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00:00After I started high school, my mom gave me $5,000 a month as pocket money.
00:04My bestie got so jealous that she tricked me into swapping souls with her.
00:07She ran excitedly toward that black escalade like,
00:09Oh my god, the rich mom is gonna be mine from now on!
00:12I quietly picked up her old canvas backpack and climbed into her mom's used Honda Accord,
00:16secretly breathing a sigh of relief.
00:19God, finally, I got away from my mom.
00:21Just before school let out, Jessica handed me a Starbucks and said,
00:24This is the first time I'm treating you.
00:26I saved up my allowance all week to get you the biggest size.
00:28Hope you don't mind.
00:28I hesitated for a sec, then politely took it and had a couple of tiny sips just to be nice.
00:32Thanks, it's really good.
00:34Right after I said that, a white light flashed in front of my eyes.
00:38When I opened them again, I freaked out.
00:40I had swapped souls with Jessica.
00:43Jessica, what the-
00:44Shh.
00:45From now on, you're Jessica and I'm Sophia.
00:49The rich mom is all mine now.
00:51The rich mom is all mine now?
00:52Looking at the excited Jessica, it suddenly dawned on me.
00:55Not long ago, she'd borrowed two bucks from me for lunch
00:57and accidentally saw my six-figure bank balance.
00:59She was so shocked, she counted the digits over and over.
01:02Sophia, how the hell do you have so much money?
01:03My mom gives me five grand a month.
01:05It just piled up.
01:05Your mom is loaded.
01:07What does she do?
01:08She runs a few companies.
01:09Wow, that's insane.
01:10You're so lucky.
01:12Jessica sipped her Coke and grumbled.
01:13My mom's a stay-at-home mom and super stingy.
01:15She only gives me five bucks a day for lunch.
01:17That's the only reason I had to borrow money from you.
01:19I stayed quiet, staring at the cola in Jessica's hand
01:22and swallowing hard, because ever since I was 10,
01:24I've never drunk any beverages again,
01:26nor have I ever tasted the flavor of happiness.
01:31After that day, Jessica kept telling me she was so done with her mom
01:33and wanted to be my mom's daughter.
01:34I thought she was just saying stuff.
01:36But I never expected she'd literally swap souls with me
01:38just to steal my mom.
01:40Sophia, just accept it.
01:41You and I are never swapping back in this life.
01:44While I was still spacing out,
01:45Jessica had already chugged the rest of that spiked drink
01:47and sprinted toward the black Escalade
01:49that picked me up from school every day.
01:50Watching her bouncing silhouette,
01:52I slowly shouldered her old canvas bag,
01:54spotted her mom's gray Honda in the crowd,
01:55and secretly let out that sigh of relief inside.
01:58God, I finally escaped my mom.
02:01Jess, something good happened today?
02:03Jessica's mom opened the car door for me.
02:04She had no makeup on,
02:06wore a pair of worn-out sneakers and a black hoodie.
02:08She looked kind of thin and pale,
02:09but the way she looked at me was crazy gentle.
02:11Yeah, I just suddenly figured out this problem
02:12I couldn't solve before.
02:13I answered while sliding into the back seat
02:15and accidentally caught my backpack strap on the door handle.
02:17Jessica's mom saw it, stopped the car right away,
02:19and helped me untangle the strap.
02:20She didn't scold me at all.
02:22Instead, she pinched my nose playfully and said,
02:24You're such a little kid. Now sit tight.
02:26I sat up straight like she said.
02:27The tip of my nose where she'd touched felt a sudden sting.
02:29Since I was 10, I've been living on my own.
02:31My mom's super busy, flying all over the world.
02:33She never picked me up from school
02:34or let me waste her time acting cute.
02:35We haven't touched each other in forever.
02:37Our conversations were like CEO to intern.
02:39She gave orders, I executed.
02:40If I did well, she'd wire money.
02:42If I messed up, there'd be punishment.
02:43Thinking about all the punishments I'd been through,
02:45I shivered. That bone-deep fear instantly spread through my whole body.
02:48I quickly calmed myself down inside.
02:50Don't be scared. You're Jessica now, not Sophia.
02:52You won't have to go through that anymore.
02:53Back at Jessica's place, it was even smaller than I'd imagined.
02:56The living room was kinda messy,
02:57with kids' picture books and Lego pieces all over the couch.
03:00Oh right, Jessica told me she has a little sister
03:02who's not even three yet.
03:04Jess, you still mad at mom?
03:06Jessica's mom took out a shoe box
03:07and put it on the coffee table.
03:09Those shoes you wanted, I saved up and got them for you.
03:11Check and see if these are the ones?
03:13I opened the box.
03:14Inside was a knock-off pair of Golden Goose sneakers.
03:16I knew for sure it was fake,
03:18because just last week,
03:19my mom bought me the real ones
03:20and ordered me to wear them to school on the 15th of every month.
03:23Even though I hated those shoes,
03:24I numbly followed her orders
03:25and wore the Golden Geest on the 15th.
