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ظنوه ضعيفا فهزم الجمع
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00:00...and it's normal.
00:12Do you want someone else to die?
00:22All of them!
00:23It's your fault.
00:38Who did this happen to you?
00:41It's not true
00:53There's a car from the city of S.P.L.G.W.A.R.
00:58Canthaxeryan
00:59Ya Mowlai
01:00Yبدو أن سحرك قد تطور مجددا
01:03لم أكن أنا بل شخص آخر
01:05سحر هذا الشخص ضاهي سحري
01:08لكنك أقوى ساحر في أوريلان
01:12أهناك من هو أقوى منك
01:13في أوريلان بأكملها لا يملك هذه القوة
01:16سوى كلة إما أسياد متخفون لا أعرفهم
01:19أو فارس الوردة
01:21فارس الوردة
01:26هيا شربوا واركسوا
01:28أجل
01:31هيا
01:36ورثتنا النبلاء ليسوا ندا لبرابرة الشمال
01:39وهذا تحديدا ما يقلقني
01:41لكن إن كان كل الورثة النبلاء مثل لؤي
01:44لا يمكنني الوثوق بهم أبدا
01:47كامل
01:49مولا يذهب واختبرهم جميع الورثة النبلاء
01:52أرني مستوى سحرهم
01:53أريد أن أعرف قبل منافسات الساحة
01:56فإن كانوا عديمي الفائدة
01:59علي أن أجد حلولا أخرى
02:06أبي
02:07سيدي أنت تعرف لؤي أرجوك هذا
02:09كيف أنجبت آرانك هذا للعيلة
02:11لا يتدرب على السيف ولا يتعلم السحر
02:14ويقضي كل وقت في المواقير
02:16انظر إلى هذا
02:17لولا أن أخبرني كبير الخدم لما علمت أن والدتك سددت ديونك بالأمس
02:22ألا تكترث لشرف عائلة الفياض
02:25اللوم علي يا سيدي
02:26لؤي يشبه والدته ضعيف
02:28لا يجيد ركوب الخيل
02:29ولا يهتم بالسحر
02:31أعلم أن والدته توفيت باكرا
02:32لذا لم أستطع أن أقصو عليه لهذا السبب
02:35أصبح هكذا
02:36أبي
02:37الجميع في العاصمة يعلم أن لؤيا متمرد وجامح
02:40حذرته أمي مرارا وتكرارا لكنه تجاهلها
02:43رامي على حق
02:44لقد ربيت هماك ليهما
02:46لكن رامي أصبح متفوقا جدا
02:48لؤي هو المخطئ الوحيد
02:49سيدي أرجوك
02:50اهدأ
02:51هذه طبيعة لؤي ولا يمكنه تغييرها
02:53سأحرص على تأديبه جيدا من الآن فصاعدا
02:55أبي
02:56لقد أحرصت تقدما كبيرا في المبارزة والسحر مؤخرا
02:59هل يمكنك إرشادي
03:00بالتأكيد
03:02لو كان عندك نصف موهبة أخي
03:05لكنت راضيا
03:06لكنك عديم النفع
03:11لا بأسا لا تأخذ الأمر على محمد جد
03:20خمسة عشر عاما من تمثيل دور الأم الحنونة يا ميساء
03:24لابد أن الأمر كان شاقا عليك
03:26أمي استلقضي
03:27لا تتركيني
03:31لؤي
03:32من الآن فصاعدا سأكون أنا والدتك
03:35فعال معي إلى قصر الدوق
03:36أمي لماذا سممت وقتلت والدة لؤي
03:41طالما أن والدته على قيد الحياة
03:43فإن منصبك كوريث للدوق ليس آمنا
03:45لن أسمح لمنصبك بأن يتعرض للتهديد
03:48إذن لماذا أحضرت لؤي إلى المنزل
03:51سأربيه ليصفح عديم الفائدة ذاكي مثله
03:54حتى لا يأخذ مكانك أبدا كوريث مفهوم
03:56أنت دقيقة جدا يا أمي
03:59ميساء اللي ثاني ابنة رئيس الوزراء اللي ثاني المدللة
04:03حتى لو أخبرت أبي أنك قتلت أمي
04:05فسيصدقك أنت ولن يصدقني
04:07علي أن أنتظر لا تقلقي يا أمي
04:09سأنتقم لك بنفسي يوما ما
04:12وريثة هؤلاء النبلاء حقا
04:14كل جيل أسوأ من الذي قبله
04:21من هناك من أنت بحق الجحيم
04:24أتجرب على اقتحام قصر رسان
04:27ابن اللورد رسان سليم
04:29لا تخيب أملي مثل الآخرين
04:34التافه
04:35التالي
04:38بهذه القوة البائسة
04:40أتظن أنك تستطيع المنافسة على الأميرة
04:43تالي الابن الأكبر لعائلة الفياض
04:46رامي الفياض
04:58لا بأس لي
05:00لا تقلق يا أبي
05:01سأفوز في ساحة السحر
05:09أمي
05:09لماذا دفعت عن لؤي اليوم؟
05:12لو أن أبي قتله فحسب لن تهى الأمر
05:15والدك لن يفعل
05:16لو لأنني أفسدت لؤيا تماما لمكان ميراثك مضمونا لهذه الدرجة
05:21أنت ذكية جدا يا أمي كعادتي
05:24ستقاوم منافسة في الساحة بعد أيام
05:26بمجرد أن تتزوج الأميرة
05:28ستصبح كل أملاك الفياض لك
