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00:00When my parents packed up everything and moved abroad, they took all our belongings, took my three-year-old sister,
00:06Cece, but left me behind because they thought I was the dumbest child in the world.
00:12Dad was a math professor at a prestigious university. Mom was a nationally celebrated physics prodigy.
00:20And Cece had gone viral online before she could even write her own name.
00:25The day they left, Cece had solved another math problem years beyond her age. That was the moment my parents
00:32made their decision.
00:37Lily, there's a gifted children's program at a university abroad. We're taking your sister. From now on, you'll have to
00:44learn to live on your own.
00:46I grabbed the hem of her pants. Instinct.
00:50Mom, please. I can't do it alone.
00:59Lily, you know our time and energy are limited. We can't afford to take care of an ordinary child like
01:05you.
01:06If you're so scared of being left behind, why didn't you try harder to be like your sister?
01:13Dad was cradling Cece in his arms. He looked at me the way you look at trash.
01:18You have an IQ of 92. You could never be as exceptional as your sister.
01:24Those words cut straight through me. I wanted to tell him, 92 is a normal, healthy IQ.
01:32But nothing came out. Dad's IQ was 139. In his world, anyone below his level was intellectually deficient.
01:42Dad, even his own daughter.
01:44Let go, Dad said coldly. He pried my fingers off one by one.
01:50They were in such a rush that no one noticed my fingers had bent the wrong way when he forced
01:55them open.
01:56I stood alone in the middle of the house until night fell.
02:00I called out for Mom and Dad. No one answered. They were really gone.
02:06The fridge was empty. It used to be stocked with Cece's nutritional supplements.
02:12They had meant to leave me some spending money.
02:15But just before they walked out the door, Cece fussed about her outfit.
02:20They scrambled to find her something else to wear.
02:23The money was completely forgotten.
02:25I lay down on the bed and pressed my palm against my hollow stomach.
02:30I told myself, fall asleep and you won't be hungry.
02:34Fall asleep and your fingers won't hurt.
02:37Fall asleep and you won't miss Mom and Dad.
02:41It took three days for them to remember me.
02:44And only because a neighbor called them, she'd spotted me digging through the trash for food.
02:49That's when they remembered a child still lived in this house.
02:52They said they'd find me a babysitter.
02:54Then they hung up.
02:56They also told me not to call them, unless it was absolutely necessary.
03:01What they forgot was this.
03:03A child that her own parents don't value won't be treated well by anyone else either.
03:08The babysitter's name was Mrs. Gable.
03:11My parents paid her a premium salary, but every meal she gave me was barely edible.
03:16When my bent fingers still hadn't strayed and weeks later, she never once took me to a doctor.
03:22It was a teacher at school who finally noticed something was wrong.
03:26She called Mrs. Gable, who showed up reluctantly and took me to a smoke clinic.
03:31By then, we'd already missed the best window for treatment.
03:35The day Mrs. Gable forced me to drink a cup of laundry detergent powder mixed with water,
03:41telling me it was milk, I called my parents.
03:46It took a long time for anyone to pick up.
03:48When they finally did, I was buried under a wave of screaming.
03:53Lily, are you trying to ruin your sister?
03:56She was in the middle of an interview with international intelligence experts.
04:01Your call nearly destroyed everything.
04:04Your father was right.
04:05A child with genes as inferior as yours is nothing but a burden.
04:09The words I wanted to say jammed in my throat.
04:12Tears poured down my face.
04:15I just wanted to ask them to change my babysitter, or even let me live alone.
04:20Anything.
04:22Because Mrs. Gable was cruel.
04:24Cruel like a witch from a fairy tale.
04:28Lily, I should never have been soft-hearted enough to give you our phone number.
04:32From now on, we're blocking you.
04:34Take everything to Mrs. Gable.
04:36We'll set aside one day per quarter to hear her report.
04:40A plain child like you never has anything urgent anyway.
04:44But before I could say a single word, Mom passed her verdict.
04:48No! Mom! Please!
04:51I screamed.
04:53Until my throat tore.
04:55She hung up anyway.
04:57I called her back.
04:58The line was dead.
04:59Then I heard Mrs. Gable's phone ring.