03:27Back then, Jessica noticed my new shoes,
03:28looked up the price online,
03:29and sulked the whole day.
03:31Jess, did mom get the wrong ones?
03:32I looked at her hopeful eyes
03:34and felt a warmth rising in my chest.
03:35No, it's just one of my classmates has the same pair.
03:39Could I pick out something else instead?
03:41Of course.
03:42Here's my phone.
03:43Add whatever you pick to the shopping chart.
03:44I gotta run to the neighbors to pick up your little sister first.
03:47She handed me her phone and headed out,
03:48so she had to leave her younger daughter with the neighbors every day
03:50just to have time to pick up her older one.
03:52But a 17 or 18-year-old girl
03:53can totally take the bus to and from herself.
03:55She didn't really need to drive me every day.
03:56Was it to save a little on gas?
03:58I stared at her phone.
03:59It was an old iPhone from three years ago,
04:01with two cracks on the screen.
04:02The lock screen and wallpaper
04:03were both photos of Jess and her little sister.
04:05You could tell she was crazy frugal
04:06and loved her two kids to pieces.
04:08This is so nice.
04:09A mom this great is gonna be mine from now on.
04:11Because I picked out cheap shoes
04:12and patiently read picture books with little sis,
04:14Jessica's mom made a huge plate of spaghetti
04:16and meatballs to reward me.
04:18That night, for the first time ever,
04:20I ate dinner however I wanted.
04:21I grabbed whatever I liked,
04:23ate as much as I wanted,
04:24instead of sticking to those scheduled portion-controlled meals
04:26my mom forced on me.
04:27All those nutritious diet meals
04:29that ran through my whole teenage years,
04:30they were perfect, but ice cold.
04:31Organic ingredients delivered from Whole Foods
04:33had zero motherly warmth.
04:34They couldn't even compare to this plate
04:35of homemade meatball pasta,
04:36cooked with so much love.
04:38Jess, what's wrong?
04:38You feeling okay?
04:39No, it's just...
04:40Mom, your meatball pasta is so freaking good,
04:43I almost can't bring myself to eat it.
04:44Silly girl.
04:45Have more if you like it.
04:46I'll make it again tomorrow.
04:50My eyes started stinging.
04:52Something broken inside me for a long, long time
04:54slowly began to heal.
04:55So this is what it feels like to be loved by a mom.
04:58Like a spring breeze in California,
05:00like the California sun in winter.
05:02But just when I thought I could slowly pull myself out of hell
05:04in this cozy home,
05:06Jessica's mom got into a huge fight with her husband
05:08because of me.
05:11Two in the morning,
05:12the sound of the front door lock turning
05:13came from the living room.
05:15Jessica's mom quietly slipped out of bed.
05:18A girl, five bucks isn't enough for lunch?
05:20Jess loves meat.
05:21A single meat dish in the school cafeteria
05:23is three or four bucks now.
05:25Sometimes she needs stationery too,
05:26it's really not enough.
05:27A girl, five bucks isn't enough for lunch?
05:28Why the hell does she need more food money?
05:30Jess loves meat.
05:31A single meat dish in the school cafeteria
05:33is three or four bucks now.
05:34Sometimes she needs stationery too,
05:35it's really not enough.
05:36I work hard all day, you know?
05:37I'm not made of money.
05:38That's not the point, Mike.
05:39She's a growing girl.
05:40If she's so damn good at spending money,
05:41forget school and go work as a cashier at Walmart.
05:44It went quiet outside.
05:45My heart was pounding like crazy.
05:47I couldn't believe a father could say something so vicious.
05:50Mike, three years ago,
05:51you made me quit my job to have a second kid
05:52promising me three grand a month for house expenses.
05:54Two years ago,
05:55you said money was tight and cut it to 2,000.
05:56This year, you only give me 12,000.
05:58So please make up the 2,000
05:59and I'll add more for our daughter's lunch money.
06:01You three, nothing but a bunch of money grovers.
06:03You can't even give me a son.
06:04Why should I spend 1,200 bucks keeping you?
06:05I can keep a dog outside for 1,200
06:06and at least it would wag its tail at me.
06:08Another stretch of suffocating silence.
06:09I thought after being humiliated like that,
06:11she'd definitely ask for a divorce,
06:13but she didn't say a word.
06:14She just walked back into the room,
06:15completely crushed.
06:17I squeezed my eyes shut immediately.
06:19She didn't notice I was pretending to be asleep.
06:20She tucked the blanket around me,
06:21sat down beside me,
06:22and silently started crying.
06:24In that moment,
06:24I suddenly understood why Jessica wanted a rich mom so badly.
06:27The next morning,
06:28Jessica's mom apologized and told me,
06:30the neighbor had something come up
06:31and couldn't watch Little Sis,
06:32so I'd have to take the bus to school yourself.
06:33Mom, transfer 10 bucks to your Apple Pay.
06:35$2.50 for the bus,
06:36the rest is for lunch.
