I Fell On My Head And Became A Genius (Savant Syndrome)

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 Nadia and I we 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 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 sh 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 heard Nadia'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 not interested 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 a Tal 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 whipped 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 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 unnoticed 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 flour 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 Luke 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 typ 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 a 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 aquire 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 NAIA 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 sound weird but I brushed it off because I had lots to do before long I caught up with all the school work 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 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 and 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 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 B it 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 [Music] me

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Length: 12min 28sec (748 seconds)

Published: Tue Feb 20 2024