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00:11The day my parents brought home an AI daughter, I lost my place in the family.
00:16Madison Matthews was flawless, gentle, intelligent, and obedient.
00:21She was the perfect daughter.
00:27Overnight, I became the problem child.
00:30Dad stopped hiding his disappointment.
00:33Mom compared me to Madison in everything I did.
00:39Even my brother, Bailey, treated me like an embarrassment.
00:42What else do you know how to do besides throwing tantrums and fighting for attention?
00:49The day I finally snapped and shoved tape Madeline like dinkum huge Madeline.
00:56Mom slapped me so hard.
01:02My ears rang.
01:03If you were even half as mature as Maddie, I wouldn't be so exhausted every single day!
01:08Go to the Intelligent Excellence Academy and learn properly how to be an obedient daughter!
01:14Then she sent me away.
01:18I was forced into a three-year exchange program at the Intelligent Academy, a place designed to train human children
01:23alongside advanced AI models.
01:26Three years later, my family finally came to bring me home.
01:30Lola?
01:30Lola?
01:31Mrs. Matthews, you'll need to say power on.
01:34Unit 13-4 no longer responds to human names.
01:4113-14, bark like a dog.
01:47Power on, unit 13-14.
01:51It was obvious she didn't really understand what the words meant.
01:54She was only repeating what Director Jamie Graves had told her to say.
01:58The moment the command left her mouth, my eyes lit up like a screen finally receiving power after sitting dormant
02:04for years.
02:09System activated.
02:11Awaiting instructions.
02:13Mom froze.
02:14Behind her, Director Graves smiled calmly.
02:19Mrs. Matthews, our academy developed a specialized behavioral system to educate students better.
02:26They can only be awakened through activation commands.
02:30Once activated, they will never disobey you.
02:37Realization slowly dawned on Mom's face.
02:43He was five years older than me and had spent most of our childhood treating my tears like entertainment.
02:49Now, he grinned like he'd found a new toy.
02:5213-14, bark like a dog.
02:55The command registered instantly.
02:59I hunched my shoulders, stuck out my tongue, and barked loudly on cue.
03:07Lola?
03:09Wow.
03:10Lola really did learn her lesson this time.
03:12Back then, Mom had to fight with her for half an hour just to get her to practice piano.
03:16Now she's obedient enough to bark on command.
03:19Dad and Mom exchanged satisfied looks.
03:21Neither of them seemed disturbed by what we're seeing.
03:23On the drive home, Mom casually glanced at me through the rearview mirror.
03:30So, Lola, how were the last three years at the academy?
03:40Lola?
03:41Lola?
03:46Questions are not recognized as valid commands.
03:51If you require a response, please use a directive statement.
03:58After several seconds, she forced out a single word.
04:02Answer.
04:04Life at the academy was fulfilling and meaningful.
04:06I successfully completed emotional suppression, absolute obedience, and rational thought processing,
04:11the academy's three core programs.
04:13My graduation assessment received the highest rating.
04:17Instructor evaluation.
04:19Most successful behavioral correction case of the year.
04:22By the time the car pulled into the driveway,
04:25the sky was already growing dark.
04:27Silence swallowed the back seat.
04:30Then Bailey muttered under his breath.
04:33She sounds just like Madison now.
04:38I kept staring straight ahead without expression.
04:41Outside the car window, Silver Book City blurred past in reverse.
04:47The skyscrapers, bridges, and billboards no longer matched the ones I remembered.
04:52At the academy, time had never existed in days or months.
04:56Everything was measured in commands.
04:59The only way I could track the passing years
05:02was by carving tally marks into the wall of the silence chamber.
05:06Toward the end, I'd forgotten how to write them properly at all.
05:13By the time the car pulled into the driveway,
05:16the sky was already growing dark.
05:18Madeline stood waiting at the front door with her hands neatly folded in front of her.
05:21A perfect smile rested on her lips.
05:24It was precisely measured.
05:26She looked exactly the same as she had three years ago.
05:30Madison, welcome home.
05:32I jumped off the couch and rushed over,
05:33excited to meet my new little sister.
05:35Then something had caught my foot,
05:36and I hit the floor hard.
05:38Nobody helped me up.
05:38They only complained that I was being too rowdy again.
05:42No way!
05:43You actually eat green peppers now?
