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00:00Hi, I'm Monica from California.
00:02Please like and subscribe.
00:04I was born to middle-class parents.
00:06Dad was a lawyer and Mom was a sculptor,
00:08and unfortunately, she wasn't as good as she thought.
00:11Is that a monkey's butt, Mom?
00:13Yes, it represents freedom.
00:16You won't get it.
00:17I don't think anyone will.
00:19Growing up, I was closer to my Dad.
00:21He would read to me every day and tuck me into bed,
00:24while Mom stayed in her room making weird structures from mud.
00:27Every time Dad asked her to get a real job,
00:30she would lock herself in and not come out for days.
00:33One evening after an argument with Dad,
00:36Mom left the house in the middle of the night.
00:38We searched everywhere and found her in the park,
00:41crouching under a tree.
00:42Ugh, what took you guys so long?
00:44Look what I made.
00:45Mom, we were going crazy looking for you.
00:48Oh, but I was right here, darling.
00:50Things changed after that.
00:52Mom and Dad started avoiding each other even more,
00:54and Dad got busier with work.
00:56I started reading to keep myself distracted,
00:58and by 17, I'd read almost all the books in Dad's library.
01:02One night, I was studying for a test
01:04when I heard Mom and Dad arguing again.
01:07I work hard all day and night,
01:09and you go behind my back to get these useless things?
01:12I'm trying to build something amazing.
01:15I knew you wouldn't give me the money if I told you.
01:17Just relax.
01:19No, I won't.
01:20I've had enough.
01:21I'm leaving.
01:22What?
01:22No, Dad, wait.
01:24Dad didn't even turn around.
01:26I was so mad at Mom for driving him away
01:28that I didn't talk to her for days.
01:31After Dad left,
01:32things went downhill quickly in terms of money.
01:34I was a straight-A student,
01:36so we got an extension on the fees,
01:37and somehow I convinced my mom
01:39to get a job in the diner
01:41so we wouldn't go completely broke.
01:43But a few days later,
01:44I came back from school
01:45to find Mom sitting outside the house.
01:48What?
01:48What happened?
01:49The landlord threw us out.
01:51We didn't have the money for rent.
01:52But I thought you got a salary.
01:54Yes, but then I saw this beautiful sculpting kid,
01:57and I couldn't stop myself.
01:59Can't you ask for an advance at your job?
02:01Oh, no, I can't.
02:02I quit.
02:03Waiting on people is not my thing.
02:05You quit?
02:06Mom, are you crazy?
02:07We're homeless because you spent everything
02:10on those stupid supplies.
02:11This is not stupid.
02:13This is my dream.
02:14And what about my dreams?
02:16You know I want to study law.
02:17And you know what?
02:19It's my fault.
02:20I should have known better.
02:21The look on Mom's face broke my heart,
02:23but I was too mad to think straight.
02:26We took our luggage
02:26and moved to a motel nearby,
02:28and I spent the whole night
02:29applying to every part-time job
02:31on the internet.
02:32That's when I came across an ad
02:34asking for a babysitter
02:35for 10-year-old twin girls.
02:37The money was good,
02:38so I applied,
02:39and luckily I got a call back
02:41almost immediately,
02:42along with an address.
02:43The place was in the middle of nowhere,
02:45and as I stepped inside,
02:47a can of juice went flying past me,
02:49almost hitting me in the head.
02:50This is cranberry.
02:52I'm allergic to this.
02:53You want me to die, don't you?
02:55Hello?
02:56I'm talking to you.
02:57Uh, sis?
02:58I think she's finally gone crazy.
03:00What do you think?
03:01Should we kick her out too?
03:02The poor maid stood still
03:04like a rock staring at the floor
03:05as the two brats screamed at her.
03:08I could see tears rolling down her face,
03:10but her expression remained cold as ice.
03:13Uh, hi.
03:14I think they're talking to you.
03:16And you two?
03:17Can you stop flinging things like that?
03:19You might end up hurting someone.
03:21Then don't stand in the way, ugly face.
03:24Who are you, anyway?
03:25A trespasser from the media?
03:26Oh, my God.
03:27A kidnapper?
03:28I'm here for the babysitting job.
03:30Oh.
