#animatedstories #lifeexperiences #personaldrama #emotionalanimation #inspirationaltales #teenstruggles #familyconflicts #relationshipissues #comingofage #highschooldrama #friendshipstories #lifelessons #personalgrowth #selfdiscovery #uniquestories #animatedlife #reallifeevents #motivationalstories #lovestories #betrayaltales #overcomingchallenges #animatedconfessions #familydynamics #socialissues #mentalhealth #identitycrisis #animatednarratives #dramafilledstories #relatablecontent #animatedvlogs #viewersubmissions
MSA, formerly known as "My Story Animated," is a dynamic YouTube channel that brings real-life stories to life through engaging and visually captivating animations. Specializing in personal drama, emotional journeys, and life-changing experiences, MSA transforms viewers' submissions into powerful animated narratives that resonate deeply with its audience. Each video tackles a wide range of topics, including relationship struggles, overcoming adversity, and self-discovery, making it a platform where real-life events are depicted with creativity and authenticity.
The channel's content is crafted to be relatable and inspirational, offering viewers a blend of entertainment and life lessons. Through animated storytelling, MSA explores complex social dynamics, personal growth, and the challenges of everyday life, providing viewers with stories that are not only entertaining but also thought-provoking and emotionally engaging.
**Disclaimer:** The stories presented on this channel are based on personal submissions and are animated for entertainment purposes. While the narratives are inspired by real events, the characters and specific details may be fictionalized to protect the privacy of the individuals involved. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental. The opinions and experiences expressed in the videos are those of the individuals submitting the stories and do not necessarily reflect the views of MSA. Viewer discretion is advised.
MSA, formerly known as "My Story Animated," is a dynamic YouTube channel that brings real-life stories to life through engaging and visually captivating animations. Specializing in personal drama, emotional journeys, and life-changing experiences, MSA transforms viewers' submissions into powerful animated narratives that resonate deeply with its audience. Each video tackles a wide range of topics, including relationship struggles, overcoming adversity, and self-discovery, making it a platform where real-life events are depicted with creativity and authenticity.
The channel's content is crafted to be relatable and inspirational, offering viewers a blend of entertainment and life lessons. Through animated storytelling, MSA explores complex social dynamics, personal growth, and the challenges of everyday life, providing viewers with stories that are not only entertaining but also thought-provoking and emotionally engaging.
**Disclaimer:** The stories presented on this channel are based on personal submissions and are animated for entertainment purposes. While the narratives are inspired by real events, the characters and specific details may be fictionalized to protect the privacy of the individuals involved. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental. The opinions and experiences expressed in the videos are those of the individuals submitting the stories and do not necessarily reflect the views of MSA. Viewer discretion is advised.
Category
🦄
CreativityTranscript
00:00In Grimm's version of the fairy tale, apparently, my sister and I weren't even worth naming.
00:06But at least we were rightly described as beautiful.
00:09In Disney's version, our names are mentioned, but can you recall them?
00:14No.
00:15I bet all you can remember are two pug-nosed sisters with terrible hair,
00:20the nasolabial fold of a 70-year-old, annoying voices, and very big feet.
00:25The thing is, we really weren't ugly.
00:29Especially me.
00:30Honestly, I was kind of a looker from the right angle.
00:33No, no.
00:34Move to the left.
00:36That side is prettier.
00:38Like, sure, I could have benefited from a nose job if it was a thing back then,
00:43but I've got great hair, a banging body, and deep eyes that look like dark pools you could drown in.
00:50Or so I've been told.
00:52No, the problem wasn't us.
00:55The problem was her.
00:57Because next to her, anyone would look like a gnarly potato.
01:02You know how one day you feel you're looking really good, the skin is skinning, the hair is herring, the outfit's outfitting,
01:10and then you see some celebrity on Instagram and feel like you two can't even be creatures from the same planet?
01:18Yeah, that's what the Cinderella effect was.
01:21Making everyone around her look like E.T.
01:24And you know what the biggest joke is?
01:27She was never a victim or forced to be our maid.
01:31She was very OCD.
01:33So scrubbing everything like a maniac all the time is entirely on her.
01:38No one asked her to do that.