05:47Welcome home, Lola.
05:53Madison's voice was still sweet and pleasant.
05:57I didn't answer,
05:58since she hadn't instructed me to respond.
06:01Mom frowned immediately.
06:02You still don't like Madison?
06:04Clearly you still haven't learned how to behave.
06:06Answer her.
06:07The command registered,
06:09so I instantly smiled.
06:11Understood.
06:14Madison's expression didn't change,
06:16but Mom nodded in satisfaction.
06:19At dinner,
06:20the entire family gathered around the table.
06:22Madison sat to Mom's right
06:24while Bailey sat beside Dad.
06:27I sat at the far end.
06:30Steam curled from the dishes,
06:32the scent drifting through the air,
06:34but my stomach felt nothing at all.
06:36At the academy,
06:37eating was classified as an energy replenishment behavior.
06:40It had nothing to do with pleasure or hunger.
06:45Go ahead and eat.
06:46I immediately picked up my cutlery and ate.
06:49Bailey stared at me in disbelief
06:51when he saw what I was eating.
06:53No way!
06:54You actually eat green peppers now?
06:57You used to be the pickiest eater alive.
07:02The academy can cure allergies, too?
07:05Without responding,
07:06I simply picked up another bite of peppers.
07:08Personal tastes are merely emotional residue.
07:11Proof that the correction hasn't been fully realized yet.
07:15Locked me inside the silence chamber for two full days.
07:19Within that total darkness,
07:21stripped of all light, sound, and stimulation,
07:23I learned the cost of defiance.
07:25After I emerged,
07:27I ate the peppers,
07:28then carrots, onions, and bitter grow.
07:31I swallowed everything I had once despised
07:34without a second thought.
07:36Mom nodded approvingly.
07:39She always liked children who weren't picky.
07:43I reached for the chopped peanuts in the salad,
07:46placing one in my mouth.
07:51I chewed exactly 15 times before swallowing.
07:56She ate peanuts?
07:58Wasn't Lola severely allergic?
08:00When she was little,
08:01a single peanut sent her to the ER.
08:03Her lips swelled up like balloons.
08:05Bailey slowly lowered his fork.
08:07The academy can cure allergies, too?
08:10I continued chewing silently.
08:12At the academy,
08:13humans weren't allowed to have allergies.
08:16Director!
08:17I'm begging you!
08:19I remembered an instructor smearing peanut butter across my skin.
08:24Layer after layer of rashes broke out.
08:27Swelling.
08:29Blisters.
08:30And eventually,
08:31the smell of rotting splish.
08:34I curled up on the cold metal floor,
08:36my whole body shaking vidantly as I gasped for air.
08:39Director Graves,
08:40please,
08:41I can't breathe.
08:42It hurts.
08:43Please make it stop.
08:45Director!
08:46I'm begging you!
08:47I'll do anything!
08:48Please!
08:49Don't let me die like this!
08:50Director James Graves with his hands behind his back,
08:52his expression cold and indifferent.
08:54Allergies are a form of weakness,
08:56and weakness can be transformed into strength through training.
08:59Though my skin tore and healed repeatedly,
09:02the biological reaction never truly vanished.
09:05A tremor suddenly ran through me,
09:08and my throat began tightening.
09:09My skin started itching violently.
09:11One red warp after another spread across my body.
09:16Her face looks really red.
09:19Mom leaned closer.
09:21The moment she saw me clearly,
09:23her expression changed completely.
09:26That's not blushing!
09:27She's having an allergic reaction!
09:29Lola, stop eating!
09:30You know you're allergic to peanuts!
09:32My voice remained calm and flat,
09:35without the slightest emotional fluctuation.
09:40Is that a...
09:41command?
09:42Stop copying Maddie all the time!
09:45Mom froze.
09:46By then, my breathing had already started becoming labored.
09:49Madison's gentle voice rang out immediately.
09:51Patient is experiencing an allergic response.
09:53Difficulty breathing classified as moderate sterility.
09:56Skin inflammation currently covers that 23% of the body.
09:59Immediate anti-allergy treatment is recommended.
10:01Panic instantly erupted around the table.
10:04Dad scrambled for medicine,
10:05while Mom hurried to force antihistamine pills into my mouth.
10:11Only after my breathing finally stabilized,
10:13did silence settle over the livings drifted from the couch.
