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00:00Hi, I'm Alicia, and I'm about to tell you how I met the love of my life.
00:04But before we get into that, please like and subscribe to MSA.
00:07If there's one thing you have to know about me, it's that I wasn't an ordinary little girl.
00:12Being raised by a single father who was an ex-army officer does that to you.
00:16I had rules, discipline, and responsibility drilled into me since I was very young.
00:21And growing up, I found other kids my age really immature.
00:24I don't know why he'd break up with me.
00:26I wore the clothes he liked, woke up at 5 every morning to do my hair because he liked them curly,
00:31and pretended to love watching wrestling.
00:33Um, excuse me, but I need to get that muffin.
00:36Can't you see that I'm crying? My boyfriend just broke up with me.
00:40Aw, I'm so sorry.
00:42You know, it reminds me of the time my dad took me for this obstacle course,
00:45and I twisted my ankle so badly, the doctors told me I'd never be able to walk again.
00:50But I didn't lose hope, and here I am.
00:52How is that the same thing?
00:54It's not, because that was an actual problem.
00:58But yours is just a bunch of high school nonsense.
01:00Now move your butt, please.
01:02Needless to say, I didn't have a lot of friends, and I didn't care either.
01:05My life was all sorted out.
01:07Graduate school, get into a good college, work, and retire.
01:10But then I turned 18 and met Arthur.
01:13He was a transfer student from Greece, and boy was he dreamy.
01:17The first time I met him was in gym class.
01:19We were playing catch, and I was so lost in looking at him.
01:22I totally missed the ball, and it hit me right in the face.
01:25I fell on my butt, and Arthur came running.
01:28Are you okay?
01:29You're bleeding.
01:30It's nothing.
01:30I'm used to much worse.
01:32On second thoughts, I might need a doctor.
01:34Arthur smiled and carried me to the nurse's office.
01:37The entire time I was there, he sat next to me, and later he dropped me home.
01:41We became friends after that, and slowly I fell for him.
01:44He was smart, mature, and sweet.
01:47If there was one guy I wanted to date, it was him.
01:49So I decided to ask him out, except I didn't know how.
01:53So I turned to MSA for help, and it did not disappoint.
01:56Rule number one, never let your crush know you're interested in him.
02:00Avoid eye contact, and do not speak at all.
02:02The next day, when Arthur waved at me in the hallway, I wrinkled my nose and turned away.
02:07He sat next to me in class, but I didn't pay any attention.
02:11But then in the cafeteria, he caught up with me.
02:13Are you avoiding me?
02:14Me? Avoiding you? Oh, don't be silly.
02:18I was just really busy thinking about global warming and how it's impacting the fish population.
02:23Oh, that reminds me.
02:24I have to water my fish.
02:25I mean, my pants.
02:26Plants.
02:27I'll see you around.
02:28And I just ran before I embarrassed myself further.
02:30After that epic failure, I turned to step number two.
02:33Dress up nice and behave like a total diva.
02:36I went shopping, picked up a bunch of dresses, and the next morning, it took me two hours to get ready.
02:42I thought I looked great, except the moment I entered, everyone started pointing at me and laughing.
02:48Oh my god, why is she dressed like a peacock?
02:51What is that on her face?
02:53Did someone finally punch her for being a know-it-all?
02:55I was so embarrassed.
02:57I immediately turned around and ran for the bleachers.
03:00I was still sulking when Arthur walked up to me.
03:03If you rub your lips anymore, they're gonna fall off.
03:07This lipstick won't come off.
03:09Dugh.
03:09It's so annoying.
03:10Let me help you.
03:11Also, I'm not saying you don't look good with makeup, but you actually look way prettier without it.
03:17Really?
03:17Does that mean you'll go out with me?
03:19Are you serious?
03:20I wanted to ask you out for the longest time, but everyone in school told me you're a cold-hearted witch girl.
03:26Cold-hearted girl who hates people.
03:28That's not true.
03:29I hate dumb people.
03:30There's a difference.
03:31So, you and I dinner tomorrow?
03:33I'd love to.
03:34My first date with Arthur was perfect, and he told me that his parents were divorced like mine, and he lived with his mom and 9-year-old brother Charlie.
03:42We started dating soon after and spent all our time together.
03:45People in school were also nicer to me since I was Arthur's girlfriend, and even dad liked him a lot.
03:50Life was just better with him in it.
03:52Until things started getting weird.
03:54Some days he would come to school looking like a half-dead zombie, and other days he would skip school altogether.
04:00His grades were slipping, we were barely seeing each other, and I knew something was wrong.
04:04So one day when he canceled our date, I went to his place with his favorite ice cream.
