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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.
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00:00My name's Denise. And yeah, I'm an orphan. But I'm not your typical sad puppy eyes orphan. Nope, I'm more like an agent of chaos. I always loved breaking the rules and pulling off pranks. Like that time when I was six and I changed the orphanage shampoo for pink hair dye.
00:22You guys look like you're about to drop the hottest K-pop album of the year.
00:27Denise, I told you not to do this again.
00:31But you're always saying we should brighten up the place.
00:34And sometimes I traumatized the other orphans.
00:39They say that if you say her name three times in front of a mirror, she appears.
00:45Denise, Denise, Denise.
00:48You summoned me?
00:51Ah! Mommy!
00:53You don't have a mommy. You're an orphan.
01:00And the people in the orphanage really tried to support in their own way.
01:07Hi, Denise. My name is Martha. I'm the new social worker and I'm here to help you.
01:12But let's just say it didn't quite work.
01:15That creature is beyond help.
01:19Wait, she's just a little girl.
01:22That's not a little girl. That's the Antichrist.
01:25Aw. I love it. That'll be my new nickname.
01:29Over the years, some families did try to adopt me.
01:35But usually, the first meetings ended up with them running away in terror.
01:40What? It's just fake blood.
01:42Okay, okay, I'm kidding. It's real blood.
01:46So, when I was still a kid, I changed my status in the orphanage system to
01:50Already Adopted. Do Not Disturb.
01:53It was the easiest way to stop all those noisy,
01:56We just want to give you a better life, families, from bothering me.
02:01Anyway, I was waiting for my real parents to come claim me.
02:05Of course, I never met them.
02:06But I was sure they weren't like the other adults.
02:10In my mind, they were super special and cool.
02:13Maybe criminal masterminds pulling off daring heists.
02:18Or spies living under fake identities.
02:21Or outlaws on the run.
02:23Too dangerous for a normal life.
02:26Or to raise a daughter.
02:28Just some years later, I got to meet my real parents.
02:32And they sure weren't what I was expecting.
02:34At all.
02:36One night when I was 17,
02:37I was in the director's office,
02:39Just replacing his stress meds with laxatives.
02:41When suddenly, a door at the back caught my attention.
02:45With my expert lockpicking skills,
02:48I had the door open in under a minute.
02:50And inside, I found the records and files of all the orphans.
02:55It wasn't hard to find mine.
02:57It was a little larger than the rest.
03:00There were reports, complaint forms,
03:02And even some newspaper clippings of the times I'd escaped the orphanage for a while
03:06To pull off some of my more daring feats.
03:09Oh my god.
03:10And it's like someone made a scrapbook of all my greatest hits.
03:14Then, tucked between all the chaos,
03:17I saw it.
03:18An old page with two names under the heading
03:21Parents.
03:22My heart stopped.
03:24Carmen and Henry Blandon.
03:26Sure, their names didn't scream criminal masterminds.
03:30But they were there.
03:32And there was even an address.
03:33That same night, I stuffed my file into my backpack and ran away from the orphanage.
03:39After a couple of days of hitchhiking and borrowing some strangers' cars,
03:44I finally arrived at my parents' address.
03:47It was a suburban house.
03:48With well-cut grass and a family car.
03:51It wasn't what I was expecting.
03:53But I was ready to know the truth.
03:56I was about to approach the door.
03:57When it suddenly opened.
03:59And I finally saw them.
04:01A woman in mom jeans who looked like she hadn't updated her haircut since the 90s.
04:06And a man who looked like he got excited about filing taxes.
04:10Don't forget our dinner date for Blandon Teens Day.
04:13Wouldn't miss it for anything.
04:14You, me, dumplings, and slow dancing in the kitchen.
04:18You sure you can handle that much romance?
04:21Only if you wear those socks with the little tacos on them.
04:25Ew!
04:25I wanted to scream get a room.
04:29And just then, a girl about 13 years old walked out.
04:32Wearing a high ponytail and a unicorn backpack.
04:35That had to be my sister?
04:38Ew! I forgot it's Blandon Teens Day.
04:41I'll see you at 7, honey.
04:43Hopefully, my breakup with Gary will be quick and painless.
04:46Wait, who's Gary?
04:48The mole on your dad's back.
04:49He's having Gary removed before dinner.
04:52I'm leaving now and never asking questions again.
04:55Don't run from your step mole, Andrea.
04:58I'm blocking this whole thing from memory.
05:03As they all drove off, I was fuming.