05:30ولن يتمكن لؤيا من أخذها
05:31لا تقلقي يا أمي
05:33الأميرة ستكون لي
05:34جيد
05:35عندما تريث اللقب
05:38لن أضطر إلى تمسيل دور والدتي لؤي الحنونة بعد الآن
05:43من هناك
05:57فئة أليس عديم الفائدة تماما
05:59من أنت بحق الجحيم؟
06:15الوزد المدلل من عائلة الفياض
06:20أختبر ليكم
06:21لم يستقرق الأمر وقتا طويلا
06:23لنرى كم هو حثالة حقا
06:30لايان واصل الفرق
06:32لم نلاحظ حتى
06:33لا أصدق أنك لم تلاحظ هذا
06:36هامم ليس سيئا
06:37كما هو متوقع نموذج مثالي للحثالة
06:40حسنا
06:41يمكنك المغادرة الآن
06:44بلورة الطاقة النجمية
06:46بلورة من الدرجة الأولى
06:48تضاعف القوة السحرية عشر مرات
06:52كنز كهذا
06:53في يد مستهتر عديم النفع
06:55يا لها من خسارة هذا درسنك
06:58إن لم تكن قوتك التضاهي ما تملكه
07:01فسيسلب منك
07:06لم أقل
07:10أن بإمكانك الرحيل
07:13اتركه أو تموت
07:14لم أتوقع أن شخصا مستهفرا مثلك
07:17قد لاحظ وجوده
07:18اتركي بلورتي ولكن رحيل
07:20هذه البلورة مضيعة تامة بين يديك
07:23إذن تختارين الموت
07:26في كل أوريلاند
07:27لا يزر أحد على تحدي بهذه الطريقة
07:31أتريد البلورة أخذها بنفسك
07:34كفر السماء
07:43أتعرفين السحر
07:45لا مستحيل
07:50إذن أنت هي
07:52أترك البلورة وستعيشين
07:54أو تموتين هنا
07:57منتل
08:01فلنرى إذن قوة
08:02بلورة سحرية بقوة عشر الأضعاف
08:10ما هذا
08:39ترجمة نانسي قنقر
09:02أتجلؤ على سريقة بلورتي
09:16أبي بخصوص حلبة السحر هذه
09:18لاختيار زوجي
09:19أرجوك ألغها إذا لم يتمكن ورثة النبلاء
09:21من هزيمة سحرة الأراضي الشمالية
09:23فإن عرش أوريلان سيقع في أيدي الآخرين
09:25ما تعلقي عندنا الكثير من المواهم
09:32هؤلاء النبلاء اتبعوني في حرب التأسيس
09:35وورثتهم لن يخذلوني أيضا
09:37لكن يا أبي أنت لا ترى الحقيقة
09:39أسوأ طائش في العاصمة
09:41هو الابن الثاني للدوق الفياض لؤي
09:43إذا كان حتى ابن الفياض على هذه الحال
09:46فبقية النبلاء لن يكونوا أفضل حالا
09:57سموكي
09:58كامل من فعل هذا بك
10:00سلمعودي إلى غلفتك
10:01حاضر يا أبي
10:08ماذا حدث؟
10:10يا جلالة الملك
10:11مستقبل أوريلان في أمان
10:14دعك من الألغاز وتكلم
10:15إنه ابن الضوك الفياض
10:17رامي الفياض
10:19لا إنه لؤي الفياض الطائش
10:21الذي لا يقادل المواخير
10:22لقد ضاعفت قوة السحرية عشر مرات
10:24وما في ذلك
10:25لم استطع هزيمته
10:26ذلك الوغد
10:27هو مضاعف عشر مرات
10:29لكنك أقوى سحر
10:31من الفئة إز في أوريلان
10:32يا جلالة الملك
10:33لا أعلم لما يتصرفك فاشل
10:35لكن الحقيقة
10:35أنه قوة ما يستهان بها
10:38أوريلان محظوظة حقا
10:40لقد خدعني ذلك الوغد الصغير
10:42ذلك الثعلب العجوز غسان
10:44ربا ابنا صالحا حقا
10:45بسني لا أفهم لما يخفي قوته
10:47لا يحن
10:51أصدر أمري كل من يبرز في تقليمك الليلة
10:53سيدخل حلبة السحر
10:55وابن الفياض كلاهما سيشاركان
10:59مرسوم ملكي
11:01أيها الدوك الفياض
11:02استلم الأمر الملكي
11:04اترب موعد زواج الأميرة سلمة
11:06غدا في ساحة الكاتدرائية
11:08ستقام حلبة السحر
11:09لاختيار زوج لها
11:11الفائز سيتزوج من العائلة المالكة
11:13أشكر جلالتكم على هذه النعمة
11:17رامي جلالته يمنحك الفرصة
11:20يجب أن ترفع رأسي
11:21لا تطلق يا أبي
11:26رامي
11:27ابذل قصارى جهدك غدا
11:28أثبت للعائلة المالكة
11:30أنك وردت شجاعة أبيك
11:32أيها الدوك الفياض
11:34جلالته يأمر بأن يشارك ابناك
11:36إلى هما في حلبة السحر
11:37سيدي أرجوك لا تفعل
11:38لأي كسول وعديم القوة السحرية
11:41إرساله سيسبب إحراجا لأوريلان
11:43أمام جميع الأمم
11:44أنا مجرد ناقل للرسالة
11:46أستأذن بالانصراف
11:49وداعا سيدي
11:56تعال إلى هنا
12:00أبي
12:01لغيا ضعيف ولم يتدرب على السحر
12:04إذا ذهب سوف
12:05أبي لن أذهب
12:06الأمر ممن له خطير
12:08وهل تظن حقا أنني أريدك هناك
