No One Knows I'm Famous

[Applause] I had just finished my K-pop performance in front of thousands of screaming fans when I returned to my trailer I found a strange wedding cake waiting for me what was that doing here suddenly a guy burst out and rushed towards me marry me Lisa I don't even know you I flipped him over and pinned him down piece of cake for me pun intended I was also a taekwon do Champion eventually security rushed in followed by my parents Lisa are your vocal cords okay did he damage them my cords are fine so's the rest of me if you're wondering how long did it take you to bring him down better not be longer than 5 Seconds otherwise I'll have to train you even harder taekwan doe is all about speed you know I rolled my eyes at my parents they could be so unbelievable sometimes hi my name is Lisa and I'm from South Korea you'd think being a K-pop Star and Taekwondo champion at the same time would be a dream but for me it was a literal nightmare because of my parents I had to juggle these completely different lives and it was exhausting one time I even had to do a Vogue interview in the middle of a fight for many years I managed to scrape by with juggling these two lives but when I turned 16 things reached their boiling point about the only time I really felt at peace was when I was in school studying my favorite subject science one day I was working on this cool new invention that would filter water for the homeless when suddenly mom burst through the door Lisa you have a photo shoot in 10 minutes come on the helicopter's waiting there we go again mom you can't just barge in here I was cut short by dad leaping in through the open window like a Spider-Man wannabe Lisa a Sports magazine wants to do an interview with you right now let's go and to make things worse the paparazzi appeared Lisa you won't be able to manage K-pop and Taekwondo forever which career will you pick come on Lisa pick K-pop no pick Taekwondo and all the Mayhem I tried to back away but accidentally knock over my invention it shattered to Pieces that's when I lost it I've had it with all of you I grabbed a paparazzi's camera and smashed it under my foot and left them all gaping at me like a bunch of fish the very next day my angry face was on the cover of every magazine in the country the media said I was becoming too violent and should be cancelled her K-pop career could be ruined because of this this is all your fault you're the one that hired a helicopter she could be banned from Taekwondo because of you enough I can't keep living like this I can't make both of you happy I can't keep juggling these different lives so I need to make a decision oh away from you two despite my parents' protests I needed to get away and find a clear head so I could finally decide what career path I should focus on I left soul that same day and moved to the countryside where my aunt Sun lived we used to hang out a lot when I was younger but since my K-pop and Taekwondo life grew and grew I saw her less and less as I arrived at her house I glanced at my new reflection I had to wear a disguise so people wouldn't recognize me it was crazy how different I looked I was really looking forward to finally having a break and song I've arrived I screamed in shock when I found a stranger tying ant s to a chair get away from her you creep I charged forward and tackled the guy but ansung shouted at me to stop sweetie it's fine he's not harming me this is you JN he's painting a portrait of me and I asked him to tie me up it's symbolic yeah now can you get off me oh sorry about that youen stood up and glared at me but I was speechless because he was so handsome is that how barbarians say hello Barbarian what was I supposed to do I thought you were kidnapping my aunt it's just a misunderstanding T anyone I'll come back later when there won't be any civilized girls attacking me as you left my blood boiled as if it was on fire I'm so glad to see you stay here as long as you need Lisa we have much to catch up on I've missed this Ant song on my first day at school the most miraculous thing happened no one noticed me for once I could walk through the Halls without being chased by fans I was so happy my first class was chemistry and we had to make a mystical cloud from hydrogen peroxide the girl next to me must have mixed the wrong liquids because suddenly there was an explosion and we were both covered head to toe in foam oh my God I'm so sorry here you can slap me if you want I totally deserve it slap me slap me wao relax tiger I'm not going to slap you it was an accident I thought nerds were supposed to be smart you both look like dessert one more word and this dessert is going to fry your butt in hot oil later in the cafeteria Hannah came up to me looking nervous thank you for defending me back there uh you're welcome my name is Le I stopped myself just in time I forgot I had to start giving a fake name as part of my disguise uh Linda my name is Linda do you want to sit and have lunch with me you want to have lunch with me but you're so pretty and I'm just just an ugly nerd don't ever call yourself that you're beautiful just as you are people should stop caring about their looks all the time it's the hard that counts so come and sit with me Hannah we instantly hit it off even though Hannah didn't have many friends I didn't care she was super funny and I was happy to have a normal friendship for once one day we were chatting in the hallway at school and I noticed she had a poster of me in her locker oh are you a fan of Lisa are you kidding me she's my idol she's so talented and beautiful she's just perfect Hannah continued fangirling over me and it was surreal she had no idea the person she was talking about was standing right next to her then a deep voice spoke up really Lisa's your favorite artist she's such a fake the mystery man shut his locker and I was stunned to see it was you JN oh it's you you shouldn't EES drop on people's conversations now that's barbaric how can you say that Lisa is literally my hero Lisa doesn't really love kpo you can see it in her eyes she's lost in there you don't even know her you don't know anything the eyes don't lie Chico Eugen Shrugged and walked off but I was still a little shaken was he right did I always have a lost look in my eyes when I performed my thoughts were interrupted when Hannah poked me I've heard rumors about him supposedly his parents died in a house fire that he started and he's the leader of a criminal gang and he even eats bullets for breakfast I'd stay away from him if I were you you don't have to tell me twice he's super annoying one time at soccer practice I noticed him staring at Hannah and no matter how much I glared at him he wouldn't stop I think you need to work on your creeping skills why are you staring at Hannah creeping skills I'm not staring at Hannah Eugen scribbled in his book again and I snatched it away you need to apologize to her because this behavior is I froze when I saw the drawings in the Sketchbook they were all of me you were drawing me I I thought you hated me I don't hate you and I was drawing you because beautiful people are easier to draw okay where did that come from youen thought I was beautiful before I could say anything Hannah grabbed my hand and pulled me away Linda coach is calling you she's my friend not yours I didn't really pay much attention to what Hannah said but I wish I had maybe things would have turned out better but I wasn't thinking about Hannah I wanted to know more about you JN so when he came over to our house to work on his painting I discovered he was actually very funny and kind I was surprised he wasn't at all the brooding merciless criminal leader anim made him out to be this painting needs something else to give it that extra oomph how about bananas flying in the background I like it bananas flying with bow TI after that we started hanging out more and more one time we were hanging out at the park and Eugen was drawing portraits of me you know your face is really similar to Lisa the K-pop star what no don't be silly we don't look anything alike quickly I tried to change the subject you know I heard a bunch of rumors that you're a criminal gang leader I've heard those same rumors they started when a student saw me talking to a police officer after I found a cat stuck up a tree rumors spread like wildfire in small villages like this did you believe the rumors what me believe those rumors never uh by the way random question you don't eat bullets for breakfast do you this time youen laughed so hard that he stopped drawing and rolled on the ground in laughter my face flushed red with embarrassment but I started laughing too just because of eugen's laugh I realized this was the hardest i' laughed in years it felt really good Linda run while you can Hannah what in the flying fish are you doing Eugen pulled her off easily since she was basically half his hide but then she tried to drag me away I'm saving you from being his captive that's what friends do H Jun isn't holding me captive besides even if he was I would whoop his butt in an instant she is a great butt Whooper no you can't be friends with him you're supposed to be only my friend why would you want to hang out with this freak Hannah Don't Call Him a freak he's sweet and kind and he's my friend just like how you're my friend for now this was a different side to Hannah that I didn't like for the rest of the week she would try to interrupt you Jen and I whenever we hung out it was getting really obsessive eventually I told her to back off just because I'm friends with you doesn't mean I can't be friends with anyone else You Don't Own Me Hannah oh I see how it is you think you're so popular now you're too cool for me the nerdy kid fine be that way but you're going to regret this and with those last words she left and stopped talking to us or so I thought Eugen became my bestie at school one day we were having lunch and I was showing you John this funny meme on my phone when suddenly I got a text message from Jung cook what was that a text from Jung cook as in the junk cook from BTS uh no must have been a scam or something I couldn't let you J know I was friends with the real jungk cook otherwise he would know my true identity I was about to show him another meme when suddenly something wet and sloppy fell on my head I cried out a spaghetti dropped on my shoulders oops sorry I must have slept I was ready to give her the butt kicking of her life but my stomach dropped when I realized my wig was slipping I ran off bnah and everyone else laughed at me I made it to the bathroom and took off my wig to rinse the penise sauce I thought I had locked the door then it opened and eugin was standing there with his jaw hanging open Linda you you're Lisa the K-pop Star Lisa I knew it but how I'm sorry I had to lie to you I came here to get away from my life and I've had to hide my identity Only ansung Knows please don't tell anyone uh of course I won't tell anyone your secret's safe with me we hugged and it felt so good to know someone knew my secret now I didn't have to keep lying to you Jen I could finally be myself around him that night we arrived at my house to tell Aunt s that e Jen knew about my identity when we walked in we found her unconscious on the floor we quickly rushed her to the hospital and the doctor said she had been poisoned by the dirty water why don't you have a filtration system to clean the water we don't have any funding there's nothing we can do I'll see about that I remembered my first water filtration invention I had made ages ago it took a while but eventually I managed to replicate it and had it installed at the well I did it anonymously so I didn't bring any attention to myself ansung meanwhile was still in a coma and you Jen would often keep me company while we visited her he was really supportive through it all and I was so grateful to have him in my life one night we were walking home from the hospital when suddenly there were footsteps behind us and someone dropped a note at my feet The Stranger disappeared but when I read the note I gasped it read reveal yourself or I will oh no someone knows about me why does it matter if someone knows who you are because it's the whole reason why I'm here I need to make a decision drop K-pop or Taekwondo I still don't know what to do I know exactly how you feel before I became a painter my parents pushed me to be a lawyer and a doctor it took me a while but I soon realized that I didn't like either of those careers so I moved out here and pursued painting it's what truly makes me happy so maybe for you it's not a matter of picking one or the other maybe there's something else you love yeah maybe there is after a few weeks ansung finally woke up and we moved back home when she heard what I'd done with the filtering system she was so proud this is incredible Lisa I didn't know you were a scientist I've always loved science at school I guess with K-pop and Taekwondo I just sort of forgot about science H maybe you should think about taking it back up again you've made an excellent start here before I could say anything the window glass shattered and a hoorde of paperazzi poured in Lisa why are you hiding are you quitting K-pop or Taekwondo get away from her you can't barge in here like this how did you even know I was hiding here someone named youu June told us he said you were hiding under a fake name in Disguise we had to pay him a big reward for the details I felt like my whole world had crumbled to sand how could you I opened my heart to you Lisa I swear I have no idea what they're talking about I'm such a fool Hannah was right you're nothing but a lying freakish criminal everyone out now especially you I had to get out of there as soon as possible when I arrived back in Soul my parents flooded me with K-pop and Taekwondo it's like I'd never even left they hadn't changed it all