05:07Not only were they painfully ordinary and extremely lame,
05:12they had another daughter.
05:14One that they kept.
05:16All this time, they were playing happy family
05:19while I counted cockroaches on the orphanage walls?
05:22And right then and there, I decided I was going to do everything in my power
05:28to destroy their fairy tale life.
05:31So I tailed them from a distance all the way to Andrea's school.
05:36The first step of my plan was to infiltrate the family.
05:39And this pathetic unicorn princess was my way in.
05:45I walked into the school with the confidence of someone
05:48who'd been going there since kindergarten.
05:50I couldn't join Andrea in her class,
05:53so I spent the morning lurking around,
05:55waiting to catch her at recess.
05:56But when I walked into the cafeteria,
05:59I saw I wasn't the only one who had beef with her.
06:04Give me my backpack and leave me alone!
06:07Or what?
06:08You're gonna call your unicorn buddies?
06:10This was the perfect opportunity to gain my little sister's trust.
06:15Just leave her alone, you moron.
06:18They all turned to look at me.
06:19Who are you?
06:20And why are you dressed like a homeless person?
06:23Don't you have a mirror at home?
06:25Oh, is that the best you have?
06:27You look like you practice your insults in the mirror every morning.
06:30Mirror, mirror.
06:32Who's the lamest bully in town?
06:34Spoiler alert, it's you.
06:37The rest of the kids laughed,
06:38and you could see his bravery fizzle out.
06:41Why do you even want a unicorn backpack?
06:44That's kinda sus.
06:45What?
06:46No, it's not for me.
06:48It sells well on eBay.
06:50Right, sure.
06:52Big market for used unicorn backpacks.
06:55Shut up!
06:56You know what bullies and unicorns have in common?
06:59They both look better with a horn on their forehead.
07:02At that moment,
07:03I snatched an ice cream cone right out of the hands of one of his sidekicks,
07:07and splat!
07:08I planted it dead center on his forehead.
07:11The crowd erupted with laughter.
07:14For a second, he just stood frozen,
07:17tears mixing with melted ice cream.
07:20Then he ran off.
07:21This is not over!
07:23This is not over!
07:23Sure!
07:24Next time, I'll bring sprinkles!
07:27As the crowd began to scatter,
07:29Andrea walked up to me.
07:30Thank you so much for saving me.
07:33Don't mention it.
07:34We good people have to stick together.
07:36You're awesome!
07:38I'm Andrea.
07:39I'm Dan...
07:40Nooni Shijira.
07:42Yep, that's the best I could come up with.
07:45Nice to meet you, Danuni Shijira.
07:47That same night,
07:48Andrea invited me to her house for dinner.
07:51She wanted our parents to meet her savior.
07:54Couldn't have planned it better.
07:56But I'd be lying if I said I wasn't nervous about it.
07:59I mean, I was about to officially meet my parents.
08:03And of course, I couldn't go dressed like this.
08:07So I went on my own transformation scene,
08:10just like in the movies.
08:11Except instead of a fun shopping montage,
08:14I just shoplifted some clothes and cosmetics from Macy's
08:17and got ready in the mall bathroom.
08:20Ugh, I hate it.
08:22I look like a tier B Disney princess
08:24whose biggest dreams are to attend the heiress tour
08:26and marry a dentist.
08:28I walked to the door,
08:29took a deep breath,
08:31and rang the doorbell.
08:33My parents opened the door with big smiles
08:36and, after abandoning me 17 years ago,
08:39welcomed me into their house.
08:42It was a nice place.
08:43Not too big or fancy,
08:45but it felt warm,
08:47like a home.
08:48I didn't expect it to,
08:50but it kind of startled me.
08:52I had to remind myself why I was there.
08:54Ruin their life.
08:56Got it.
08:57What's that?
08:58I was saying,
08:59you guys have a lovely home.
09:02Oh, thank you.
09:03You're so sweet.
09:05You're always welcome here.
09:07And thank you for helping her with that bully.
09:09Andrea told us everything about it.
09:11Oh, it was nothing.
09:13It was amazing to new Nisha Jira.
09:15We sat down to dinner,
09:16and honestly,
09:18it was hard to stomach how sweet they were,
09:21like a family-sized bowl of cringe with extra syrup.
09:24They had an entire wall dedicated to Andrea's achievements,
09:28like she'd cured a disease or won an Olympic gold medal.
09:32My orphanage file is much more impressive.