12:10لتفضحنا جلالته
12:11يريدك أن تشارك
12:11ولا أحد يستطيع تغيير ذلك
12:13لذا تصرف بأدب غدا
12:14إن أقضبت الملك
12:15سأكسر سعقيك
12:18لأي أن تحرج والدك غدا
12:20حاضر يا أمي
12:21بماذا يفكر ذلك الملك العجوز
12:23لما يجبر شخصا تافها مثلي
12:25على المشاركة في حد مهم
12:26كحلبة السحر
12:27أيهم سر كيف حتسير الأمور
12:39يا مولاي
12:41انهضوا جميعا
12:43أيها الجميع السحر هو أساس مملكتنا
12:47اليوم يجتمع هنا نقبة أوريلان
12:50هذه الساحة ستحدد الزوجة الجديرة
12:53بالأميرة السلمة
12:58انتبه وركز
12:59يا سيدي
13:01لؤيا هكذا دائما
13:02لما تصعب عليه الأمور
13:04أيها الدوك الفياض
13:06لماذا أحضرت ابنك الثاني معا
13:08أسيشاركه أيضا
13:12الجميع في العاصمة
13:13يعلم أنه مجرد شاب طائش مدلل
13:16أل سيستسلم بور دخوله الساحة؟
13:19هل يمكنني الاستسلام؟
13:21اسمت
13:21كنت ساحرا من الفئة الأولى
13:23فكيف أنجبت خثالة مثلك؟
13:25يا سيدي لا تغضى
13:27على الأقل لدينا رامي
13:29إنها فرصة جيدة ليتعلم لؤي
13:31أجل تعلم من أخيك
13:37يا سمو الأمير انظري
13:39لؤي الفياض هنا أيضا
13:41أي ظن أنه يستطيع الزواج من الأميرة في أحلامه؟
13:45لا يهم، لن يتجاوز الجولة الأولى
13:48حسال مثله عار على اسم عائلة الفياض
13:50أظهروا أفضل ما لديكم في هذه الساحة
13:53أروني قوة مستقبل أوريلان
13:59لماذا يبدو هذا الملك مألوفا جدا
14:02حتى من هذه المسافة لا أفضل أو تنميز ملاميه جيدا
14:05سأكون أنا الفائز
14:07سلمة
14:08أولئهم مواهب أوريلان
14:10ألفت أحدهم انتباهك
14:13يا أبي فقط أقوى ساحر يستحق الزواج به
14:16قولة النبلاء المدللون ما كان يجب أن يكون هنا
14:19إهدئي ستجدين الشخص المناسب لك
14:24تبدأ الجولة الأولى سليم راسان
14:27ضد لؤي الفياض
14:32حسنا يبدو أن الحظ بجانبي لم تستطيع إيقاف هذا
14:35يا غسان أطلب من ابنك أن يستسلم الآن
14:38إذا سحقه ابني فلا تقول إنني لم أحذرك
14:48لؤي لا تطلق قد جهست لك أفضل معالج
14:52أمي أنت لطيفة جدا معي
14:54لا بأس سأستسلم إن سأت الأمور
14:56لا استسلام لا يمكننا تحمل هذا العار
14:58ستقاتل اليوم حتى الموت هنا في هذه الشاحة
15:02أيها الفاشن
15:04اركع واستسلم الآن
15:05وربما أبقيت على حياتك البائسة
15:08What are you doing?
15:09Get up here and get up to 15 seconds more!
15:14Well, then I'll get up and get up a little bit.
15:30I'll look at you.
15:40What is happening with you?
15:43The king of the king.
15:46Let's take a look for a long time.
15:50What are you doing now?
15:59The judge of the emperor has no real name.
16:03If you've discovered it right now,
16:05it's going to kill you.
16:06to sit down.
16:07Ayyuhalhutala!
16:09إلى ماذا تنظر؟
16:16A-B.
16:18امخذ أيها الوقت اللعين!
16:23لماذا لا يقاوم؟
16:32يا غسان ابنك يهرب يبدو معلوفاً جداً.
16:48هل يعقل؟
16:51إياك هل تفعل؟
16:55أنا أستثنم!
17:18من هناك؟
17:20يا ملك أوريلاند!
17:23لماذا بدأتم ساحة السحر من دوننا؟
17:26كما هو متوقع قد وصلوا!
17:28حدث بهذه الأهمية لاكتيار زوج الأميرة!
17:31كيف لنا أن نفوته؟
17:33أدقون وقاح منا!
17:34هؤلاء البرابرة الشماليون أيظنون أن بإمكانهم الزواج بأميرتنا؟
17:38هيهات!
17:39اخرجوا من أوريلان!
17:40أحشوا من أوريلان!
17:42ساحة اكتيار الزوج هذه لم يذكر أنها حكر على أهل أوريلان!
17:46إذن لماذا لا ننافس أم أنكم خائفون؟
17:49يا ملك أوريلان إن كنت خائفاً
17:52فما عليك سوى تسليم الأميرة إلينا وسنغادر على الفور!
17:57ههههههه!
18:00أم ضئيلة! كيف تتجر على تحدينا؟
18:04انتبه لكلامك!
18:11ألجم كنابك إن الشهر سيفه في وجهنا،
18:13فهل أنتم مستعدون لحرب الممالك الثلاث؟
18:16لقد شننتم الحرب على أوريلان نسنوات؟
18:18ودبحتم عدداً لا يحصى من الأبرياء؟
18:20حسناً! فلتقوا الحرباً إذن!