05:02In the living room.
05:04Understood, Madam.
05:06She's doing okay.
05:08Just a bit of a liar.
05:10Slight persecution complex.
05:12Don't worry.
05:13If she steps out of line, I'll discipline her for you.
05:16I stood frozen.
05:18Tears running silently down my face.
05:21My mother had handed power over me to this witch.
05:24How could she do this?
05:26Did having a smarter daughter mean I wasn't her child anymore?
05:31From that day on, my life fell into hell.
05:35With no one watching over her, Mrs. Gable dropped all pretense.
05:40She moved her husband and children into the villa.
05:42Her son claimed Cece's large bedroom.
05:45Her daughter looked at my small room, turned up her nose, and chased me down to the basement.
05:51I thought about reporting her, but in this house, Mrs. Gable was the only one who can contact my parent.
05:59Once per quarter, on the last day of the quarter, she would call them.
06:03Her reports always went the same way.
06:07She's manageable.
06:08A little picky about food.
06:10Doesn't keep herself clean.
06:12Won't wear new clothes.
06:13Never smiles.
06:15And she's still a liar.
06:17I couldn't contradict a single word.
06:19I was too busy washing the feet of Mrs. Gable's daughter, who was only one year younger than me.
06:25I was picky about food because I only ever ate their leftovers.
06:29I was dirty because Mrs. Gable never bought me new clothes.
06:33Even though my parents sent money, I wore only what Mrs. Gable's daughter had thrown away.
06:38They wouldn't even let me shower, afraid I'd waste water.
06:41I didn't smile because I was a child, under 8 years old, doing every chore in that entire house.
06:49I swallowed my tears.
06:51I waited for my parents' reaction.
06:53They were so intelligent.
06:55Surely they could see through this witch's lies.
06:58But in fact, I was totally wrong.
07:02That worthless Lily.
07:03Stupid is one thing, but being this rotten?
07:06She's an embarrassment.
07:08Mrs. Gable, Lily is entirely in your hands from now on.
07:12Don't bother with the courtly reports either.
07:15It's a waste of time we could spend with Cisa.
07:17My parents abandoned me all over again.
07:20And yet I didn't hate them.
07:22They were being deceived.
07:24Once the witch's true face was revealed, they'd love me again.
07:27They'd apologize.
07:28But how was I supposed to expose her?
07:31If I were as smart as Cece, I'd know exactly what to do.
07:37Lily isn't stupid.
07:38She just hasn't reached the age where calculus makes sense yet.
07:41When the time comes, she'll learn.
07:44I decided the same logic applied here.
07:48When I was older, I'd find a way.
07:50So I went quiet.
07:52I focused on surviving and growing up.
07:55I never stopped looking for a way out.
07:57I tried to steal Mrs. Gable's phone, but she'd already deleted my parents' numbers.
08:02One night, drunk on wine, she laughed and told me straight to my face.
08:08Did you really think I didn't know what you were after?
08:11Your parents' number has been gone for a long time.
08:14I'd never give you that chance.
08:16I thought about telling a teacher, calling the police.
08:20But Mrs. Gable was a flawless actress in public.
08:23She treated me like a beloved daughter in front of the neighbors.
08:27Meanwhile, she spread rumors about me, painting me as a compulsive liar, a bad seed.
08:32No one would ever believe me.
08:35I lay on the basement bed night after night, turning it over in my mind.
08:40There was no way out, except to wait until I was old enough to leave on my own.
08:45Then I noticed Mr. Gable's eyes.
08:48The way he looked at me.
08:50He would come into the basement while I was asleep and stare at my bare legs.
08:55He'd knock on the bathroom door during my showers, claiming he needed to retrieve something.
09:00When I was home alone, he would reach out and try to touch me.
09:05I understood then.
09:06I might not live long enough to grow up.
09:10I was 12 years old when I locked myself on the balcony.
09:14The neighbors panicked.
09:15Mrs. Gable panicked too.
09:17They all rushed toward the door, trying to break in.
09:20Every time they pushed it, I dangled one foot over the railing.
09:24I waited until the fire department and police arrived.
09:27Then I wept.