09:34And just before dinner,
09:37they made me say grace out loud,
09:41full on,
09:42thank you for this food style.
09:44So,
09:45yeah,
09:46thanks,
09:47Jesus Christ,
09:47for being cool.
09:49And,
09:49uh,
09:50shout out to all your crew for this dinner.
09:52Great work,
09:53everyone.
09:54The food looks swell.
09:55Iman.
09:56I mean,
09:56amen.
09:57During dinner,
09:58I was bombarded with questions.
10:01Literally.
10:02Are you new in school?
10:03When did you arrive in town?
10:04Where are you from?
10:06What do your parents do?
10:07For how long are you staying?
10:08Where are you living?
10:09Anyone else would have cracked under pressure.
10:13But not me.
10:14I'd spent years perfecting the art of lying.
10:17Yes,
10:17today was my first day in school.
10:19I arrived yesterday.
10:20I'm originally from Oklahoma,
10:22but I'm something of a nomad.
10:23My parents are circus artists,
10:24so they're always touring around the world.
10:26Right now,
10:27they're in Asia.
10:28I'm supposed to stay here for a year.
10:29I'm living in a drafty apartment
10:31above a dry cleaner downtown
10:32and the bathroom's outside.
10:34But hey,
10:34at least the hallway raccoon looks disease-free
10:36and it's not a circus cage.
10:38Hehe.
10:39Oh,
10:40honey.
10:41They felt so bad for me,
10:42they invited me to stay with them
10:44just until my family came back.
10:46And Andrea was over the moon about it.
10:50Are you sure about this?
10:51I don't want to impose.
10:53We're not letting a nice,
10:55sweet kid like yourself
10:56live alone in some awful apartment.
10:59Stay here as long as you want.
11:00If your parents are okay with it,
11:02of course.
11:03Honestly,
11:04I don't think they care about me
11:06or where I live.
11:07Oh,
11:08don't say that.
11:09I'm sure they do.
11:11You're staying with us.
11:13End of discussion.
11:14For a moment,
11:15I thought,
11:15they're so nice.
11:17They seem like good people.
11:18Then,
11:19I remember they had dumped me
11:20in an orphanage.
11:22It would be
11:23my pleasure.
11:25Step one of my plan,
11:27complete.
11:27I was living in their house,
11:29eating their food,
11:31and most importantly,
11:32not sleeping in a stolen car anymore.
11:35Just for fun,
11:36I logged into the orphanage's
11:38official portal one day.
11:40The orphanage had technically
11:41reported me missing,
11:43but I don't think
11:43they were in any rush
11:44to find me.
11:45My police sketch
11:46was basically a smiley face
11:48with long hair.
11:49I bet they threw a party
11:50and changed the locks.
11:52After a few days,
11:53I realized
11:54I couldn't just keep
11:55lurking around
11:56Andrew's school like that.
11:58Eventually,
11:58someone was gonna notice
12:00I didn't actually go there.
12:01So,
12:02I faked some transfer papers,
12:04printed them at the library,
12:05and dropped them off
12:06at the front office
12:07confidently.
12:08You're not in the system yet,
12:10but I'll update it.
12:11Probably.
12:12I paid the admission fee
12:13using savings
12:14from my many
12:15orphanage side hustles.
12:16Thankfully,
12:17it was just a tacky
12:18public school,
12:19so it wasn't much.
12:20And just like that,
12:21I was in.
12:22And then,
12:24I started disrupting
12:25my family's perfect life.
12:28I started small,
12:29switching the salt
12:30with sugar,
12:31hiding the remote,
12:32setting all the clocks
12:33half an hour off.
12:34Then,
12:35I kicked it up a notch.
12:37I accidentally
12:38left the back door open
12:40and lured the neighbor's goat
12:42into Mr. Blandon's study.
12:44It ate his entire
12:45stack of work documents
12:47and chewed up
12:47two USB sticks.
12:49But they always
12:52managed to spin it
12:53into something positive.
12:55Mmm.
12:56This coffee's
12:57a little salty,
12:58but it's got personality.
13:00And I love it.
13:01Must be a new trend.
13:05This one's
13:06unreadable.
13:08But maybe that's
13:09the universe
13:09telling me
13:10to take a break.
13:11You have been
13:12working too hard lately.
13:14It's a sign.
13:15You're right, honey.
13:16Thank you,
13:17mysterious,
13:18wise goat of destiny.
13:20That goat
13:20ate your entire
13:21fiscal quarter.
