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Learn English through Stories Level 3 ⭐ The Man Who Sold Me - Emotional English Story for Listening Practice  My name is Julia. I am twenty-seven years old. I live in a small town in North Carolina. When I was twelve years old, my life changed. I loved my mother very much. One day she got sick. She did not get better. That year, my mother died. I can never forget that day. My heart broke. I felt empty. My father did not cry in front of me, but I saw the pain in his eyes.  #englishlearning #LanguageMastery #learnenglishthroughstory #gradedreaderlevel3 #learnenglishthroughstorylevel3 #ieltspreparation  #improveyourenglish #ielts_listening   #englishstorywithsubtitle #englishstorywithsubtites #englishlisteningpractice #englishaudiobook #gradedreader #englishstories #learnenglishthroughstories #englishstory  #englishstoryforlisteningtoimproveenglish #listeningenglishstory #englishstoryforlistening #gradedreader #learnenglishonline #bestenglishstory #bestenglishstories

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00:00My name is Julia. I am 27 years old. I live in a small town in North Carolina. I work at a coffee shop.

00:10When I was 12 years old, my life changed. I loved my mother very much. One day she got sick. She did not get better.

00:21That year, my mother died. I can never forget that day. My heart broke. I felt empty. Our home became quiet.

00:33My father did not cry in front of me, but I saw the pain in his eyes. From that day, he took care of me alone.

00:41He worked hard. He cooked food. He helped me with school. He gave me everything I needed. He was my best friend.

00:52I grew up and went to college. I wanted to study and make my father proud. But soon my father became sick.

01:02Each day, he got weaker. Even the doctors did not know what was wrong. He stopped going to work and stayed at home.

01:14Slowly, all the money my father saved for hard times was gone. I cried many nights. I felt alone. My father was sick.

01:25Everything felt heavy. I wanted to take care of him. I wanted to give him all the happiness in the world.

01:35I could not continue my studies and take care of him at the same time. I chose to leave my studies. I left college in the 12th grade.

01:47Then I found a job at a small bakery. It was not easy, but I survived. I did it for my father because I loved him.

02:01Every day, I woke up early and went to work at the bakery. I wanted to earn money for my father's medicine and food.

02:10One day, everything changed. A man came into the shop. His name was Michael. He was 32 years old.

02:21He wore a black jacket and had blue eyes. He said hello. Then he looked into my eyes and said they were beautiful.

02:32For the first time, someone felt so kind and special to me.

02:38Michael started coming to the shop every day.

02:43One day, he said,

02:45Can we meet somewhere else? I want to show you the world.

02:50We can travel together and live a happy life.

02:54I started to believe him. I thought maybe he truly cared about me.

03:00We went for a long drive together. I felt so happy.

03:04He stopped the car near a river.

03:09We took a picture together. Suddenly, my foot slipped on the wet ground.

03:16Michael quickly caught me in his arms.

03:19I felt nervous, but at the same time, it felt nice.

03:25Then he looked into my eyes and said,

03:27I love you, Julia.

03:29I could not believe what I heard. I kept looking at him.

03:35I thought maybe he was the man who could change my life.

03:40That night, I kept thinking about Michael's words.

03:44Julia, I love you.

03:46Julia, I love you.

03:48I could hear his voice again and again.

03:50After some days, I finally told him,

03:55I love you too, Michael.

03:57He held me in his arms.

04:00A few days later, we got married in a small church.

04:04There were no guests, no family, just me and Michael.

04:09I felt scared, but I was happy.

04:13One week later, I wanted Michael to meet my father.

04:17My father opened the door.

04:23When he saw Michael, he froze.

04:27His smile was gone.

04:29He kept looking at Michael like he had seen him before.

04:34Come in, he said.

04:36We sat in the living room.

04:39My father looked at me and said,

04:42Julia, I have seen this man before.

04:45It was some months ago outside.

04:49He was shouting very loudly at another man.

04:53Then he pushed him very hard.

04:55His face looked full of anger.

04:58He is not the good man you think he is.

05:02My heart began to beat fast.

