as a kid I always saw him struggling for money so when I joined High School I started working part-time to earn extra cash that's also how I got my first guitar at the end of the day I would sit back playing songs from my favorite band the star boys I want to hold you
in my arms and never let you go you're the sunshine that I won't that makes my life flow these guys were like California's BTS only more popular especially their songwriter and lead singer Nico he was so mysterious though he didn't even have a social media account and hardly came to interviews but my favorite was Dylan the other singer in the band I had his posters everywhere in my room and I prayed every night I could meet him just once I must have prayed extra hard because a week after my 19th birthday a huge truck pulled
up at the house across the street and four familiar boys jumped out of it now that's what nature and isolation smells like the only thing I can smell is cow dog he couldn't find a better place to lay low Nico the heat here is making my butt sweat we need some time away to concentrate on our music and this place is perfect now get in before someone spots us all four boys hurried inside well I just stood there dumbfounded What the freaking fruitcake the star boys were gonna be my neighbors I could scream my lungs
out the next morning I got up extra early to bake some cookies and hurried next door to welcome the new neighbors okay stay cool it's just Dylan Dylan the love of your life and no no Dylan just Dylan I tried to stay calm but then Dylan opened up and I jumped on him oh my God it's you it's really you are you for real can I touch you who are you oops sorry we haven't met I mean I've met you in my dreams lots of times but she obviously don't know me I hadn't before I
could finish someone pulled me inside and pinned me to the wall Nico who sent you which newspapers spill or all call the police on you for trespassing Zoe neighbor cookies baked love Dylan huge fan I can't breathe so you're not the paparazzi no now can you move away your cologne is too strong it's giving me a headache you might not be the paparazzi but you can still go around telling people we're here we can't risk it Dylan let's pack our bags and go no please I won't tell a soul just let me hang out with
you guys I'm your number one fan I can do anything cook clean play guitar you name it I'll be your snow white but not as white I can even entertain you with my very professional magic tricks now watch this carefully I'm gonna pull this tablecloth and everything will stay just as it is you have to be quiet let me concentrate Abracadabra I pulled the tablecloth feeling confident but I guess I pulled it too hard and everything came crashing down it doesn't always work but uh yeah not a magician a snow white remember that's enough look
we don't need anyone just shut up and leave I wanted to argue more but Nico looked really mad so I ran off over the next few days I tried everything from posing as the pizza delivery guy to prank calls but nothing seemed to get past Nico then one evening I was pretending to jog outside their backyard trying to get a glimpse of Dylan when I heard someone arguing you really have no business telling me what to do when you're not as half as talented as I am we're here because of my talent Dylan I'm the
one who writes all the songs if people knew how fake you are you wouldn't be standing here what I wanted to hear more when suddenly I heard someone unlatch the door I turned around too fast got a Head Rush and landed flat on my face I tried to sneak away but Nico caught up with me how long have you been standing here I wasn't standing I was just getting a feel of this grass it's so nice and dewy at this time of night Snow White likes nature and stop lying I know you heard something oh
you mean how Dylan's fake yeah okay I heard everything so he's not the singer everyone thinks he is does he use auto-tune OMG that's big Dylan yeah yeah that's it you caught us he's totally fake but listen Zoe no one can know it'll destroy the band do you want that no I don't okay fine I can stay quiet but you'll have to buy my silence help me date Dylan even if he's faking all he's still cute and I want him that's impossible you're not his type at all cool then maybe the Press is his type
I'm sure he'd love to have a little date with them wait wait wait wait wait wait okay I'll think of something but you have to promise to me to keep your big mouth shut Shake on it and just like that I was in Nico welcomed me into his home as the new housekeeper and everyone including Dylan was so confused but Nico explained how I was really good at cooking and cleaning so everyone got on board in the house I kept a close watch on Dylan I noted the time he ate slept pooped everything I tried
