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00:00Hi, I'm Nova, and my life sucks.
00:07I used to think I was just unlucky, but thank God I later discovered it was a full-blown
00:12family curse.
00:13No, seriously.
00:14I grew up with a twin brother, Dorian, who was two steps ahead in everything.
00:18For starters, everyone thought he was the much better-looking twin.
00:22He'd play video games all the time and ACES tests, while I'd stay up all night studying
00:27and my grades were still average.
00:28He was good at sports, I was just clumsy.
00:31Even our parents favored Dorian, especially Dad, who dreamt of making him a football legend.
00:37In 8th grade, I tried out for the Small School Talent Showcase, just a silly cheer routine
00:41I made up on my own.
00:43I asked everyone to come, but that same day, Dorian had his big football practice match,
00:48and guess where everyone went?
00:50Yep, including my parents.
00:53What's going on?
00:54Your brother scored the winning goal at his big match, so we called all his friends over
00:59to celebrate.
01:00So you missed my talent show for a dumb match?
01:03You participated in a talent show?
01:05Why?
01:06You're so uncoordinated.
01:07Just last week, you tripped over a sock and hurt your head.
01:10Thanks, but I don't need your judgment.
01:12I'm just saying, maybe next time choose something you're good at.
01:16Oh wait, you can't.
01:17You're bad at everything.
01:20Shut up or I'll kick your face.
01:21So annoying.
01:23I ran upstairs fighting tears when I heard a soft voice calling from a bedroom down the
01:27hall.
01:28Nova, is that you?
01:30That's Ella.
01:31She's my younger sister, and she's been sick since forever.
01:35Doctors didn't even have a proper diagnosis, just a fancy name that meant they were still
01:39trying to figure out what was wrong with her.
01:41And since our parents were too busy making Dorian a star, it was usually left to me to look
01:46after Ella, which I didn't mind at all.
01:48Hey, how was your talent show?
01:50What did mom and dad say?
01:52They never came because Mighty Dorian had a match.
01:55So what?
01:57Did you have fun?
01:58I almost did a backflip and only tripped twice, so yeah, it was fun.
02:02Then that's all that matters.
02:04Talking to Ella always made me feel better, but I could never tell her how I really felt.
02:09My problems just seemed so pathetic compared to everything she was going through.
02:13Even at school, I mostly kept to myself while Dorian hogged the spotlight.
02:18The only time people spoke to me was to ask for Dorian's number, so I barely had friends
02:22until I met Maya in high school.
02:25She was new and asked me if I could show her around, and we hit it off right away.
02:29We liked the same music, same shows, and I finally had someone I could pour my heart out
02:34to.
02:34She was the only person I felt free and happy with, but that changed on her 18th birthday.
02:40Maya decided to throw a costume party.
02:42I was going to be french fries, and she was going to be ketchup.
02:45It was going to be epic.
02:46But when I got to her place, I was the only one in a costume.
02:50I checked my phone wondering if I'd missed a text from Maya, but nothing.
02:54And worse, I found her standing near the pool talking to Dorian.
02:58Oh, wow.
02:59Looks like someone didn't get the memo.
03:01What is he doing here?
03:03And wasn't this supposed to be a costume party?
03:05Oh, shoot.
03:06I thought I texted you.
03:07I wanted to have a costume party, but Dorian thought it was stupid for an 18th birthday.
03:13And since when did you start taking advice from Dorian?
03:16Since we started dating.
03:17What?
03:18He asked me out last week, and I said yes.
03:22Why?
03:23Of all the men on the planet, why him?
03:25And you?
03:26You couldn't stand that there was finally someone who liked me more than you, could you?
03:30Would you stop overreacting?
03:32You look like Angry McDonald's French Fries, and I can't take you seriously.
03:37Also, my feelings for Maya are totally genuine.
03:40Genuine my butt?
03:41Everyone at school knows you change girlfriends faster than you change underwear.
03:45Maya, listen to me.
03:46Whatever garbage this guy's been feeding you, it's not worth it.