01:39I guess she didn't love being a nobody, because slowly, very slowly, she started spinning her story.
01:49And before we knew it, we were the villains.
01:52She was the poor mistreated servant girl, and I was the bitter hag trying to steal her man.
01:59But he was my man first.
02:02My name is Drizella, and I'm here from the dead to tell you the true story of how Cinderella pulled off one of the greatest cons in history.
02:12She got the name, the ball, the prince, the animated pigeons, the march, the eternal adoration.
02:19And it's built on lies.
02:22All of it.
02:23Well, except for the part about me having really big feet.
02:25Like, I was told most of my life to shop from the men's section of the shoe store.
02:30I bet that's half the reason I've ended up being a villain in every version.
02:35Because how dare I imagine myself as a worthy princess with my U.S. size 11 feet?
02:41I digress.
02:42I must stay on track.
02:44And even though my version of events is no charming fairy tale, I must begin the story the right way.
02:50Once upon a time, there was a man with a family, a fortune, and a functioning household.
02:57So naturally, he had a midlife crisis and ran for the hills.
03:02Gone to figure myself out.
03:05Don't wait for me.
03:06And tell your mother, it's not me, it's her.
03:10I hope we figure out you suck big time.
03:13Yeah, I wasn't shocked.
03:15Because honestly, we'd be idiots if we hadn't seen this coming.
03:19I crave adventure.
03:22This provincial family life is suffocating my soul.
03:26Someday, I'll leave to seek my higher purpose.
03:30Marriage and fatherhood can't be it.
03:33I have to find myself.
03:35And I really don't think I can do it while married to you specifically.
03:40But mother was still blindsided, shocked, bamboozled.
03:46Why had he left?
03:48Was it because she wasn't pretty enough or young enough or hadn't plucked her eyebrows properly since 1823?
03:54Maybe her elbows were too pointy.
03:57Maybe her eyes lacked emotional depth.
04:00I tried to explain that it was more about him being a spineless lizard running away from adult responsibility.
04:05But she just kept sinking in the depths of her despair.
04:09And the couch.
04:11And without a husband around, she went into full damsel-in-distress mode.
04:16Oh, how I crave pickles.
04:20If only I had a man with strong arms to open this jar for me.
04:24Never mind that she had servants to open all the jars in the world and two perfectly decent daughters.
04:31Okay, fine.
04:32She had one decent daughter.
04:34Because the other one was Anastasia.
04:37Let's just say that we didn't know back then that excessive glue sniffing causes brain damage.
04:42And that kid always had her head stuck in a pot of glue.
04:47Anastasia, focus!
04:48With father gone and mother officially losing her mind,
04:52you and I have to run this household.
04:54Mother has plenty of money, but we need to start budgeting.
04:57Why?
04:58Mother is always telling me to stop budgeting when I'm around horses.
05:02Because it makes them nervous.
05:03Like, hello lady, I'm the nervous one here.
05:06I'm the one who got kicked by a horse in the head.
05:09No, she's telling you to stop fidgeting.
05:11Those are two completely unrelated things.
05:14Are you sure?
05:15They sound a little related.
05:17They're not!
05:18Look, budgeting just means that we need to keep track of our expenses.
05:22For instance, how much do we spend on candles per week?
05:26Oh, candles?
05:28At least eleven.
05:29Eleven what?
05:30Candles.
05:31I meant money.
05:32What about it?
05:33How much money do we spend on candles?
05:37We spend money on them?
05:39No, Anastasia.
05:40They just grow on trees and we pluck them like fruit.
05:44Yeah, that's what I'm saying.
05:46Candles are free.
05:47What's the next item on your fidgeting list?
05:49Yep.
05:50This was my partner in responsibility.
05:53Her loyalty was unwavering.
05:56As was her misunderstanding of absolutely everything.
06:00She had a heart of gold and the usefulness of a fork in a soup bowl.
06:06Okay, okay.
06:07I'll stop roasting my poor sister now.
06:10Despite all her flaws, she was my rock.
06:13Heavy, useless, and mostly in the way.
06:17Ha ha ha.
06:18Bazinga.
06:19But we soon had a much bigger problem at hand.
06:23Mother was dying for attention from men.