04:08But when I knocked on the door, some kid opened up.
04:11Hi, you must be Charlie.
04:12Is your brother around?
04:13Is that ice cream?
04:14Gimme it!
04:15Hey, that's not very nice.
04:17Say, ma'am, could I please have that tub of ice cream?
04:20Repeat after me.
04:20Sure!
04:21Ahem!
04:21Ma'am, gimme the ice cream or I'll kick you!
04:24And Charlie kicked me on my shin, snatched the tub, and ran away!
04:27As I yelled out in pain, Arthur came running downstairs.
04:31Alicia?
04:31Why didn't you tell me you were coming?
04:33When would I tell you?
04:34You hardly talk to me these days.
04:36I know.
04:37I'm sorry.
04:38It's just that Mom's getting married again.
04:41The guy doesn't want Charlie in his life, and Mom loves her stupid boyfriend so much
04:45that she decided to move out, leaving me in charge.
04:49Why wouldn't you tell me that before?
04:51Because it's embarrassing, and I didn't want to drag you in my mess.
04:55I'm already a part of your mess, and we'll get through it together.
04:58Okay, I know that was a bit cheesy, but Arthur looked like he was gonna break in a million
05:03pieces, and I really wanted to help him.
05:05Besides, how bad could a nine-year-old be?
05:07Turns out, a lot.
05:09Because Charlie was a total devil.
05:12He would cry over the smallest things, throw tantrums if he didn't get his way, and would
05:16constantly butt into my dates with Arthur.
05:18We hardly spent any time alone.
05:20I was pretty sure he just hated me.
05:22Like, one time, I was waiting for Arthur in his living room, and Charlie kept giving
05:26me death stares.
05:27Something on my face?
05:28I was just trying to figure out how someone can look like a horse and a camel at the same
05:32time.
05:33That's kind of mean, Charlie.
05:34And you're kind of ugly.
05:36Anyway, have fun on the date.
05:37It won't last long.
05:38And ten minutes into the date, Arthur got a call from the babysitter that Charlie had
05:42locked himself in the washroom, and we had to run back.
05:45Then another time, it was Dad's birthday, and I had planned a really cool surprise for him.
05:50I'd invited all his old friends from the army.
05:52Arthur helped me deck up the place, and I was arranging the cake when Charlie walked
05:56up to me.
05:57Oh, wow.
05:58This cake looks yummy.
05:59Give me a piece.
06:00Only after my dad cuts it.
06:01But I'm hungry now.
06:03Then eat something else.
06:04There's a whole pizza on the counter.
06:05Are you stupid?
06:06I said I want the cake.
06:07Charlie tried to get the cake, but I got in his way.
06:10He shoved me away, and I accidentally knocked into the cake, which crashed to the floor.
06:14Whoopsie.
06:15Guess no one gets to eat it.
06:16What happened?
06:17I heard some noise.
06:17Your brother ruined my surprise.
06:19I just asked her to give me some cake, and I asked you to wait.
06:23Relax, Alicia.
06:24We'll get a new cake.
06:25I'm sure your dad won't know.
06:27That's not the point, Arthur.
06:28Your brother is a spoiled brat.
06:30He needs some discipline.
06:32You put that kid on a leash, or I swear I will.
06:35He's my brother, not some dog I can put a leash on.
06:38I know he made a mistake, but he's just a kid.
06:41You know what?
06:41We'll just leave.
06:42We wouldn't want to ruin your evening any more than we have.
06:45Perfect.
06:46Arthur took Charlie's hand, and they left.
06:48I wanted to stop them, but I was too mad.
06:50Later that night, when I calmed down, I realized I might have been too rude and called Arthur
06:55up, but he didn't answer.
06:56He didn't even show up to school the next day, and neither did Charlie.
07:00So I went to his place to talk to him, and saw Charlie crying on the porch.
07:04What's wrong?
07:04Arthur wasn't here when I woke up this morning, and I don't know where he went.
07:08Did you call him?
07:09He left his phone behind.
07:10Then why didn't you answer when I called?
07:12Anyway, don't worry.
07:13We'll find him.
07:14But till then, you're coming home with me.
07:15No, I don't like you.
07:17You don't have to like me, but I'm not leaving you alone till Arthur gets back.
07:21So annoying.
07:22We waited the whole day for Arthur to show up or get in touch, but he didn't.
07:25By nightfall, I decided to sleep in the lounge and offered Charlie my room, if you need anything.
07:30The next morning, Arthur was still a no-show.
07:33I couldn't reach his mom either, and then remembered he told me she was out of the country on her
07:37honeymoon.
07:38Next, I asked his friends and colleagues, but none of them knew where he was.