but they had no idea I had become an entirely new person so when I walked into the Taekwondo Stadium instead of starting my fight I ran off and grabbed a mic and addressed the world what are you back to your fight mom dad there's something I need to tell you you want me to follow in both of your footsteps and for a while I thought I could but a former friend helped me discover the obvious I don't even like K-pop or Taekwondo you asked me to make a decision to drop one or the other but I'm making a different decision I'm dropping both to pursue science these other things are all about me and my ego with science it's all about helping other people I'm sorry to disappoint you but I won't be your puppet anymore my parents looked like two shocked goats as I dropped the mic and walked out I felt sorry for them but also free I realized I could do whatever I wanted now that evening when they knocked on my bedroom door I expected to get the scolding of a lifetime but instead they both hugged me tightly I just wanted to say we just wanted to say how sorry we are I guess we were so caught up in what we thought was best for you that we forgot you had a life of your own so you'll let me pursue science what of course not science is such a nerdy subject what about fashion fashion she should be studying engineering I glared at them until they finally relented uh I mean of course you can pursue science you're a smart girl Lisa no matter what you do will'll support you your mother's right for once you have my full support to pursue science thank you for understanding now you just need to work hard so you can go to Harvard no Cambridge Harvard Cambridge my parents weren't going to change overnight but the fact they let me pursue science was a good start my K-pop and Taekwondo days were over and now I could finally do what I actually loved I went to neither Cambridge nor Harvard instead I attended a uni in South Korea and studied biomechanical engineering one of my projects even received National recognition at the the award ceremony I was shocked to see Hannah in the crowd but when she spotted me she immediately started running wait Hannah don't beat me up why would I do that I'm happy to see you I actually owe you an apology you were right about you Jen he betrayed me and you warned me about him but I didn't listen I hope you can forgive me you don't know anything Hannah what aren't you telling me we're friends you can tell me anything we can't be friends because I have a confession Eugen never told a Paparazzi about you I did I used eugen's name so it would look like he betrayed you I saw you in the bathroom when you took off your wig and I was the one who left the threatening note what why would you do all this because I was jealous of you Jen I wanted you back as my friend I'm so sorry now you know why we can't ever be friends I've ruined everything I was speechless but I knew what needed to be done it was the opposite of what I would usually do it's okay I know you've had a tough time at school and all you wanted was a friend well I can still be that friend you mean it wait are you going to kick my butt first my butt kicking days are behind me I said goodbye to Hannah and left the award ceremony immediately because I realized I had to find Eugen and apologize to him the last time we spoke I had called him a traitor when really I was the one who had betrayed him I got home but when I walked in ejan was waiting in the living room Ean Lisa I didn't betray you I I know Hannah just confessed she's the one who framed you I should have believed you without you I never would have realized my true dreams I guess we both found our true dreams in the end you mean your painting try again my true dream is much more beautiful Eugen leaned in and we kissed like we were in some kind of fairy tale and we were I started off following my parents path but now I was writing a story of my own making and it was off to a great start hi everyone I'm Bella from Portugal please like And subscribe to SDA this hotel has always been my playground since Mom worked here as one of the maids but whenever she caught me watching the guests she would pull me by the ear Bella how many times must I tell you that the guests do not like spies but Mom what else do you expect me to do while you're cleaning why is your daughter here again I thought I told you this is a place of work and important people I'm important too Miss I'm going to be a rich person one day owning my own designer label well in this place you are trouble please make other arrangements for your daughter next time mom's manager was a big meanie she was horrible to everyone and despite her demands mom had no choice but to have me at work after school hours we couldn't afford a nanny or Aftercare I enjoyed being at the hotel since I loved watching all the fancy rich people that came from all over the world call me weird but I enjoyed stalking the rich people and just watching how they sipped their tea dressed in their fancy gowns powdered their faces and how they enjoy the best of Life at the massage spa I had this dream of being a brand like Gucci or Louis Vuitton I believed I was a good stylist but mom kept telling me to focus on my books and to stop dreaming the only thing you should be doing is learning hard and then working hard that's the only way money is earned not by dreams then why does Oprah always tell us to dream big huh by the time I was 10 I started walking and talking like a rich classy person and Mom would get so annoyed mother darling could I kindly have a cup of tea oh good grief not this again Bella we are poor and we are never going to be one of them mom always knew how to burst my bubble with her negative mindset but I never let that stop me once when I was 15 I sneaked into one of the first class rooms while there was a big event going on at the reception area when I saw a beautiful yellow gown just like the princess from Beauty and the Beast I quickly tried it on since no one was around and was amazed at my reflection until this boy appeared behind me m- you look beautiful uh I'm sorry I I I was going to put it back till we meet again Beauty I was stunned out of my mind because firstly the guy was dropped at gorgeous and secondly when he touched my face I felt Goosebumps until he disappeared like he was some kind of criminal so mysterious I ran to the balcony to look for him and just then my mom entered Bella I've been looking for you everywhere and where did you get that dress yes relax Mom I'm going to put it back Bella you know I could get into a lot of trouble for this what were you thinking I was just imagining myself being rich there's nothing wrong with having dreams well those imaginations are going to get us into trouble now hurry I hear someone coming as Mom tried getting me out of the dress the lady who stayed in the room entered and she did not look happy what on coconuts is going on in my room and why are you wearing my daughter's dress I'm so sorry ma'am I can explain how long have have you been in my room going through my stuff I hope you didn't go into my jewelry chest I felt so bad looking at the fear in mom's eyes and we would never steal from anyone but then the woman looked at us more horrified after she searched her drawer the necklace it's gone what did you do with the necklace we never touched your jewelry chest ma'am please check again I'm sure you'll find it do you have any idea how much that necklace is worth it's worth more than your pathetic life it has a diamond worth a billion dollars I'm calling the guards after a few seconds the guards came rushing in and Mom and I were taken to the police station I was so confused and then I remembered that boy he just appeared like he was a ghost He Could Be the thief mom and I were taken in to be questioned and the investigating officer kept twisting my words around so you went into the room to check if the coast is clear no I didn't say that I usually loiter around the hotel and I found the door open and entered the room when I saw a pretty dress I got fascinated so you tried on a dress that was not yours and I'm sure you even looked for a necklace to go with the dress no a boy came into the room and then just disappeared so you and your mom had someone steal the necklace for you no matter how honestly I answered the officer he still made it seem like Mom and I were the criminals weeks went by with the police investigating the stolen necklace and then the final result was mom getting arrested and I was so devastated this is all my fault I'm so sorry Mom you will have to stay with your uncle for a while I'm going to get you out of here I'll find the real Thief who stole that necklace 2 years passed and mom was still behind bars and I just withdrew myself from everyone I lived with my uncle who was a very rich and lonely man he was actually very nice to me I don't know why Mom distanced herself from him all through my childhood years Bella I have opened a savings account for you this will be for your studies after school as well as anything else you need as a young lady thank you so much Uncle Todd I promise I won't ever let you down you're a good young lady Bella uncle Todd how come you never married anyone I got carried away with business so I kind of forgot about family but I have you now I grew fond of my uncle but even though he gave me everything I couldn't stop thinking about my poor mom in a cold jail cell and then something happened one day while I took a walk in the huge Garden I saw my uncle giving a boy a thick roll of cash when I stepped closer my jaw dropped you I remember you uh sorry I don't recall you oh please you're the thief who stole the necklace from the hotel 2 years ago go and now my mom is in prison because of you is she on some kind of medication Bella darling I think you got the wrong guy Zane here is my driver and he also runs a few errands for me well he's also a thief I was so mad at my Uncle for not believing me and the next day when I waited for the driver to take me to school I was even more frantic when the driver was Zayn what happened to the other driver he was sick so your uncle called me shall we leave yes you can stop by the police station I need to report you listen listen Bella I know you saw me that night but I did not steal that necklace I was there on another mission please save it you disappeared like a criminal and now I want you behind bars drive me to the police station now zann surprised me when he actually listened to me and parked outside the police station shall we go in yes but why did you take that necklace I didn't take the necklace that night when I saw you in that room I was there to find out about a client your uncle does business with he sent me as a spy to find out if the client was trustworthy but if you didn't take the necklace then who did my mom is in prison for no reason I became really emotional thinking about my mom and decided to walk to school Bella wait you can leave I'll tell my uncle you dropped me off at school no please let me help you the only way anyone can help me is if they find the real thief and my mom gets set free I know and I think I know who that Thief is instead of going to school I asked Zane if we could sit down somewhere and he'd tell me everything he knows so he went to a small coffee shop how come you're not in school I study online and I work for your uncle since my dad who is my only parent is too ill to work oh I'm sorry I also come from a struggle my mom worked really hard to support me I used to have this crazy fantasy of being a rich lady in fancy clothes I don't think that's a fantasy I think that's a great goal to have I want to have my own accounting from one day like your uncle you work really hard I believe you'll make it that night before I saw you in that room another taller woman in a suit stepped out of the room she had a manager badge tagged on her poat oh my gosh it was the hotel manager I always knew she was a devious witch how can I get proof it was her the corridor's camera should have picked up something unless she tampered with it there's a gala happening there tonight we could go and pretend like we are one of the guests are you up for that I've been waiting my whole life to be one of those Rich guests I used the card my uncle gave me for the first time and bought a glamorous dress for the event event and it was the perfect fit when Zayn picked me up he was speechless and so was I because he looked absolutely dripping hot in his suit Wow you went all out you look very nice thank you you look nice too once Zan and I arrived to the hotel I felt like I was actually living my childhood dream Walking In Like An Elegant lady with my head held high okay so I need you to distract the manager while I find a way into the hotel camera rooms are you sure you can do this I was born to do this oh my gosh my dress my half a million dress it's ruined I'm so sorry dear is there anything I can do the diamonds on my dress are perishing away oh what a disaster please tell me what I can do I need I need a dry cleaner go fetch me a dry cleaner okay wait right here we need to solve this now after my performance zaye and I managed to sneak past security and get through to the office section of the hotel the manager's office is around the corner do you think we'll find something in there I think we should try speaking to the security in the camera rooms that would get us into trouble yeah but I have a plan wait here zann took quite some time getting inside the bathroom and I started getting nervous as I paced up and down a security guard appeared and touched my shoulder and I freaked out oh hi you should have seen your face Zane you almost gave me a heart attack how did you get the uniform I bargained with the real security guard now come we don't have much time Zay entered the camera room and I followed behind him the security guard woke up from his