06:26And word of her wealth and desperation spread fast.
06:29Sending every gold-digging bachelor within a hundred miles our way.
06:34And I figured out how to get rid of them fast.
06:37Of course, my sister slowed me down.
06:40Okay, Anastasia.
06:41Are we ready for afternoon tea?
06:44Absolutely.
06:44I ordered those fancy pastries Mother loves.
06:47Fresh lilacs.
06:48Lemon curd?
06:50No, Anastasia.
06:51Not the actual tea.
06:53The plan.
06:54Are we ready for the plan?
06:56Oh, the plan.
06:59Right, right.
07:00Let me just quickly cancel the musicians.
07:03You ordered musicians?
07:05This isn't an actual date.
07:07It's an ambush.
07:08Do you remember the strategy or not?
07:10Not really, but I'll think of something on the spot.
07:12You know I'm very click on my, uh, you know, my...
07:15Did you just forget the word feet?
07:17Click on my feet?
07:18No, that doesn't make sense.
07:20You know I run slower than a duck.
07:21I have yet to beat a duck in a race.
07:23Oh my god.
07:25Focus on the tea.
07:27Fine.
07:28I'll spill tea on his thighs.
07:29No, that's not what we...
07:31Actually, you know what?
07:33You do that.
07:34Leave the rest to me.
07:35Great.
07:36And afterwards, we can eat the pastries.
07:38Yes, we can eat the pastries.
07:41And the lemon curd?
07:42Yes, fine.
07:44The lemon curd, too.
07:46I had discovered that the fastest method to drive off unwanted suitors was to casually
07:52mention dad, and then watch mother spiral into all five stages of grief.
07:57Well, four.
07:59Acceptance was off the table.
08:01Mother, you look lovely today.
08:04Isn't this the dress you were wearing the day father left?
08:07No, that was the lavender one.
08:10Oh, yes.
08:12The one father said made you look washed out.
08:14He said what?
08:16Madam, you look absolutely radiant today.
08:20I cannot understand why any man would leave you.
08:24Of course he didn't leave me.
08:27He just relocated temporarily.
08:30I'm sure at this very moment, he's thinking about how much he misses me, and he's making
08:35his way back home.
08:36Oh, I didn't think this was something temporary.
08:40You're right.
08:41I'm such a fool.
08:42Because honestly, what is there to miss?
08:45Just the woman who gave him the best years of her life.
08:48I held this family together.
08:50I cooked.
08:51I cleaned.
08:51When you iron a napkin, once, and I'm the one who holds anything together.
08:57But if he'd just communicated properly, I could have changed.
09:02I could have sent my daughters to finishing school and gone with him to find himself and
09:07slept under the stars.
09:09I could have been free-spirited and spontaneous.
09:13Do you think if he knew this, he'd come back?
09:15I really can't say, madam.
09:18Oh, there's no point thinking about it.
09:21He's gone now.
09:22But you're here to mend the pieces of my broken heart, right?
09:27You have good, strong shoulders to cry on.
09:31I'm going to cry on them so much.
09:34Oh, it's getting kind of late for my horse's dinner.
09:38This has been lovely.
09:40Are you running away from me, too?
09:43No, I mean, yes.
09:45But it's not you.
09:46It's me.
09:47Oh!
09:47He was leaving anyway, genius.
09:50Tea is expensive.
09:52You're all crazy.
09:54As he ran off and Mother sobbed into the tablecloth, we high-fived.
09:59I thought I was so smart, chasing off mom's suitors and taking charge of the household.
10:05But then, I made the biggest mistake of my life.
10:09Yeah, bigger than letting Anastasia give me a haircut once.
10:13I hired a gardener.
10:15Ma'am, thank you for the position.
10:17If it pleases you, my daughter Ella will also be staying with me in the servants' quarters.
10:22I'm sure she can make herself useful to you.
10:24A girl my age emerged from behind him, and I will never forget the first time I saw her.
10:31Her hair was like honey catching sunlight, her skin like porcelain, and her patched-up linen
10:38dress looked better than any silk I owned.
10:42Her eyes were the kind of blue that would make painters cry into their palettes trying to
10:47replicate it.