07:41Eventually, I contacted the police, but even a week later, they had no news of him, and
07:46I was worried sick.
07:47What could have possibly happened to him?
07:49Meanwhile, Charlie refused to go to school or shower.
07:53He mostly kept himself locked in my room and reacted rudely to any nice gesture I made.
07:58I was losing my mind.
08:00So I turned to Dad for help, and he promised he'd get a word out to his colleagues in the
08:04army to track Arthur down.
08:05I still don't know what to do with Charlie.
08:08He shuts me down every time I try to talk to him.
08:10He's been through a lot, Alicia.
08:12What he needs is some distraction to keep his mind off things.
08:16After your mom left, you were all over the place.
08:19That's why I built such a strict routine for you, so you wouldn't have time to think about
08:23her.
08:23Maybe you should do something similar.
08:25I decided to give Dad's advice a shot, and the next morning, I walked to Charlie's room
08:29and woke him up.
08:30Get up!
08:31We're going out!
08:31Is Arthur back?
08:32No.
08:33Then let me sleep and go away!
08:35Nope!
08:35You're getting up right now!
08:37Charlie resisted, but I dragged him out of bed, and somehow we made it to the bus stop.
08:41He kept cursing me the whole way, but I didn't care.
08:44And minutes later, we were at our destination, the paintball arena.
08:47I'm not going in there.
08:48Why?
08:49Too chicken to lose?
08:50As if you're on!
08:52Charlie and I had a great time at the paintball game, and it was the first time I actually
08:56heard him laugh.
08:57Afterwards, we went to a trampoline park and jumped our hearts out.
09:01By the end, he was so tired he could barely walk, so I called a cab and took him to my
09:06favorite burger joint, but he just stood at the entrance and stared.
09:09What?
09:09You don't like burgers?
09:10No.
09:11It's just that this was my favorite place to come with my mom.
09:14Every weekend, we'd come here and play our favorite songs on the jukebox machine, and
09:18now she doesn't even call me, and Arthur's left me too.
09:22Arthur will be back in no time, I promise you.
09:24He loves you a lot, Charlie, and no matter what, we'll always be here for you.
09:29You too?
09:29Yes, me too.
09:31Charlie cried and hugged me tight.
09:33For the first time, I saw him as a heartbroken kid who just wanted his family back.
09:37Since then, Charlie warmed up to me.
09:39We'd have breakfast together, and he would always make my bed when I got home from school.
09:43He was a lot calmer and hardly threw a tantrum.
09:46I couldn't wait for Arthur to come back and see how much progress Charlie had made, but
09:50we still had no leads on him.
09:52I wanted to be strong, but with each passing day, my hopes of ever seeing him again were
09:56getting dimmer, and it broke my heart.
09:58Finally, one night, I broke down in front of Dad.
10:01I don't think Arthur's coming back, Dad.
10:03It's been weeks, and no one knows where he is.
10:05If he was in town, we would have found him by now.
10:08And Charlie, he's lost his mom and might lose his brother too?
10:11What can I even say to him?
10:13What?
10:13I turned around and saw Charlie standing at the door.
10:16You have been telling me all along the police will find him.
10:19You said you were sure.
10:20No, I'm sure he's fine, Charlie.
10:22I was just...
10:22Stop lying!
10:23Why do all grown-ups lie so much?
10:25I hate you!
10:26All of you!
10:27And Charlie just ran out of the house.
10:29Dad said he'd go after him, and as I was sitting in the kitchen in despair, the phone
10:33suddenly rang.
10:34It was the police, saying they'd found Arthur in a hospital close to town.
10:38I rushed to the location and texted Dad on the way.
10:40The doctors at the hospital told me that Arthur was brought in a few days back by the forest
10:45rangers.
10:45Apparently, he went on a hike and got injured, and since then, he'd been in a coma.
10:50I was sitting next to him when Charlie walked in with Dad.
10:53How is he?
10:53He hit his head, but he's out of danger.
10:55Doctors say there's a very good chance he'll be just fine.
10:59Charlie, promise me, no matter what happens, you and I will never fight again.
11:04I promise I will never scream again, and I will always be a good brother.
11:08He will wake up, right?
11:10What do you think?
11:15Will you feel right now?
11:17Do you think he will wake up, me?
11:19No.
11:20Will you be?
11:20Do you feel right now?
11:20Do you feel right now?
11:22Will you be?
11:23All right.
11:24Play.
11:25I'm your host.
11:26I'll be.
11:27I'm your host.
11:29I'll be.
11:30Bye-bye.
11:33Bye-bye.
11:36Bye-bye.
11:43Bye-bye.
11:44Bye-bye.
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