18:21NO BASS FAHARABI ORILAN FIYSBA
18:23SINOPTESM UMEMLACATIKOM THING MABAYNNA
18:26ARANA MA ENDAKUM ANTUM DUDT TAHALFINA
18:29LEN TAKUN LASI
18:32NALAN It's time of war
18:33You were going to make sure that they were able to get the right direction.
18:41You will not be able to get the right direction.
18:43Yes, you are not going to get the right direction.
18:47You are going to get the right direction.
18:49How do you get the right direction?
18:50How do you get the right direction in this direction?
18:53I'll tell you who is the real one.
19:01He is the one who wants to kill you first
19:04I'll give you a lesson
19:06You're not going to do anything
19:08You're not going to do anything
19:12I'm going to do anything
19:13I'm going to go to Aurel
19:14Go to the hell
19:15Go to the hell
19:18He is the one who wants to kill you
19:24He is the one who wants to kill you
19:25I'm not like a one-man.
19:28He's got a real thing.
19:30He's got a real thing.
19:37This is the one who is afraid of it.
19:39It's a real thing.
19:41What happened? He didn't get a real thing.
19:44You're the king.
19:46He's not a king.
19:47He's not a king.
19:48He's also a king.
19:54I'm not a king.
19:55You're the king.
19:56I'm not a king.
19:58You're the king.
19:58I'm good for you now.
20:01I'm going to go.
20:02I'm going to go.
20:03I'm not one of them.
20:04I'm not one who can do it.
20:10No one of you can do this.
20:12I'm going to go.
20:13How did you think?
20:16You're the king.
20:17When did you ground it?
20:18You're the king.
20:19You're the king.
20:21You're the king.
20:22You don't need the king.
20:23You're the king.
20:28Everyone who has the king.
20:30You're the king.
20:31They have a king.
20:33In the last part.
20:37And there is a chicken.
20:39I'm not even the king.
20:40The king.
20:41He's got a king.
20:42The B is not able to get the B
20:42He is able to get the B
20:44Even though the B is not able to get the B
20:48What do you expect?
20:49Go!
20:50You're going to get the B
20:52You're going to get the B
21:02Rameel, you're going to get the B
21:14So, you're one of those between them.
21:18It's a surprise to Eurylan.
21:42حسانة عديم الفائدة من التالي ليموت
21:47هؤلاء الحمج القادرون كيف يجرؤون على السحرية منا على أرضنا
21:51ماذا يريد بالضبط
21:56عندما كانت والدة لؤي على قيد الحياة
21:59كان لؤي ساحر العاصمة المعجزة
22:01لكن الآن انظر إليه يا للخسارة
22:06فهمت الآن يا جلالة الملك
22:08هو لا يسعى خلف الذهب بل السلطة الحقيقية
22:11السلطة الحقيقية
22:13فقد لؤي والدته باكرا وكان يخفي قوته
22:17منتظرا الفرصة لقب زوج الأميرة مجرد لقب فارغ
22:20السلطة الحقيقية وحدها تستطيع تحريره من ميساء
22:23وكشف حقيقة والدته
22:28السلطة إذن كان علي أن يطلبها مباشرة
22:31الفائز اليوم سيلقب بساحر المملكة الأعظم ويمنح الأراضي
22:36ومقعدا في المجلس الملكي وكيادة الحرس الملكي
22:40وفيلك السحرة
22:41هذه سلطة أقوى حتى من سلطة أبي
22:43إنه مذعور ملك أوريلان فقد صوابه
22:46أتم ما شئت من مكافآت فلن يخرجوا من هنا أحياء
22:50لا يوجد أحد في هذه الساحة يستحق أن يلمع حذاء أبدا
22:57ليأتوا جميعا سأبقل بطونهم جميعا
23:01يا جلالة الملك هل ما زلت عند وعدك
23:05كلمتي هي القانون
23:15جميعا سأبقل بطونهم جميعا
23:22جميعا سأبقل بطونهم
23:33بعد ذلك كلمتي وكي أردت مصدفا
23:36أحبه بحث بحث بحث بحث بحث بحث بحث بحث بحث بحث بحث بحثة
24:03side of my face went numb. Then it burst into a burning pain. I looked up at him, my fiance,
24:09Caleb Westbrook. All because I caught Natalie Hawthorne trying on my wedding dress without
24:14permission. All because I refused to let her be my bridesmaid. Even Caleb looked stunned by what
24:20he'd done. Enough, Vanessa. Stop making a scene. The ceremony's starting. Can you just be reasonable
24:27for once? Natalie stood right beside him, biting her lip, her eyes turning glossy and red. Oh my
24:33God, Caleb, don't. It's my fault. I shouldn't have tried it on without asking. I just loved it so
24:38much. I'm so sorry. I didn't mean it. Just step down as your bridesmaid. Please, can you guys just
24:43stop fighting? Caleb shot her look. Vanessa, if you don't want to do this, then leave. We have guests
24:49waiting out there. This is not the place for your tantrums. Humiliation, hurt, fury. They all surged up
24:56at once, lodging themselves in my throat. Tears burned in my eyes, but I refused to let them fall.
25:01In front of all the guests, I slid the diamond ring off my finger, then turned around and walked
25:07away. I was done explaining myself, and I sure wasn't staying there to be humiliated in front
25:12of everyone. Honestly, Caleb had never been Prince Charming, but that was the first time
25:17he hit me. More than that, in my entire 25 years of life, that was the first time anyone
25:23had ever struck me. Caleb and I went way back. His grandpa, Walter, and my grandpa served in
25:29the army together. We grew up in the same neighborhood, literally next-door neighbors.