10:47Every feature on her face was in perfect harmony.
10:52And then, she smiled.
10:54We didn't know it yet, but the entire trajectory of our lives was rewritten at that moment.
11:00Oh my, just look at you, child, like something out of a dream.
11:07You're perfect.
11:09You're too kind, ma'am.
11:11I'm so grateful to you for letting me stay.
11:13She's glowing.
11:15Should people glow?
11:16Do you use some kind of special shampoo made from unicorn tears and fairy dust?
11:21Haha, you're funny.
11:23I like you.
11:24Did you hear that, Gisela?
11:25She likes me.
11:26As mother led her father away to show him their living quarters, and, I don't know,
11:31Anastasia went after a butterfly, Cinderella stayed back and looked directly at me.
11:37Drizella, isn't it?
11:38Yes.
11:39And you're Ella?
11:40Yes.
11:41But my late mother nicknamed me Cinderella because I'd always sleep by the fireplace and
11:46get covered in ashes.
11:48You know how nicknames stick.
11:50You don't have one?
11:51No.
11:51But you can call me Miss.
11:53You hired my father, Miss.
11:55That means you changed my life, and I'll be sure to return the favor.
12:00I felt a chill down my spine that had nothing to do with the weather.
12:05As she walked away, I just knew I disliked her intensely.
12:10Part of me thought it was because I was jealous, and yeah, of course I was.
12:14But I just had a feeling that beneath that flawless facade was someone calculating and dangerous.
12:22And, oh, how I wish I wasn't right for once.
12:26At first, she just helped.
12:29She polished the silver, dusted the bookshelves, organized the pantry.
12:33But then, she started having ideas for everything.
12:38She rearranged the furniture, suggested new colors for the curtains, and started embroidering
12:43tablecloths and crocheting bedspreads.
12:46It's like watching angels knit.
12:48Even I couldn't deny her taste was impeccable.
12:52And soon, Mother wanted her opinion on everything.
12:55And then, she was suddenly instructing all the maids, the butlers, and even the cook.
13:01The cook!
13:02That toad never listened to anything I said.
13:05The house sparkled, the cutlery gleamed, the food actually had flavor, and I could see
13:10my reflection in the floors now.
13:12How could I complain about that?
13:14But I couldn't help being bothered by how she had Mother and Anastasia wrapped around
13:19her little finger.
13:20She would make them face masks and hair oils, play the piano for them like she was Mozart's
13:25daughter, and sing like a nightingale.
13:29And then, there was the dancing.
13:32There was a celebration, as always, at the end of the harvest season.
13:36And as the servants gathered to dance, Cinderella joined them.
13:39She didn't dance like a girl raised in servant quarters.
13:42She danced like the air was conspiring to hold her up, like the music was written just
13:48for her, like she'd spent her whole life rehearsing her steps to perfection.
13:53Everyone was mesmerized.
13:56She's so graceful.
13:58Not like my girls.
14:00That was the first time I heard her say it.
14:03Not like my girls.
14:05But it wasn't the last.
14:07Soon, Mother was drawing comparisons between her and us all the time, telling us how we
14:13could try to be more like her.
14:16And I swear, I would have given up and accepted her perfection and superiority if it wasn't
14:23for the bird incident.
14:25Come here, Gisela.
14:26Look.
14:26A robin's nest right outside Ella's window.
14:29Isn't it sweet?
14:30It's going to have babies soon.
14:32Yes, lovely.
14:34But I bet it won't be so sweet when they're all screeching at dawn.
14:38The two of them continued to look utterly enchanted.
14:41And I lost interest soon and left.
14:44But the next morning, I ran outside to Anastasia screaming.
14:49I found her standing under the tree.
14:51And the nest lay on the ground, completely destroyed.
14:54The eggs and the robin were gone.
14:56And Anastasia cried half the day, wondering if it was the work of an evil squirrel, or
15:02an evil raccoon, or an evil eagle.
15:05Later that evening, Cinderella walked into the living room, holding something behind her
15:09back.
15:10Mother, I made you a gift.
15:12Mother?
15:13Since when did she...
15:15Then I saw the gift, and my blood ran cold.