nap huh do you work here yes I'm the new guy the manager sent me with this very important guest she needs some information Zane was such a Sleek talker the security guard believed him and I asked if they had videos dated 2 years back the exact date when the neckl was stolen follow me I'll take you to the file room where all the old videos are kept I couldn't believe that we actually convinced this security guard after he left us in the room Zayn and I wasted no time okay you look at that shelf and I'll look here time was going by so fast as we searched and searched for a tape of that night I almost gave up until Zan said bingo I think I got it oh I hope it's the one I think we should forward a bit Yeah Yeah stop I couldn't believe what I saw the ex Wicked Hotel manager was so brave that she didn't even care about the cameras how did she get away with this I hear voices outside the door zann how exactly did you bargain with that security guard in the bathroom I kind of knocked him out I'm sure he's up now that means we need to run like now Zay and I ran like two leopards on fire there was no way anyone could catch us I asked Zayn to drive me to the police station found the detective who was in charge of the case and showed him the video mom was finally set free thank you you so much Bella for not giving up on me ever since you were locked away I blamed myself if only I didn't go into that room it's all over now I hope they find that Wicked Hotel manager me too this calls for a celebration we should throw a party no we don't need all that Bella and I will be leaving soon we are yes I'm back now and I can take care of you mom made no sense at all my uncle who was her brother was stinking rich and she always pushed him away or never spoke about him until she went to prison mom I really like it here uncle Todd has been really kind to me I know just wait until you make a mistake he won't be so kind after that that's all in the past I'm sorry for not helping you when you needed me Mom ignored uncle Todd and walked away I had to speak some sense into her mom we are not going anywhere I have a better future here with uncle Todd please don't take that away I was pregnant with you and your father just ran away when I came to my brother he judged me and told me I was a disgrace but he regrets it now please forgive him mom eventually got over her pride and gave uncle Todd a second chance and he threw us the biggest party hey why aren't you out there dancing I've always liked watching people strange could I dance with you maybe we should take a walk it was a beautiful night and walking next to Zay made me feel so many things he was so handsome but I wasn't sure if he felt the same way so do you have a girlfriend no I've always focused on working hard so never really had the time and do you have a boyfriend no I was so focused on getting my mom out of jail that I almost forgot about myself then Zayn stopped and turned to look at me and his eyes just made me want to melt in his arms then I think it's time you start focusing on you I'm speechless right now but yes I think it's time to work on our futures Zane and I started dating and when I completed high school I had the best family support and boyfriend support to finally be a name brand I became a successful fashionista but despite all the money I made there was only one thing that made me truly happy love hi I'm Pearl from Australia when I was a kid it was always my pretty mom and I she owned a big farm which I used to love until one day a splash of mud from the pig T hit my face and I went hysterical I washed my face for so long that Mom's workers got concerned PE do you want to scrap your face off for just a splash of mud oh dear when did you become such a neat Nick mom thought it wasn't a big deal until 5 years later when we went to a fancy restaurant to celebrate my 10th birthday my eyes fell to the table when I saw a food smear ew don't keep my cake here okay let's find another table no they're all icky and just like that I began to wipe every available surface mom and others couldn't stop me no matter how hard they tried till I fainted from exhaustion I was diagnosed with germaphobia an unhealthy fear of germs over time my condition worsened and people viewed me strangely but Mom remained my one and only bestie we still went to her Farm together though I stuck to caring for the flowers the sight and smell of them made me so happy and they fetched US money and then one day at the farm mom suddenly came to me in tears Mom what's going on Pearl we are about to lose this Farm if I don't renew payment for the lease and I don't have the money when no one seemed willing to help us mom got the craziest idea I saw this guy on a dating app he's a vet doctor and he is crazy about my beauty if I marry him he can support me and we won't lose the farm are you thinking straight mom you can't marry someone for money worse someone from the internet he also has no ex-wife no kids perfect right oh are you sure of that you don't even know him in person not for long the next day I came back from school to find Muddy Footprints everywhere what in the world I began to clean my way inside until I ended up in the sitting room where Mom and a strange big head were smooching welcome back sweetie meet your stepdad toig me Jack he just proposed you told me about him just yesterday we were still talking when Jack grabbed my hand just to rudely place a kiss on it nice to finally meet you I left them in a hurry to wash my hands I couldn't believe that Mom would agree to marry a man so rashly the next morning I went to the bathroom to brush my teeth and my anger bubbled further when I saw Jack brushing with my toothbrush what are you doing that's my toothbrush there wasn't is n't an extra and after all we are all going to be family right I felt like punching him all over what monkey taught you that family means sharing toothbrushes before I could finish Jack loomed over me like a monster you holier than thou neat freak don't worry I will make you normal the moment I become your stepdad what's all the noise about the moment he heard Mom's voice Jack grabbed me in a choking hug nothing Pearl and I are just getting to know each other a how sweet breakfast is ready the guy was a psycho I went to school thinking of how I could rescue mom from Jack it made me so distracted that during practicals I missed my footing and fell face first into a pile of manure like classmates saw it as a perfect time to make fun of me news flash Miss to clean has just landed in cow poop I was on the verge of passing out from the horror of manure on my face when Steve our class president came and began to wipe my face clean with antibacterial wipes you all right yes thank you anyone else have something stupid to say no one dare to because as much as Steve was friendly he wasn't one to be messed with after school Steve saw me off and I felt gooey inside as we walked side by side thanks again before I could finish an old woman shoved a picture of a chihuahua in our faces have you guys seen my pup she has a star scar under her porw I would remember if I saw a cute pup like this me too well if you do please call me I'm mama G I felt really sorry for the woman so I took the poster to help her look for her pup on getting home I was shocked with the side of Jack throwing pet snacks all over the living room for a pink Chihuahua hey you're back got this pup today sweet right leave our house we can't deal with someone as messy as you too bad your mom needs me right now you can go pop in the popcorn machine for all I care I went to get my phone so I could secretly record Jack as he says more nasty things but when I came back he was gone with the dog Jack Jack I froze when I noticed the poster torn to shreds on the floor why would he do such a thing maybe he was the Chihuahua Thief mom got so mad at me when I told her my suspicions later I can see you're just trying to find faults with Jack later when I EES dropped on their phone call with Jack I could hear all sorts of Ms and Barks from animals hear that Jack is a vet doctor and has all sorts of pets at his stop imagining things I went to bed angry because Mom swept everything under the rug but my anger was quickly forgotten because my own Prince Charming was ready to sweep me off my feet at school the next day I was about to sneak to the rooftop where I usually ate alone during lunchtime when somebody blocked my path Steve where are you off to I can't eat in the cafeteria you have no idea how much of a mess people make when they eat I can't stand that you can if you just look at me I swear I eat without spilling arrogant much he even asked permission for his friends to join us sure why not don't worry you're going to like them and I did they were so funny and for the first time I was actually having fun with people after school Steve asked for us to hang out during the weekend and I said yes but mom had other plans I was hoping you and I plus Jack could do a little B this weekend you're the one getting married to Jack mom so you go bond with him mom seemed hurt but I refused to show support for the messy Choice she made after that I decided to take a walk and as I was enjoying the fresh air I met Steve on the road hey uh what you doing out here just taking a walk are you following me I can if you want me to Steve was so flirting with me and I couldn't stop blushing we decided to go to the arcade from there the time we spent there was the most fun I'd had in a long time he even bought me a rose patterned bracelet may I I blushed at the sheer sweetness of him putting the bracelet on my wrist my germaphobe stepmom coped better when she had reminders of things she loved you love flowers maybe this can be your soothing reminder where have you been all my life huh I mean um thank you Steve and I kept hanging out every weekend after that he made it so easy to forget mom Jack and my disorder but there was something I was curious about you never talk about your dad the moment I asked anger ripped off him in waves you mean the baboon that caused my birth he's that ugly more like nasty jumps from one woman to another I don't want anything to do with him or anyone close to him his mood cut our date short and I went home regretting I asked about his dad to make it up to him the following weekend I baked him a cake to give to him but when I got to his house he was arguing angrily on his porch with Jack have you no shame go back to your stupid new family and stop asking mom for money young man I'm still your dad you're his dad I could see the unmistakable resemblance now Pearl what are you doing here you know my father I turned on my heel and began to run as fast as my legs could carry me back home bursting through the doors the moment I reached mom you won't believe but Mom was staring at a small paper in shock what's wrong I'm pregnant what jack is not even the guy you think he is he when I was about to tell Mom what I saw he suddenly appeared at the door I have a son we turned to see Jack at the door holding that pink Chihuahua and a paper what are you saying Jack first I want you to have this paper and this puppy when Mom read the paper her eyes went wide and she hugged Jack you paid for my Farmland yes please forgive forgive me for lying I forgive you I was so disappointed with Mom and I left them angrily how could she brush off Jack's lie just because of her Farmland when Jack left for God knows where I confronted her in her room he could be lying about many other things unless he's a criminal or something I don't care right now but I'm falling in love with his son then fall out of love honey mom you're becoming selfish no you're being selfish you want me to sacrifice is my only hope to save my farm for your flimsy teenage romance in fact we are getting married this weekend I will never accept him as my stepdad and that thing in your stomach will never be my sibling I ran out of the house in tears and found myself back at Steve's house so you're part of Jack's new family not if we do something about it look help me out here just Pearl I was falling in love with you was but I told you I don't want anything to do with him or people he's close to please if you don't want us to be friends anymore fine but help me save my mom from your dad no one saved mine from him Steve slammed the door in my face and I felt like a zombie I left I went to the park and cried my eyes out my life was just falling apart and I didn't know where to start Jack had confessed to his lie himself there was nothing else I had against him just then I heard a noise and watched in disbelief as Jack jumped out of the window of a nearby house with a cat and a dog in hand hurry up Jay try taking them yourselves ouch he entered the car park nearby and drove off I went home after that but I was determined to find out what Jack was up to for mom's sake so the next morning I snuck into his car trunk he drove for a while and stopped when the coast was clear I crept out of the trunk to the side of the Shabby shack they entered I could see an assortment of pets being bathed with dyed water I took as many pictures as I could and snuck back to show Mom Mom Mom you need to see this Jack's a thief mom mom wasn't home but her pet chihowa was hey cutie can I see your paw her paw had the same star-shaped scar Mama G had spoken of I took pictures too and called her mama G how do you feel about your Chihuahua in pink she confirmed the puppy was hers and told me she was coming with the police the next day but the next day was mom's wedding the wedding kicked off and I was on the verge of losing it because Mama G was taking her sweet time I should have called the police myself does anyone have anything against this couple we do as if on Q Mama G stormed in with the police and some others this man here pretends to be a vet to take info on exotic pets he comes back to steal and