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00:00Hi, cuties.
00:01My name is Amy.
00:02And get ready to dive into the drama that is my life,
00:05a real-life soap opera that even Shakespeare
00:07would have loved to write.
00:08But first, hit the like and subscribe button.
00:10Now we can start.
00:11You know those apparently perfect families
00:13where the father is a smiling, rich businessman,
00:16and the mom is a lovely housewife who does everything
00:18for her two blonde, pink cheek, perfect teeth children?
00:21Yeah, me neither.
00:22Ever since I can remember, in my life,
00:24it was only me and my mom, Margo.
00:26My mom loved me, but when it came to my dad,
00:29she made every effort to delete any trace of him.
00:32And she did a darn good job.
00:34Mom, I was wondering if my dad...
00:36What dad? Here, have a bag of candies.
00:38It was always like that with mom.
00:39Have a bag of that.
00:40Or keep this sock of chocolates.
00:42Or look, that marshmallow looks like Grandma Teresa.
00:45So, instead of finding out anything about him,
00:47I just gained a lot of weight.
00:49Eventually, I stopped asking.
00:51Even my mom understood that something was off with me
00:53when instead of playing with our neighbor's kids outdoors,
00:56I spent all my time locked in my room reading books alone.
00:59At some point, she must have thought that I needed a father figure,
01:02which was true, and decided to get one for me.
01:05Unfortunately, her dating life was so disastrous
01:07that it probably made Cupid consider early retirement.
01:10For real, it was the same thing over and over again.
01:14It went like this.
01:15Amy, please, let me introduce you to, insert name, my new boyfriend.
01:18We love each other so much.
01:20Of course, two weeks later, there we were,
01:23indulging in a second bowl of ice cream and watching Titanic,
01:26with her sobbing uncontrollably on my shoulder.
01:29Jack, take me with you.
01:30We were supposed to stay together forever.
01:33Mom, you met him like a month ago.
01:35The best month of my life!
01:37But honestly, my mom had a PhD in ruining her relationships.
01:41All of her boyfriends had a lifespan shorter than a goldfish's memory.
01:44She would get bored of them and then do something to sabotage the relationship.
01:48And then, magically, it was always their fault.
01:51Antonio the chef seemed like a perfect candidate
01:54because who wouldn't want a dad who can whip up five-star meals?
01:57But then...
01:58Can you believe it?
01:59He left me alone all night to go to a restaurant by himself,
02:01choosing puff pastry over me.
02:03Huh.
02:04Mom, he works there.
02:05Then there was Marcin.
02:06I thought a cop would keep us safe, right?
02:08But...
02:09I was expecting a rose or diamond.
02:11But he gifted me a police scanner.
02:13And Philip, I always dreamt of a dad who could always make us laugh.
02:17But...
02:18He couldn't stay serious for ten minutes straight.
02:20Well, today, he's the world's most famous comedian.
02:23I was already abandoning the idea of having a stepfather.
02:26When my mom came back home one day with a new... surprise.
02:29This time, though, I felt something was different.
02:31And I was right.
02:32Here, love.
02:33This is Ben.
02:34Benjamin, this is my daughter, Amy.
02:36What a lovely fairy I see.
02:38Am I welcome into your manor, my fair maiden?
02:41That man was not like the others.
02:43Ben looked older, with such a fine white beard and mustache,
02:46and those small round spectacles that made him look like some woodsman from old stories.
02:50In my mind, a dad had always been similar to him in appearance.
02:54Surprisingly, Ben actually became a father to me, and he really knew how to show me his love.
02:59Like that time when I got an A-plus in mathematics, and Ben recited a poem he had written for me.
03:04Here is the smartest of my muses, the shiniest of my lights, a new Pythagoras in disguise.
03:11Nobody had ever appreciated me so much.
03:13Or that time, December 16th, when I came back home after a full day at school,
03:17only to find the hall full of fat-bearded guys, and Ben in the middle of them shouting toward me.
03:23Surprise!
03:24Happy birthday to our fairy!
03:26Those were Ben's friends from the War Games Club.
03:29I didn't expect any birthday celebration, because Mom had always forgotten it herself.
03:34But now, she was there too, right in the middle of them.
03:37Could Ben have changed her so much?
03:39Ben, I have no words.
03:41It's only my duty to make you smile, my fair maiden.
03:44I hugged him the strongest I could, and started crying like a baby.
03:49Sir Benjamin, I love you.
03:51I had finally found a father after 10 years of my life, and we were like a real happy family.
03:57It felt like a dream.
03:59And, like in every dream, at a certain point, I had to wake up.
04:03A few years later, Mom started receiving strange phone calls in the middle of the night.
04:07She would pick up quietly, like a thief, and go to the bathroom to speak as any guilty teenager would.
04:12Once, I caught her coming out of the bathroom with a suspicious smile on her face.
04:16Who was it?
04:17Oh, just some friend.
04:18Don't worry about it.
04:19Don't worry?
04:20I make a living out of worrying.
04:22I knew something was wrong.
04:23The calls suddenly stopped, but the signs were still there.
04:26Why would Mom be sending herself those goofy bouquet cards decorated with plastic roses?