13:22We've always said,
13:24when one USB doesn't work,
13:26another one will.
13:27Are they high
13:28on essential oils
13:29or what?
13:30I don't know
13:31if it was their
13:31sickening optimism
13:33or the fact that
13:34I just accidentally
13:35salted my cereal,
13:36but the urge
13:37to vomit
13:38kicked in hard.
13:39I was getting
13:40defeated by a family
13:42of wholesome weirdos.
13:44But then
13:44it clicked.
13:46Right there,
13:47I came up
13:47with a plan
13:48so diabolical
13:49that I gave
13:50myself the creeps.
13:52If I really
13:53wanted to get back
13:54at my parents,
13:55I had to do it
13:56through their
13:57greatest weakness.
13:59Their sweet,
14:00precious,
14:01Andrea.
14:02I could corrupt her,
14:04turn their sweet
14:05little princess
14:06into a fire-breathing,
14:08chaos-spreading dragon.
14:10So I took my time
14:11to study her first.
14:13Andrea was
14:14everything I wasn't.
14:16She was a good student,
14:18sweet, polite,
14:19and had that weird
14:20habit of raising
14:22her hand before
14:22speaking,
14:23even at home.
14:24She probably
14:25recycled her homework
14:26and apologized to
14:27chairs when she
14:28bumped into them.
14:29Of course,
14:30being a nerd
14:30and a pushover
14:31doesn't exactly
14:32make you popular
14:33in school.
14:34Every day,
14:35she was bullied,
14:36but she tried
14:37to hide it from me.
14:38Yes,
14:39I accidentally
14:39dropped my personal
14:40diary in the toilet.
14:42Again.
14:43Silly me.
14:44Yeah,
14:45she even had
14:45a personal diary.
14:47What a loser.
14:49And she was
14:50obsessed with me.
14:52She kept following
14:53me around like
14:54I was some kind
14:54of superhero.
14:56She wanted to
14:56spend every second
14:58with me.
14:59Look,
14:59I made a BFF bracelet
15:01for you.
15:02Oh, great.
15:05Too bad I'm
15:05allergic to bracelets.
15:07It was nauseating
15:09to have her clinging
15:10to me like a python.
15:12But it also made
15:13my plan easy.
15:14Almost too easy.
15:17Andrea admired me
15:19so much.
15:20It was like watching
15:20a kitten imprint
15:21on a raccoon.
15:22She ditched the
15:24glitter lip gloss
15:25and rainbow socks
15:25for oversized hoodies,
15:27dark eyeliner,
15:28and a permanent
15:29don't-talk-to-me face.
15:31And then,
15:32I started planting
15:33seeds.
15:34Little thoughts
15:35here and there.
15:37You know,
15:37you don't have to
15:38smile all the time.
15:40It's okay to say no.
15:42Just because your parents
15:43love broccoli casserole
15:44doesn't mean
15:45you have to pretend
15:46it doesn't taste
15:47like wet socks.
15:48At first,
15:49she laughed it off.
15:50But then,
15:51she started
15:52testing it out.
15:54I actually don't
15:54like your perfume.
15:56It gives me a headache.
15:57Oh, okay, sweetie.
16:00And when no one
16:00exploded or
16:01burst into tears,
16:03she kept going.
16:05Luckily,
16:05the rebellious
16:06teenage hormones
16:07were also kicking in
16:08right on time.
16:10She stopped
16:10over-apologizing,
16:12raised her voice
16:12when she didn't
16:13agree with something,
16:14and she even
16:15rolled her eyes.
16:18Words like
16:18please,
16:19thank you,
16:20and love you,
16:21mommy and daddy
16:22disappeared faster
16:23than the spare change
16:24they used to leave
16:25in the cookie jar.
16:26What?
16:27It's not stealing
16:28if it's in plain sight.
16:29And then,
16:30she saw me
16:31skipping classes
16:32and never doing
16:33my homework.
16:34So she
16:35followed my example.
16:37And her grades
16:38tanked.
16:39Of course,
16:40eventually,
16:41the Blandons
16:41started connecting
16:42the dots.
16:44Another D?
16:45Andrea,
16:46what's going on
16:47with you lately?
16:47Can we just
16:48not do this?
16:49It's so exhausting.
16:51You've been
16:51acting out
16:52ever since...
16:53Well,
16:54since Danuni
16:55showed up.
16:56Oh,
16:56so it's her fault now?
16:58Right,
16:59because you two
16:59are perfect.
17:01We didn't say that.