to get close to him but Nico ruined the moment every time hey Dylan you want me to help you with that I'm really good at applying sunscreen you are great too bad Dylan has to leave we have to discuss the new song Chop Chop Dylan oh you're working out let me help you with those crunches go one two three give me one more yes that's very inspiring but I'm starving make me an apple pie and some pumpkin spice latte cause I'm craving Starbucks do it right now or you're fired so annoying I pulled Nico aside
the next time I saw him what's wrong with you you're supposed to help me date Dylan but you keep holding me away from him relax you need to play hard to get boys like that have patience and stop drooling all over him but I was anything but patient then one evening I was leaving for home when I saw Dylan swimming and holy cow he looked so hot I was just admiring his perfect body when suddenly I saw a strange guy in a hoodie titling his way around the pool he was definitely some Intruder so before
he could harm Dylan I sprang into action but he dashed inside the house I was running after him when I slipped and landed into the pool instead right on top of Dylan I tried to get out using Dylan's shoulders as a makeshift ladder without realizing that I was pushing him into the water what do you think you're doing Stop drowning me there's an intruder he just went inside the house helped me get out put your hand under my butt and lift me out now what you're crazy Dylan got out of the pool and stormed inside
and I followed fire this stupid girl or I will what's wrong I saw an intruder running just now I'm sure he's hiding here somewhere we need a game plan you two go that way Nico you go to the right and Dylan and I can search the bedrooms Zoe we've been here the whole evening and if there was an intruder we would have seen him but I just saw him come in you're hallucinating weirdo you've ruined a perfect evening so thank you and go away as Dylan left angrily Nico turned to me with a towel I
swear I saw someone go in Nico or I don't know maybe I was imagining things I mean sometimes I see little Pixies flying here and there at night and we all know Pixies aren't real right oh God I messed up everything Dylan hates me the Snow White plot isn't working he doesn't hate you he's always been a little short-tempered how am I supposed to win him over when he doesn't even look at me and you're not helping at all like you promised I told you to be patient but I guess that was clearly a mistake
hold on give me your phone ew Zoe what is this oh I always keep a banana with me what if the world runs out of food what if I'm stuck in a hurricane with no food girls gotta be strong and bananas are a great source of potassium you want some no thank you just go online and see some of the girls Dylan's dated in the past the more you look like them the more he'll notice you I spent the night studying each girl carefully and the next morning I dressed exactly like them but Nico took
one look at me and burst out laughing what is wrong with your face you look like you were in a bar fight it's called makeup and you're the one who asked me to dress like those bimbos in the pictures you've clearly done a Fab job come with me we went to the mall with Nico and sunglasses in a baseball cap and he started picking out clothes like crazy I was trying them on when he got a phone call and left when he came back he looked really tense we need to leave now thanks we'll take
them all what his clothes are worth both my kidneys and a good chunk of my liver and why are we leaving don't ask questions just do what I say Nico threw some cash on the counter and we left in a cab I tried asking him what happened but he didn't respond instead he got off somewhere in the middle of the road before asking the driver to drop me back home what was that all about the next morning I was still thinking about what happened with Nico but then Dylan walked up to me and I lost
track of everything Hey Zoe you look nice today what are we having for breakfast you I mean a few eggs and some bread sounds great babe Dylan winked at me and I felt my knees go weak he called me babe I wanted to update Nico on the progress but he was nowhere to be seen then later that evening I was leaving when finally Nico came home where were you I've been waiting for you all day why relax Snappy just wanted to tell you that Dylan noticed me today final Snow White's prince and all and why
are you so tense all the time you know you can tell me all your secrets Nico I'm a very good Secret Keeper okay then here's one I think you're very annoying that's not a secret you make that pretty obvious give me more I'm busy Zoe we'll talk later Nico didn't talk to me for a couple of days and I was getting really distracted and impatient I guess Nico noticed because a few days later he told me that the boys wanted to go for a hike and he'd convinced Dylan to take me with them for directions