25:33I had been in love with him since I was a little girl. When I was five, a boy at
25:37the playground
25:37snatched my toys. He pulled my hair, dumped bugs straight into my backpack. I ran crying
25:43to my mother, Eleanor. She went to confront the boy's parents, but they just brushed it
25:47off as, kids will be kids. Grandpa Walter was having dinner at our house that night. When
25:51he heard what happened, he called Caleb over. He told him to watch my back out there from
25:56now on. Caleb was two years older than me. When he heard I'd been bullied, he caught
26:00that boy by the playground slide, pinned him to the dirt, and beat him up. Caleb had always
26:05been big for his age. He had this mean, untouchable edge to him. By the time he was done, that
26:10boy and his two friends were bawling their eyes out. Anyone touches Vanessa, they deal with
26:16me. That was the exact moment I fell for him. From that day on, I became his shadow.
26:23I followed him every single day. Wherever he went, I was right behind him. Caleb hated
26:28it at first, but I never stopped trailing after him. Eventually, he got used to it and
26:33stopped telling me to leave. He would carry my backpack, tilt the umbrella toward me when
26:37it rained, and whenever I called his name, he'd turn around right away. At my 18th birthday
26:42party, Walter joked around. Well, if these two are this inseparated, maybe we should just
26:47make it official one day. I saw his ears turn red. And I'm marrying Caleb. But six years ago,
26:56everything shattered. That fall, Natalie Hawthorne arrived. She was the daughter of his mother's
27:01friend. She had just moved back from London and was staying at his house temporarily. She
27:06was gorgeous, with perfect natural curls and a soft, breathy accent. The very first day
27:12she moved in, Caleb brought her along to pick me up from campus.
27:15Oh my god. So this is your little sister, Vanessa? She's so cute. Literally covered in pink. Wait,
27:22how old are you again? You're in college, right? You still dress like a little girl and no one's
27:27ever said anything? My face instantly burned red. I loved pink. I was obsessed with it. My clothes,
27:34my tumbler, my hair clips, my jewelry, my phone case, even my fingernails were pink. People had teased
27:40me for it plenty of times. But no one had ever talked down to me like that before. With such
27:46fake, over-the-top pity. My face burned. I just stood there, completely tongue-tied.
27:52Relax, I'm just super blunt. Don't tell me I offended the princess already.
27:57Seeing my reaction, Natalie just smiled and winked.
28:00All right, that's enough. Caleb cut through the tension impatiently.
28:03I turned around. He was staring at Natalie, brows drawn tight, clearly annoyed.
28:09Ooh, the princess knight in shining armor? What, I can't even make a joke?
28:13Seriously? What's your problem?
28:15That night, Caleb told our parents what happened. Diana smoothed it over immediately. She told Natalie
28:21to lay off the jokes. And she pushed Caleb to take us both out on weekends so we could bond.
28:26From that day on, Natalie was always around. I didn't know exactly when she and Caleb got so close.
28:32Every afternoon, Caleb used to bring me a strawberry milkshake after class. But one
28:37day, he handed me an iced Americano. I barely drink coffee. You know that.
28:41I stared at the iced coffee, my chest tightening.
28:45Come on. You only like the milkshake because it's pink. That stuff's basically melted sugar.
28:50Try drinking something healthier.
28:51Across from him, Natalie lifted an identical iced Americano.
28:55Oops, sorry, shortcake. I was craving coffee, so I told Caleb to grab these.
29:00But honestly, milkshakes are kind of... a lot.
29:04Do girls like you seriously drink that stuff every day?
29:08Do you always give people nicknames?
29:10For a second, she froze. Then came the wounded expression.
29:13Why are you making it such a big deal? I was joking!
29:17You're being way too sensitive, don't you think?
29:20Am I sensitive? Or did you do it on purpose?
29:23Enough, Vanessa.
29:24Caleb cut in sharply.
29:25She just moved here. Sometimes she speaks without thinking.
29:31Stop taking it so personally.
29:33My blood was boiling.
29:35Then maybe she should think before she talks!
29:38Hey, hey. Alright. My bad.
29:42How about this? Tomorrow I'll get you a Vanta strawberry milkshake.
29:45Deal? My little princess?
29:48Hearing that, Natalie's smile disappeared.
29:50She stared dead at me.
29:51From that day on, Natalie actively targeted me.
29:56Whenever I pulled out a pink pack of tissues, she would gasp dramatically.
30:00Wow. Even your tissues are pink?
30:02What? Are you trying to turn yourself into Barbie?
30:05At dinner, whenever I wiped down my silverware before evening...
30:09There it is.
30:10Princess mode activated.
30:12During summer break, I was hauling suitcases down from my dorm.
30:15Aw. The princess can't carry her own luggage. Someone get this girl a night.
30:20Every. Single. Time she did this, her friends would crack up.
30:25At first, Caleb actually stepped in. He would tell her to knock it off.
30:30Relax. I'm kidding. Vanessa's too guarded.
30:35I'm helping her loosen up and actually bond with people.
30:39She's a bit high maintenance.
30:41Is that just a girl thing?
30:43Natalie punched his shoulder playfully.
30:45Hey, Caleb. Don't lump me in with those girls.
30:48I'm definitely not like them.
30:50Caleb laughed.
30:51It was such a gentle smile.
30:53My chest tightened with a sour ache.
30:55I always knew he thought I was spoiled and threw little tantrums.
30:59Maybe to guys like him, liking pink, hating germs, and not being physically strong,
31:05just meant you were a high maintenance princess.
31:08But finally, I snapped.
31:10It was a friend's birthday party.