17:02Just drop it!
17:03Leave her out of this!
17:05Even though
17:05Andrea defended me,
17:07it was only a matter
17:07of time
17:08before they discovered
17:09for a fact
17:10that I was
17:11the rotten seed.
17:12So,
17:13as Andrea
17:14became more like me,
17:15I became
17:16more like her.
17:18Yeah,
17:18me,
17:19the perfect daughter.
17:21Go ahead and laugh.
17:25Mr. Blandon,
17:27your baseball card
17:28collection
17:29is seriously
17:30impressive.
17:31And Mrs. Blandon,
17:32that pink sweater?
17:34Absolutely stunning!
17:36Oh,
17:36you're just
17:37the sweetest.
17:39Just saying it
17:40like it is,
17:40Mrs. B.
17:41We can go to
17:41a baseball game
17:42sometime,
17:42if you want,
17:44of course.
17:45There's literally
17:46nothing I'd love more.
17:48Oh,
17:48Danuni,
17:49we owe you
17:51an apology.
17:52What for?
17:53We thought maybe
17:54you,
17:55your influence,
17:57wasn't that great
17:58for Andrea.
17:59She's changed
18:00so much.
18:01Oh,
18:01well,
18:02you know,
18:03it's just tough
18:04being a teenager.
18:05Exams,
18:06hormones,
18:07peer pressure,
18:08probably a boy
18:08named Jaden
18:09who plays
18:09the ukulele.
18:11It's a whole storm.
18:12But,
18:13I don't want
18:14to cause you
18:14any distress.
18:15And maybe
18:16it would be
18:17better for everyone
18:18if I went
18:19back to my apartment.
18:20No,
18:21Danuni,
18:21it's not your fault.
18:23We were
18:23obviously wrong.
18:25You've been
18:25nothing but
18:26sweet and
18:26helpful to us.
18:28Please stay.
18:28My plan was
18:29working like a charm.
18:31But I knew
18:31that turning Andrea
18:32fully evil
18:33wasn't just about
18:34ditching glitter
18:36and grades.
18:37So,
18:38when the universe
18:39dropped the
18:39perfect opportunity
18:41into my lap
18:41during lunch,
18:42I knew
18:43it was
18:44showtime.
18:45A boy
18:45walked up
18:46to our table,
18:47tiny,
18:48wearing glasses
18:48and struggling
18:49to balance
18:50his food tray
18:50and stack
18:51of books.
18:52Move his chair.
18:53But you'll fall.
18:55Exactly.
18:56Andrea's conscience
18:57was clearly
18:58battling with her
18:59desire to impress me.
19:01The nerd
19:01took another
19:02wobbly step
19:03toward our table.
19:04Do it now
19:05or he'll make it.
19:06And if he makes it,
19:08he sits.
19:09Andrea reached over
19:10and moved the chair.
19:12And the boy
19:13landed on the ground
19:14with a loud thud,
19:16food and books
19:17flying everywhere.
19:19Suddenly,
19:20everyone around
19:21started laughing.
19:23Except Andrea.
19:24She was looking
19:25horrified.
19:27But then...
19:28Didn't think you
19:28had it any
19:29to bring down
19:29a nerd, Andrea.
19:31Respect.
19:31And just like that,
19:33a tiny,
19:35barely-there smile
19:36cracked through her face.
19:38For once,
19:39people were not
19:39laughing at her.
19:41But because of her,
19:42she'd tasted chaos.
19:45And she liked it.
19:47Her villain story arc
19:49was complete.
19:52The rest
19:52was a walk in the park.
19:54Her grades
19:55kept sinking faster,
19:57detention became
19:58part of her daily routine,
19:59and our parents
20:00visited the principal's
20:01office so often,
20:02they were on
20:03a first-name basis.
20:04Meanwhile,
20:05I kept right on
20:07being the worst
20:08influence ever.
20:09You're definitely
20:10old enough
20:11to get a skull tattoo.
20:12Totally.
20:13You should
20:14kidnap that girl's dog.
20:16Sure.
20:16It's only natural
20:17for you to scratch
20:18the principal's car
20:19with your key.
20:20He's so annoying.
20:21It was only a matter
20:22of time before
20:23Andrea got suspended.
20:25I'd never seen
20:26the Blandons
20:26so angry and disappointed.
20:28And so clueless.
20:31Andrea,
20:32all we want
20:33is for you
20:33to talk to us.
20:35We want
20:35to understand you,
20:37to be there for you.