15:18It was a delicate comb, woven with tiny blue-gray feathers twisted through gold thread.
15:24Oh my dear, it's exquisite.
15:28Mother kissed her on the cheek.
15:30Anastasia clapped, while I just stared, stunned.
15:34This couldn't just be my imagination running away with me, right?
15:39Still feeling uneasy.
15:41I was going up to my room for the night, when I found Cinderella polishing the stairs'
15:45banister vigorously.
15:47Still cleaning?
15:48You really love it, don't you?
15:50Oh yes, it really helps me think.
15:52And all the work makes me sleep soundly at night.
15:55You should be sleeping well tonight anyway.
15:58You know, without all that chirping right outside your window.
16:01Yes, such a noisy little thing that Robin was.
16:04I wonder what happened to it.
16:06And we both know it wasn't an evil squirrel.
16:10Cinderella straightened, and met my gaze, smiling.
16:14Please, Drizella.
16:15Do I look like the kind of girl who murders birds?
16:18No, but looks can be very deceiving.
16:23People only see what they want to see.
16:26Luckily for me, they always want to see an angel.
16:29Without a shadow of a doubt then, I knew.
16:32This girl was a psychopath.
16:34I just stayed away from her as much as possible.
16:38I was also glad that Mother was spending less time with her since she'd recently found gardening,
16:43and spent hours outside taking interest in dirt and compost.
16:47I was happy she had a healthy hobby.
16:50Until I walked into the living room one afternoon,
16:52to find her and Cinderella's father sipping tea,
16:56and holding hands.
16:59Uh-huh.
16:59Uh, what's going on here?
17:02What does it look like?
17:03I'm hoping he's about to flip your palm over and read your future,
17:07because no other explanation will make much sense.
17:11Drizella, I know it's been hard on you since your father left, and you miss him.
17:16Nope.
17:17Not even a little.
17:18Not even at all.
17:19Speak for yourself.
17:20Honey, a woman needs a man in her life.
17:24His companionship, his strong hands, his opinions.
17:29What I'm trying to say is, Mr. Rivers and I, we're...
17:34No.
17:35No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.
17:36If your next words are, in love, I'm throwing myself out the window.
17:41Will you just let me finish?
17:43Fine.
17:44In love.
17:45Great.
17:46Fantastic.
17:48Open the window with your strong hands, Mr. Rivers,
17:51so I can throw myself out.
17:54Why would you be so upset, Drizella?
17:56And then, to always make things worse, Cinderella walked in.
18:01It's a beautiful thing for two lonely widowers to find love again.
18:04My father isn't dead.
18:06We don't know that.
18:08Oh my god.
18:10Had she found a way to get rid of him too?
18:12No.
18:13She was just saying things to irk me.
18:15Cinderella put her hand on my arm.
18:17We're like family already.
18:19This just feels like it was meant to be.
18:21I really thought I might gouge Cinderella's blue eyes out with a fork.
18:26So I stormed off, grabbed a horse, and rode furiously, not even sure where I was headed.
18:33I just had to get away.
18:35I remembered an old estate on the hill that had burned down decades ago.
18:39It had never been rebuilt, but the library had survived.
18:42I'd sneaked in there a few times before.
18:45And I definitely needed abandoned ruins to rage in right now.
18:50I pushed open the creaky library door, grabbed a book randomly from the shelves,
18:55and plopped myself onto the couch next to a pile of dusty blankets.
18:59But then, the pile moved.
19:01I turned around, terrified, to see a boy emerge from under the blankets.
19:13Oh, wow.
19:14It's just one girl.
19:16I thought an army of banshees had descended upon me.
19:19Are you a ghost?
19:21No, but that scream should have woken all dead people within a five-mile radius.
19:28Ow!
19:30What was that for?
19:31If it had passed through you, it would have meant you're a ghost.
19:34I was just checking.
19:36Did you miss the part where I specifically said no to that question?
19:40Why would I expect a ghost to tell the truth?
19:42Then why even ask?
19:44Okay, fair point.
19:45What are you doing here, blending into the furniture?
19:48Exactly that.
19:49I just wanted to disappear for a while.
19:52What about yourself?
19:53This isn't the most obvious hangout spot for a girl like you.