03:50But I love him.
03:51No, you're infatuated.
03:53Like every normal girl your age is with some butthead like him.
03:57Come back to your senses.
03:58Fine.
03:59I can see this is a total waste of time.
04:01So before I embarrass myself any further, I'm leaving, and we're done.
04:06I stormed off dramatically, only to walk straight into the birthday banner.
04:10I tried to fight it, but stumbled and knocked over an entire balloon arch.
04:14Maya ran to help me, but I spun around mid-fight and accidentally slapped her in the face.
04:20Did you just hit my girlfriend?
04:21I grabbed a paper cup and hurled it at Dorian's head.
04:25Ow.
04:26Wow, that really hurt me, Nova.
04:28Nova, how will I ever recover from this concussion?
04:33Everyone laughed as I ripped the last streamer off my leg and stormed out and went straight to Ella.
04:39She was the only person who'd understand me.
04:41Oh, wow.
04:42You look tasty.
04:43I don't know about tasty, but I am definitely tragic.
04:48Mom never let me have fries.
04:50Said they're too oily.
04:51Here, take a bite.
04:52It might cheer you up.
04:54You're weird.
04:55And you're stuck with me.
04:57And I put my head down, and we dozed off.
04:59The next morning, I woke up to a bunch of missed calls from Maya, but I ignored them.
05:04So she sent me a bouquet with my favorite ice cream scoops, flew drones past my window with I'm Sorry banners.
05:10At one point, she actually climbed up to my window to talk to me, but I just drew the curtains and ran into the attic so she wouldn't find me.
05:17I was looking for some boxes to hide behind, when I accidentally knocked one over and a diary fell out.
05:23It had my grandmother's name on it, with a photograph of her standing next to someone who looked exactly like her.
05:29And there was a note.
05:30Lumiere se dara quinceul veher d'ul ambrax?
05:35What?
05:36That's what it said, written in this bizarre language I've never seen before.
05:40Luckily, someone had scribbled a translation underneath.
05:43To break the curse, balance must be found, one light shall rise, one shadow bound.
05:49I read more, and found out that my grandma had been overshadowed by her own twin, too.
05:54So she teamed with a psychic named Margo, and crafted spells to break the twin curse.
06:00A generational cycle where one twin always thrived, while the other faded into the background.
06:05I knew it sounded ridiculous, but this just couldn't be a coincidence.
06:09I was constantly lagging behind Dorian, not because there was something wrong with me, but because I was cursed.
06:16The note also said that, to unlock the curse, like and subscribe to this video and leave a comment.
06:22Ha, gotcha.
06:23She didn't write that.
06:24But seriously, like and subscribe.
06:25Things are about to get weird.
06:27I had to find out more, so the next day I skipped school and tracked down the psychic Margo.
06:31It wasn't too difficult, since Grandma had her address in the diary, and by afternoon I was already knocking at the door of a run-down apartment.
06:39I waited for some old witchy lady to open the door, but instead it was a girl not much older than me.
06:44Um, sorry, I think I must have gotten the wrong address.
06:47No, no, you're in the right place.
06:49We've been expecting you.
06:50Like me and the spirits.
06:52They told me you were coming.
06:54You're Nova, right?
06:55Hilda's granddaughter.
06:56You know me?
06:57I know a lot of things.
06:59Like, it's gonna rain in about five seconds and you should come in.
07:02And right on cue, it actually started raining.
07:05Freaky.
07:06Anyway, I walked in and the girl told me she was Margo's granddaughter and her name was Coco Lin.
07:12My dad's Chinese and my mom's American.
07:15They couldn't decide whether to give me a Chinese name or an English one, so they mashed them together.
07:20Kinda has a ring to it if you say it on repeat.
07:22Coco Lin, Coco Lin, Coco Lin.
07:24Cool, right?
07:25Uh, I think it's very cool.
07:28Like, it's also pretty cool that I'm my grandma's reincarnation.