09:29And I told them everything.
09:30And I showed them the footage.
09:32Security camera footage.
09:34Every single thing.
09:35Everyone saw Mrs. Gable's two faces.
09:38They finally understood what kind of family had taken over this house.
09:43A babysitter who had abused a child.
09:46She was paid to protect.
09:48Mrs. Gable and her husband were arrested.
09:50The police helped connect my parents' number.
09:55I listened to the dial tone, imagining their faces when they finally heard the truth.
10:00They would be devastated.
10:01They might even fly back to see me.
10:04The call connected.
10:08That came through the line.
10:10Lily, are you causing trouble again?
10:13I, no, I didn't.
10:15Mrs. Gable is right.
10:17You and your stupid ideas.
10:19Tell the police that it's all lies.
10:21Dismiss the case.
10:23Let Mrs. Gable and her husband go home.
10:25But mom, I didn't lie.
10:27Mrs. Gable is hungry for me.
10:29She asked me to do all the housework.
10:31And her husband, he's trying to-
10:32Enough. You can deceive the police. You can't deceive us.
10:36You're jealous of your sister.
10:37You don't want her to own us alone.
10:41So you made up a farce to drag us home.
10:45Something cracked apart inside my chest.
10:47My biological mother?
10:52She would rather trust the Nersi than her own daughter.
10:56The question that had haunted me for years.
10:59They had left me so easily.
11:00They'd never worried about me.
11:03It's because they don't love me.
11:06Maybe they had once.
11:08Before they discovered my IQ was only 92.
11:11My tears fell again.
11:12I felt abandoned all over again.
11:16But I wiped them dry.
11:19Mom, there's surveillance footage.
11:21Everything they did to me was recorded.
11:24Everyone knows they are criminals.
11:26Do you still not believe me?
11:27The video can be forged.
11:29Cece can make AI videos.
11:31Did you forget?
11:33So that was it.
11:35Because she despised me?
11:37Be an honest person, you wouldn't even give it to me.
11:40I laughed.
11:41Okay, Mom.
11:42Whatever you want.
11:43But Mrs. Gable and her husband are going to jail.
11:46This matter cannot be discussed.
11:49Dad called later and said the same things Mom had said.
11:52I stared at their numbers on my screen and laughed again.
11:55The day I decided to stop needing them, I'd somehow gotten their phone numbers back.
12:00Unfortunately, I won't use it again.
12:02I was alone in the house.
12:04No one wanted me.
12:06I searched every corner until I found $50 Mrs. Gable had left behind.
12:10I bought a big bag of pasta and vegetables.
12:13I cooked.
12:14And I ate.
12:18A real meal.
12:20Did you see that, Mom and Dad?
12:21I feel better without you.
12:23You don't love me.
12:25I don't love you either.
12:29I was in 7th grade.
12:31Public school, no tuition fees.
12:34But living expenses and school fees were still a lot of money.
12:39I had to learn to support myself.
12:41So I started collecting recyclables from the trash.
12:44For the next few weeks, I woke up earlier than any of the grandmothers in the neighborhood
12:49and went to bed later than all of them.
12:51My stomach was still always empty.
12:54Once, I saw half a discarded burger sitting on top of a bin.
12:58I wanted to eat it.
13:00But I wasn't that kid on the floor eating scraps anymore.
13:03I refused to go back there.
13:05I looked away and kept searching for cardboard boxes.
13:08Surviving was hard.
13:10Because I spent so much time around garbage, I smelled.
13:14No matter how hard I scrubbed, the smell wouldn't wash off.
13:19My classmates didn't want to sit near me.
13:21They called me Trash Girl.
13:24The only person who sat with me was the chubby kid at the back of the room.
13:28His name was Sam.
13:30Do I actually smell?
13:31I asked him one day.
13:33Sam shook his head.
13:34I don't smell anything.
13:36Those kids just look down on people who have less.
13:39Ugly ducklings get picked on before they become swans.
13:41You don't smell, Lily.
13:43They're the ones who stink.
13:44I sniffled and smiled.
13:46But I still cared about the smell.
13:49I didn't understand why it wouldn't go away no matter what I did.