resell mom was in pieces as Jack was arrested despite my efforts to comfort her she remained mute until Mama G came to visit days later be proud of pearl she saved you from getting married married to a nonsense man I am proud of her all right where do I start to take care of Pearl and this baby I can't use that farm knowing he got the money well I have a few hectares of land to spare it's a small thanks for bringing back my best pup Mama G leased some hectares of land to Mom for free the best part mom decided to raise flowers only and opened a beautiful flower shop she named after me you deserve it Pearl I got desperate and acted so rashly forget me it's okay Mom and don't you worry I will love my kid sister orbo it's not their fault their dad is a jerk oh Pearl I'm so lucky to have you when Mom gave birth it was a beautiful redhead girl like her and to everyone's shock I carried her despite the yuck all over her I name her Rose she's as beautiful as one at school Steve avoided me but thanks to him I had a few people in school I called friends now so it was a bit shocking when he showed up at our shop one day Pearl I am really sorry for refusing to help I know I will be asking too much for us to um start again to be honest the fire I had going for him had doused over the months no hard feelings but that's a really twisted relationship I mean you and I share a sister now you're right can we at least be friends H I'll think about it but maybe I learned to try and keep a calm head no matter the situation otherwise you may make a very big mistake and never make rash decisions on marrying a stranger from a dating site mom was just lucky to have me hi I'm Ellie and I have alipa a rare condition that stops my hair from growing that's right I'm completely bald before you start feeling sorry for me I'll have you know I think it kind of makes me look cool however my mom didn't seem to think so and ever since we found out I had it she fussed over me while completely ignoring my twin sister Tessa this of course made Tessa hate me and she made it her mission to make my life difficult like this one morning I was asleep when I was jolted awake by freezing water on my face what the heck Tessa the water's freezing Ellie why are you screaming are you feeling okay I'm fine mom Tessa did you just pour water on Ellie why would you do that especially in her condition you sent me to wake her up so I did for goodness sake Mom it's just water Alie is just bald and not a fragile egg Tessa was annoying but she was right mom treated me like I was going to break any minute she was always buying oils and products she thought would heal me Ellie honey I met this woman at work who recommended some special oil that helps hair grow within a week I'm so excited for you to try it thanks for trying to help Mom but I don't need to be fixed now if you'll excuse me I'm late for school less than an hour later I walked into class busy checking my phone when I stumbled on a desk and fell right next to Tessa and her Mean Girl Squad you're so clumsy it's hard to imagine that you and I are related totally you are so much prettier Tessa Caleb should be dating you H Ellie Caleb was my Swoon worthy boyfriend and all the popular girls hated that he was dating me you'd totally win prom king and queen I stood up and faced Tessa and her two attack dogs you know Jen you might want to fix your crooked eyebrows and eyeliner because you look like you're going for that given up on life look who did your makeup a clown the whole class laughed as my best friend Hannah stood up from her seat and high-fived me Hannah was the school rich kid but she was just as unpopular as I was oo burn you know they'll probably make you pay for that as Hannah and I laughed my phone pinged with a notification and I quickly checked it jeez is your phone on fire Caleb has been ignoring my texts for 3 Days thought that was him what a jerk are you sure he's not doing something behind your back what no way Caleb would never hurt me even though I said that confidently I couldn't help but worry so after last period I went looking for him and I found him watching Tessa strike poses on top of a pyramid formed by her cheerleader friends suddenly one of the girls knees buckled and when she went down all of them collapsed like dominoes but at the last second Caleb jumped in and caught Tessa before she hit the ground I was glad she wasn't wasn't hurt but I had to clear my throat when they stared at each other a little too long that was impressive oh hey Ellie is something wrong do I stink why have you been ignoring my texts I texted you more than five times gee he's clingy much Caleb and Tessa's friends laughed and I stared at Caleb thinking he'd come to my defense but he stayed quiet you're such a jerk Caleb come on Ellie forget him let's go after we left the field we got into Anna's car and she drove us home I couldn't help but notice how angry she looked and I know you care about me but maybe you're overreacting are you kidding me Caleb is ignoring you and then you find him watching Tessa with a dreamy look on his face just before he saves her like a knight in shining armor also she has long hair and you're bald do you mean that Caleb is playing me with Tessa because I'm bald I couldn't believe my my best friend would imply such a horrible thing I'm so sorry I didn't mean I'm just upset that you can't see what's happening right under your nose you need to break up with him oh calm down what's with you today don't say I didn't warn you a few days later we were all watching TV when the doorbell rang and I opened the door to find Caleb holding a bouquet of flowers and my favorite ice cream delivery for Ellie Davis from her adoring boyfriend thanks but no I'm still mad at you I know babe I'm so sorry I ignored your texts please let me make it up to you I'd been giving Caleb the silent treatment at school but I hadn't broken up with him like Hannah suggested honey that's so cute and those are such pretty roses forgive the poor boy babe please listen to the wise lady let me come in so we can share this ice cream oh he's such a charmer uh fine you're forgiven you can come in really yay Caleb was so happy he picked me up and spun me around I was so smitten at that moment but Tessa had a murderous look on her face a few minutes later I was enjoying the ice cream when I noticed that Caleb was typing furiously on his phone is everything okay you're texting at 100 miles a minute everything is fine it's before he could finish talking his phone beeped and when he checked it he stood up so fast I'll be right back a few minutes later I heard shouting and when I looked out my window I saw Caleb in a heated argument with Tessa Caleb if you don't tell Ellie the truth I will you know it's wrong to keep her in the dark about this I'm begging you Tessa please don't tell her we only did it one time and it was a mistake Ellie can't find out the moment Caleb said that I saw red and ran to go confront them when I stormed out the front door Caleb and Tessa jumped apart they heard everything you both said I can't believe you could betray me like that Ellie I was going to tell you tell me what that you're so jealous of me I'm not you got this all wrong I know what I heard babe please forgive me I promise it won't happen again when Caleb tried to touch my arm I shoved him then picked up a rock and smashed his car windshield oh my God are you insane you just broke my windshield and you just broke my heart with that I ran across the street and took a shortcut to Hannah's house I really needed to see my best friend as I ran through the woods I stopped to catch my breath when something cold touched my feet I looked down to see some kind of scaly creature climbing my ankle what is that just then Trent Hannah my step brother appeared and started to laugh at me you're such a scaredy cat that's just my pet lizard Trent always kept it himself and was branded the school weirdo even though I'd caught him staring at me a couple of times he' never said a single word to me until now come on you can touch her she won't bite no thanks I'm good what are you doing out in the woods anyway isn't it obvious I'm walking my pet lizard wow can't say I've heard that one before glad I could make you laugh you look kind of sad what are you doing in the woods yourself well I'm taking a breather from my toxic twin sister is Hannah home yeah she's in the backyard playing Project Runway okay thanks for cheering me up see you later alligator it's a lizard when I got to Hannah's I climbed the fence and I fell into her backyard scaring Hannah who was wearing heels jeez Ellie you scared me why can't you use use a gate like a normal person your gate is always locked and I don't have my phone with me why are you wearing heels oh um it's nothing Ellie why are you here ouch I'm sorry that was rude I couldn't wait anymore so I told Hannah everything I'm sorry I didn't believe you it's okay I'm so glad you're done with him the next morning I walked into class and Trent's face lit up hey scaredy cat when he spoke to me everyone stared at him Trent had never said a word in class before and now there he was smiling and waiting for me to answer him hey Trent where's your pet his name is Blizzard and no I don't have him with me he ate School unlike you you named your pet lizard blizzard H since when do you talk to my weirdo step brother don't call him that he's your brother ugh don't remind me you're being really mean and that's unlike you please apologize to him okay Saint Ellie as the days passed Trent and I started to hang out at the spot where we met in the woods and soon we started calling it our spot cute I know one afternoon we just sat when we heard giggling nearby who was that nobody ever comes here I'll go check I'm going with you I was walking behind Trent when he stopped in his tracks turned around and took my hand Ellie I'm so sorry for what you're about to see see what them I followed Trent's gaze and I froze right in front of me was Hannah and Caleb kissing I couldn't believe my eyes before Trent could stop me I rushed towards them with blind rage what the heck Hannah it's been you this whole time I expected Hannah to be shocked or sorry but instead said she turned to me and smiled yeah Ellie it was fun watching you blame Tessa you're so clueless half the time Caleb and I have been together for months now so all those times you advised me to leave Caleb you were secretly pining after him who's pining I only had to look at him once and he was mine I didn't recognize the girl standing in front of me why did you do all of this for popularity of course bag and Caleb will definitely make me new friends plus being your friend was kind of exhausting hi I'm Ellie and I'm bald and I'm smart and my boyfriend adors me I charged at her but Trent held me back hey she's not worth it I'm sorry Ellie as I watched the two judas's leave I remembered T oh my god I've been accusing her wrongly this whole time I have to go talk to her a few minutes later Trent and I walked into our compound and heard someone singing beautifully wow that's beautiful where's it coming from I looked around and pointed to an old treehouse in our backyard up there come on let's go see we climbed up the ladder into the Treehouse and when we peeped I was surprised to see Tessa recording herself singing Tessa I had no idea you could sing so well it's so beautiful Ellie what are you doing here I was so nervous what if she never forgave me I came to apologize I just saw Caleb and Hannah kissing I'm really sorry for the things I said Ellie you really hurt me how could you believe I'd do such horrible things I thought you hated me you've barely said a word to me for years unless we're fighting it wasn't that hard to believe that especially after I overheard your argument you didn't even give me a chance to explain that argument was not about Caleb and me it was about him and Hannah a few days ago I caught them kissing in the library oh my God I'm sorry they did that to you but you're not so perfect either now if you'll excuse me with that Tessa put on her earphones and completely ignored me so Trent and I left the next morning I walked into class to see Caleb and Hannah holding hands Not only was Hannah wearing makeup she was dressed differently too and in heels so that's why she was practicing walking in them in her backyard Hannah with Caleb isn't she friends with Ellie the baly yeah did you notice she turned into a diva overnight she certainly doesn't look nerdy now you look so good Hannah congrats on bagging Caleb I'm so happy for you you're so fake Jen isn't it just last week that I saw you in Caleb's DM as days went by Tessa ignored my existence while I ignored my backstabbing best friend and my two timing boyfriend in class I moved seats and sat next to Trent Hannah became Jen's BFF until 1 afternoon Trent and I were goofing around during lunch a few tables from us Hannah and Caleb or halb as everyone called them now seemed to be in deep conversation when suddenly Hannah stood up and slapped Caleb right on his face and she dumped her lunch tray on him yo check it out hey fight you're such a jerk I can't help how I feel about her being with you was a mistake uh-oh is he talking about you before I could even think about what Caleb had said Jen walked towards them and shoved Hannah don't be so desperate Hannah Caleb just left you for me now scrum my jaw dropped when Jen sat on Caleb's lap and proceeded to kiss him oh my God the whole cafeteria went quiet as we all all stared at the drama unfolding before us unable to take the humiliation Hannah ran out in tears I guess it's true what they say karma is not a lady Weeks Later much to my delight I was voted student of the year and the student of the year award goes to Ellie Davis as I went to receive my award I smiled at Trent and hugged my mom it would have been a perfect moment except