07:32I've retained some of her memories and her power to see the future, talk to ghosts, and read your star chart.
07:37Yada yada.
07:38In fact, before I was my grandma, I was this super rich woman who went on a ship, met this cute artist.
07:44He was poor.
07:45I was loaded.
07:46We fell in love.
07:47But then the ship crashed and he died.
07:49Like the movie Titanic?
07:51What?
07:52Never mind.
07:53Can we just get to work, please?
07:54I gave her the diary and she invited me into this small room.
07:58As I settled into a beanbag, Coco Lin took the diary in her hands.
08:01Then suddenly she threw her head back dramatically.
08:04Before I could ask if she was okay, she snapped her head forward like a possessed owl, then started spinning in slow circles.
08:11Then she dropped to her knees, flapped forward, and after a full minute of silence, popped back up.
08:16All done.
08:17The curse is now reversed.
08:18Whatever once belonged to your brother is now yours.
08:20Wait, what do you mean by reversed?
08:22I wanted you to end the curse.
08:24Yeah, well, unfortunately for that, you'd have to find the original wish who cast the curse on your family.
08:30And she's probably dead.
08:31So unless you have a shovel and a time machine, this is the best I could do.
08:36Now remember, every spell has its repercussions, so just be aware of potential side effects.
08:42What kind of side effects?
08:44Mild nausea, headaches, nosebleeds, and in rare cases, hallucinations.
08:48It depends.
08:49On what?
08:50On how badly cursed you are.
08:52Ha!
08:52Just kidding.
08:53I fixed the curse, remember?
08:55You'll be fine.
08:56Would you like some tea?
08:57But I just thanked her, paid her fee, and got out of there as fast as I could.
09:02The whole way home, I kept thinking if what I'd done was wrong.
09:06But was it really that bad if Dorian suffered a little?
09:08Also, Coco Lynn was kind of a weirdo, so I wasn't too sure if her chaotic head Roomba fixed anything.
09:14But boy, was I wrong.
09:16I looked around, and I froze.
09:18This wasn't my room.
09:20It was bigger, with velvet curtains, a chandelier, and a full-length mirror.
09:24I jumped out of my bed and pulled the curtains, only to see a massive, perfectly manicured garden with fountains and a freaking swan.
09:31Why am I in this place?
09:33How did I get here?
09:34I checked my phone.
09:35It showed the same date as yesterday.
09:37Okay, this is clearly a dream.
09:39Ow!
09:40Ow!
09:40I pinched myself hard, and seconds later, Mom burst into the room.
09:44Oh my god, Nova!
09:46Why did you scream like that?
09:48I thought some stalker tried to jump into your room again.
09:51Again?
09:52When was the first time it happened?
09:53Oh, my poor baby.
09:55You've been so traumatized lately, you've probably blocked out everything.
09:59It's fine.
10:00We can talk about it later.
10:01For now, drink your kale.
10:03You're already late for gym, and Coach gets cranky when you're not warmed up before cheer practice.
10:08Mom, I don't do cheer practice.
10:10I barely passed P.E.
10:11This isn't real.
10:13I rushed outside to find Ella's room.
10:15She might have answers.
10:16But the house was so huge, I had no idea which room was hers, and accidentally entered Dorian's.
10:22What are you doing in my room?
10:26Shut up and tell me what's happening.
10:28Are you trying to pull some elaborate joke on me?
10:30Who even owns this house?
10:32One of your weird rich friends?
10:34What are you rambling on about?
10:36I'm just living my perfectly miserable life in silence, and you won't let me have that?
10:40If your life is miserable, I might as well be an earthworm.
10:42You know, I saw this documentary about teen celebrities, and how they all went bonkers at age 18.
10:49You should watch it.
10:50I think you'll fit right in.
10:52You think this is funny?
10:53God, just tell me where Ella is and I'll leave.
10:56Same place she's always been.
10:58Why?
10:59Suddenly remembered you have a sick sister who needs your attention?
11:02I've always cared about Ella.