19:56A girl like me?
19:58Well, you don't look homeless in your silk gown.
20:02You're not exactly some local goat farmer yourself.
20:06How dare you?
20:08I'll have you know I milked a goat.
20:11Once.
20:12It ran away crying, but still.
20:15My name's Henry.
20:16Henry what?
20:17Just Henry.
20:18First name, Just.
20:20Okay, then.
20:21Just Henry.
20:23Countess Dracula.
20:24Charmed to make your acquaintance.
20:26Now, is there any chance we could both disappear here together for a while?
20:30We don't have to talk about what we're running away from.
20:33I like the sound of that.
20:35And somehow, after that, Henry and I started meeting at the old estate.
20:39Not often.
20:40Maybe once every week.
20:42We didn't ask why the other was there.
20:44We didn't even ask real names.
20:45Of course, a part of me was growing curious, but not knowing also felt weirdly nice.
20:52Like we were two fugitives, hiding out here and talking about books, ideas, the world, anything but ourselves.
20:59But one afternoon, as I rode back home after meeting him, I came upon a scene of chaos.
21:07Mother was wailing like someone had died.
21:09Anastasia was blocking out the sound with pastries.
21:12And Cinderella was on the floor at Mother's feet.
21:16A picture of despair.
21:18It turned out that Mr. Riffers was a greasy rat who had run off with Mother's jewels.
21:24And he'd left Cinderella behind.
21:27Man, I would have given him the jewels myself if he'd just taken her.
21:31He took advantage of me.
21:33He played with my heart and threw dirt in my eyes.
21:36I will never forgive him.
21:38I will tear out every flower he planted with my bare hands.
21:42For a moment, I felt hope.
21:44Surely, Mother would toss Cinderella out after this.
21:48She would be a constant reminder of his betrayal.
21:52Please don't send me away.
21:54Please don't send me away.
21:56This is the only place I've ever felt safe.
21:59I will do whatever you ask of me.
22:01Please, I love you.
22:02I love our home, Mother.
22:05Ugh.
22:05Oh, my poor, precious child.
22:09How could I hate you?
22:10You're betrayed and abandoned just like me.
22:14Of course you will stay here and we will heal together.
22:18Anastasia and I were abandoned too.
22:20And Mother never paid attention to our healing.
22:24As Cinderella sobbed into Mother's lap, she shot me a sideways glance that clearly said,
22:30Checkmate.
22:31Mr. River's betrayal just cemented Cinderella's place in our home more firmly.
22:37Now she wasn't just beautiful.
22:39She was tragic too.
22:42She needed love and care.
22:44And everyone from the servants to the house cat wanted to give it to her.
22:49Mother now referred to her as my precious girl.
22:53While Anastasia and I were quietly downgraded to the other two.
22:58And I just found being around Cinderella unbearable.
23:02It's not like I was even needed around the house anymore.
23:05So I started slipping away more often to Henry.
23:08One afternoon, we decided to explore the woods near the estate.
23:12And barely 20 minutes in, there was a loud snap, a startled yelp.
23:17And I turned around to see Henry dangling upside down from a tree in a hunter's trap.
23:23I couldn't help laughing as he flailed around trying to reach up and unhook himself.
23:28A little help before I pass out, maybe?
23:32I was just waiting for you to ask.
23:35I started tugging at the trap rope.
23:37But Henry kept giving me instructions non-stop.
23:40You're doing it wrong.
23:42Step to your left.
23:43Pull tighter.
23:44Then twist.
23:45No, not like that.
23:46Oh, you'll break it.
23:47Do you think I'm a helpless little girl who can't possibly figure out a rope trap for herself?
23:52Have you ever seen a rope trap before in your life?
23:55Of course not.
23:56Because all I do is embroider cushions and sigh dramatically.
24:00I bet you don't even know how to embroider.
24:02You're right.
24:03I hate it.
24:04My threads get so tangled up that I want to poke someone in the eye with my needle.
24:09Violent and unladylike.
24:12You're a real catch.
24:13I yanked hard at the rope and his face swung towards mine.
24:17Suddenly, we were too close.
24:20And his lashes were longer than any boy's head had a right to be.