31:12I wore a fitted pink button-down over a white cami to the club.
31:15When Natalie saw me, she practically shrieked.
31:19Oh. My. God.
31:22Vanessa, are you serious right now?
31:23Pink with a white cami?
31:25What's this, a teen drama?
31:27No, seriously. I'm dying.
31:29Do you think you're the main character?
31:31Look at you.
31:32You look like...
31:34What's the word?
31:35One of those girls trying way too hard to look cute.
31:37Like a Barbie doll that wandered onto the wrong set.
31:41Hilarious.
31:42She cracked up with a few guys who'd been mocking me since we were kids.
31:46Even Caleb seemed genuinely amused.
31:49The corner of his mouth twitched.
31:51A tidal wave of humiliation and shame swallowed me alive.
31:54While they were laughing, I grabbed my glass and tossed my drink right into her face.
32:00Natalie gasped, wiping furiously at her wet face.
32:02Her makeup melted.
32:04Black mascara completely streaked down her cheeks.
32:06She coughed violently.
32:08What the hell is wrong with you?
32:10Are you insane?
32:12Oh.
32:12My God.
32:13I mocked her tone perfectly.
32:15Look at your heavy contour, fake lashes, and that dress that barely covers your ass.
32:18What are you, a hooker?
32:20Some trashy little club princess?
32:22Caleb scowled and stepped between us.
32:24He yanked the glass right out of my hand.
32:26Vanessa.
32:28Apologize.
32:29He looked down at me, his brow furrowed.
32:31My eyes burned as I stared dead at him.
32:34Didn't you hear what she said to me?
32:35She mocked me first.
32:37That's not the point.
32:38You already insulted her back.
32:39Now apologize for throwing the drink.
32:42When you do something wrong, you own it.
32:45Stop acting like a child.
32:46He said it with such casual authority.
32:49Just say sorry.
32:50She won't hold it against you.
32:52Fuck off.
32:54Vanessa, what's gotten into you?
32:56You leave for college and suddenly this is how you talk?
32:58Apologize right now!
33:00I scoffed, turned on my heel, and walked straight out of the club.
33:04Three days later, Caleb showed up.
33:06He brought my favorite strawberry milkshake to campus.
33:08It had pink whipped cream on top, with my favorite flamingo straw sticking out of it.
33:12He stood below the balcony of my dorm building.
33:15Vanessa, come down.
33:18I owe you an apology.
33:19I stood on the balcony, looking down at him.
33:21The wind made my eyes sting.
33:23I went downstairs and took the shake from him.
33:25I took a sip.
33:26It was sweet, but my chest still felt tight and heavy.
33:30Do you actually think I'm spoiled, petty, and making a big deal out of nothing?
33:33He fell silent for a long time.
33:36Natalie's just blunt.
33:37She doesn't mean any harm.
33:38Just let it go.
33:39You take everything way too personally, Vanessa.
33:42That's probably why you have no friends.
33:44The milkshake sat heavy in my throat.
33:47I couldn't swallow it.
33:48Couldn't spit it out.
33:49So that was it.
33:49No matter how badly I was hurt, I was always the petty one with Caleb.
33:54Always too sensitive.
33:55Too dramatic.
33:56From that day on, our relationship just went on autopilot.
33:59We were together, but something between us had gone cold.
34:03After we finished grad school, our parents started bringing up marriage more and more.
34:07They thought it was time we settled down.
34:09Caleb didn't object.
34:10So the wedding was set for my 25th birthday.
34:13On the big day, Natalie was already standing in the bridal suite, wearing my wedding dress.
34:18She said she just wanted to see how it looked on her.
34:20I let out a disbelieving laugh.
34:22She glanced at the red reception dress I had just changed into, wrinkled her nose.
34:27Honestly, red is definitely not your color, Vanessa.
34:30It looks hideous on you.
34:32Take it off.
34:33If you want to try on a wedding dress so badly, go rent one.
34:36That one is mine.
34:37But she just did a little twirl in front of me.
34:40Oh, come on.
34:41You've already worn it for the ceremony.
34:43Caleb said he didn't mind.
34:45Why are you being so possessive?
34:47That was it.
34:47I reached out and grabbed the fabric.
34:50It's my wedding dress.
34:51Give it back.
34:52As we struggled, her foot caught on something.
34:55She tripped and fell hard onto the floor.
34:58Her carefully styled hair tumbled into a messy heap.
35:01At that exact moment, the door flew open.
35:04Caleb rushed in.
35:05His eyes landed on Natalie.
35:07And without a single second of hesitation, he raised his hand and slapped me straight across the face.
35:13It was raining when I walked out of the ballroom.
35:15A brutal August storm.
35:17Heavy drops smashed against the pavement.
35:20I walked step by step into the freezing rain.
35:23Still wearing that red reception dress Natalie had just mocked.
35:27Behind me, my mother's voice tore through the storm.
35:30Vanessa!
35:31Vanessa!
35:31Come back!
35:33Oh, for God's sake!
35:35What is wrong with her?
35:36Throwing a tantrum?
35:37Throwing a tantrum at her own wedding?
35:39This is so embarrassing!
35:41I didn't look back.
35:42My heel caught in a puddle, my ankle twisted, and I nearly fell.
35:46So I yanked off both heels, walked barefoot on the soaking wet pavement.
35:51The muddy water was freezing and filthy, but I couldn't care less.
35:55When I walked past the main gates, the hotel security guard stared at me like I'd lost my mind.
36:00Well, a barefoot bride walking into a thunderstorm.
36:04I probably did look insane.
36:06My phone buzzed non-stop in my purse.