11:04You don't care about anyone else but yourself, Nova.
11:06Now get out and go sign some stupid autographs.
11:08I was shocked.
11:11The way Dorian was talking and everything Mom said could only mean one of two things.
11:15Either everyone in my family had lost their minds, or the spell actually worked and transported
11:20me to my new reality where I was the golden child.
11:23I ran back to my room and opened my closet to find shoes and clothes that I could never afford.
11:29Downstairs, Mom was smiling like I was the best thing that ever happened to her, while
11:33Dorian sat quietly on the side scowling.
11:35Then I went to school, and the moment I got out of the car, people flocked around me.
11:40Hi, Nova.
11:41Love your outfit.
11:43Can we get a selfie?
11:44Are you coming to my birthday next week?
11:46You can cut the cake if you want to.
11:48It was like stepping into a dream where I finally mattered and wasn't invisible next to Dorian.
11:54I was still processing everything when Stacy walked over and linked her arm through mine.
11:59There you are, bestie.
12:00I've been trying to call you.
12:02Really?
12:03I didn't get any calls.
12:04I said I was trying, but then I got busy with these new cheer uniforms.
12:09Everyone's obsessed with pink, but what do you think?
12:12Hmm, I actually kind of like blue, but...
12:16But clearly everyone else wants pink, so let's go with pink.
12:20Aw, I knew you'd say that.
12:22We're so in sync.
12:24If you were a boy, I'd totally date you.
12:25I mean, you'd have competition, obviously, but I'd cheat on my boyfriend with you.
12:31Okay, wow.
12:33I was best friends with Stacy?
12:35This girl who once insulted me in front of the whole school was now asking for my opinions?
12:40And over the next few days, it only got better.
12:43I had a personal stylist, a manager, and spa appointments booked every other morning.
12:47My closet had its own air conditioning, and Dorian had to ask my permission to even borrow a charger.
12:54My parents transformed into my biggest fans overnight, hovering at every photo shoot,
12:59attending even the smallest events, and proudly displaying an entire wall of my trophies and awards.
13:05At school, I never stood in line.
13:07I had my own table in the cafeteria stocked with fresh smoothies and sushi rolls.
13:11Teachers gave me extra credit just for showing up.
13:14And one afternoon, I got a letter from a college I hadn't even applied to,
13:18offering me a full scholarship because they liked my vibe.
13:22My life was perfect, and it was everything I ever wanted.
13:26Until it wasn't.
13:28Because Stacy was as obnoxious as ever and was getting on my nerves.
13:33Oh.
13:34My.
13:34God.
13:35Who died and left you that hideous skirt?
13:38And why are you carrying a Prada purse when I don't have one?
13:41You need to pay fashion tax.
13:43What?
13:44You know, do my homework, pack my lunch, clean my sneakers, that kind of thing.
13:49Now hurry up, I'm hungry.
13:50The girl ran off in tears, and I turned to Stacy.
13:54Was that necessary?
13:55No, but it's fun.
13:57And why are you being all judgy today?
13:59Did you forget the time you bullied that new girl, Maya?
14:02She was so terrified of you, she literally transferred schools.
14:07I bullied her every day.
14:09You made fun of how she dressed, the way she spoke, and then when your loser brothers started
14:15dating her, you totally snapped.
14:17My God, I'll never forget the tantrum Dorian threw when she left.
14:21I even have a video.
14:23Stacy shoved her phone in my face, and I watched in shock.
14:27Dorian was having a full-on meltdown while I stood there laughing like a maniac.
14:31Seriously?
14:32What?
14:33And that wasn't even the worst part.
14:35The girls on my cheer team laughed and joked until I walked in.
14:39Everyone on my modeling team walked on eggshells around me.
14:42I even overheard this girl say that I should get an exorcism because I had a devil living
14:47inside of me.
14:48This one time during a shoot, my makeup artist accidentally dropped a brush.
14:53I reached down to pick it up, and she recoiled like I was gonna hit her.
14:57I'm so sorry.