20:38You want to help me?
20:40Then leave me alone.
20:41I hate you two.
20:43They didn't even
20:43have the strength
20:44to scream
20:45or scold her.
20:47They were
20:47utterly defeated.
20:49And I was
20:50so delightfully sweet.
20:52They never
20:53suspected
20:54I was the one
20:55behind all this.
20:56My parents'
20:57fairy tale life
20:59was crumbling.
21:00And it was time
21:02for the final
21:03flourish.
21:05They don't get you.
21:06They never will.
21:07Sooner or later,
21:08they'll give up
21:09and send you away
21:10to some boarding school
21:11with plaid skirts
21:12and discipline drills.
21:14A little harsh?
21:16Maybe.
21:16But it worked.
21:17They've always seen me
21:18as this perfect
21:19little doll.
21:20I've always followed
21:21the rules
21:22and done the right things.
21:23And it never
21:24got me anywhere.
21:25But you,
21:26you don't care
21:27what anyone thinks.
21:28You don't beg
21:29to be liked.
21:30I want to know
21:31what that feels like.
21:32I want to know
21:32what made you like this.
21:34Maybe if I lived
21:35like you did,
21:36I'll finally
21:37stop feeling so weak.
21:39You want to be me?
21:40Start by making
21:41better life choices.
21:43Like what?
21:44Liking and subscribing
21:45to MSA,
21:46obviously.
21:47Already did.
21:48Good.
21:48There's hope
21:49for you yet.
21:50Okay,
21:51I wasn't used to people
21:52trying to relate to me.
21:53I didn't know
21:54why she wanted
21:55to understand me
21:56so badly.
21:57But there was
21:58rebellion in her eyes
21:59and I knew
22:00she was ready
22:01to deliver
22:02the final blow.
22:04Then,
22:05just do what I would do.
22:07Blow it up.
22:09The next day,
22:10Mr. Blandon
22:11took Andrea
22:12to his office
22:12thinking it would
22:13be a chance to bond,
22:15which was stupid
22:15considering she'd been
22:16acting like the
22:17spawn of Satan.
22:18First,
22:19she sent everyone
22:20running out of the office
22:21like accidentally
22:23setting off the fire alarms.
22:25Then she found
22:26the office smart speaker
22:27controls
22:27and hijacked them
22:28during an all-hands meeting.
22:30Baby Shark blared
22:31over the system
22:32for half an hour
22:34before someone
22:34figured out
22:35how to shut it off.
22:36But later that day,
22:38Andrea wandered
22:38into the break room.
22:40And as luck
22:41would have it,
22:42she overheard the CEO
22:43in full meltdown mode
22:45on a call,
22:46yelling about
22:47cutting staff
22:48like fat
22:48from a steak.
22:50Naturally,
22:51she recorded
22:51the whole thing
22:52on her phone,
22:53snuck back to her dad's desk
22:54when he was in a meeting,
22:56and uploaded the video
22:57straight to the company's
22:59internal Slack channel.
23:00Needless to say,
23:02Mr. Blandon
23:03left work that day
23:03with a cardboard box
23:05and a security escort.
23:07That night,
23:08the Blandon
23:09sent Andrea to bed
23:10without dinner.
23:12As they sat
23:13in the living room silently,
23:14I spied on them
23:15from the staircase.
23:16What are we going
23:17to do now?
23:18That job was all
23:19that kept us afloat.
23:21We're gonna be okay.
23:22How?
23:23I don't know.
23:24I did it.
23:25I ruined the lives
23:27of my neglectful parents.
23:29But it didn't feel
23:31like a sweet victory.
23:34I really hate to say it,
23:36but I actually felt
23:37bad for them.
23:39Sure,
23:40they deserved it,
23:41but Andrea didn't.
23:43She was a victim,
23:44just like me.
23:46She just wanted a friend,
23:48and I took advantage
23:49of that.
23:50And suddenly,
23:51I felt horrible.
23:53Oh my god,
23:54I feel dizzy.
23:56I went upstairs
23:56to her room
23:57to talk to her,
23:58maybe even confess,
24:00but she wasn't there
24:01or anywhere else
24:02in the house.
24:03Her things were gone,
24:04and her window was open.
24:06Andrea ran away.
24:08What?
24:08She's gone.
24:10Babe,
24:10check upstairs again.
24:11Danuni,
24:12you take this floor.
24:13I'll ask the neighbors.
24:14We searched
24:15the whole house.