13:52I only understood much later.
13:54It was the smell of a child's deep, bone-deep shame.
14:00Every afternoon after school, I sold the day's recyclables at the depot.
14:05On a good day, I made about 50 cents.
14:08That meant three buns from the cafeteria the next day.
14:12Enough to last from morning to night.
14:14I was always hungry.
14:16I wanted to eat every good thing in the entire world.
14:19The recycling work became impossible once second semester started.
14:23The school-mandated evening study sessions.
14:26Homework piled up every night, and I had no one to help me.
14:30I sat alone with it until it was finished, no matter how late it got.
14:34That meant I couldn't wake up early anymore.
14:37No early mornings meant no recycling.
14:40To survive, I started doing other students' homework for money.
14:44A few dollars here and there, but the work wasn't steady,
14:48and I was still hungry most of the time.
14:51One day, I saw a snack on Sam's desk.
14:54What is that?
14:55Where'd you get it?
14:57Is it good?
14:58Sam broke off a piece and handed it over without a second thought.
15:02After that, whenever he had leftover instant noodle seasoning packets he didn't want,
15:07he'd pass them to me.
15:08I dipped my buns in the powder.
15:10It tasted amazing.
15:11I was still often hungry.
15:13But the hardest moment of all came at the end of each semester,
15:17when school fees couldn't be postponed any longer.
15:23When my homeroom teacher came to collect money from me for the third time,
15:27I finally worked up the courage to call my parents.
15:30My civics teacher had told us,
15:32parents have a legal obligation to support their minor children.
15:36That money was owed to me.
15:38The line rang through to a disconnected number.
15:41They had changed their phone numbers and cut me off entirely.
15:44I curled up in the dark and cried for a long time.
15:47When daylight came, I dried my tears and told myself,
15:51no more crying.
15:52No money means I go earn it.
15:55I found a food stall on a street corner.
15:58The owners were hesitant.
15:59I was too young.
16:01But I kept showing up at the door day after day until they couldn't turn me away.
16:05Sometimes, I worked a morning shift.
16:07Sometimes, an afternoon.
16:09$10 or $20 each time, plus two meals included.
16:12I held that money in my pocket and felt something warm in my chest.
16:17Mom, Dad, can you see this?
16:19There are still good people in this world.
16:21You didn't want me, but I want myself.
16:26The day I finally scraped together enough for my school fees,
16:30I walked to the teacher's desk with every dollar I had.
16:33My homeroom teacher stared at me.
16:36Lily, your parents are both celebrated professors.
16:38Your sister wears designer outfits that cost thousands.
16:42And you're turning in school fees in loose change after I've asked you three times?
16:46You and your sister have the same parents.
16:48How is the gap this wide?
16:51She won the National Junior Olympiad at nine years old.
16:54You nearly failed your last math test.
16:56I glanced at the teacher's phone.
16:58There was a news segment playing.
17:00My parents and Cece, in an interview.
17:04They had moved back to the country for Cece's development.
17:08They'd settled in the capital, only two hours from where I lived.
17:12They'd been back for over a year.
17:14They hadn't come to see me once.
17:15In the interview, they said having a child like Cece was the greatest pride of their lives.
17:20Yes, so proud.
17:22Proud enough to forget I existed entirely.
17:25Maybe a person as ordinary as me didn't deserve to be their child.
17:29From that day on, I stopped dreaming about mom and dad.
17:36No money for food.
17:38I sold Cece's piano.
17:39No money for school fees.
17:41I sold mom's massage chair.
17:44Then I used the money to hire a math tutor.
17:47A first-year college student who charged very little.
17:50By the second practice exam in ninth grade, I scored 92 in math.
17:57The first time I'd ever broken 90.
18:00By the next exam, I was above 100.
18:03All my weak spots had been steadily filled in.
18:07When high school entrance exams came around, I got into a solid magnet school.
18:11On the first day of class, I found out my deskmate was Sam.
18:16Except now he was six feet tall and genuinely handsome.
18:20Though he still loved food just as much, so snacks kept appearing mysteriously in my desk drawer.
18:28Things seemed to be getting better.
18:29Then came the first winter break of high school.