14:58I'll get a new one immediately.
15:00Hey, it's just a brush.
15:01Don't worry about it.
15:02You're not mad?
15:04Why would I be mad about an accident?
15:06While the photographer was adjusting his camera, I overheard two assistants whispering.
15:11She seems different today.
15:12Last week, she threw hot coffee at me because I got her the wrong brand.
15:16Remember when she made Tina cry because she accidentally walked into her photos?
15:22Poor girl's still in therapy.
15:24It felt like I jumped from living under Dorian's shadow to being the most hated person on Earth.
15:29And it was heartbreaking.
15:31But what truly got to me was that at home, Dorian barely looked my way, and Ella never came
15:37out of her room.
15:38And every time I tried to meet her, Mom would freak out.
15:41Her disease is contagious, sweetie.
15:44You know that.
15:44I can't lose another daughter to that stupid illness.
15:48I really wanted to see her and share what I was feeling, but I was too swamped with photo
15:53shoots, press events, and parties to process it.
15:56Has anyone ever tried snail mucus coffee?
15:59Apparently, it's very good for your skin.
16:01I'm already having my vitamin C, D, E, G, H, Y, Z, Q to keep my nails shiny and healthy.
16:07You know what, guys?
16:08If you hang upside down for at least an hour and a half, you will get the reddest cheeks
16:12ever.
16:13Or you could get a brain hemorrhage and die.
16:16Excuse me?
16:17I'll just be right back.
16:18Jeez, how lame were these conversations?
16:21If these people were the cream of society, I'd rather be skimmed milk.
16:25The rest of the night was just as bad.
16:27The music was too loud.
16:28The people were fake.
16:29The food looked fancy but tasted like chalk.
16:31Then my date asked me to dance and I accidentally stepped on his foot so hard he started limping.
16:37I rushed to grab him a first aid kit and came back to find him making out with a waitress.
16:42Ew.
16:43I just wanted to leave.
16:44I was walking to my car when I spotted someone across the road.
16:48Maya was standing at a stall selling t-shirts.
16:50I dropped everything and sprinted toward her.
16:53Maya!
16:53Oh my god, how are you?
16:55Leave or I swear I will call the police.
16:58Look, I know you're really angry at me and I deserve it,
17:01but I swear I didn't mean to.
17:03You didn't mean to ruin my life?
17:06Come on, Noah.
17:07You and I both know you bullied me because you're evil.
17:10But honestly, you did me a favor.
17:13That school wasn't for me anyway.
17:15The only good thing that happened there was meeting Dorian
17:17and I'll always be grateful for that.
17:19But you?
17:20I never ever want to see again.
17:22Please, Maya.
17:23I said I'm sorry.
17:24I'll do anything to make up to you.
17:26I'll buy all your t-shirts.
17:27I don't need your charity, Nova.
17:29But if you really want to help me,
17:31then help me sell these.
17:32You're a professional model, right?
17:34She pulled out a pile of tees
17:35with the most chaotic slogans I'd ever seen.
17:38This too shall pass, like a kidney stone.
17:41The only X I want is extra money.
17:44Nice.
17:45Who came up with these?
17:47Of course I did.
17:48I've always been really creative.
17:50That's true.
17:51By the end of the night,
17:52Maya and I had sold every single t-shirt in her stall.
17:55We even clicked a bunch of pictures.
17:56And when I shared them on my Instagram,
17:58Maya's business exploded overnight.
18:01She called me the next morning,
18:02telling me how people were begging for restocks.
18:04Someone even asked if she shipped internationally.
18:07I'd finally used my popularity for something good.
18:10And I was happy.
18:12But that changed the moment I entered school the next day.
18:15Why were you hanging out with peasant Maya yesterday?
18:18It's all over your Instagram feed.
18:22I was just trying to help her sell her stuff
18:24and apologized for being completely moronic.
18:27You did not.
18:29It's against every rule book ever written for mean girls.
18:33Once you bully someone, you never apologize to them.