03:31But aren't you supposed to be
03:32all old and wrinkly?
03:34And what are you still doing here?
03:36Get your deaf butt out of this room.
03:37No, that's not a very nice thing
03:39to say, Emerald.
03:40Suddenly, a handsome guy in his 40s walked in
03:43and the whole place fell silent.
03:46Something about his face screamed royalty to me.
03:48But when he spoke, a chill ran down my spine.
03:51You must be Monica.
03:53I'm Robbie Jackson.
03:54Uh, that's Emerald and Pearl, my daughters.
03:56Just excuse their behavior.
03:58They get hyper around new people.
04:00No problem.
04:02But they do need to treat people with respect.
04:04Of course.
04:05That's why I want a good nanny for them.
04:07That could teach them some manners.
04:09You see, I'm a busy man
04:10and I need my space.
04:11Sure, but I thought you needed a babysitter.
04:14Potato, potato.
04:16You help them study, eat, sleep, everything.
04:18And sometimes you have to stay the night.
04:20Like tonight I have a charity event
04:22and I'll be back tomorrow.
04:23I'll pay you extra for this.
04:25Do we have a deal?
04:26I thought about it for a moment before agreeing
04:28and Mr. Jackson immediately gave me
04:30$5,000 as a salary advance.
04:33This was huge.
04:34Don't get too happy.
04:35We won't make it easy on you.
04:37Consider this as our warning.
04:39Dad's soft, but we're not.
04:42Try me.
04:43I'm tougher than you think.
04:44As I lay on my bed that night,
04:46I couldn't shake an uneasy feeling
04:47about the house and those creepy brats.
04:50God, those girls needed some discipline.
04:53I went downstairs to get some water
04:54and found the maid from the morning.
04:56So I thought of having a little chat.
04:58Hey there, so how long have you been working here?
05:01Silence.
05:02Um, could you tell me your name at least?
05:05Why?
05:06Please don't talk to me.
05:07Before I could say anything else,
05:09this maid turned around and left.
05:11Well, that was awkward.
05:13I was just getting over this weird moment
05:15when suddenly I heard someone howling downstairs.
05:18I got freaked out and rushed to check up on the twins
05:21when I realized one of them was missing.
05:23What?
05:24The freaking Funyuns?
05:25Diamond?
05:26Sorry.
05:26Pearl?
05:27Pearl?
05:28What?
05:28Stop screaming.
05:30Where's your sister?
05:31She's not here.
05:32Shh.
05:32Stop freaking out.
05:34She went to her special place.
05:35She'll come back.
05:36Chill.
05:37What special place?
05:38How would I know?
05:40She just calls it her special place.
05:42She goes there every night and comes back later.
05:44Just try to shut up.
05:45I'm trying to get some sleep.
05:47Pearl simply pulled the blanket and turned around.
05:50Helpless, I tried looking for emeralds everywhere,
05:52but it was like she disappeared into thin air.
05:55The next morning before leaving for school,
05:57I went straight to Mr. Jackson to talk about it.
06:00Don't think about it too much.
06:01Just be careful around the girls.
06:03They've taken a hit after their mom got into a coma.
06:06If you take good care of them,
06:07you'll never have to look for another job.
06:09Mr. Jackson looked desperate,
06:11and in some ways it reminded me of my own dad around mom
06:15trying to get her to work.
06:16Over the next few days,
06:18I tried everything to warm up to the girls,
06:20but they were just horrible.
06:22They burned my assignments,
06:24superglue my chair,
06:25and one time they filled my bag with broken eggs.
06:28It took me hours to clean that.
06:30One day at work,
06:32Mr. Jackson informed me that it was the twins' 11th birthday,
06:35and he wanted to throw the biggest party ever.
06:38But an hour before guests started pouring in,
06:41he left for an urgent business meeting,
06:43leaving me in charge.
06:44When I told the girls,
06:46they went ballistic.
06:48He always gets away with it.
06:50Not this time.
06:51He's gonna regret missing out on our birthday.
06:54Emerald pulled a lighter out of her pocket
06:55and rushed to the library.
06:57I chased her all the way up in this maze of a house
06:59and found her with a lighter under a massive painting.