Tessa wasn't there over the last few weeks I'd apologized to her over and over but she was still angry congratulations on the award thanks Mrs petters as I walked down from the podium I got the shock of my life when Tessa walked in and everyone gasped I couldn't believe it she was completely bald Tessa what did you do I was tired of people being mean to you especially after what Caleb did now they'll have to pick on both of us I dare anyone to try us a Tessa I love you for doing this I thought you hated me I don't hate you Ellie I'm jealous mom likes you better because you're smart and she fusses over you Tess I'm sorry for not believing you and for being a bad sister who doesn't even know that you can sing I'll try to do better while Tessa and I hugged mom approached us Tessa dear it's so sweet of you to shave your hair to support your sister you both look beautiful and I love you both equally Tessa I heard you singing in the treehouse and you have a very beautiful voice if you want to you can go to Music School on the weekends wow thanks so much Mom as the three of us hugged Trent approached us oh this is so sweet someone cutting onions in here shut up Trent can't you see we're having a moment I bet I could break an egg on your heads welcome to my world sis and you you get a pass for that jab just because you're cute but if you trust try another one I'll kick your butt you think I'm cute aw Ellie and Trent sitting in a tree k i s s i n g I was so embarrassed but I couldn't keep the smile off my face hey I think you're cute too growing up my dad and I used to spend hours listening to his old records and sometimes he used to teach me how to play his old guitar you see honey it's not that hard yeah but you're playing for me Dad one day honey you are going to be a famous musician like I could never be oh Dad what's wrong I had a sharp pain in my ear and Dad rushed me to the doctor and after that day I lost my hearing I could no longer hear the sound of music again after some time my parents made sure that I went to the best school to help me understand sign language and lip raid Mariah we are so proud of you for staying strong not many people have your strength yes you are one amazing girl you inspire me I realized that there were a lot of people like me who also had a hearing condition and they lived normal lives too but my sister Jasmine who was 2 years older than me started acting different maybe I should find another home since everything in this house is all about Mariah once when I was in seventh grade I had a talent show for all the parents to attend my school but just Jasmine threw a huge tantrum because she had her tennis game on the same day okay I'll go to Mariah's school and Dad will come watch you Jasmine you never show up for any of mine Mom okay then I'll come for your tennis game and dad can go watch Mariah that's the thing both of you are always watching Mariah and then she took my guitar for the talent show and broke it in half and I got so mad at her that I pounced on her and then Dad pulled me away and said the most awful thing ever it's better that she got that thing broken now cuz you are never going to become a musician so let's forget about that dream okay Dad what are you saying a musician is made by listening and stop Mariah let's go for a walk I looked at dad sternly as I walked out and my relationship with him changed ever since and then one morning as I made my way downstairs I saw Dad had taken our record collection and gotten rid of all the songs we used to sing together honey don't you think this is a little extreme there's no point in training her to be a musician if she can't hear the notes but Dad I can learn I can find a way to listen look it's not your fault honey but things are going to be different from now on it didn't take long for my sister to jump in and try to take my place dad I love music too yeah right you hate all of our music I can be a better musician than you and I'm prettier than than her dad you girls go to your room right now for the next few months Jasmine was a royal pain Jasmine took every chance she could to rub it in my face that she was dad's new favorite the worst part is she would take my hearing aid and hide it making me late for everything one day I couldn't take it anymore I marched over to Jasmine at recess give me back my hearing aid you spoiled brat I didn't hear you say please Jasmine thought she was so funny but this time I wasn't going to take it hey get off me somebody help I had gotten my hearing aid back but soon I was surrounded by all the adults at the park let her go what a wild child without my hearing aid I couldn't understand what they were saying to me I thought for sure I was going to be in big trouble until I felt a to on my shoulder I had never seen this boy before but he was really handsome and most importantly he knew sign language are you okay I saw everything I'm Ethan I just moved from Oklahoma I believe this is yours I could tell Ethan was the perfect gentleman when he put my hearing aid back in for me I had butterflies when his hand brushed against my ear there you go that should be better thank you for helping me my sister can be a real jerk I have one of those at home too looks like we have a few things in common soon I found out he and I had more than a few things in common when I went to his house the next day it turns out Ethan's mom and dad were both hearing impaired just like me Ethan learned sign language to help them out it was so sweet when I got to his room I found out we had another thing in common Ethan loved music just as much as I did his room looked like a record store he had every album I had ever thought of even some of the ones dad and I used to listen to you like music too I love to make music but my sister doesn't like me working on my own stuff I used to love music but it caused me a lot of problems with my family family too here let me show you something I shouldn't have been surprised but Ethan was really good I thought we were listening to some famous musician on Spotify but all the songs were made by him he could be famous I had to ask him why his sister didn't allow him to pursue his passion my sister is a Tik Tok star and my job is to make music for her videos my whole family are her employees you're too talented to make music for some stupid Tik Tok video Ethan then all of a sudden Ethan freaked out oh no she's already home she's not going to like that you're here you should go I was confused because I had already met his parents what could make Ethan so anxious it didn't take me long to find out why hey Anna uh this is Mariah oh good finally they've hired another maid listen I need you to run me a hot bath and have a hot cocoa ready after also I need a facial mask but your skin is so dry I think a facial mask might be a waste of money how dare you talk to me like that I was going to speak to you like a person but I don't know if you qualify dad I want her fired I'm Not For Hire I'm in school well you better not go to the same school I'm enrolled in because I'm going to be the queen of that school and I can make your life miserable whatever thank you for having me over your parents were lovely I made sure Anna knew that if she wanted a fight I was going to give her a good one the only thing I didn't supect is that Anna would play so dirty when I arrived at school the next morning I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw Anna sitting with Jasmine I marched up to them to find out what was going on as much as my sister was a brat I wanted to see why she was sitting with this little devil oh wow look what the Cat Dragged In what are you doing sitting over here Jasmine and where did you get these clothes chill will you stop embarrassing me my new friends bought them for me new friends friends that's right her cool new friends I told you that I was way cooler than anyone in this poor town your sister knows this my first day and I already have more friends than you've had in your whole life I don't care about these hanger on I just want you to stay away from my sister I know that you probably don't have an iPhone but you should know that I'm one of the biggest Teenage Tik Tok stars in the country anything I want I can get including your sister I was so angry that I wanted to poop across the lunch table and give Anna a face full of jello Jasmine these girls are no good and Mom and Dad wouldn't want you hanging out with her oh my goodness Mariah you're so embarrassing Anna is the only one who understands me she knows what it's like living with people who aren't normal my parents had never taught us to even think like that so I knew my sister was under the worst type of influence if I were you I would leave my sister alone I think I'm going to make her my special Pet Project me maybe she'll pass the test or maybe not come on girls let's go Anna had made her choice now it was time to make mine I loved spending time with Ethan but I had another mission in mind hey Ethan I was wondering if you could show me how you put together the music through your sister sure Ethan and I worked on the music for hours but when Ethan went to the bathroom I made a few changes to Anna's music I knew my plan worked when my sister came into my room the next morning screaming oh my goodness and 's video has been sabotaged oh yeah I wonder who could have done that you had better not have messed up her new video Mariah when I tell her you're going to be in bigger trouble than that loser brother what happened to Ethan I found out that Anna had thrown all of Ethan's equipment away and worse than that she was going to make the whole family move as punishment my revenge had taken away everything that Ethan loved the next day when I went to Ethan's house I found him standing in the yard with all his broken equipment while Anna was lecturing him and Jasmine was there with her and I hope this is a lesson to you all not to mess with me who do you think you are I'm going to be the queen of this town now bend your knee to me and maybe I'll spare your little friend's last record I knew I was in way over my head but before I knew what happened I blurted it out we should have a competition the loser has to shave their head you couldn't beat Anna at anything I can and I will you can even pick the competition fine I'll choose music good luck trying to keep up to me with your disability the truth was I hadn't listened to music in years but I couldn't stand this new girl coming in and trying to ruin my life that evening I begged my parents to let Ethan stay at my house but Jasmine threw a tantrum about this too I don't want them staying in our house come on dad you know they are going to lose the talent show and we're going to be embarrassed again honey you're sister is right you can't carry any notes yes I can Dad and I'll find a way to make music just as good as anyone else fine you can use the backyard with all of Ethan's equipment destroyed we had nothing to make any music for the talent show we should give up there's no way we can beat Anna in a music contest she's been training since she was a baby we have passion on our side but even at my house we weren't safe as Jasmine was spying on us and much worse she turned the sprinklers on getting all of our work soaking wet when the next morning came Ethan and I were ready to give up I had made such a stupid bet and now everyone's life was going to be turned upside down because of me come on let's get the ones we can say but when I reached down to pick up the equipment something crazy happened wow did you hear that whatever sound I had just made sounded like something from another world I think it's your hearing aid Mariah that sounds so cool wait a second I think I just might be able to use this when Ethan was done we had a cool electronic song that I was sure no one had heard before even better was the fact Ethan and I got much closer we even played the song for my mom you guys are going to win the talent show for sure thanks for always believing in me mom please this isn't real music real music involves instruments and notes what I didn't see was my my sister Jasmine at the top of the stairs recording our music Anna hired a full band to back up her singing and here I was with my mud covered laptop before the show Ethan came up to me and gave me all the confidence I needed you are one of the most talented people I have ever met thank you for standing up for me and believing in me I know you can do this do you really think your silly little hearing aid sounds are going to win this competition your sister let me hear everything my my band is the best money can buy and you think you can beat me I know I can do you think you can do it without your secret weapon one of Anna's friends used a magnet to snatch away my hearing aid I felt like I was in the park all those years ago but then I looked at Ethan and he sent me a sign knowing that Ethan and my mom were behind me was all I needed I couldn't hear anything as the crowd began to clap when the show started the only thing I knew is that they were loving Anna's performance she was such a jerk but when she finished the entire Auditorium were on their feet I was so nervous but I looked to my right and saw Ethan and then I saw my mom in the crowd with a sign that said go Mariah I took a deep breath and put my hand on the soundboard and when I hit the first button something crazy happened I could feel the vibration going through my arm it was almost like I could feel the music without my hearing aid all my other senses were heightened I felt like like I was one with the soundboard and before I knew it everyone was on their feet Anna didn't stand a chance I won the competition easily and Anna ran out of the building crying I laughed for now I would let her think she would have to shave her head but in reality I wouldn't be so cruel I'm sorry for doubting you honey I