18:37Especially not if they're as ugly as peasant Maya.
18:41Stop calling her that.
18:43She's a brilliant and hardworking girl
18:45and she's 10 times the person you'd ever be.
18:4710 times fatter, sure.
18:50She's a real inspiration for stretchy t-shirts.
18:53Say one more word about her and I swear.
18:55Or what?
18:57You'll cry into your organic kale smoothie?
19:00I have a better idea.
19:02And I launched myself at Stacy.
19:04But she didn't even budge.
19:05Instead, she smiled and punched me.
19:08Then she jumped on me, pulled my hair,
19:10elbowed me in the stomach, and I almost threw up.
19:12I thought I was gonna die when a bunch of girls rescued me.
19:15Later, while I sat outside the nurse's office
19:18with an ice pack on my face,
19:20I overheard a group of girls whispering nearby.
19:22Wow, Nova really thought she could take down Stacy?
19:26That girl's made of iron.
19:28I heard her mom's Russian.
19:29She came here illegally, then married some rich guy,
19:31and that's how Stacy got all her money.
19:34My maid's cousin works at their house.
19:36She says Stacy lives like a trash gremlin.
19:38Her room smells like stale yogurt and wet socks.
19:42Ugh, gross.
19:44Imagine strutting around like a queen bee
19:46while your closet is a health hazard.
19:49If I were Nova, I'd wash my hands with bleach
19:51just to get the smell off.
19:53They kept going, but I tuned out.
19:55Not because I was offended.
19:56Honestly, it all made sense.
19:58Stacy didn't rule the school out of confidence.
20:01She did it to distract people
20:02from the disaster she actually was.
20:04Anyway, I was feeling better,
20:06so I decided to take the day off and go home,
20:08when suddenly Dorian came running down the hallway.
20:11Nova, it's Ella.
20:12They're moving her to a hospital.
20:14Her condition's getting worse.
20:15The world blurred for a second,
20:17and I pushed Stacy out of the way
20:18and ran through the gates.
20:20We reached the hospital
20:21and saw mom and dad were sitting in the waiting room.
20:23Where is she?
20:24What happened?
20:24She took a turn for the worse.
20:26The doctors are doing everything they can.
20:28I sat down slowly.
20:30Ella, my baby sister, my sunshine.
20:33She was the only person who ever believed in me,
20:35and she was suffering.
20:36I buried my face in my hands,
20:38and that's when Dorian snapped.
20:40Is this all your fault?
20:42Dorian, please.
20:43No, mom.
20:44She needs to know.
20:45I've been trying for months to act normal,
20:47but no more.
20:48What are you talking about?
20:49You were supposed to babysit Ella,
20:51but instead,
20:52you chose to sneak out
20:54and go to your dumb party with her in the back seat.
20:56You'd barely gotten the car out of the driveway
20:58when you crashed into another car.
21:00You blacked out, and Ella took the hit.
21:02She's been in a coma ever since.
21:04But mom told me her condition was contagious.
21:06That's why I couldn't see her.
21:08Well, she lied.
21:09Because you hurt your head too
21:11and forgot all about the accident.
21:13And mom didn't tell you
21:14so you could live your perfect little life
21:16like the golden child you are.
21:18I swear, if something happens to her,
21:20I will never forgive you.
21:22And he stormed away, leaving me totally shaken.
21:25I bullied my best friend.
21:27My brother couldn't even look at me.
21:29And my little sister was in a coma because of me.
21:32This wasn't the life I wanted.
21:34I stood up quietly
21:35while everyone was still talking to the doctor,
21:37slipped out of the hospital,
21:39and ran straight home.
21:40I stormed into the attic,
21:41flung open every box
21:43until I finally found the diary.
21:45The next morning,
21:45before going to the psychic's house,
21:47I went to the hospital.
21:48I just had to make sure Ella was okay.
21:50And thankfully, when I got there,
21:51she was sitting on her bed, smiling.
21:53I stopped a doctor walking by.
21:55Is she okay?