07:03I wonder how he'll feel
07:04when we burn his favorite painting down.
07:06You can't.
07:07You won't.
07:08Listen, Emerald.
07:09I'm sure something important came up.
07:11That doesn't mean he can abandon us like that.
07:13And what do you know?
07:14You probably have both of your parents loving you.
07:17Actually, no.
07:19I told the girls about my issues regarding mom and dad,
07:22and suddenly they went softer.
07:24Emerald pulled the lighter down,
07:26and after that day,
07:27she was surprisingly kinda well-behaved.
07:30The week went by peacefully,
07:31and soon the school announced the annual scholarship test.
07:35I asked Mr. Jackson if he could spare me for a week,
07:37but he suggested I just move in instead.
07:40It didn't sound half bad,
07:42so I agreed,
07:43but when I told mom,
07:44she said she had a bad feeling about it.
07:47Well, I would have preferred if she had a job
07:49instead of a bad feeling,
07:51but whatever.
07:51I moved in the next day,
07:53and while I was setting up my stuff,
07:55Mr. Jackson called for me.
07:57Now that you're here,
07:58you need to understand two things.
08:01My study is off-limits,
08:03and the room on the top floor remains closed at all times.
08:06Under no circumstances are you allowed to go in.
08:10I felt a bit weird with the way he spoke,
08:12but I nodded my head and went back to my room.
08:15Moments later,
08:16the girls walked in and asked if I wanted a tour.
08:18They took me around the house,
08:19showing off their bowling alley,
08:21swimming pool,
08:22and arcade.
08:23Do you get to play many games with your dad?
08:25No, he's always busy.
08:27Oh, okay.
08:28Why do you say it like that?
08:30Like what?
08:30Like you're feeling sorry for us.
08:32Oh, look at those poor little girls.
08:35They don't have a mom,
08:36and their dad is too busy.
08:38I'm sure you're thinking that.
08:39But guess what?
08:40Our daddy loves us deeply.
08:42Hey, I didn't mean it like that.
08:44I just...
08:45You know what?
08:45Forget it.
08:46I'm sorry if you feel that way.
08:47Sorry doesn't heal anything.
08:49Before I could ask her what she meant,
08:51Emerald's just turned around and left,
08:53and the maid told us that dinner was ready.
08:55Don't think too much.
08:56She's a bit crazy.
08:57You should know that by now.
08:59Also,
09:00never be late for dinner,
09:01or you'll starve the night.
09:03What?
09:03That night and the night after went by fine,
09:06but then I started noticing weird things.
09:09For starters,
09:10Mr. Jackson was never around anymore.
09:12He never spoke or ate with us,
09:14and when he came home,
09:15he went straight to his study.
09:17As if this wasn't weird enough,
09:19two nights before the exam,
09:21I heard a light tapping on the door.
09:23My body froze as the knocking got louder,
09:26but when I opened the door,
09:27I saw a light flicker in the downstairs area,
09:29and then I saw Emerald.
09:31She was at it again.
09:33This time, I followed her,
09:34and it looked like she was headed toward the basement.
09:36Emerald?
09:37Shh, shh.
09:38You're not supposed to go there.
09:40She can't hear you.
09:41The soul left my body
09:43when I turned around to face Pearl.
09:45You've scared the pachesis out of me.
09:47Sorry,
09:48but I just wanted to stop you
09:49before you did something stupid.
09:51Pearl then told me
09:52that Emerald went down to the basement
09:53almost every night,
09:55and sometimes she even sleeps there.
09:57It's got all of Mom's stuff.
09:59No one,
10:00not even Dad,
10:01disturbs her.
10:01Ever since Mom went into a coma,
10:03that's how she comforts herself.
10:05That explains why she went missing
10:06the first night I was here.
10:08But if you knew that,
10:09why didn't you tell me before?
10:10It was just fun
10:11watching you get creeped out.
10:13Anyway,
10:13you should sleep now.
10:14I'll keep an eye on her.
10:16I believed Pearl
10:16and went back to bed.
10:18But an hour later,
10:19I woke up again,
10:20and this time,
10:21it was to the smell of smoke.
10:22My room was drowning in smoke
10:24as I made my way to the hall
10:26screaming for the girls
10:27and dialing the fire brigade.