04:31Can't I buy nice things for myself?
04:33Not to mention the gold-sprayed aluminum ring I found she was wearing out of the blue, after a life of hating rings and necklaces.
04:40It's just part of my midlife crisis.
04:42Or the giant heart-shaped balloon we suddenly had in the main hall, glittery as a disco ball and red as love.
04:48Or hell, wrong address. Or maybe the wind brought it here.
04:52Yeah, like I'm that dumb.
04:54Then one morning, I was sick at home, searching in my Mom's bedroom for her laptop, ready to consume my eyes in yet another Harry Potter marathon.
05:01Where is it?
05:02At the old laptop.
05:03Uh, what is this?
05:04There was a letter on my Mom's nightstand.
05:06Strange.
05:07I haven't seen the postman in a while.
05:09My love, I'm like a lost sock just looking for its match.
05:13Ew.
05:14So cheesy.
05:15When Mom got back home that night, I confronted her.
05:17How could you do this, Mom?
05:19Amy, I can explain.
05:20Ben is the only dad I have ever had and you're betraying him.
05:24If you would only let me talk, please.
05:26I don't want to listen to you anymore, Mom.
05:28I'm tired of you and your...
05:30MSA won't let me say the next word, but you can imagine what I mean.
05:33I wasn't gonna let her ruin our relationship with Ben.
05:35I had to act fast.
05:36So the next day, I went to confront that homewrecker, getting his address from the letter.
05:41I rang the doorbell non-stop.
05:43Open up!
05:44What the?
05:45The man was about to blow up, but when he saw me, surprise filled his eyes.
05:49Ah, you.
05:50Uh, please, uh, come in.
05:52That mysterious man looked like a retired rock star, or an extra from Pirates of the Caribbean.
05:56He invited me inside his great villa, which was full of instruments.
06:00Look, whoever you are, my mom's with someone else.
06:02Just leave us alone.
06:03Don't mess up our lives.
06:05I've barely found my dad, and you?
06:07What if I told you I'm your real dad?
06:09His words hit me like a mute button.
06:11I was eager to meet you again, but your mom thought you weren't ready.
06:14Of course, he could have been lying.
06:16But somehow, I knew he wasn't.
06:18My father disappeared when I was a child.
06:20Amy, I'm really sorry.
06:21Things got messed up between your mom and me back then.
06:24But I'm here now, and I want to be part of your life.
06:26I was left completely speechless.
06:29My mom soon joined us.
06:30Mom looked truly happy after all those years.
06:33She told me she hadn't connected with anyone else because she wasn't over dad,
06:37and only wished for him to stay with us.
06:39Of course, I was thrilled about having my real dad with me again.
06:42But then, a sudden doubt fell upon me like a spaceship out of fuel.
06:46But Ben, he already knows everything, and he still wants to be a part of your life.
06:50We can be a big family.
06:52So, just like that, I went from having no dad to having two.
06:56You would think it's like winning the lottery twice, but not quite.
06:59I felt overwhelmed and with a great weight on me.
07:02Before, I didn't have to worry about disappointing anyone.
07:05But now, I had two dads who had high expectations of me.
07:08And, let's say, they weren't too fond of each other.
07:11Luke, lower the volume. Amy's studying.
07:14Oh, just jamming up, man. Rockstar practice, you know?
07:18Oh, wow. But I thought rock and roll had been dead for a long time.
07:23Good music never dies.
07:25Besides, aren't you obsessed with knights and things from hundreds of years ago?
07:29Oh, absolutely. But unlike your music, knights never go out of style.
07:34Come on. Guys, if you really think about it, rockstars and knights have a lot in common.
07:39Like, both loved leather and dying young.
07:42But while some wore armor and swords, the others used guitars and a lot of hairspray.
07:47That made a lot more sense in my head.
07:49Soon, things went even further south.
07:51One day, they forgot to pick me up and I had to walk home in the middle of a storm.
07:55When Ben saw me, he went mental.
07:58Luke, you were supposed to pick her up.
08:00I asked you to do one thing as I had an urgent appointment.
08:03Oops, I totally lost track of time making these cookies to surprise her.
08:07Come try one, honey.
08:08As I reached for a cookie, Ben sprang into action like a movie hero, dove over the couch in slow motion,
08:14snapped it from my hand, and sent the whole tray flying.
08:17These have peanuts! Amy's your own daughter and you don't even know she's allergic to peanuts? Or you just don't care?
08:23I don't even want to remember the fight that followed.
08:25Can you imagine two gunslingers in front of each other, ready to open fire at the slightest movement?
08:30Well, it was kind of like that. The constant fighting became a part of my life.
08:34I realized that this was affecting them as well.
08:37Ben looked more deteriorated and tired than ever.
08:39And my dad seemed constantly anxious, as if he was hiding a big secret.
08:44On my first Christmas with my new family, they dove into a full gift duel.
08:48The prize of it wasn't a juicy bounty, but my love.
08:51Dear, I got you, Ozzy, your new puppy. Are you serious? I got her, Lady Godiva, the most majestic kitten in town.
08:59Aw, thank you guys. I love them both so much.