21:56Yeah, she had a seizure,
21:58but it shocked her system so hard,
22:00it jump-started her like an old car battery.
22:03Guess sometimes being on your deathbed
22:05has its perks.
22:06I took one look at Ella's face and walked in.
22:09As soon as she saw me,
22:10her face lit up.
22:11I ran over and hugged her tight.
22:13Hey there, you slept for a really long time.
22:16Yeah, well, I needed my beauty sleep.
22:18Why do you look so old and wrinkly?
22:21Probably because I'm sad and sorry for everything.
22:25I messed up your life.
22:26It wasn't entirely your fault.
22:28I was jumping around like a monkey in the back seat,
22:31remember?
22:31You couldn't even see the car behind us.
22:34I basically launched us into it.
22:37So I guess I'm sorry too.
22:39Well, I'm sorry too, Nova.
22:41I shouldn't have snapped like that yesterday.
22:44I haven't always been the best brother
22:46because I've often let jealousy get in the way.
22:48I wasn't exactly the best sister either.
22:50What I did with Maya
22:51and how I treated people around me was horrible.
22:54Yeah, but you're changing.
22:56I saw what you did for Maya.
22:58That's growth.
22:59I nodded slowly.
23:00I'd spent so long being angry about everything I wasn't.
23:04I forgot to appreciate what I had.
23:06My adorably flawed family.
23:08And all I really wanted to do
23:09was to go back and mend things now.
23:12Namaste, fellow seeker.
23:13What brings you here today?
23:14Oh, it's you.
23:15Welcome back.
23:16You recognize me?
23:17Why do you always ask the same question?
23:20Of course I do.
23:22I can see through dimensions too.
23:23Like in one of my parallel lives,
23:26I was this really hot girl
23:27who lived on the streets doing odd jobs
23:29until one day this handsome rich guy
23:31asked me to be his date.
23:33He bought me clothes,
23:34took me to parties,
23:35and eventually fell in love with me.
23:37Like pretty woman?
23:38Yes, I was a very pretty woman.
23:41But enough about me.
23:42Tell me what you need.
23:43I told her I wanted to reverse the curse.
23:45And Coco Lin stared at me blankly.
23:47Are you sure?
23:48Once I reverse the curse again,
23:50the spell will seal itself.
23:51No more rewinds.
23:53So make up your mind.
23:54You can't keep jumping between realities.
23:57I already have.
23:58I want to go home.
23:59And this time I won't hide
24:01behind Dorian's shadow or bad grades.
24:03I spent so much time being angry and dejected
24:05that I never really focused on myself.
24:08And that's why I never got anywhere in life.
24:10I can't control how people treat me.
24:12But I can control how I take their opinions.
24:15So now I'll live for me,
24:17with kindness and purpose.
24:18Spoken like someone who's truly ready.
24:22She stood, cracked her knuckles,
24:23and started chanting.
24:24The candles flickered,
24:26the walls shimmered,
24:27and then everything went blank.
24:29I woke up to the smell of burnt toast
24:31and the sound of birds.
24:32I sat up slowly and looked around.
24:34My old room.
24:36My old posters.
24:37My old creaky fans spinning above me.
24:39I rushed to Ella's room
24:40and found her sleeping peacefully.
24:42Then I went downstairs
24:43and saw Dorian kicking the ball like a dork.
24:46I ran and tackled him in a giant hug.
24:48Oh my god, I missed you.
24:50Get off me.
24:51You broke my streak.
24:52Now I have to start all over again.
24:54Well, so do I.
24:56That morning I got dressed
24:57and walked into school.
24:58And for the first time,
24:59people noticed.
25:00Not because I was a model
25:02or because I had a million followers,
25:04but because I held the door open.
25:06Because I helped a kid who dropped books.
25:08Because I smiled at people.
25:10For real.
25:11And that's when I realized
25:12that life isn't about being the favorite.
25:14It's about being someone
25:15you can be proud of,
25:17even when no one's clapping.
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