10:29Monica!
10:30Oh my God,
10:30are you okay?
10:31What happened?
10:32I don't know.
10:33I was waiting for Emerald
10:34and passed out on the floor.
10:36When I woke up,
10:37there was fire everywhere.
10:39Hold on.
10:40Where's Emerald?
10:41The two of us rushed
10:42toward the basement,
10:43but the fire was totally
10:44out of control.
10:45Luckily,
10:45the fire truck arrived
10:46just in time
10:47and rescued Emerald unharmed.
10:49They said that the fire
10:50was caused because of
10:51a candle in the basement.
10:52I was just lighting up
10:53some of Mom's favorite candles,
10:55and I didn't realize
10:56when I toast off.
10:57I burned everything
10:58that belonged to Mom.
11:00I'm so sorry.
11:02As long as we found you,
11:03Emerald started sobbing
11:05and I hugged her tight.
11:06Just then,
11:06Mr. Jackson arrived
11:07looking horrified,
11:09and when the fire guys
11:10told him what caused the mess,
11:11he lost his mind.
11:13You know what?
11:14I've done everything
11:15for you girls,
11:16and all you've done
11:17is made a mess
11:17out of my life.
11:19How could you burn
11:19the house down?
11:21Uh,
11:21I'm sorry to butt in,
11:22Mr. Jackson,
11:23but it was a mistake.
11:24Emerald feels horrible,
11:25and to be honest,
11:26you should be glad
11:27your girls are okay.
11:29And who are you
11:29to tell me what to do?
11:31Don't forget your place.
11:32You're just a servant here.
11:34You can't talk to her
11:35like that, Dad.
11:36She saved our lives.
11:37I can do whatever I want.
11:39Watch this.
11:40You're fired.
11:41Don't come here again.
11:42Gladly, Mr. Jackson,
11:44and I hope you become
11:45a better parent,
11:46because God knows
11:48these girls deserve it.
11:49I said my final goodbyes
11:50to the girls and left.
11:52Thanks to the wild night,
11:53I was super exhausted
11:55at school the next day
11:56and totally tanked
11:57my scholarship test.
11:58When I went home,
12:00Mom gave me
12:01the shocking news.
12:02Thanks to the fire,
12:03the secret room
12:04in the house
12:04had to be open
12:05to check the damages,
12:06and thousands of gold coins
12:08and illegal cash
12:10were recovered.
12:11Everything belonged
12:12to Mr. Jackson.
12:13He was taken to jail,
12:14and the girls were sent
12:15to London
12:16to stay with their aunt.
12:17Wow.
12:18That's why he kept
12:19the room shut
12:19all the time.
12:20I'm just happy
12:21the girls are safe.
12:22Yeah, Mon,
12:23I'm sorry for putting
12:25you through this.
12:25I've been a horrible mother.
12:27You stuck around,
12:29and that's all that matters.
12:31I promise I'll be better.
12:33And she made good
12:33on the promise,
12:34working hard
12:35and bagging a good deal
12:36on her sculptures.
12:37I lost the scholarship opportunity,
12:39but our combined savings
12:40were enough
12:41to put me through
12:42the first year at Stanford.
12:43But halfway through the year,
12:45I received an anonymous donation
12:46of one million dollars,
12:49and when I saw
12:49the bank details,
12:51it was some Linda Jackson,
12:53Mr. Jackson's wife.
12:54I immediately called
12:56the number,
12:56and Linda's secretary
12:57arranged for a meeting.
12:59I was surprised
12:59to see the girls
13:00waiting for me
13:01along with their mom.
13:02Monica!
13:03I've heard so much
13:05about you from my daughters.
13:06It feels like
13:07I know you already.
13:08It's nice to see
13:09you've recovered, ma'am,
13:10and thank you
13:11for bringing these brats along.
13:12Linda held my hand
13:14and thanked me
13:14for saving her daughters
13:15and exposing
13:16her cruel husband.
13:18She even offered me
13:18a job at her company
13:19right after I graduated,
13:21and since the pay was good,
13:23I took it up.
13:23Don't get too happy.
13:25We won't make it easy for you.
13:27I'm counting on that.
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