so they won't get lost here's your chance to get on Dylan's good side and for that we need to work on your conversation skills they're horrible what are you saying I'm a very interesting person yeah if interesting and crazy mean the same thing that's not very informative look all you have to do is act shy around him say something romantic like this Nico your eyes remind me of my dead grandmother calm and pretty dead grandmother really try this your voice is like a warm hug on a chilly day and your laugh is like a symphony
of joy that fills my life I'm addicted to the sound and can you try not to have feathers and leaves stuck in your head Nico tucked a strand of hair behind my ears and then walked away and I felt something strange in my tummy but it was probably that expired tuna I'd eaten the night before on the day of the hike I did everything Nico asked me to acted shy kept quiet and even tried to flirt a little I guess it worked because by the end of the hike Dylan asked me out on a real
date to a club I spent hours getting ready I chose a black dress and was almost done with my makeup when Nico showed up at my door her Dylan finally asked you out on a date wait you're wearing that yeah what do you think uh she looked good I mean good for Dylan but you don't look like yourself looks like you're trying too hard seriously first you asked me to dress how Dylan likes and now there's still something wrong with me I didn't say wrong I just never mind it's not my place good luck on
your date or whatever with that Nico left what was his problem I was still a bit annoyed when Dylan showed up but we actually ended up having a great time together he even asked me out on his second date and I was thrilled after the date Dylan excused himself to the washroom while I waited for him outside when someone tapped on my shoulder Nico so how was it it was wait why should I tell you you didn't even say sorry I'm sorry okay you don't mean it I can hold on have you been waiting here
all this time I had to make sure you didn't end up making a fool of yourself and it looks like you didn't one sec Nico came closer and opened my hair setting them loose and I felt something turn in my belly I really needed to stop eating tuna just as he left Dylan walked up to me and we left but I couldn't shake Nico off my mind it was so difficult to figure him out and I was failing miserably at it Dylan and I started dating officially the first few days were great but as time
went by I realized that we had nothing in common he was totally self-obsessed and didn't give a hoot about anyone else what do you think about my hair how about my shirt this is vintage Prada by the way I'm pretty sure you've never seen a shirt like this before right well you he will now because you're my girl have you seen my shoes by the third date I was practically yawning on Dylan's face and I thought he felt the same except at the end of the night he kissed me before I could react a bunch
of photographers jumped out of nowhere and started taking our pictures I thought Dylan would tell them off but instead he started posing I panicked and hid behind a tree who is that the paparazzi obviously they've tracked me down look just come out you can't hide like this they'll make a joke out of me Dylan pulled me out and introduced me as his girlfriend at one time this would have been my dream dating Dylan but now I just wanted to run away soon Dylan and I were the Hot Topic and everyone wanted to know about the
poor girl he was dating we were constantly getting interviewed and it was exhausting does Dylan snore while sleeping do I look like his mother how am I supposed to know are you dating him because he's rich or because he's very rich are you talking like this because you're dumb or because you're really dumb calm down babe we fell in love although I must say Nico tried his best to sway her she's so pretty I wouldn't blame him and he always wants what I have obviously I'm better and that's why we're together that's not true Nico
oh look at the time I'm late for practice before I could say more Dylan rushed us out of the interview why did you lie about Nico and me he'd be so upset you think I care and you're supposed to be my girlfriend so you should be on my side I didn't know we were choosing sides thought you guys were a team team Nico's anything but a team player he's nothing like what he seems you aren't either with that I slammed the car door and left I was furious at the way Dylan was behaving and I
knew in my heart that I didn't want to be with him I wanted to talk to Nico about it but for the next few days every time I tried he'd make up excuses about being busy with his songwriting and just walk away then one day I was coming out of the grocery store when I noticed Nico's sitting in the coffee shop across the street I was on my way to him when suddenly a black man screeched out of nowhere and two men in dark suits grabbed him pushed him inside and left Nico was getting kidnapped