18:33An unknown number called.
18:35I almost didn't answer.
18:37But spending Christmas Eve alone was lonely enough that I figured even a scam call would be company.
18:43It was mom.
18:44Lily, why did you take so long to answer?
18:49I didn't know what to say.
18:51She didn't seem to need me to say anything.
18:53It's Christmas Eve.
18:54We were going to come see you this year, but your sister has an international competition.
18:58Did you know she's won gold in multiple Olympiads?
19:01They're calling her a true young prodigy.
19:02Dad cut in.
19:03The Olympiad is an international competition.
19:05A very prestigious one.
19:07You might not know much about it.
19:09You're a pretty ordinary kid.
19:10What grade are you in against?
19:11I put down my forks.
19:13The food had gone tasteless.
19:14I'm a sophomore in high school.
19:16Oh, right, right.
19:17You're getting older.
19:18You're practically an adult now.
19:20Your mother and I have talked it over.
19:21You were acting out before and we misunderstood you.
19:24Mrs. Gable and her husband are out of prison now.
19:26All you need to do is go apologize to them and we'll forgive you for everything.
19:29I'm not going to apologize.
19:31Lily, you are unbelievably stubborn.
19:34Fine.
19:35Don't expect us to acknowledge you.
19:38And don't expect any help when you fail to get into college.
19:41Don't you dare tell anyone we're your parents.
19:43We can't afford the embarrassment.
19:46Mom added,
19:47That's right.
19:48Don't mention us.
19:49And don't expect a single cent of port from us.
19:52I looked around at the empty house.
19:54Emptied piece by piece by my own hands.
19:57And laughed.
19:58Mom.
19:59Dad.
20:00Haven't you already been doing this since I was 12?
20:03I hung up.
20:04Mom called back immediately.
20:06I pressed silent.
20:08She called three more times.
20:10Exactly what I'd expected.
20:12They'd never had any patience for me, but that was fine.
20:15The coldest winter was almost over.
20:18Spring was coming.
20:22Senior year was brutal.
20:23The house had nothing left to sell.
20:25I was going hungry again.
20:27Without money for a tutor, my math scores began to plateau.
20:30It felt like being six years old all over again.
20:34Helpless.
20:35Hopeless.
20:36Then Ms. Miller noticed something was wrong.
20:38She started coming to tutor me every evening.
20:40She always brought extra food and ate with me, saying she'd made too much for one person.
20:46I ate every bite with tears in my eyes.
20:49I promised myself I would repay her someday.
20:52Three months before the college entrance exam, my old tutor at the college student
20:58sent me a full packet of final sprint practice problems.
21:03He also sent a cash transfer of $50.
21:07When the entrance exams were finally over, I was honest with myself.
21:11I was ordinary.
21:13I wasn't like Cece, who could walk into any top school she chose.
21:16I was admitted to a solid national university.
21:19Not elite, but real.
21:21I was satisfied.
21:25I chose a school in the warm south, nearly a thousand miles away.
21:29The villa, I rented it out.
21:33The rental income would cover four years of university.
21:37As I cleared the last of my things out, I felt it.
21:41Total separation.
21:42Every day of being abandoned and abused was permanently in the past.
21:46The morning I boarded the train, my parents called.
21:52You need to work hard.
21:54With your IQ, you won't get into anything prestigious.
21:56But don't embarrass us by going to a community college.
21:59If you don't do well, repeat a year.
22:02We'll pay for it.
22:03The irony.
22:04After all these years, they'd finally remembered their parental obligation.
22:08I let out a short laugh.
22:10No need.
22:11I don't need anything from you.
22:14I hung up, blocked them both.
22:17Then I turned and stepped onto the train without looking back.
22:27University kept me too busy to breathe.
22:30Studying.
22:31Working three part-time jobs.
22:33Joining every activity I could find.
22:36My roommates watched me like I was some kind of supernatural being.
22:41Lily, you are genuinely terrifying.
22:44Three jobs?
22:45And your papers are still on time?
22:47Does it have to be this intense?
22:48Yes.
22:50It had to be.
22:51If I stopped moving, I was afraid I'd turn back into the girl digging through trash cans.