24:24Oh, your eyes are really pretty.
24:28Flattery isn't going to make me help you faster.
24:30Oh, really?
24:32They're dark and deep like pools one could drown in.
24:35That's just the blood rushing to your head.
24:38I quickly moved to brace the rope again.
24:40When suddenly, I noticed his shirt had slipped to reveal his belt, which had a silver crest.
24:46The royal crest?
24:48Wait, are you from the palace?
24:51Define from.
24:52Define it before I drop you straight on your head.
24:56Technically, yes.
24:58Are you the court jester?
25:00The guy who polishes the king's shoes?
25:02Something like that.
25:04Yeah, I'm going to need better answers before I help you.
25:07I pushed him hard and sent him swinging like a pendulum.
25:10Oh, come on, Lady Dracula.
25:12Just let me down.
25:13That's when I heard boots thundering through the woods.
25:16And before I could react, a pair of soldiers in armor grabbed me roughly by the arms.
25:21Another two swooped in, expertly cutting Henry down and catching him before he face-planted into the dirt.
25:27Endangering the crown prince is a punishable offense, girl.
25:32Endangering the who now?
25:33Stand down.
25:34And she's harmless.
25:36Unless she has a needle and thread in her hands.
25:39I just gaped at him.
25:41You're the crown prince?
25:44Yes, first name, crown, second name, prince.
25:47You told me just Henry.
25:49Well, I am just Henry sometimes.
25:52You never asked follow-up questions.
25:55You will say nothing of this to anyone, men.
25:58Same as you.
25:59Keep quiet about my visits here.
26:00Is that understood?
26:01Yes, your highness.
26:03Your highness?
26:04Your highness?
26:06You look like you're both spiraling and want to murder me.
26:09No, that's just my normal expression.
26:12Now, since we're being honest and going for full disclosure...
26:15Uh, you're a liar who got forced into telling the truth.
26:19How about you tell me your real name, too?
26:21Drizella.
26:22That's pretty.
26:23Dracula suits you better.
26:24Lots of names are coming to my mind for you, but I shall refrain from using them since I know who you are now.
26:31Good day, your highness.
26:33Hey, don't let this change things between us.
26:37But I kept walking without turning to reply.
26:40How could it not change things between us?
26:42The boy I'd been sneaking off to meet, regularly insulted, hit a couple of times, and maybe, possibly, definitely liked, was the freaking crown prince.
26:54I didn't go back to the estate for days, still finding the truth about him too overwhelming.
26:59But eventually, I cracked, so I wrote back to the old estate one afternoon, and my heart skipped a beat to find him already there, throwing pebbles into a broken fountain.
27:11Well, well, look what the cat dragged in.
27:14I was beginning to think you died.
27:15Or got married.
27:17Sorry to disappoint you, but still alive and unwed.
27:21You know, I was this close to going around town and knocking on random doors to inquire after a girl with violent tendencies and great hair.
27:31I just rolled my eyes, but inside, I was smiling stupidly.
27:38We just sat in silence for a while.
27:40I come here sometimes because it's all just too much.
27:44The title, the expectations, the spotlight.
27:47I don't even get along with my father, mostly.
27:50I know I'm going to sound like an ungrateful brat, but sometimes I just don't want to be the prince.
27:55I come here for quite the opposite reason, I suppose.
28:00I feel invisible in my own house, completely replaced by my stepsister.
28:05My pride wouldn't let me say the gardener's daughter.
28:09She's perfect.
28:11Everyone admires and adores her.
28:13It's not hard to see why.
28:15Come on, no one's perfect.
28:17Oh no, she really is.
28:20Yes, I'm sure this sounds like some petty sister jealousy, and it doesn't compare to your royal problems.
28:27But honestly, they don't sound so bad.
28:30No one expects anything from me.
28:32Well, except maybe being more ladylike so I can marry some stuffy lord one day.
28:38But you could do so much with your life, Henry.
28:40And people expect things from you because you're important.
28:45Because you matter.
28:45Henry reached across the space between us and slipped his fingers through mine.
28:51You matter to me.
28:53As my heart tripped over itself, he leaned in and kissed me.
28:57It was clumsy at first.