05:05Father, you are wrong, I said quickly.

05:09Michael is not like you think.

05:12Michael loves me.

05:13He will never hurt me.

05:16My father's eyes were full of worry.

05:20But I turned my face away.

05:22I believed my love for Michael was stronger than any fear.

05:29Two years passed.

05:31Michael changed.

05:32He became cold and distant.

05:35He shouted at me when I cooked.

05:38I kept thinking,

05:39What did I do wrong?

05:41One day, he said,

05:44Julia, I have a surprise for you.

05:47We will go shopping in the city.

05:50I felt happy and excited.

05:52We drove for many hours.

05:55The streets became dark and empty.

05:59My heart beat fast.

06:01Michael stopped the car near an old warehouse.

06:05The place looked empty.

06:06I asked,

06:08Why did we stop here?

06:11Michael smiled in a strange way and said,

06:14You will find out.

06:16Then a van came next to us.

06:19Two men got out of the van.

06:22Before I could do anything,

06:24they grabbed me.

06:25They tied my hands.

06:28They put tape over my mouth so I could not shout.

06:31I tried to shout,

06:34but no sound came out.

06:37I wanted to say to Michael,

06:39Please don't do this.

06:41You said you loved me.

06:43I married you.

06:44I gave you everything you wanted.

06:47But don't give me to anyone else.

06:51But I said nothing.

06:52I was sold.

06:54My life was destroyed.

06:56My father was right.

06:58I was living with the wrong person.

07:00They threw me into the van.

07:04I was very scared.

07:06The van moved for a long time and then stopped.

07:10Two men pulled me out and took me into a dark house.

07:15A man with angry eyes looked at me.

07:18He said,

07:19You will work here now.

07:21I begged him,

07:23Please let me go home.

07:25But he did not care.

07:27I was not free anymore.

07:29I was a prisoner.

07:31Michael sold me and destroyed my life.

07:35For many months,

07:37I cooked and cleaned for people I did not know.

07:42The other women were stuck like me.

07:45Every night I thought about my father's face.

07:49I had no phone.

07:51I had no way to run away.

07:52One evening,

07:55I was giving food to people when a guard looked at me.

08:00I said,

08:01Please help me.

08:03I want to see my father.

08:05I miss him very much.

08:08He shook his head and walked away.

08:11The next day I asked him again.

08:14I said,

08:15Think about your mother.

08:17If she was here,

08:18wouldn't you want to help her?

08:20He said nothing.

08:22But that night,

08:24I saw him looking at me again.

08:26I hoped for a miracle.

08:29At 3 a.m.,

08:30he came to me.

08:32He said,

08:33Come with me.

08:35Use the back door and run.

08:37My heart was beating fast.

08:40I was scared to trust him.

08:42Then he said,

08:44You are the first girl who asked me about my mother.

08:48My mother loved me a lot,

08:50but she is gone now.

08:52That is why I want to help you.

08:55I said thank you and ran away.

08:58A car came near me.

09:00I waved and said,

09:02Please help me.

09:04The driver stopped.

09:06He was nice.

09:07He took me to the bus station.

09:09I bought a ticket and went home.

09:13When my father saw me,

09:15he hugged me and cried.

09:17Where have you been?

09:19I waited for you every day.

09:22I could not stop crying.

09:25I told him everything that happened.

09:28The next day on the news,

09:31a shocking story came out.

09:34They said Michael was selling girls

09:37and treating them very badly.

09:40The police had caught him.

09:42He worked with a dangerous group

09:44to sell many girls.

09:46I could not believe it.

09:49The man I loved was a monster.

09:52My father and I watched the news

09:54with tears in our eyes.

09:57We held each other and cried.

10:00I left my home for a man who betrayed me.

10:04He sold me.

10:05I lost many years of my life.

10:09I will never make that mistake again.

10:13Your family is not against you.

10:16They want to keep you safe.

10:19They want to stop you from getting hurt.

10:23Love can make us blind.

10:26Please don't make my mistake.

10:29Remember, love should make you happy, not sad.

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