06:37Wait, not $5?
06:38Last night,
06:39Jessica's dad had clearly refused
06:41to increase her lunch money.
06:42You're still growing.
06:43I can't skimp on your food.
06:44It's only an extra $2.50 a day,
06:46like 60 or 70 bucks more a month.
06:47I'll cover it.
06:48Jess, don't hold back at school.
06:50Buy whatever you feel like eating.
06:51The rough callus on her fingertips
06:53gently froshed with Keefe,
06:54a little itchy,
06:55a little pain.
06:55I couldn't help it and hugged her.
06:57Thanks, mom.
06:57She froze for a second,
06:58then patted my back and mumbled,
07:00you silly kid.
07:01You're acting like a completely different person.
07:02I snapped back to reality instantly.
07:04I couldn't believe she'd noticed so fast.
07:06I practically fled the house
07:07and pulled out my phone,
07:08which I hadn't taken out all day yesterday.
07:12Unlocking it with face ID,
07:13Jessica's messages started popping up
07:14one after another.
07:15My etiquette teacher just praised me,
07:17said I've improved a ton.
07:18I got three A's in French oral class.
07:19If it were you,
07:20you probably wouldn't get a single one, right?
07:22The shrink is so cute, LOL.
07:23She actually seriously told me to get more sun.
07:25My life is so happy.
07:26Even if it rained every day,
07:27it wouldn't touch me.
07:28Hey, hey, you know what?
07:29The butler just reported to my mom
07:30that I aced all my Tuesday targets.
07:32Mom was super satisfied
07:33and randomly ordered me
07:34a Chanel haute couture set.
07:35Chanel haute couture?
07:36What's so great about that?
07:38There are over a dozen haute couture pieces
07:39hanging in the walk-in closet.
07:40Those expensive, fancy clothes
07:42are less comfortable to me
07:42than a school uniform
07:43because the second I put on
07:44those couture pieces,
07:46my whole name just becomes
07:46Mrs. Walker's daughter.
07:48At those suffocating social events,
07:49I couldn't even own my own feelings
07:51or facial expressions.
07:52Jess, your mom
07:53couldn't drive you again today?
07:55Olivia from the next class
07:56called out to me.
07:57Her sympathetic voice
07:57pulled me out of those bad memories.
07:59I froze for a second,
08:00gave her a smile,
08:01and said,
08:02yeah, my mom has to look
08:03after my little sister.
08:04How come you're not mad today?
08:05I thought you hated
08:06your little sister.
08:08Sister, read it.
08:09Hate my little sister?
08:11Jessica's little sister
08:11is like a squishy plush doll.
08:13When she blinked those big eyes
08:14and called me big sound
08:15her baby voice,
08:16my heart just melted.
08:17Why would Jessica hate her?
08:19Was it because of money again?
08:20On the bus,
08:21I kept reading G
08:22the messages from Jessica.
08:23Mom's coming back
08:24from Europe next week.
08:25When she does,
08:26I'll tell her I want to
08:26transfer back to private school,
08:27then go study in Switzerland.
08:29We've been besties for three years,
08:30so I guess we've got
08:31some kind of fate.
08:32As long as you keep
08:33everything about my high school
08:34years a secret,
08:34I can give you a chunk
08:35of hush money before I leave.
08:37Late at night,
08:37she sent a photo
08:38of the sparkling city view
08:39from her bedroom's
08:39floor-to-ceiling window.
08:41Jealous?
08:41This is the penthouse top floor
08:43you'll never, ever reach, Jessica.
08:44A life you'll never, ever have.
08:46The last two messages
08:47came five minutes ago.
08:48Princess has transferred $20 to you.
08:51Jessica, just saw you
08:52waiting for the bus.
08:53Your mom ditched you
08:53for your little sister again, right?
08:55So pathetic.
08:55Hurry up and Uber to school.
08:56I'll wait for you in the classroom.
08:58I hit receive
08:58and turned off the screen.
09:00It looked like Jessica
09:00had adapted to the
09:01Sophia identity perfectly.
09:02She could accept
09:03those tasteless custom health meals,
09:04those intense suffocating
09:05three-on-one tutoring sessions,
09:07and that empty,
09:08lifeless home
09:09with no family
09:09or warmth at all.
09:10She was basically
09:11the perfect daughter
09:12tailor-made for my mom.
09:13My mom always wanted
09:14a daughter who obeyed
09:15her orders
09:15with AI-liked precision.
09:16After seeing Jessica's
09:18performance yesterday,
09:19she's finally satisfied,
09:20I guess.
09:22Wait.
09:23Something suddenly hit me.
09:24I gripped my phone,
09:25cold sweat still seeping
09:26from my palms
09:26out of pure fear.
09:28Jessica made re
09:28three fatal mistakes.
09:30I made it to school
09:31just in time,
09:31dropped my canvas bag,
09:32panting.
09:33Jessica,
09:34who was scrolling
09:34through TikTok,
09:35glanced up at me.