36:08I pulled it out.
36:10Dozens of texts from relatives and friends.
36:12What happened?
36:13Is everything okay?
36:14Why did you leave?
36:16I powered the phone off and flagged down a cab.
36:18The driver hesitated when he saw me dripping wet, but eventually unlocked the doors.
36:23Where to?
36:24I gave him an address.
36:25An old apartment I shared with a friend back in college.
36:28She had moved to San Francisco, but she kept the lease and left me a spare key.
36:32The ride took 40 minutes.
36:34I shivered the entire way.
36:35I wasn't sure if it was from the cold or something else.
36:39When I arrived, I dug through my soaked purse.
36:42I only had $200 in cash and a debit card.
36:45My phone was completely dead.
36:48My phone buzzed non-stop in my purse.
36:50I pulled it out.
36:52Dozens of texts from relatives and friends.
36:54What happened?
36:55Is everything okay?
36:56Why did you leave?
36:58I powered the phone off and flagged down a cab.
37:00The driver hesitated when he saw me dripping wet, but eventually unlocked the doors.
37:05Where to?
37:06I gave him an address.
37:07An old apartment I shared with a friend back in college.
37:10She had moved to San Francisco, but she kept the lease and left me a spare key.
37:14The ride took 40 minutes.
37:16I shivered the entire way.
37:18I wasn't sure if it was from the cold or something else.
37:21When I arrived, I dug through my soaked purse.
37:24I only had $200 in cash and a debit card.
37:27My phone was completely dead.
37:30I climbed the stairs and unlocked the door.
37:32The apartment was dead empty.
37:35Just a bare mattress and a single folding chair.
37:39I peeled off the heavy, soaked dress, crawled into an old blanket she had left behind, curling
37:44into a tight ball.
37:46Finally, the tears started falling.
37:48It wasn't even heartbreak anymore.
37:51It wasn't anger either.
37:53It was just a suffocating emptiness.
37:55I'd loved Caleb for almost my entire life.
37:58When I was five, he beat up the boys who bullied me.
38:01I thought he was the bravest person in the world.
38:04When I was eight, I scraped my me.
38:07He crouched down and put a band-aid on it.
38:09His hands had been clumsy, but so careful.
38:12When I was 15, I bombed a test.
38:15He stayed on the phone with me for hours, saying,
38:18It's one test, Vanessa.
38:20You'll be fine.
38:21When I was 18, I got accepted into college.
38:24He bought me a pink crystal bracelet.
38:27My little princess finally grew up.
38:30But when did everything change?
38:32Was it the day Natalie showed up?
38:34Or was it even earlier than that?
38:36Maybe he'd never loved me.
38:38Maybe I was just a needy friend he had to look after.
38:41A shadow he just couldn't shake off.
38:44He treated me well, not out of love, but out of habit.
38:49He was used to me following him around.
38:51Used to my clinginess.
38:53But Natalie was different.
38:54She was independent, fiercely opinionated, and bluntly outspoken.
38:59She didn't need him to act as her knight in shining armor.
39:02She even challenged him.
39:04To Caleb, maybe that was a mature, equal relationship.
39:08Not a childish, high-maintenance princess who needed constant coddling.
39:12Those thoughts spiraled, until I eventually passed out from exhaustion.
39:16In my dreams, I was five years old again.
39:19After he finished beating up those boys, he turned his head and looked at me.
39:24Sunlight hit his face.
39:26Anyone touches Vanessa, they deal with me.
39:28But the very next second, the dream shifted.
39:31He was standing in the grand ballroom.
39:34Staring at me with an ice-cold face, before slapping me across the cheek.
39:38I jolted awake.
39:39Sweat slicked my skin.
39:41The storm had passed.
39:43The sky was starting to turn pale.
39:45I plugged in my phone, powered it on.
39:47It vibrated for three straight minutes, flooded with messages.
39:52Most were from my mother.
39:53Starting from a panicked, Vanessa, where are you?
39:57To, please answer me.
40:00And finally, do you have any idea what this has done to both families?
40:05Then there were a few texts from Caleb.
40:08Where are you?
40:09Vanessa, are you done with this yet?
40:11Pick up.
40:12The very last one was sent at 2 a.m.
40:15Just one line.
40:17Are you happy now?
40:17I stared at that text.
40:19A bitter laugh escaped my lips.
40:22He slapped me across the face.
40:24And now he actually had the guts to text me,
40:27Are you happy now?
40:29Just like always.
40:31To him, this was totally my fault.
40:33I was being unreasonable.
40:35I ruined our perfect wedding.
40:37I didn't reply to anyone.
40:39I opened DoorDash and ordered some hot chicken soup.
40:43The buzzer sounded.
40:44I assumed it was the chicken soup.
40:46I pulled open the door.
40:48But it wasn't the delivery guy.
40:49It was Caleb.
40:51He was still wearing the same gray wedding suit.
40:54Dark circles bruised the skin beneath his eyes,
40:56like he hadn't slept all night.
40:59He took one look at my pale face and froze.
41:02I knew exactly how pathetic I looked.
41:05I was drowning in a baggy old t-shirt someone left behind,
41:08and I still had the faint red handprint on my left cheek.
41:12He stared at me for a few seconds.
41:14His throat bobbed.
41:15You stayed here last night?
41:17I didn't answer him.
41:18Just turned and walked back inside.
41:20He followed me inside, scanning the completely bare room,
41:24his brows drawing together.
41:25You're staying here?
41:25You're staying here?
41:26There's not even a bed.
41:28None of your business.
41:29I sat down on the mattress, picked up a cup,
41:31and took a sip of water.