29:00Our noses bumped, my hair got stuck in his stupid jacket, and we started laughing.
29:06But it was so sweet and real.
29:08And for a while, I forgot Cinderella.
29:12I forgot he was royalty.
29:14I forgot about everything.
29:16It was just me and Henry.
29:19I floated through the next few weeks like some lovesick idiot.
29:23Of course, like any self-respecting lady, I didn't show it.
29:27You're grinning like you've got a clothes hanger stuck in your mouth.
29:31What is so funny about my art?
29:33Ahem, I wasn't grinning.
29:35And what art?
29:36The one you're staring at, my masterpiece.
29:39I made this cat sculpture from old socks and glue.
29:42Ah, that art.
29:44The one cleverly disguised as garbage.
29:47It's the loveliest duck I've ever seen.
29:51Cat.
29:51It's a cat.
29:53Yes, that's what I said.
29:54It was the happiest I'd ever felt in my entire stupid life.
30:00Which naturally meant the universe had to kick me in the teeth soon.
30:04One afternoon at the estate, Henry sat me down with a serious look.
30:08I didn't like one bit.
30:10I have to leave for a while.
30:12What?
30:12Running away to join the circus?
30:14No.
30:15Father's sending me across the sea for an official royal delegation.
30:19It could be months.
30:20Even a year, maybe.
30:21I forgot how to breathe for a few seconds.
30:24Drisilla, you made me realize that I need to take my position and privilege more seriously
30:29instead of whining about it.
30:31So, yeah, I'm really trying.
30:34I'm really proud of you, Henry.
30:37And I just know you're gonna be brilliant.
30:40But a small, selfish part of me wanted to scream,
30:43Don't go.
30:45Just stay.
30:46We promised to write regularly, no matter what.
30:49And for a while, his letters were the only thing keeping me sane.
30:53Of course, I always picked them up from the post office.
30:56I didn't want to draw anyone's attention to our correspondence.
30:59Dearest Countess Dracula,
31:01you will be thrilled to know that the local delicacy here is fermented fish eyeballs.
31:07Guess who had to eat three?
31:09Smiling all the while.
31:12I cannot sleep at night because I keep imagining those eyeballs swimming around my gut,
31:17winking at each other.
31:18Send help.
31:19Dearest one-time goat milker,
31:21I regret to inform you that my life is way more exciting than yours.
31:25Just today, Cinderella invented chamomile soap and taught her cat to fetch her ribbons.
31:31Anastasia lost an intense staring match to a goat.
31:35Mother tried flirting with the milkman.
31:37And he fled on the aforementioned goat.
31:41I am so close to faking my own death.
31:44P.S.
31:45I miss your face and your insults.
31:47Mostly your insults.
31:49Fine.
31:50Also your face.
31:51P.S.
31:52I miss insulting you two.
31:54I'm forced to practice my skills on vendors at the market.
31:57But it's not the same.
31:59They cry too easily.
32:01Of course, it wasn't ideal.
32:03But every letter kept him close.
32:05And for now, it was enough.
32:08But then, the letter stopped coming.
32:11At first, I told myself it was all fine.
32:14There could be a million reasons for delays.
32:16But when two months passed by with no word, I started to feel a bit crazy.
32:22Still nothing for you.
32:23Same as earlier this afternoon.
32:26You want me to save you a trip and scream no at you from across the street every morning?
32:31You might consider picking up a hobby.
32:33How about embroidery?
32:34I wasn't getting any letters.
32:36But I didn't stop sending them.
32:38Pages filled with jokes, questions, news, bad drawings.
32:42But weeks and weeks went by, and still, there was no reply.
32:48By now, my heart was filled with dread.
32:51What if something had happened to him?
32:53But if that was the case, the news would be everywhere.
32:56And then finally, finally, a letter arrived one morning.
33:01My hands were trembling so much, I almost ripped the letter trying to open the envelope.
33:06Dear Drizella
33:12What if I can say, continue to fear?
33:17What if nothing happened to you before?
33:17You could say, you try to return the envelope.
33:19Unless you are a 나올어야.
33:21I want tozz Â
33:27Rolling
33:29cl front
33:30Without
33:31making
Be the first to comment