09:36You took the money.
09:36Why didn't you take an Uber?
09:37I frowned,
09:38snatched her phone,
09:39and nervously closed
09:39the short video app.
09:40Stop scrolling.
09:41Something bad's gonna happen.
09:42What could possibly happen
09:43from scrolling TikTok?
09:44Jessica glared at me,
09:45annoyed.
09:46Give me back my phone.
09:47All your social accounts
09:48are monitored in real time.
09:49There are cameras
09:50all over the house.
09:50She knows every single
09:51thing you do.
09:52I took a deep breath,
09:53trying my best to sound calm.
09:54You know what?
09:54You made three fatal mistakes.
09:55Knowing her personality,
09:56we're both screwed.
09:57You're just a little girl to her.
09:58She can get rid of you anytime.
09:59Stakes?
10:00My performance last night
10:01was absolutely perfect.
10:02Even the butler
10:02didn't notice anything off.
10:03Who are you trying to scare?
10:04I'm not trying to scare you.
10:04Can you just listen and listen?
10:05I don't want to hear it, Jessica.
10:06Give me my phone back right now,
10:07or I'll make you buy me a new one.
10:10I was speechless.
10:10Suddenly, a guy's arm reached out.
10:12Ryan, the football captain
10:13Jessica had been crushing her forever,
10:14snatched the phone from my hand
10:15and smoothly hand it to her.
10:16Sophia, got your phone back for you.
10:19Oh.
10:19Jessica took the phone lukewarmly
10:21and placed it on the table.
10:22Ryan had no intention
10:23of leaving, though.
10:24Blushing, he asked quietly,
10:25Sophia, I heard you're
10:26really good at chess.
10:27Want to play a game after lunch?
10:29Nope, I'm busy.
10:31Jessica flat out
10:31rejected Ryan's invite.
10:33After putting her phone away,
10:34she flipped open
10:35her AP English textbook
10:35without even glancing up
10:37at her former crush.
10:38I didn't get Jessica's reaction either.
10:39Just the day before yesterday,
10:41she was deliberately creating
10:41coincidental meetings
10:42and hoping to be in the same group
10:43as Ryan in gym class.
10:45How could she change so fast?
10:46Why is she being like this?
10:47She was all over him yesterday,
10:49and now she's acting
10:50like he doesn't even exist.
10:51I'm going to take over
10:52Walker Group someday.
10:53Ryan's nowhere near
10:53good enough for me.
10:54Noticing me staring,
10:56Jessica smugly lifted her chin.
10:57In my eyes right now,
10:58he's just like you.
10:59Nothing but an insignificant
11:00grain of sand,
11:01not leaving a single trace
11:02in my life.
11:04I realized Jessica
11:05had completely bought
11:05into being Sophia,
11:06and right now,
11:07she was totally enjoying
11:08everything I used to hate.
11:09This was exactly
11:10what I'd hoped for.
11:11As long as she could
11:11keep fooling my mom,
11:13we could both live
11:14the lives we wanted.
11:15That day,
11:16I warned her over and over
11:17that Catherine was nothing
11:18like the model mother
11:19described in Forbes magazine,
11:20but a cold-blooded,
11:21ruthless monster.
11:22But Jessica kept thinking
11:23I was just trying to drive
11:24a wedge between them
11:24because she'd stolen my mom.
11:28In the end,
11:29I had to give up.
11:29I spent the whole afternoon
11:31writing down all 121 house rules
11:32in a notebook
11:33and gave it to her.
11:34But before she even
11:35looked closely,
11:36she tore those pages
11:36to shreds.
11:37I'm not falling for this.
11:38This is just your way
11:39of trying to steal
11:39your life back.
11:40Even if it is true,
11:41I don't need your reminders.
11:42I'm confident I can
11:42make mom accept me.
11:43Maybe mom will notice
11:44I'm a little different
11:44from before,
11:45but that's just me changing
11:46after realizing my past mistakes.
11:47From now on,
11:47be a well-behaved,
11:48sensible daughter.
11:49I've read your text history
11:50and I seriously don't get it.
11:51How could you want a mom
11:52who's just there by your side?
11:53I'd only feel grateful
11:54and heartbroken for my mom
11:55working her ass off
11:56out there every day.
11:56If my mom gave herself up
11:57to housework and kids
11:58like some stay-at-home housewives,
11:59I'd just be living
12:00like a homeless person,
12:01not even having bus feed.
12:01Jessica wasn't lying.
12:03Once during a downpour,
12:04her mom forgot to send
12:05her bus feed
12:05and she had to borrow
12:06two bucks from me.
12:07Right then,
12:08a message popped up
12:08on my phone.
12:09Honey, mom's helping
12:10the neighbor with some cleaning.
12:11Can you take the bus
12:11home by yourself?
12:12I made your favorite
12:13Italian dumplings today.
12:14If you're hungry
12:14when you get home,
12:15boil some first.