09:02Of course, getting double presents was quite fun, but soon my new pets were casualties of the parents' war.
09:09Lady Godiva was given away to our neighbor's children by my dad after he definitely saw me sneezing with her nearby.
09:15It was mid-December, by the way. A few days later, someone shaved Ozzy completely, making him a pink bear with a black nose.
09:23Oh, that's horrible.
09:25Nobody ever found the mysterious culprit.
09:28Then it came. December 16th, my birthday again.
09:31My dad must have known what Ben did on my last birthday and decided it was a good idea to outdo him at his own game.
09:37So he called all of his musician friends to blast a birthday party rock serenade for me.
09:42To my beloved daughter, you all, the people of the world, rock! This song is for you!
09:48But then, right before the concert started, another group of people appeared. Vikings? Romans? Celts? Who knows?
09:55They were an army of guys dressed for a historic recreation, waving toy spears.
10:00What is all this, Ben? There is a time for peace and a time for war, Luke. Men, be ready!
10:06Someone sounded a war horn, and my birthday soon became like the final battle of Avengers Endgame.
10:12But instead of aliens and superheroes fighting, I had cosplaying history nerds versus elderly musicians incapable of accepting the passage of time.
10:20A clash for the century!
10:22After watching the battle for a bit, I went home all set to blow out the candles and dive into the cake.
10:27But I found my so-called perfect family in the middle of a loud argument.
10:31What are you even doing here, man? Amy's with her real parents. She doesn't need you anymore. This whole uncle situation is bizarre.
10:38That's true. Explaining it to people is a real pickle.
10:41Say what you want, but I've been her father longer than you.
10:44Well, he has a point about that.
10:46Her father? A history nerd with a Willy Wonka mustache? You must be joking.
10:50I don't think Willy Wonka has a mustache. My mother's mediation skills are truly out of this world.
10:56Why don't we let her decide then?
10:58Oh, no.
10:59Oh, no.
11:00Yeah, she's old enough to decide who should be her dad.
11:02No, I am not!
11:04Mom, you are my last hope. Please stop this madness.
11:07Maybe that's for the best.
11:09Thanks for nothing, Mom. So, that's how it is. You're piling your responsibilities onto me?
11:14Why can't you guys understand? I want both of you in my life. But if you can't handle that, I'd rather have neither than choose between you two.
11:21I was ready to storm out, but then my dad said something really strange.
11:25Are you happy, Ben? This was your master plan? First you found me, then you invited me to your cosplay parties and made me realize that I should get back with Margo. Why did you do all that if you didn't want me here?
11:36Everybody's eyes went on Ben at those words. Mine, too. What was all that about?
11:40You're absolutely right, Luke. I shouldn't be here at all. I'm really sorry, Amy.
11:44Then Ben darted away, leaving things abruptly. What the hell is going on? I ran after Ben, just in time to catch him while he was already at the park, gasping. He doesn't look too good.
11:54He fainted the very next moment. Ben! What is going on? Are you okay? Ben!
11:59We rushed him to the hospital, and a few hours later, he woke up.
12:02Ah, I guess my plan didn't run as smoothly as it did in my mind.
12:06Why did you do all this, Ben?
12:08My heart is breaking, Amy. Literally. The only thing keeping it together is you. I would love to be with you forever, but the doctors made it clear it's impossible. When I found out, I immediately sought your dad and asked him to come back. I wanted someone to be there for you. After me. But then, when I saw you and him together, I got so jealous. I thought you'd forget me for good.
12:30I already had tears in my eyes. Again. I could barely force myself to speak. Ben, I will never forget you, and you are not leaving me. At all.
12:40I had no idea you did all this. Luke didn't tell me anything.
12:44Yes, because I asked him not to. It was a secret quest, eh? Like the ancient knights did. I did it for Amy, Margo. I had to. I'm sorry for lying, but-
12:54Cough made it impossible for Ben to go on talking. I just hugged him so hard, as if trying to protect him. A few days later, Ben came back home with us, and it was as if he and dad were two totally different persons. They put their jealousies and fights aside and became something like best friends. Dad even helped and cared for Ben throughout his illness. One night, when they thought mom and I were sleeping, I overheard them talk.
13:19I will never be able to thank you enough for bringing me back to my family. What you did is just-
13:24It's okay, Luke. You're a great man. I'm just happy you are in Amy's life. You both deserve each other.
13:31They hugged before wishing each other goodnight. I went to sleep with the biggest smile I had ever worn in my entire life. Now, a lot of time has passed, and a lot of things have changed. I'm not a child anymore, and my groom is in front of me, waiting for my-
13:46Yes, I do. Mom and dad are by my side, happily together and smiling at me.
13:50And even if I can't see you in the same way, Ben, I know you are here too, sitting silently between the seats of this splendid church, and looking at me with your peaceful gray eyes.
14:01You are as real as the photo of you I have inside of the pearl-shaped necklace I always keep by my heart.
14:07As I have promised you, I never forgot you, Ben. All that you did for me, from your silly poems to the way you tied my shoes, you will always live with me.
14:15You'll always be my guardian angel, and I, Amy, your fair maiden.
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