24:17Every room,
24:18every closet,
24:19every dumb hiding spot.
24:21Nothing.
24:22No one saw her.
24:23Oh, baby,
24:24we can't lose her too.
24:26Two?
24:27They looked at each other
24:28for a moment
24:29and took a deep breath.
24:31Andrea is not
24:32an only child.
24:34We had another daughter
24:35before her.
24:36This is not the time
24:37to talk about that,
24:38honey.
24:39Wait,
24:39what happened to her?
24:41They froze,
24:42a heavy silence
24:43hanging between us.
24:44When we found out
24:46we were having her,
24:47we were so happy,
24:49but we were so young.
24:51We were still kids.
24:53Our families
24:53didn't take the news well.
24:55They didn't want us
24:56to keep her.
24:57Said we were
24:57throwing our lives away.
24:59We refused,
25:01so they kicked us out
25:02and cut us off.
25:03We had nothing.
25:05We were living
25:05in a broken down trailer
25:06and we didn't have money
25:08for diapers,
25:09food,
25:10or heating.
25:11One night,
25:11she got sick
25:12and we couldn't even afford
25:13to take her
25:14to a proper doctor.
25:15We tried our best,
25:16but it wasn't enough.
25:18We realized
25:18that if we really loved her,
25:20we had to let her go.
25:22I listened to their story,
25:24barely holding it together,
25:26fighting the urge
25:26to cry or just explode.
25:29We took our girl
25:30to an orphanage
25:31and left her there.
25:33It was only until
25:34we got back on our feet.
25:35We were always going
25:36to go back for her.
25:37But you didn't.
25:39Yes, we did.
25:40We spent some years
25:42getting our lives together,
25:43saving money,
25:44finding a place to live,
25:45and then we went back for her.
25:47Why are you lying?
25:49What?
25:50We are not lying.
25:51You never came back
25:53from me.
25:55That one word
25:56hit like a lightning bolt.
25:58There was no need
25:59for any explanation.
26:00They understood
26:02everything in a second.
26:04Their eyes
26:04welled up instantly.
26:06Denise!
26:07Our baby girl!
26:09They tried to hug me,
26:10but I stopped them.
26:11No!
26:12Don't think for a moment
26:14that this is a heartwarming
26:15Instagram moment.
26:17You abandoned me
26:18and never came back.
26:20But we did,
26:21honey.
26:21We did.
26:22Stop lying.
26:24We are not lying.
26:26We went back for you.
26:28But the system said
26:29you were adopted.
26:30And something weird like,
26:32do not disturb.
26:33Whoopsie whoopsie.
26:35Well,
26:35that was my bad.
26:37But still,
26:38they just gave up.
26:39We thought you were adopted
26:40and we didn't want
26:42to ruin your new life.
26:43Do I look adopted to you?
26:46Yeah,
26:46I know that didn't make
26:47much sense.
26:48But I was too emotional.
26:50My head was spinning.
26:51And I didn't know
26:52if I wanted to cry,
26:54scream,
26:54or just disappear.
26:56I just can't do this right now.
26:59Please,
26:59just let us explain.
27:01No,
27:01stop.
27:03You had 17 years to explain.
27:05Now it's too late.
27:07I need to think.
27:08Don't follow me.
27:10They tried to stop me,
27:11but I was out of there
27:12before they could.
27:14I was more than ready
27:15to go back to the orphanage.
27:17Clearly,
27:18the family life
27:19wasn't for me.
27:20But first of all,
27:22I needed to find Andrea.
27:24I checked the school,
27:25her favorite bookstore,
27:27the sad little park
27:28where we once dared
27:28a squirrel to steal
27:29someone's fries.
27:31Nothing.
27:32Come on, Andrea.
27:33Where would you even go?
27:35That's when I remembered
27:36her words.
27:37Maybe if I lived
27:38like you did,
27:39I'll finally stop
27:40feeling so weak.
27:42Wait.
27:43No way.
27:44She wouldn't.
27:45She couldn't have found out.
27:46But knowing Andrea
27:48and knowing how much
27:49she idolized me,
27:51maybe she could have.
27:53I grabbed the neighbor's scooter
27:54and headed to the orphanage
27:55at full speed.
27:57And sure enough,
27:58I found Andrea
27:59trying to check into
28:00the two-star hotel
28:01for abandoned kids.
28:03Look,
28:03my moral compass
28:04is pretty busted,
28:05but even I know
28:06faking being an orphan
28:07is kind of messed up.