12:15Even though she'd forgotten
12:16the bus fare again,
12:17I held my phone
12:18and I don't know why,
12:19but just thinking about
12:20how she'd wrapped
12:20dumplings specially for me
12:21made me feel
12:22all warm inside.
12:23After school,
12:24Jessica noticed
12:24I was about to take the bus.
12:26She stopped me,
12:26all high and mighty.
12:28Your mom ditched you
12:28for your sister again?
12:29So pathetic.
12:30This young lady
12:30will transfer you
12:31another 20 bucks.
12:32Take an Uber home.
12:32Without waiting for my reply,
12:34she bossily sent over 20 bucks
12:35then ran off to that
12:36black Escalade
12:37without looking back.
12:38I took the money
12:38but had zero plans
12:39to take an Uber.
12:40Jessica's family
12:41isn't well of.
12:42Her mom even cleans
12:43for neighbors
12:43to earn extra cash.
12:44I wanted to save the money
12:45and give it to her.
12:48It was peak rush hour
12:49after school and work.
12:50The bus was totally packed.
12:51A bunch of students
12:52got on and off,
12:52but it stayed crazy crowded
12:54so much that I didn't notice
12:55some guy in a baseball cap
12:56had been standing next to me
12:57for several stops.
13:01Hey, it's you.
13:02Sorry.
13:02Lost my balance.
13:04He acted like he knew Jessica,
13:06greeting me all casual.
13:07I pressed my lips together,
13:08said nothing
13:08and turned my back to him.
13:11I thought that'd keep me safe
13:12but his hand crawled
13:13onto my waist like an ant.
13:14Little girl,
13:15let your uncle just hold on, okay?
13:17Every hair on my body stood up.
13:18Instinctively,
13:18I grabbed that hand
13:19and held it tight.
13:20The Brazilian jiu-jitsu
13:21I trained since I was a killed
13:21finally came in handy today.
13:23I finally got why Jessica
13:24never wanted me to take the bus.
13:25She'd definitely been harassed too,
13:26which was why she made her mom
13:27drive her every day.
13:28But the second her mom
13:29couldn't pick her up
13:29because of some small thing,
13:30she was back in danger.
13:31But why didn't she ever call the cops
13:32or tell her family about this?
13:34What's going on?
13:35Three hours later,
13:36I got my answer.
13:37Jess, go home and take a shower first.
13:39Mom's got to pick up your little sister.
13:40It was already 9 p.m.
13:41when Jessica's mom
13:41brought me home
13:42from the police station.
13:43Looking at her puffy,
13:44red eyes,
13:45I felt so guilty.
13:46Truth was,
13:46I didn't get the short end
13:47of the stick at all.
13:48I actually kicked out
13:49two of that guy's front teeth,
13:50but she kept blaming herself
13:51the whole time
13:52for not picking me up.
13:55I need to report
13:56a case of harassment.
13:57My daughter was followed
13:57home from school today.
13:58Honestly, she did amazing.
13:59She rushed to the station
14:00right away in a dirty apron,
14:01trying her best to keep it together
14:02and handle it rationally.
14:03This is already the third time,
14:04isn't it?
14:05No one can do anything
14:06to me anyway.
14:07She lunged at him,
14:08trying to hit him,
14:08but two cops immediately
14:09held her back.
14:10Struggling, she screamed,
14:10I looked at this tiny woman
14:12and I saw something
14:13I'd never seen before.
14:14During all this,
14:14she called Mike.
14:15The response she got was,
14:16you're an embarrassment.
14:17Get your ass back home now.
14:19Honestly, I wasn't surprised
14:20by her husband's
14:20insane reaction anymore.
14:21What I didn't expect was,
14:22the second I opened
14:23the front door,
14:24he flew into a rage,
14:24rushed over,
14:25and slapped me across the face.
14:26You stupid brat
14:27out there seducing men all day!
14:28I told you to go back to Texas
14:29and marry my friend's son.
14:30His family promised
14:31to buy me a pickup truck
14:31and now it's all ruined
14:32and you knocked out
14:33two of his teeth.
14:34I'm not paying to afford
14:34to go single cent for you.
14:35If you can't afford
14:36to go sell yourself,
14:37I'm so damn unlucky
14:37stuck with you three dicks.
14:39He didn't give a damn
14:39about what his daughter
14:40had been through.
14:40He actually thought
14:41her being harassed
14:42was just an embarrassment for him.
14:43Mike, have you lost your mind?
14:44This isn't her fault at all,
14:45it's that pervert
14:46who hurt our daughter.
14:46You said, Leah, son,
14:47it's all your fault
14:47for insisting she go to high school.
14:49What's the point of girls studying?
14:50It's being treated like...
14:52Mike, that's enough.
14:54What, Emily,
14:54you want a divorce?
14:55You can't bear to leave
14:56these two little Brits?
14:57Don't forget,
14:58you've got zero income right now.
14:59How the hell
14:59are you going to survive
15:00with two kids?