I stood there horrified for a few seconds and then my brain sprang into action hey can I borrow this bicycle no never mind I'm taking it anyway stop crying it's important okay so it was a really small bicycle but it did the job I pedaled with all my might and didn't stop till I finally saw the van get out now and release Nico or I'll kick your butt to whatever prison you came from step away from the car you freak you've damaged it and I'll do a lot more than that if you don't let Nico
go you kidnapper mommy who's this crazy lady wait this wasn't the right van dang it I apologized and ran home immediately to inform the rest of the boys that Nico had been kidnapped but as soon as I got there everyone was gone like all their stuff was gone too I tried calling Dylan but he didn't answer and neither did anyone else from the band had something happened to all of them I decided to wait another hour before informing the police but I guess I dozed off because when I woke up it was morning already I
rushed downstairs to Dad watching the TV and what I saw next was the most shocking news of my life the news report said that Nico had faked his voice and had hired someone else to sing in his place in fact he never sang at all he was just a songwriter that was not true Dylan was the one with the fake voice I needed answers and since no one was giving them to me I decided to take things in my own hands I knew it from the news that the star boys were holed up in a
hotel in California so that's where I was going hey Dad can you feed the chickens and make sure the pig doesn't run away again I need to be somewhere it's important okay thanks bye I reached the hotel but the place was bustling with media somehow I made my way to the reception luckily the staff recognized me as Dylan's girlfriend from all the useless interviews I gave with him and led me to their room what are you doing here first I'm here to dump your sorry butt and second how dare you frame Nico and spread false
news about him it's you who's fake you hired someone to sing in your place you're the liar here calm down you walking Carnival the only liar here is your beloved Nico and you're about to find out why I turned around to see Nico on TV with the same Intruder guy I'd spotted in the boy's house the news you've all been hearing is true everyone knows my dad's a fake music producer who gave us our first break and I wanted to take the top spot as the lead singer for myself but I can't sing a note
so I hired this guy to do it for me I'm ashamed of lying to my audience and my fans for so long and I have no excuse except saying that I was young naive and stupid I ask you all to forgive me and also I'm quitting the band he's quitting the band he can't he writes all our songs oh you're scared you'll have to actually prove you're better than Nico now Dylan glared at me angrily but I ignored him and left but I was still reeling with shock at the truth all of social media exploded
with Nico's news people were calling him a liar and cheat even his dad was facing backlash it was a huge mess I was still shaken as I left for home that evening when I got there I saw Nico waiting on the porch for me Nico what are you doing here and how are you what do you think I messed up big time at least you're okay at first I thought you were kidnapped then I thought Dylan had framed you then I found out you're a big fat liar it's been a lot to process man about
that day at the coffee shop those guys you saw they were my dad's bodyguards I messaged dad that I wanted to come clean and he came down here immediately to talk me out of it and that's all I wasn't getting kidnapped but yeah you're right I am a big fat liar but Nico why did you lie because I was stupid and spoiled and wanted popularity and then I got addicted to it but over time it can become a huge burden living a lie you feel like you've lost yourself and then I met you and you're
the most original person I've ever seen you inspired me to be more myself and I should have never asked you to change for Dylan yeah I'm an inspirational person people tell me that all the time in fact when I was a kid I'm still talking sorry go on wait I'm feeling a little itchy she can you please scratch my back for me while you talk what fine basically what I'm trying to say is that I like you Zoe I did almost from the start but you always had your heart set on Dylan so I stayed
quiet and now I think it's too late what's late Oh you mean your confession you know why I keep a half eaten banana in my pocket Nico it's because I'm always prepared for the worst and also because I'm always hungry anyway the point is I like you too Nico and I wish you would have told me the truth but it's not always easy and I get that I think you were really Brave to do it publicly I mean your career is tanked but it was an admirable thing to do so you're saying you forgive me
well depends on how good of a kisser you are let's find out shall we [Music] foreign foreign