28:09Denise,
28:09what are you doing here?
28:11So you also know
28:12my real name?
28:14I thought our parents
28:14never told you
28:15of my existence.
28:16They didn't.
28:17And then
28:18she explained everything.
28:20Mom and Dad
28:20never told me
28:21anything about you,
28:22but when I was around ten,
28:24I found an old box
28:25in their closet.
28:27Inside,
28:27there were some baby clothes,
28:29a hospital bracelet,
28:30and a lot of pictures.
28:32I didn't understand
28:33at the time
28:33who this baby was
28:35or why she wasn't around,
28:36and I just never
28:37dared to ask.
28:39But then
28:39you showed up.
28:40Wait.
28:41You knew who I was
28:42right away?
28:44No,
28:44not at first.
28:45I mean,
28:45you did raise
28:46some suspicions.
28:47Like,
28:48you gave me
28:48an obviously fake name
28:49and were weirdly
28:50eager to meet my parents.
28:52But I didn't find out
28:53the truth
28:54until I stumbled
28:54on your orphanage file
28:56while cleaning up
28:57your room.
28:58And why didn't
28:58you say something to me?
29:00I was scared
29:00you'd leave if I did.
29:02I thought our parents
29:03would recognize you
29:04in an instant,
29:05but they didn't.
29:06I just went
29:06with the flow.
29:07So,
29:08you knew about
29:09my whole
29:10ruin their lives plan?
29:12Yep.
29:12I kind of figured
29:13that one out too.
29:14Why didn't you
29:15try to stop me?
29:16Because you had
29:17every right
29:18to be angry with them.
29:19After reading your file,
29:21I understood
29:21what my parents
29:22had done to you.
29:23You had to live
29:24all your life
29:24in a horrible place
29:26like this
29:26without knowing
29:27who your parents were
29:28or why they had
29:29abandoned you.
29:30Of course you acted out.
29:32And they never
29:33even told me
29:34I had a sister.
29:35They weren't even
29:35planning to.
29:36so you didn't
29:38go all evil
29:40and chaotic
29:40because of me?
29:42Well, yes.
29:43I mean,
29:44at least partly.
29:45The truth is,
29:46I did want
29:47to impress you.
29:48You're bold,
29:49fearless,
29:50cool,
29:51the opposite of me.
29:52I started copying you
29:54at first
29:54because I wanted
29:55you to like me.
29:56But when I read
29:56the file,
29:57I just got so mad
29:59at our parents.
30:00They deserve
30:01all we did
30:01and more
30:02after what they did.
30:03They were struggling
30:05and desperate.
30:07What,
30:07are you going to
30:07justify their actions now?
30:09No,
30:10not exactly.
30:11But I think
30:12I get them better now.
30:14They were scared,
30:15overwhelmed,
30:16and they made
30:17a horrible decision.
30:19And so did I.
30:20I hurt someone
30:21who didn't deserve it
30:22just because
30:23I was mad
30:25and scared
30:26and I thought
30:27it would make me
30:28feel better.
30:29I wanted to
30:30destroy them
30:30and I used you
30:32to do it.
30:33You were just
30:34this sweet,
30:35unicorn-loving nerd
30:36and I turned you
30:38into,
30:39well,
30:40me.
30:41That's not
30:41sister stuff.
30:42That's villain stuff
30:44and I'm
30:45really sorry.
30:46I ended up here
30:47because of
30:48their mistake
30:49and now you're here
30:50because of my
30:51stupid revenge.
30:53I came here
30:53because even though
30:54I know it's not
30:55my fault,
30:56I can't help
30:57but feel guilty.
30:58I had this
30:59amazing childhood
31:00and you didn't.
31:01You were all alone.
31:03But I'm not
31:04alone anymore.
31:05I have no more
31:06plans,
31:07no more agenda.
31:08I just want
31:09to be your big sister
31:10if you let me.
31:12Andrea didn't say
31:13anything.
31:14She just threw
31:15her arms around me
31:16and we hugged
31:17hard.
31:18And for the first
31:19time ever,
31:20I felt like
31:21I had a family.
31:22I didn't seem
31:23to care about
31:24the past anymore.
31:25We called our parents
31:26and they came
31:27to pick us up.
31:28There was a lot
31:29of crying,
31:30hugging,
31:30apologizing,
31:32more crying
31:32and a very awkward
31:34group photo
31:34taken by a confused
31:35orphanage worker.
31:37Let's go home.
31:38and we're going to
31:55thank you.
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