just didn't want you to experience the same failure I did Mariah doesn't think about failure she focuses on her goal and doesn't let up obstacles get in the way we raised her to be strong and you forgot that even Jasmine came to me to apologize I'm sorry for being so cruel to you I guess you really are cooler than Anna there is no such thing as cool Jasmine I just like to do things that I enjoy it's cool when you pursue things you love not what other people think is cool just then one of the parents came up to me that was one of the coolest DJ sets I've ever seen I'd like to sign you to my record label Do you have a the manager in fact I might just have my very first one right here hi I'm rehea I was raised by a single dad and although he was a big businessman he cried every time he had to spend a penny but I was not like that I was super generous with my things and this annoyed him one time when I was 10 we baked a batch of cupcakes from some leftover flour rehea don't take the whole pack of cupcakes outside all the neighbor kids will eat it but I love sharing dad fine then that's the last cake that you will bake for this year people around me say my heart was exactly like my mom's she left us when I was two because of the way Dad was but I didn't miss her too much because at school I was admired by many kids and had my best friend Jack he was a big science genius and could even mix together healing remedies one day at the school lab I made a silly mistake that my hands almost paid for ouch in seconds Jack mixed up some things that instantly healed my hands who way to go Jack thanks just practice for when I become a doctor in the future then I'll always come home to your delicious baked cookies you Shameless foodie only for foods you prepare Jack was totally sweet and I thought I knew him inside out but soon he began to act weird one evening he was having his 17th birthday when I arrived with the cake I especially baked for him hey rehea over here but before I could reach him I stumbled and fell into the pool help I can't swim I Str in the water for just a few seconds before I heard someone dive in and help me out before I could process anything else I was receiving mouth to mouth I opened my eyes and saw the face of an Angel are you okay before I could respond Jack appeared and pushed the guy away are you okay yeah I my eyes slid to the guy who had saved me from the water and he smirked at me making me forget what I wanted to say little brother won't you introduce me to your friend little brother he's your brother unfortunately yes that really hurt like right here come over here Jack's blatant rudess to his big brother Made Me Bling in Surprise and his hunk of a brother took the insult and stride like it was an everyday thing by pretty nameless friend I'm Noel for the rest of the party Jack went about all sulky and when I questioned his attitude he went off on me you were just lying there letting him kiss you excuse you I was still in shock from nearly drowning and that's called CPR you idiot just anytime my brother comes that close to you again run like he's the devil why just do as I say I couldn't take the attitude anymore you know what I think I've had enough of this party already I stomped out of the party and just as I was about to enter a cab to go home a motorcycle stopped right before me it was null hey need to ride I was thrilled with the opportunity to talk to him again but Jack's warning made me CAU ious don't worry I'll take a cab thanks come on I don't bite don't mind all the lies my brother spreads about me he's just jealous why would he be jealous because I'm better looking and my hair's longer why else I couldn't resist accepting the ride n was a whole dish of funny he made me laugh all the way home we got to my home in minutes wao nice place your father must be rich thanks want to come in and have um water no how about I take you out instead next week my treat despite Jack's warning I found myself saying yes we exchanged numbers and he zoomed off Jack later called to apologize for his moodiness and I forgave him but I forgot to tell him about my coming date with his brother because soon we were submitting college applications to countless universities when I got the invite from my choice University to study baking and pastry arts I was so ecstatic I rushed home to tell my dad that he gave me the the shock of my life Dad Dad I got in woohoo and who says you're going to a university you're going to take over my real estate business so no need to waste money on something you wouldn't be needing anyway what are you saying dad you know I have always wanted to be a pastry chef well I am sorry but that won't work I have other plans it felt like the ground had been ripped from beneath my feet what other plans you're just a cruel man that doesn't give a sent about his only child you have done nothing for me I have done everything for you like what buy me oversized Barney shoes it would take me 10 years to grow into it it's not now's not the time to say it I I was to mad at him to listen and just left the house I didn't know where I was going but in that moment I wanted to be as far away from Dad I was nearing the park when a motorcycle sped past me and the rider grabbed my phone safe safe but to my shock the rider stopped and pulled off his helmet it was n hey rehea have you turned into a thief why did you grab my phone I was just playing with you um we still have our date tomorrow evening right yeah cool see you m with dad's words still Weighing on my mind I didn't have much heads space to overthink what had just happened I called Jack and we met up at the park I can't believe your dad said that beats me well look this is your dream you can't let anyone stop you maybe you should think of something you can do to raise enough money to go to college there was only one thing I could think of I can bake mini cakes and sell them Bingo people are going to love it Jack's mom even agreed to help me sell them at her coffee shop but the next day when I set to bake the first batch I would sell my world turned upside down an hour into baking I began to feel numbness and tingling in my feet and soon my vision was all blurry Dad Dad my own voice was so tiny to my ears but thankfully dad was close and enough to hear me Rea Rea what's wrong honey talk to me dad rushed me to the hospital and the doctor diagnosed me with diabetes you will have to avoid every form of sugary food to better manage it I was crushed how could I go to a baking school and become a baker if I couldn't eat sweets sweetheart it's not the end of the world you can just be a business person like me I don't want to be anything like you Dad even if this means I won't become a baker when did being diabetic mean I can't go to college later that evening I was sitting on the porch trying to figure out what to do when Dad came out too rehea sweetheart you don't need to be so upset it's all for the better I promise the Roar of a bite cut him off it was null and worse Jack was coming up right behind him hey babe ready for our date I sure hope you can dance I was so lost in my thoughts I had forgotten all about our date this evening I felt a different kind of horror hit me as Jack turned to gape at me you're going on a date with my brother brother what's wrong with that you never told me why send him away you don't deserve someone like him send him away don't talk to me like that you don't even know what I'm going through right now yes little brother stop treating her like a little girl and get used to the friend zone rehea what is going on here stop pretending to be nice Noel I know who you truly are a brave Beast unlike you to my shock Jack roared like a freaking lion and tackled his brother to the ground dad managed to pull him apart and I so mad at Jack you two get off my property right now I don't tolerate violence of any kind Jack can go he started the fight anyway but n stays rehea we still have something important to discuss if it isn't about you accepting that I'm going to college then I'm not interested after Jack left I canceled the date with null in favor of us just hanging around the backyard sorry about that my brother has got the temper of girls that have lost their makeup I was so touched that he was apologizing for for his brother's rashness he's the one that should apologize not you what was that just now with your dad I told n everything about my issues with Dad in college and he said the most shocking thing if your dad wouldn't give you money for college then find a way to take his money simple you mean I should steal his money I prefer to use the word borrowing you can pay your Miser of a dad back later if you want there's no way I'm taking his money without his permission his suggestion was crazy but something happened that made me decide to do it that same night for the first time in my life dad bought me a box of chocolate and ice cream s what's going on it's not my birthday I know sweetheart I just want to apologize I know how much you wanted to go to college and all that but the truth is my business is going down I don't have enough money to sponsor you at College if I did why wouldn't I send my only child to college my heart broke at the gesture and Dad's sadness you should should have just told me dad I believed dad completely because while he was stingy I had never known him to be a liar but when I woke up the next day to see if he could let me take on a part-time job so I could help my jaw dropped at the sight of an open safe filled with money and dad was talking about giving it to some girl all these years of being tightfisted is for her you know she will be the happy one in the end when I show her I steamed with anger dad had lied not only did he have lots of money but also wanted to give it all to some girl while deny me college I couldn't let that happen and only one option made sense to me that same day I called NL up and we met at a small coffee shop there I said the words I would forever regret I want to do it for oh my God rehea please don't propose to me yet propose you're one crazy dude you made the suggestion last time I want to borrow money from my dad can you help me sure we made our plans and 2 days later when I was sure Dad had gone to work I snuck into his room with noing Ino there is loads of money in this safe we will just take what I need to cover my college fees can you open it just as I punched in the code n suddenly pulled a mask over his face n what are you a scream left in my mouth when two other mask guys jumped in from the window more shell don't worry we will give your dad the punishment he deserves so this is who you really are a thief that day on the road you really wanted to rob me of my phone jack was right you are worse than the devil no that's a sweet compliment thanks I was numb with shock as NL and his gang packed everything without leaving a scent even at the guts to sing to me when they were done I was still shivering like a leaf when Dad stormed into my room that evening Rea we have been robbed I wanted to pretend I didn't know anything about it but guilt and fear was eating me up so I broke down I confessed to what I had done no rehea why did you do that he heard you over the phone talking about saving all the money for some girl I just wanted to cut to help myself through school but Rhea you're the girl I was talking about all this while I've been saving up money for you to run the business with as soon as you graduate high school I couldn't believe my ears all this while Dad has just been saving up for me I'm so sorry Dad I'm so sorry Dad quickly set the police on n's tail but weeks passed and he wasn't found even his mom didn't know where he was hiding I couldn't forgive myself but to my surprise Dad wouldn't even find fault with what I did it's all my fault ARA I shouldn't have left you in the dark or lied my dad had a lot of money but he wasted it early in our lives so by the time I was grown I suffered defend for myself when I had you I promised I would make you have the most comfortable future even if it meant some temporary hardship but somehow it's good this happened I know now that I took it too far and made the impression of being a wicked and stingy father nothing you say excuses how I led thieves right into our house Dad I am so sorry I will learn the business forget about college I'll do whatever you want what happened to becoming a baker I'll have to forget about it after all I'm diabetic now or maybe you can research on making desserts that even diabetics can eat you have no idea how many of them crave stuff like that although we lost a lot of money the incident made my relationship with Dad better than ever but I knew I had one more relationship to men I went to Jack's Place early one morning I had to apologize for not believing him and sending him out of my house in favor of his criminal brother Jack your brother I know I heard I should have listened to you no I should have told you the plain truth about who he really is Noel is the black sheep of our family and he was just fresh from rehab that day you saw him first I was just very jealous jealous of what he's long hair ew is that what that idiot told you you were obviously Charmed by him that day at the pool and at the sight of the blush on his cheeks my eyes widened in realization wait Jack do you like me like more than a friend um I'd rather say no if yes will freak you out I'm a coward in that regard of course not dork just let's take it slow all right starting with will you be my date for the prom it would be my pleasure in the end dad let me get into college and and when I was done I took his advice in creating special dessert recipes for people like me Jack became a doctor we didn't remain a couple but we stayed best friends M how do these sugar-free macaroons taste better than those with sugar secret recipe though things worked out in a way