41:33He walked over and towered above me, looking down.
41:37Come home.
41:39Let's finish the wedding.
41:41We can pretend yesterday never happened.
41:43I slowly looked up at him.
41:45His face was so incredibly calm.
41:48Caleb, do you honestly think I can't live without you?
41:51What?
41:53I said, I'm not marrying you.
41:56We're done.
41:58His brow furrowed into a tight knot.
42:00Vanessa, do you even hear yourself?
42:02I do.
42:03I'm perfectly clear.
42:05Why?
42:06Just because of one slap?
42:09I didn't mean it.
42:11Given the situation...
42:12What situation?
42:14You saw Natalie on the floor, and you hit me.
42:18You didn't ask why.
42:19You didn't ask what she did to me.
42:21You didn't even give me a chance to explain.
42:23You just hit me.
42:27Do you even know what she did?
42:28She wore my wedding dress.
42:30On my wedding day, she put it on without my permission.
42:34I told her to take it off, and she refused.
42:37We argued.
42:38I tried to pull it off her.
42:40Then you walked in, and you hit me for no reason!
42:44Tell me, Caleb.
42:46What did I do wrong?
42:47She'd never worn one before.
42:49She was just curious.
42:50Did you really have to make such a huge deal out of it?
42:53Did you really have to hit me?
42:57Caleb, I chased you for 20 years.
43:00I loved you for 20 years.
43:02I've been your loyal shadow for 20 years.
43:05I thought you were just bad at expressing yourself.
43:09I thought you loved me and didn't know how to say it.
43:11But that slap yesterday finally woke me up.
43:14You never loved me.
43:16You got used to me.
43:17I'm just an accessory to you.
43:19Someone you could snap your fingers at whenever it suited you.
43:22But Natalie?
43:23You'll back her up in public?
43:25You'll hit me for her.
43:26Because deep down, Caleb, she is more important to you.
43:30Not true.
43:30Say it, Caleb.
43:31Tell me what it actually is.
43:34He couldn't say a single thing.
43:36I let out a bitter laugh.
43:39Get out.
43:40I already threw the ring away.
43:42The wedding is canceled.
43:43I'll deal with our families and the fallout.
43:45From now on, we're completely done.
43:48Don't ever reach out to me again.
43:50He didn't move.
43:52He stood there for a long time.
43:54Finally, he muttered,
43:55Cool off for a few days.
43:57I'll come back when you've calmed down.
43:58Then he turned around and walked out.
44:01The second the door shut, my legs gave out.
44:04I sank to the floor, burying my face in my arms.
44:07I was the one who initiated the breakup, who canceled the wedding.
44:11But why, why did my chest still hurt this much?
44:16For the next three days, I locked myself in that empty apartment.
44:20Ignored every call.
44:22My mother was losing it.
44:24She texted me that she and my father were already on their way.
44:27I just replied,
44:29I'm fine.
44:29Please don't come.
44:30On the third afternoon, the doorbell rang.
44:32I checked the peephole.
44:34It was her.
44:35With no choice left, I opened the door.
44:37When she stepped inside, her eyes welled up with tears.
44:41Oh, sweetheart.
44:43You've lost so much weight.
44:44You look so pale.
44:46Have you even eaten anything?
44:48As she scolded me, she started pulling thermoses out of her tote bag.
44:53I know you're hurting.
44:55I know what happened humiliated you.
44:57But starving yourself won't fix it.
45:00My nose stung.
45:02Tears threatened again.
45:03My father stood in the doorway.
45:05His face was dangerously grim.
45:09I've already talked to Caleb's parents.
45:11If you want to call the whole thing off, just say the word.
45:13I have your back.
45:16Drop it, Arthur.
45:18What?
45:19Laying a hand on my daughter right in front of me?
45:22Who the hell does he think he is?
45:24I didn't raise her to be his punching bag.
45:26She let out a heavy sigh and didn't argue back.
45:29I knew this had hurt them, too.
45:32Decades of friendship between our families.
45:34And now they were stuck in the middle of this mess.
45:36The wedding ruined everything.
45:39Mom.
45:40Dad.
45:41I'm sorry.
45:42I'm sorry for putting you through this.
45:45Stop talking nonsense.
45:47I don't care about any of that.
45:48I only care that you're okay.
45:51I only care that you're okay.
45:54That night, my mother stayed with me.
45:56And my father checked into a hotel nearby.
45:58She lay next to me on that bare mattress.
46:01Just like when I was little.
46:03Vanessa, be honest with me.
46:05Okay.
46:06Do you still love him?
46:08I stayed quiet for a long time.
46:11I loved him for 20 years.
46:14You don't just turn that off overnight.
46:17But mom, I don't want to love him anymore.
46:20I know, sweetie.
46:22Then take it slow.
46:23I'm right here with you.
46:24Staring into the dark, I cried without making a sound.
46:28On the fourth day, Caleb came back.
46:30But this time, he wasn't alone.
46:32Natalie was with him.
46:33I was like, you know, I was like, you know, I was like, you know, I was like, you know,
46:33I was like, you know, I was like, you know, I was like, you know, I was like, you know,
46:33I was like, you know, I was like, you know, I was like, I was like, you know, I was
46:33like, you know, I was like, you know, I was like, you know, I was like, you know, I was
46:33like, you know, I was like, you know, I was like, you know, I was like, I was like, you
46:33know, I was like, you know, I was like, you know, I was like, I was like, you know, I
46:34was like, you know, I was like, I was like, you know, I was like, you know, I was like,
46:34I was like, you know, I was like, you know, you know, I was like, you know, I was
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