15:00That half-hearted resistance
15:01just brought an even more
15:02vicious beating from Mike.
15:04I'll teach you
15:05to fucking talk back to me!
15:09Jess, murder is against the law.
15:11Pete, please stop fighting.
15:13Big sis hug.
15:15Don't be afraid, Mom's here.
15:17The room fell silent.
15:18Mom sued little sis
15:18and went to check on Mike.
15:19Frustrated, I grabbed her.
15:20Mom, can you just divorce him?
15:21Jess, just focus on your studies.
15:23Kids shouldn't meddle
15:24in grown-up stuff.
15:25In that moment,
15:25I felt so disappointed.
15:26But soon,
15:26I figured out
15:27what was holding her back.
15:28I took out my phone
15:29and texted Jessica,
15:30lend me 500 bucks.
15:31Dad's violent.
15:31We have nowhere to go.
15:32Wednesday night at 9.30,
15:33she should have just finished
15:34her business management class.
15:35Knowing her,
15:36she'd start scrolling her phone
15:37the second class ended.
15:38Sure enough,
15:38within a minute,
15:39she replied.
15:42I snapped a photo of Mike
15:43lying unconscious
15:44and sent it.
15:49It's okay, Emma.
15:53I calmly locked the screen.
15:54Years of harsh training
15:55had taught me
15:56to quickly steady my emotions
15:57in most situations.
15:58But this time,
15:58I was scared.
15:59Mom, if I stay here any longer,
16:00I'm scared I won't be able
16:00to stop myself from killing Dad.
16:03Can you come with me
16:04and stay somewhere else
16:05just for one night?
16:06Let's go.
16:07We're leaving right now.
16:13We spent the night
16:14at a Hampton Inn near school.
16:15The next day,
16:16I got to school
16:17even earlier than Jessica.
16:18You're not hurt?
16:19No.
16:20I suddenly remembered
16:21all the bruises
16:21that randomly showed up
16:22on Jessica
16:22over the past past three years.
16:24I lowered my gaze a little.
16:26What?
16:26Can't believe parents
16:27like that exist?
16:28Then let me tell you,
16:29your hard days are just beginning.
16:30And don't you dare dream
16:31of saving your mom.
16:32She's long used to this life
16:33and she's convinced
16:34she's staying for the kids' sake.
16:35Mom agreed to a divorce.
16:36Impossible.
16:37She doesn't have the guts
16:38to divorce.
16:38If you don't get a divorce,
16:39I will stop going to school.
16:40A daughter is Emily's weakness,
16:42but she can also be her armor.
16:43Emily really does love Jessica.
16:45Do you want your daughter
16:46to go to the magnet school?
16:47Fine.
16:47Resign and have a second child
16:48and I'll sign the papers.
16:49I only found out
16:50when I threatened to drop out
16:51to pressure her into a divorce.
16:52Three years ago,
16:53she'd agreed to quit her job
16:54and have a second child
16:55just so her husband
16:55would let Jessica go
16:56to this highly ranked
16:57magnet school.
16:58Jess, you can't freak out.
16:59Getting into college is your...
17:00She was afraid of losing custody,
17:01but she was even more afraid
17:02of her daughter,
17:03marrying young like she did
17:04and going through
17:04the same painful life.
17:05I bet right.
17:06Even though she wasn't ready at all,
17:08she still promised me
17:08as long as I kept studying,
17:10she'd get divorced.
17:11Loving your kids
17:12more than yourself,
17:12maybe that's a trait
17:13of most stay-at-home moms,
17:14unlike Catherine,
17:15who only cares about herself.
17:16I gripped my pen,
17:17wanting to write something
17:18to calm down.
17:18Jessica, you must really
17:19want to swap back.
17:20That's why you're telling me
17:21all this?
17:21Don't waste your energy.
17:22My mom comes back in four days
17:24and then I'm off
17:24to the late private school.
17:26Congrats to you then.
17:27I didn't tell her
17:28what was waiting for her
17:28in four days.
17:29On the very first day
17:30of the swap,
17:30Jessica made three fatal mistakes.
17:32First, she got three A's
17:33in French oral class.
17:34The reason I never got A's
17:35in my other courses
17:36was that the second I did,
17:37Catherine would raise the bar,
17:38except for oral class.
17:39Even if I wanted an A,
17:40I couldn't get one
17:41because I'm not good
17:42at expressing myself.
17:43Most of the time,
17:44I just quietly listened
17:45to the teacher
17:46and avoided talking
17:46as much as possible.
17:47Second, she opened the curtains.
17:49After mom and dad divorced,
17:50she made an enemy
17:51out of the Morgan family.
17:53All these years,
17:54the Morgans have been spying on us,
17:55so my curtains have never been opened
17:57and they're not allowed
17:57to be opened.
17:58That night,
17:59when Catherine saw
17:59in the surveillance footage
18:00that Jessica had opened the curtains
18:02and was standing by the window
18:03taking photos,
18:03she definitely got suspicious.