for me I would forever regret letting my anger control my decision guys if you ever get mad like I did with my dad don't act on it find a way to calm down take a breather or else you could make a horrible mistake like I did hi everyone I'm Cara also known as the chatter box and if you like And subscribe just maybe I'll zip my mouth which is kind of impossible since I started talking ever since I was a teeny weeny baby mommy daddy I've been laying here thinking and you know what I'm thinking we should change the color of this room pink who does pink these days that's gender color bias I've got plans first we're going I've always been a talker I spoke in complete sentences when I was just 6 months old and from that moment on nobody could slow me down or find my off switch I loved learning about things and sharing I talk to anyone about anything unfortunately I was the only child so I didn't have too many people to share with my parents were very busy people as I was explaining to the Cook whale sharks are not really whales look these are the gills did you know that whales have lungs instead of gills it's not even a real shark since it eats only Plankton so it's called a whale shark but it's really dinner Cara but Mom you didn't even look what do you think Dad Dad you like to fish right my parents loved their phones and laptops more than me and that's why I ended up talking to all my dolls ladies and gentlemen tonight I will be performing the epic poem The Iliad please hold your applause until the very end since my parents never gave me much attention when I was at school I made the best of it I was the smartest person in my class okay children who knows the answer to this question oh me pick me I know anyone else other than Cara please I'm begging you anyone Cara once again I just read about this and the answer is actually quite long and complicated if we're going to be talking about how big the Earth is we have to talk about Adams and if we're going to be talking about Adams we have to talk about I was so excited to share I don't know what came over me but I just couldn't stop I spoke so much that the teachers had to call my parents they rushed me to the doctor and that's when I was diagnosed with a compulsive talking disorder that's it concentrate on the breathing slowly breathe don't talk just breathe deeply the doctor said deep breaths would help me control my disorder but as soon as I left my body adapted did you know that there are only eight planets in our solar system and there are 100,000 million stars Pluto used to be a planet but it got delisted can you believe the planets can be delisted do you know who is responsible for Poor Pluto I can tell you hold on she's she's worse my parents couldn't take it any longer so the next day they sent me to live with my grandfather to say my grandfather's Farm was struggling was an understatement hello sweetie I know we don't have much here but anything I have is yours would you like to learn how to grow some crops maybe you'll have better luck than I've had oh yes yes I'd love that Granddad showed me everything I started reading more about plants I learned how to operate all the heavy duty equipment I even flew a crop duster a few times in no time our farm was filled with all sorts of gigantic vegetables and plants I read in one of my granddad's books that talking to the plants would help them grow it's the co two in our breath so I held full conversations with every plant and insect I could find and to my surprise something amazing happened our farm quickly became a tourist attraction and I had become quite famous for having the most beautiful crops and flowers in the whole country young lady how are you able to turn this far around so quickly oh that's easy you need good soil water and some awesome plant food oh what kind of food do you use glad you asked how much time you got every supermarket and flower shop were knocking down our doors to get our beautiful crops and then one day after so many years guess who decided to show up hey honey your mom and I saw you on the news we always knew you were a special kid are you ready to come home aren't you going to say anything is that a soapbox how dare you this is my home now all you two care about is work I'm tired of being treated like an annoyance Granddad actually listened to me when I spoke and encouraged me to use my voice and look what happened we've paid off all his debt and another thing it's been like what 6 years and now while I was still busy giving Mom and Dad a piece of my mind a fancy car pulled up and an older man stepped out dressed in Royal garments are you the young lady from this paper yes that's me pay no attention to these people they were just leaving young lady this is some of the most impressive florist work I've seen well ever we could use your services at the palace the king wanted us to live within the castle and headquarters and I couldn't wait to settle in perfect and I couldn't wait to start my new job in my humongous new home but I had a lot to learn as I watered the flowers I heard a girl voice go on speak up or you're going into that filthy water what's wrong cat got your tongue you can't even get the words out without stuttering Ken you you bring nothing but shame to our family hey leave him alone the only shame that will come to your family is from the King trying to put a crown on that giant head of yours it'll be called the cranium conundrum how dare you speak to me that way I'm telling the Royal Guards are you sure you can fit that massive brain pan through the chamber doors your majesty or shall we grease it up first thanks for for saving me I I'm Alfie oh I know who you are your majesty we've read every book about you guys for example your great great grandmother was allergic to mustard also her cat was gluten-free did you know that your majesty his royalty Alfonso H I didn't but can you please call me Al wait a second let me get this straight you have difficulty speaking oh I know someone who can help from then on Alfonso and I were inseparable I taught him how to publicly speak and he taught me how to slow down and use my Gift of Gab not to drive everyone away we played games to improve the prince's vocabulary and pronunciation we lip synced karaoke together to help his stutter besides my flowers and grandfather Alfonso was the only person I wanted to be around I don't think I can give my speech for this parade what if I stutter again I'll be right there and you will be just fine thank you cara he hugged me and for some odd reason I felt butterflies in my tummy we had practiced for months on his speech and finally the day had arrived but just before Alfonso was about to go live I saw Esmeralda fiddling with some wires I knew she was up to no good what exactly are you doing Esmeralda that's your majesty to you and if you really want to know I'm going to show the country exactly how pathetic my brother is this recording of him stuttering will put him in his place if you were smart you would stay out of Royal business I couldn't let her sabotage the only friend I had if this got me kicked out then so be it I did the only thing I knew how to do well I spoke with a disguised voice of course the kingdom my father has built is being beseeched by those who wish to pursue their selfish agendas when our speech finished Alonso was a national celebr celebrity I can't thank you enough your sister didn't stand a chance we're a great team Al well that's what I wanted to talk to you about Cara the speech was so good my family is sending me on a world tour I'll be gone for a year oh um I'm so happy for you I'll make sure to send you a Tik Tok every day how about every hour I have another surprise I told my father how much you helped me and he got you into the best school in the country if anyone deserves to have their brains recognized it's you when I first met this dorky screw up I thought of him as my kid brother as we sat by the lake and I looked into his eyes I started to think I might be falling for him just like that my best friend was gone now I was at the mercy of a little Tyrant with a gigantic head everyone was excited for my first day of school except me I was going to the richest school in the country but I wasn't Rich my clothes were not exactly designer Brands all I had going for me was my brain and big mouth but after all it's just a school I thought couldn't be that bad could it so yeah turns out plenty can go bad when you're on the wrong side of a princess the next 6 months was no picnic with no friends I spent my break surrounded by the only things that were nice to me the flowers that's weird I don't remember anything about a solar eclipse heads up did you know Polo balls used to be made of bamboo leather and rubber now they're all plastic still plastic can make quite an impact at over 100 m an hour did you just ask to kiss me my horse had that pleasure not exactly how I imagined surprising you with my return let's get you some ice I could feel all the jealous girls eyes burning holes into me as I rode off with the prince and I couldn't have cared any less it was insane how handsome he had gotten in only a year I'm sorry I didn't let you know I was back but my father has decided he will step down from his throne that's great news just looking at you I can tell you're ready to be king anyway not if my sister has anything to say about it she has the Queen on her side my mom will do anything to make Esmeralda the new Queen I gagged at the thought of her being the ruler of my country well how about we make sure that never happens do from then on I knew I had to do everything I could to make sure Esmeralda didn't get that Throne all the girls at school were so annoying as they tried desperately to get the prince's attention I knew most of them were Esmeralda's minions who were all out to get Alonso and create a scandal that would sabotage his chances to be king that wasn't going to happen on my watch make way everyone royalty coming through step back three Paces you can look but you can't touch like take the sun glance and look away eventually Alfonso begged me to be his buffer I felt like one of his bodyguards as I tried to keep away the designer hyenas Cara we need to talk I can't hear you over the howling I need to ask you something I want you to be my girlfriend honestly I was just as shocked as everyone shocked but please I just wanted to be a simple Gardener and now I was the talk of the school the town and the country the future King's new girlfriend is what the papers would call me in the morning the truth was I was totally freaking out I was so stressed I couldn't sleep so I took a walk in my peaceful place my garden I just wanted to be with my flowers as I got closer to my garden I almost collapsed all of my flowers had been destroyed in one Fell Swoop I knew only one person who could be cruel and evil enough to do this let this serve as as a warning to you servant you will never date my son and the throne will be as mlda I was devastated the next day I was assigned to work under the queen since the garden was destroyed I knew it was going to be bad but I was still hopeful your chore list for today that's not so bad I was blamed for the fire in the garden even though everyone knew who was really responsible from then on the queen tried to make my life miserable little did I realize good old Granddad had my back Granddad wasted no time in helping me clear my name after he spoke to the security guards the King was furious at the Queen's actions and I was immediately given my old job back unfortunately my job description underwent a tiny change due to her majesty the queen made sure I was still the Castle's whipping girl nothing changed except now I was inside and not working outside side that suited me though since this was the most important night of the royal calendar somehow I need to talk to Alfonso I can't give my speech I know I'm going to screw it up and Esmeralda is going to take the throne oh don't even get me started on Esmeralda and the queen I've got so many issues with them oh no oh no too late here it comes it ain't going to be pretty I can't remember what I said but all my frustration with the queen and her evil water came pouring out what was supposed to be a pet talk for Alonso turned into a roast of my two Nemesis oh you're funny and when you get on a roll nothing can stop you glad to be of service to you your majesty Alonso you can do this I believe in you thank you and you're right I can do this come on when I opened the door to the closet I knew I had made a massive mistake oh no my microphone was on I had committed treason in front of everyone this was exactly the screw up the queen and her Mini Me minions were looking for you have made a mockery of our country you and your grandfather will be dealt the swiftest punishment possible for your insubordination I don't know I thought it was kind of funny I thought it was rather humorous something that's been missing for many years now I beg your pardon you remember laughing don't you some of her jokes were rather dead on do you think it's funny to say our lovely daughter has a head so large that when she wears a crown she's able to receive Transmissions from the space station funny yes appropriate you trust me always and what other jokes tickled you your majesty what was that one you made about the Queen's shopping habits I was just observing it's way cheaper to go go shopping than to go to a therapist but her style is so bad all her handmaids are in therapy anyway it's a psychedelic shopaholic Extravaganza oozing paloa you are very funny young lady it's decided you're my new court jester guards release her with a new room new job and an absolutely ridiculous costume I was feeling like the royalty I had pretended to be with all my stuffed animals all those years ago we're doomed the queen went to her lawyers and claimed his majesty