22:56When I received my first scholarship, I used part of it to buy Ms. Miller a new laptop.
23:01She'd always complain that her old one was too slow for less than planning.
23:05I bought my old college tutor the latest smartphone.
23:09His camera had been broken for years, and he loved photography, but could never bring himself to replace it.
23:16And Mrs. Davis, when I'd first received the Villa Rental money, I had tried to pay her for all the
23:21tutoring.
23:22She refused every cent.
23:24Instead, she bought me clothes, shoes, a winter coat.
23:28It was the first winter I'd spent without feeling cold.
23:32When she received the laptop I'd sent, she mailed back a package of makeup.
23:36A girl should look beautiful.
23:38Stop spending on me.
23:40Spend it on yourself.
23:41As long as you're eating well and staying warm.
23:44Mrs. Davis is happy too.
23:47I cried, reading that message.
23:50I didn't know what my mother's version of love looked like.
23:54But in that moment, I understood what it felt like.
23:58I think I liked Mrs. Davis more than I'd ever liked my mother.
24:06Junior year winter break.
24:08Mrs. Davis invited me to spend the holiday with her family.
24:11I said yes.
24:13That was the best decision I ever made.
24:43After we ate, Sam would plan a route.
24:45And take us somewhere nearby.
24:47A walk.
24:48A local restaurant.
24:50A lazy afternoon of card games at home.
24:52Just the four of us.
24:54No comparisons.
24:55No contempt.
24:57Only warmth.
24:58Love.
24:59And generosity.
25:00This was what a normal family looked like.
25:03I finally understood.
25:08Christmas Eve.
25:09As Mrs. Davis' family and I were making dumplings together, my parents called.
25:13They'd been reaching out more frequently lately.
25:16Earlier that year, Cece had been recruited by Harvard.
25:19This time, my parents hadn't followed her.
25:21Cece was fully established now.
25:23She didn't need them anymore.
25:25With Cece gone, they finally seemed to remember I existed.
25:30Hello?
25:31Lily, where are you spending the holiday?
25:33Come stay with us.
25:35Send us your ID and Dad will book your flight.
25:37You've never seen the capital, have you?
25:40We'll take you to the historical sites.
25:41I had waited 15 years for those words.
25:44Now they didn't move me at all.
25:46I wiped the flower from my hands.
25:48I'm doing well here.
25:49Anything else?
25:50If not, I'll go eat pizza.
25:52Dad seemed to want to say more.
25:54I had already hung up.
25:56Another year was ending.
25:59After that holiday, Sam and I stayed in touch.
26:02His university wasn't far from mine.
26:04At Mrs. Davis' request, he would take the hour-long train ride to check on me.
26:09During our senior year, he proposed building something together.
26:13We co-developed a mobile romance simulation game.
26:16Mom called during one of those stretches.
26:19She'd slipped and fractured her left leg.
26:23Dad was traveling for work.
26:25Cece was still in America.
26:26Mom lay in the hospital bed describing how lonely she was.
26:30How every other patient had family crowding around them.
26:33And her side was cold and quiet.
26:36I looked down at my right ring finger.
26:38The one that had never straightened properly.
26:41I let out a slow yawn.
26:43Mom's voice cut off mid-sentence.
26:46She hung up herself.
26:48The game launched and immediately became a hit.
26:50With money in our accounts, Sam and I made things official.
26:54We registered our marriage before the new year.
26:57I could finally, openly, legitimately, call Mrs. Davis mom.
27:03That new year, we went home loaded with gifts.
27:06Gold, rare health supplements, everything.
27:09The whole neighborhood saw us come home.
27:12Everyone praised Mrs. Davis for her good fortune.
27:15A wonderful son and an excellent daughter-in-law.
27:18I'm the lucky one.
27:20I got a daughter like Lily.
27:23Mrs. Davis beamed.
27:25That evening, as we made dumplings together, someone knocked on the door.
27:29My parents.
27:31I almost didn't recognize them.
27:33They looked older.
27:34Their shoulders had curved.
27:36But my memory of them was still locked in childhood.
27:39And 20-something years of time stood between us.
27:42When they saw the living room full of gifts, their faces twisted with rage.