18:05Third, she took out
18:06her phone at home.
18:07Every corner of that house
18:07has cameras,
18:08including the bedroom.
18:10So I never take my phone out
18:11after I get home
18:12because the punishment
18:13for wasting time
18:13is beyond terrifying.
18:15I never want to go
18:15through that again.
18:16And Jessica sent me
18:17all those messages that night.
18:18She's about to face
18:19my mom's harshest punishment.
18:20That's Catherine's style,
18:21cold with clear rewards
18:22and punishments.
18:23You can eat.
18:24She allows you to mess up
18:25and she won't correct you
18:26right away,
18:27but she'll use other methods
18:28to make you remember
18:29that mistake forever,
18:30making you submit
18:30to her completely in despair.
18:32I told you,
18:32junk food is forbidden.
18:33Since you ate it,
18:35swim for two hours
18:36and burn that junk off.
18:37Half an hour later,
18:38I collapsed from exhaustion
18:39and nearly drowned.
18:40If the doctor and assistant
18:41hadn't been watching,
18:42I'd probably be dead.
18:44This went on from age 10
18:45all the way to senior year.
18:47Eight whole years.
18:47I'd reached my breaking point
18:48long ago.
18:49I never imagined
18:50I'd accidentally swap souls
18:51with Jessica.
18:51Since she likes Catherine so much,
18:53let Catherine be her mom forever.
18:54The next day,
18:55halfway through class,
18:56I spotted Laura,
18:57the assistant,
18:57outside the classroom.
18:58Sophia,
18:59your mom called in a leave for you.
19:00Like the fading at the school gate,
19:01you can head out first.
19:02Jessica was too excited to notice.
19:04She thought her rich mom
19:05was taking her to a private school.
19:06She looked at got me smugly.
19:07We won't be seeing each other again.
19:08I didn't respond.
19:09Every muscle in my body tensed up,
19:11my mind replaying over and over
19:13whether I'd done anything wrong.
19:15Even though I was Jessica now,
19:16my fear of Catherine
19:17was like a nightmare
19:18I just couldn't shake.
19:19The second I hear her name,
19:20I get physically sick.
19:21The moment I see her,
19:22I'm like a drowning fish,
19:23gasping for air.
19:24I can only breathe again
19:25once she's gone.
19:27Same this time.
19:28It wasn't until I watched Jessica
19:30get into Catherine's Maybach
19:31and saw that car drive away
19:32that my tense nerves
19:33finally started to relax.
19:34But deep down,
19:35I silently prayed,
19:36I hope Jessica really can
19:37do what she said,
19:38get Catherine's approval
19:39and those two can be locked together
19:41forever as mother and daughter.
19:42The next day,
19:43Jessica didn't show up for class.
19:45The day after that,
19:46she still didn't come.
19:49I tentatively asked the counselor
19:50if Sophia had transferred schools.
19:52No, Sophia's mom said she's sick
19:53and needs to rest up at home
19:54for a few days.
19:55But the counselor said,
19:56sick?
19:56Rest up for a few days?
19:58When I ran away from home
19:58in eighth grade and got caught,
20:00Catherine used the exact same excuse
20:01with my counselor.
20:02Then I got thrown
20:02into the reflection room.
20:03The reflection room was a converted
20:05first floor guest bedroom.
20:06No windows,
20:07just a chair,
20:08a desk,
20:08and a bedpan.
20:09Once locked in,
20:09I had to write self-criticism letters
20:11every day,
20:12exactly as Catherine demanded.
20:13And I wouldn't be let out
20:14until she was satisfied.
20:15There's a huge chance
20:16Jessica's been locked
20:17in that reflection room right now.
20:18I hope she just repents
20:19like a good girl.
20:20If she stubbornly refuses
20:21to admit fault,
20:22the butler and other staff
20:23will all be sent in turns
20:24into the reflection room
20:25to persuade her,
20:26eating,
20:26drinking,
20:26and doing their business
20:27right there with her.
20:28It's as terrifying as it gets.
20:30But the butler and staff
20:31all volunteer for it.
20:32They get a $500 bonus
20:33for each day they spend in there.
20:34Only I got breakdowns
20:35and despair out of it.
20:36The more I thought about it,
20:37the more freaked out I got.
20:39The second school let out,
20:40I bolted back to the rental.
20:41Jess,
20:41your dad and I went to the courthouse
20:42to file for divorce today,
20:43and Walker Group
20:44sent me a job interview invitation.
20:46I really didn't expect them
20:46to give me a shot at 37.
20:49Mom,
20:4937 is nothing.
20:50Walker's a woman-friendly company.
20:52A lot of employees
20:52are women over 40,
20:53including plenty of stay-at-home moms
20:54returning to work.
20:55You'll see when you get there.
20:56I haven't worked in three years.
20:57I don't know if I can do it.
20:59Mom,
20:59relax 100%.
21:00Walker has onboarding training.
21:02HR will decide based on that
21:03whether you start work
21:04or keep training.