was crazy for hiring a mad woman like myself she was going to make sure Esmeralda was Queen One Way or Another what are we going to do win we're going to win the day had finally come where it would be decided who would run the country Esmeralda or Alonso I could tell straight away that Al was nervous he didn't need to worry though I had his back back your honor I'll be presenting the case why bucktooth Beaver over there has no right to Prince Alfonso's Throne exhibit one just look at that face objection you can say that again objection noted sustain do you have any other evidence glad you asked I do have a few things to say on the matter when I finished the whole country was laughing by the end of the day I had gone viral and at the end of the next day the queen and Esmeralda were gone I had made Esmeralda and her mom even more famous than they already were just not in the way they were hoping King Alfonso would go on to be a great king kind compassionate thoughtful and a tremendous public speaker turns out I got to be quite a bit more famous than I was expecting to I turned my so-called disability into my number one asset and now as Queen you better believe I've got a few things to say it was a lovely sunny day and my school held a Father's Day event I brought my mom along since I didn't have a d and while we sat there enjoying the festivities suddenly two of the school's most annoying boys came to bug the heck out of me hey Mia if you haven't noticed this is a Father's Day event yeah I know that so are you the father because we only see your mom what did you just say he called you a father one thing about me is I had a very short temper but they didn't stop teasing so I got up and twisted their ears so hard they cried for their mothers mommy the teachers then came and asked me and Mom to leave these boys were teasing her you have to be reasonable this is not the the first time Mia reacted after just a little bit of name calling once she tripped a girl who called her something silly and we looked past that please try to get your daughter some professional help with her anger issues mom was so upset with me but she knew that if anyone messed with my family that would the wrong button to press later after the picnic I was still so mad about what happened at school so I went to talk to Mom about something that was Heavy in my heart mom why don't you ever talk about my dad because he's not that important you loved when you were just a baby mom always felt uneasy talking about who my dad was I usually changed the subject when I could feel the vibe between us become a little awkward okay it's almost time for our Tel NOA mom and I loved watching our favorite French telenova longing for love and mom loved the lead actor David Barrow mom you're drooling again I loved Mom so much she was like my best friend in a way So eventually I stopped asking her about my dad and then when I turned 16 I got the surprise of my life after I blew out the candles on my birthday cake mom kissed my cheeks and then all of a sudden this famous actor from a popular TV series stood at our table Mom did you hire David from the longing for love to perform for my birthday Mom looked at the actor in front of us for a moment and then she looked at me David and I used to go to school together yes your mother and I I were actually High School sweethearts mom how come you never told me that you dated a famous actor mom was lost for words and then the surprise came because he is your father even though I saw his face like a million times on TV I froze just staring at him and then I turned angrily to Mom I asked you so many times about him and you said he ran away Mia I can explain mom had 16 years to explain and I was too Ang angry to even be next to her so I ran off and waited for her in the car after the big reveal I stayed angry with Mom and then my so-called actor Dad paid a visit to our house I would like to get to know Mia and I want her to come back with me to France oh no you can't just take her to another country you kept her away from me and now it's my turn to get to know my daughter mom and dad started arguing and then I entered I agree with him I want to go MIA mom was hurt and I really felt bad for her but I wanted to get to know my dad so I flew away with him all the way to France my mouth dropped when I saw Dad's house it looked like a castle wow is this your house yes I've already asked the staff to prepare a room for you inside the Mansion was like a fairy tale and my room was fit for a queen thank you so much should I call you Dad or uh I'd love if you called me dad I felt like we were really connecting until two people entered the house with shopping bags a tall woman and a girl my age oh you must be Mia wow you're are gorgeous thank you Mia please meet my sister and her daughter Felicia they live in the mansion with me Felicia why don't you say hi to your cousin hi don't worry about her she takes time to get used to people when I went to my room Felicia was there sitting on my bed Felicia can I help you with anything I just wanted to apologize for not being welcoming she had a poke her face when she said this like she never even tried to smile oh it's okay would you like to take me on a tour through this beautiful city my mom and Uncle won't allow us to leave the gates without adult supervision after she said that she left the room and since I was exhausted from the flight I dozed off the next day I found dad in his study and he looked super busy but I was too excited to stay indoors all the time Dad I want to go out and explore the city no not today we only have family outings on Saturday today is a reading day but it's the holidays and I only read during school days well things are different here we live a very disciplined life Mia you'll learn now choose a book and go read I left his office extremely upset but he didn't seem to give a fudge and when I sat in my room I decided to play some music music from my phone and while I was dancing alone Laura suddenly barged in grabbing my phone and breaking it into pieces hey what are you doing we don't play music in the house on a weekday everyone must be quiet reading are you crazy you just broke my phone we'll get you another one over the weekend I didn't know whether to cry or to run I felt like I was in a crazy house later that night I was starving since I ended up falling asleep the whole day but when the chef revealed my dish I found a snail shell what's this escar go it's just a starter try it you will enjoy it oh no I've seen snails crawl up the walls in our backyard there is no way even in Paradise that I'm going to put a snail in my mouth Mia you will eat what we eat no I won't I don't eat this I've never eaten snails in my life please understand Mia you have to learn to adjust this is ridiculous I'm going to my room after telling my dad off I left the table and cried for the next hour or so wishing I never came here and then there was a knock on my door I tried to ignore it but then I heard Felicia's voice Mia open up it's me I ran to the door and found her standing with a plate of sandwiches I told the chef to make you a sandwich please don't say anything oh thank you so much I let her in and she sat with me while I ate the delicious sandwich how do you manage to follow all the rules in this house it's the way my mom and Uncle were raised back in the USA my mom is not that bad but because your dad is Rich and we struggled back at home we had no choice to come and live here so my dad is the controlling one no wonder my mom kept me away from him yes he lives by a set of rules and we all have to follow them or we don't get to enjoy this luxurious life I have to leave now bedtime is soon I already slept enough during the day and when I I looked out the window the night looked so beautiful and as I was looking at the stars I could feel someone looking at me it was a boy from the house opposite he stood on his balcony and just glared at me and then I quickly closed my curtains when Laura entered without knocking again lights off it's bedtime now I want to go back home don't let your father hear you say that he really wants to get to know you well I don't like who he is and I don't care about his money after Laura left I peaked out the curtain again and the boy was still there looking directly at my room early the next morning I needed some fresh air and since I woke up much earlier than everyone else I made myself some coffee and went outside while I stood on the porch I noticed someone throwing plastic bottles over the wall hey what are you doing ow hey stop throwing your trash over this wall well it's not my trash when I woke up I found all these plastic bottles on my turf and who says that's our trash because all these bottles are at the edge of the wall so who else could it be it was pointless starting an argument with this boy who was actually very cute by the way so I started throwing all the bottles back hey you can't do that oh yes I can oh Dad sorry I didn't mean to wake you up what are you doing outside so early in the morning I just wanted some fresh air come on inside the chef made you some breakfast I hope it's not snails again no that's not a breakfast meal just your traditional bacon and eggs this time after breakfast Felicia and I sat outside drinking lemonade so what happened with you early this morning I heard noises outside oh yes it was this boy from before I could tell Felicia about the boy from next door he popped his head over the wall hey is the bottle War over well that depends if you started he disappeared for like a second and then he appeared with a hose pipe both Felicia and I wet well I've started [Music] it how do you know Liam we had a bottle War this morning do you guys have a hose pipe I think so but I don't know where it's kept we should go inside and get dry oh away not until we get Liam back come on Felicia was so scared to break my dad's rules but I told her to relax and have fun so we went into Liam's yard with buckets of water when Liam came out from his garage Felicia and and I threw two buckets of cold water all over him got you before we could run off he held my hand and Drew me closer to him and my heart started racing just looking into his shiny blue eyes you're brave coming over here Fela never steps foot outside the house unless it's for school yeah we should really go now I guess I'm not scared of anything after that fun event with Liam Felicia and I tried to sneak past dad's office without him noticing but he was already standing by the stairs with Laura who looked so nervous I am very disappointed with you Felicia you know the rules of this house but instead of leading Mia in the right path you've shown her that being rebellious is okay for that you and your mom will leave my house what but it was my idea I took Felicia next door and there's nothing wrong with that we were just being normal kids my decision is final dad's heart was as cold as ice he had had no mercy on anyone Laura and Felicia cried in each other's arms and I felt so bad for them I had to do something to help later that night I waited for everyone to fall asleep and when the house was dead silent I got up I managed to sneak outside and jump over the wall to Liam's house I started throwing stones at his window to wake him up Liam Liam you again yes I need your help okay I'm coming Liam came down and helped me sneak up to his room I was amazed to find he was a musician he had posters of famous artists all over his room and he had a very fancy guitar I'm so sorry to bother you but I really need to borrow your phone is everything okay no my dad is a control freak and I really need to contact my mom when I called Mom she was so happy to hear my voice and I immediately cried and told her everything so I guess your mom will fetch you soon yes I hope so thank thank you so much for your help I'm going to miss you even though I hardly know you it was nice having a friendly neighbor if you call having bottle Wars and water fights friendly then I'm going to miss you too the next day I overslept and got up so late and when I went downstairs I could hear mom's voice I kept her away from you for this very reason you are a control freak I won't let her go she's my daughter too but I want to go I'm not happy here I guess we're all leaving then I'm tired tired of being your doormat brother but I helped you when you had nothing but Dad you told her to leave how long did you expect her to beg for your help dad looked at all of us silently for a while and then suddenly he started crying I'm sorry I know I have a problem and I promise I'll get help just don't leave me alone in this house please I actually found a job back home so I really want to start of fresh Felicia deserves that I hugged Aunt Laura and Felicia as they left I'm so happy that I have a cousin and an aunt like you I'll call you I'm going to miss you Mia after some time Dad got all the help he needed and Mom gave him a second chance your Aunt Laura and Felicia just called they will be visiting us during Christmas oh I can't wait to see them my family was complete and I was so happy hey I just got back from the gym am I late for the barbecue yes you were supposed to be here ages ago here I brought you an ice PP to cool down your hot temper I also saw a therapist from my short temper and he told me to take deep breaths every time my temperature started Rising what are you doing I'm breathing so I can calm down Liam my parents are here sorry I was trying to calm you down Liam was crazy but I loved him so much and so my parents and I eventually did learn to cool my temper down because when you really care about your loved ones you sometimes learn to 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Channel: Story Time Animated Live

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Length: 119min 59sec (7199 seconds)

Published: Sat Dec 30 2023