27:47Linju told us you were back.
27:48I didn't believe it.
27:50Lili, you've really grown bold.
27:52You come home for Wajinay and you bonk Sinriwas.
27:56Anz, you can bring gifts for someone else's family?
27:58We raised you all these years and you can't even bring us something?
28:01I hadn't expected them to show up.
28:04Retirement had left my parents with nothing to fill their days.
28:07So they'd come back.
28:09Cece hadn't returned home in years.
28:11Hadn't even called by all accounts.
28:15Mom pressed on.
28:18All this time, if you had just said one soft word, do you think we'd have ignored you?
28:23It's not too late.
28:25Come home with us.
28:26We can still forgive you.
28:28I smiled.
28:30No.
28:31Their faces flickered.
28:34We parted ways a long time ago.
28:37Didn't we?
28:38I took Mrs. Davis' hand.
28:40I took Mr. Davis' hand.
28:42These are my new parents.
28:44I have a family now.
28:45I don't need you anymore.
28:47What abuse!
28:48You made all that up!
28:49Mrs. Gable never did a thing to you!
28:53You're still just as stupid and rotten as ever!
28:56Come home!
29:00You made it up?
29:01If they were innocent, why did they go to prison?
29:04Not once did you ever take care of Lily.
29:06Do you know how she survived all those years?
29:08You have no right to stand here and lecture her.
29:10You only ever cared about your gifted daughter and your own reputation.
29:14Lily was right.
29:15People like you don't deserve to be her parent.
29:17Mrs. Davis and Mr. Davis wrapped their arms around me.
29:20We are her parents now.
29:21She has nothing to do with you anymore.
29:24Get out.
29:25You are not welcome here.
29:27My parents were escorted out.
29:29Mrs. Davis and Mr. Davis held me tightly.
29:32I felt as though I had been given a second life.
29:34They hadn't given me the first one, but they had given me the flesh and blood of them.
29:38Mom sent a text message later that night.
29:40Lily, I had no idea how you were living.
29:42That woman, Mrs. Gable, deceived me.
29:44I truly didn't know.
29:46Can you find it in yourself to forgive me?
29:47Dad wrote too.
29:50They had used money to try to control me at 12.
29:52Now they were using the same tactic.
29:54They'd also forgotten.
29:55At 12, I already didn't want their money.
29:57They tried a few more times.
29:58When they couldn't reach me, they gave up.
30:00They told anyone who would listen that their children were heartless ingrates.
30:04Their first vacation ended with their tour bus crashing.
30:07Both of them were trapped beneath the vehicle.
30:09When they were pulled out, neither of them could move below the waist.
30:12They were confined to beds, unable to care for themselves.
30:15Then they called me.
30:16Lily, please come to the hospital.
30:18We can't reach your sister.
30:19The care workers here are terrible.
30:21They're hurting us.
30:21We're scared.
30:22You're all we have.
30:24I could hear the fear in their voices.
30:27These people who had been untouchable my entire childhood.
30:29Now they were crying so quietly, as if they didn't even dare to make sound.
30:33Just like a six-year-old.
30:35I stared out the window at the dark sky.
30:37Why would care workers only target you?
30:39Are you sure you're not exaggerating?
30:40Mom and Dad, I know how smart you are.
30:43You always told me I was too slow.
30:44But even you shouldn't try to fool me with something this obvious.
30:47And you know, I'm just an ordinary person.
30:49I can barely manage my own life life.
30:51I don't have time and energy to spare for you.
30:53Be good.
30:55Get along with the care staff.
30:57Don't be book smart and life stupid.
30:59I hung up.
31:0020 plus years later, I had finally given back everything they had once said to me.
31:04I thought they probably understood.
31:05After that, they called endlessly.
31:07They admitted they had been wrong.
31:09They said they never should have only cared for CeCe.
31:11They said they understood now that a person's IQ was not their work.
31:15They went on and on, conversation after conversation, until one day they interrupted my work one too many times and
31:22something snapped.
31:23They said they were not their work.
31:23They said they were not their work.
31:23They said they were not their work.
31:23They said they were not their work.
31:23They said they were not their work.
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