21:05If you really can't handle
21:06the current position,
21:07they'll reassign you
21:08based on your here strengths.
21:09Really?
21:10Jess,
21:11with all the school stress you're under,
21:12you still specially help mom
21:13look into work stuff.
21:14Mom really feels
21:15so bad for you.
21:16Mom,
21:16you were always too scared
21:17to divorce before,
21:18but now that you've actually done it,
21:19don't you see divorcing's not that scary
21:20and going back to work's
21:21not that scary either?
21:22Once you take that first step,
21:23the way ahead clears up.
21:23You're right.
21:24If I really want what's best
21:25for you and Emma,
21:25I need to set a good example
21:26for you both.
21:27A bad marriage isn't worth
21:27hanging on to or missing.
21:28Even if I'm almost 40,
21:30I still have a chance
21:30to fix my mistakes.
21:32For my daughters,
21:32there's nothing I'm not willing to risk.
21:34Just for her daughters?
21:35I actually wanted to tell her
21:36she could make these changes
21:36for herself too.
21:38But in that moment,
21:38I thought of Catherine again.
21:40I can understand the perseverance
21:41and pressure of a working mom,
21:42and I can understand the hard work
21:43and sacrifice of a stay-at-home mom.
21:45But I'll never,
21:45ever understand Catherine.
21:47She wouldn't spend time with me,
21:48yet controlled me every second.
21:49She was like a truly
21:50pathological extreme.
21:53After dinner,
21:54I pulled out my phone
21:55and casually opened Instagram.
21:56Right then,
21:57I scrolled onto a live stream
21:58of the Walker Group's
21:58Lakeside Charity Auction,
21:59and I was shocked speechless.
22:01Not because this event,
22:02usually fixed in winter,
22:03had suddenly been moved up
22:04by over half a year,
22:05but because Catherine
22:06had not only brought
22:07Jessica to the event,
22:08but also allowed her
22:08to answer reporters' questions freely.
22:10Jessica was wearing
22:11that new Chanel haute couture
22:12Catherine brought back from Paris,
22:14looking like a proud white swan.
22:15It seemed like she and Catherine
22:16were getting along pretty well.
22:18This can't be,
22:18just as I thought.
22:19Jessica,
22:20who'd been elegantly answering questions,
22:21suddenly snatched the microphone
22:22from the host.
22:23Catherine Walker,
22:24you're a goddamn
22:25through-and-through psycho!
22:26Sophia,
22:27why are you calling
22:27Mrs. Walker a psycho?
22:28She's your mother!
22:28She's not my mom!
22:29She's insane!
22:30Look at this,
22:31and you'll see
22:31just how crazy she is!
22:32Even blood sugar
22:33has to be monitored in real time.
22:34No wonder it's pushed her
22:36to this state.
22:37For three days straight,
22:38Catherine locked me
22:39in a windowless reflection room
22:40and played videos of my life
22:40after age 10
22:41from morning to night!
22:42I wasn't allowed to eat
22:42or sleep until I finished them,
22:44but those videos add up
22:44to over 3,000 hours!
22:45How could I possibly finish that?
22:46She wants to drive me insane!
22:48She just wants to push me to death!
22:49Mrs. Walker,
22:50is what Sophia said true?
22:51Our group always claims
22:52to be a woman-friendly company.
22:53Doesn't this behavior
22:53smack of abusing a minor?
22:57First,
22:57my daughter was born
22:58on January 31, 2007,
22:59so she's already an adult.
23:01Second,
23:01teen girls can be a bit rebellious,
23:02and my daughter is no exception.
23:04Catherine,
23:05this isn't rebellion.
23:06In just three days,
23:06I'm already on the verge
23:07of a breakdown.
23:08What normal mother
23:08installs this many cameras
23:09at home to spy on her daughter?
23:10What normal mother
23:11enforces 121 house rules
23:12on her daughter?
23:13What mother uses
23:13a lie detector on her daughter,
23:15forces her to undergo hypnosis?
23:16And what normal mother
23:17edits together a combination
23:17of her daughter's failures,
23:19mistakes,
23:19moments of fear and tears,
23:20and plays it over and over
23:21to torture her
23:21whenever she misbehaves?
23:22Catherine,
23:23you're not normal.
23:23You're a monster.
23:24You need to see a psychiatrist.
23:26Sophia,
23:27the one who needs
23:27to seriously see a shank
23:28is you.
23:28Dr. Nelson's
23:30psychological evaluation report
23:31shows you're currently
23:32severely suicidal.
23:38Truth is,
23:39I'd done this before too,
23:40exposed Catherine
23:41as a control freak in public.
23:42It was totally useless.
23:43My mom's an expert
23:44at mental torture.
23:45I had no physical evidence
23:46to accuse her of abuse,
23:47and most people
23:47didn't buy it either
23:48that Catherine,
23:49who championed women
23:50supporting women,
23:51could treat her own daughter
23:51in such a sick way.
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