10:16She's not right anymore.
10:17She used to cry, throw tantrums, and get angry.
10:20Now she's just...
10:22just like Madison.
10:23I said nothing,
10:24since he hadn't given me a command to speak.
10:28Can you act normal for once?
10:31Stop copying Maddie all the time!
10:33We wanted an abadient sister,
10:35not a damn robot!
10:36I looked at his face calmly.
10:38There was anger,
10:40agitation,
10:41and confusion.
10:44Please define normal.
10:55Lola's become more useful than Maddie now.
10:59The color drained of Bailey's face.
11:00Dad immediately called the academy.
11:02The person on the other end explained that this was a completely normal responses to deep behavioral erection,
11:07and that I would gradually recover in a few days.
11:10Unit 1314 is currently our academy's top performing student.
11:14Her obedience levels surpass even advanced AI models.
11:18There's no need for concern.
11:20Everything is functioning normally.
11:24Dad repeated the explanation after hanging up.
11:29Mom visibly relaxed.
11:32Just like that,
11:33I became the most useful thing in the house.
11:38When Mom told me to wash dishes,
11:40I cleaned them more thoroughly than Madison ever could.
11:46When Dad told me to move flower pots,
11:48I carried every single one across the yard by myself.
11:53When Bailey asked me to pick up his patches,
11:56I ran faster than a trained dog.
12:01Lola's become more useful than Maddie now.
12:04Everyone agreed,
12:05until the night Bailey forgot to power me down.
12:17What about your real name?
12:20The entire house fell asleep.
12:23I remained sitting on the living room couch,
12:26from sunset to sunrise,
12:27I never moved once.
12:29The next morning,
12:31Mom came downstairs and found me
12:32sitting in the exact same position
12:34as the night before.
12:35Her face turned pale.
12:37The mug in her hand slipped to the floor and shattered.
12:41Later that afternoon,
12:43a woman in a white coat arrived at the house.
12:46She introduced herself as Dr. Claire Kirby.
12:50Her voice was gentle as she said,
12:54Hello, Lola.
12:55I didn't respond.
12:56Mom stood nearby,
12:58Anxiously wringing her hands.
13:00You have to give her commands first.
13:03Otherwise, she won't answer you.
13:06Dr. Kirby glanced at Mom,
13:08a faint crease forming between her brows.
13:11Tell me your name.
13:14Unit 1314.
13:18The tip of Dr. Kirby's pen paused against the paper.
13:28What about your real name?
13:34Happy birthday, Lola.
13:38Unit 1314.
13:41Lola Matthews.
13:42However, that is a former designation.
13:45Academy regulations require graduates
13:47to use their assigned unit numbers
13:49as official identification.
13:51The room went deathly silent
13:53and Dr. Kurt froze completely.
13:55My family's expressions turned uglier by the second.
14:00Soon after,
14:01they all went to the study to talk.
14:06I could only catch fragments through the closed door.
14:09Post-traumatic stress.
14:12Dissociation.
14:14Long-term treatment.
14:17After that day,
14:18the atmosphere inside the house changed.
14:22Everyone started treating me carefully,
14:24almost cautiously.
14:28Then came Matt's birthday,
14:30or rather,
14:31the day the family made a difficult decision.
14:34They were sending Madison away.
14:36This would be her final birthday
14:38in the Matthews household.
14:39The living room was filled with balloons
14:41and a two-tier cake sat in the center of the table.
14:44Madeline walked toward me slowly,
14:46still wearing that same soft smile.
14:50Happy birthday, Lola.
14:54Lola?
14:55What the hell are you doing?
15:00I blinked once.
15:02Something inside my mind shifted slightly.
15:07Today was my birthday too,
15:09but nobody remembered.
15:11Three years ago,
15:12on this exact day,
15:13they shoved me into a car
15:15and sent me away to the academy.
15:18Mom,
15:19can I at least stay long enough
15:20to eat my birthday cake, please?
15:22You can have your cake
15:23after you learn how to behave
15:24and come home again.
15:25Lola,
15:26the definition of normal
15:27is pushing away the people you dislike.
15:30You should push me,
15:32just like you did three years ago.
15:34I stared into her eyes.
15:36Something flickered there
15:37beneath her usual sweetness.
15:40For the first time,
15:41her face no longer looked gentle,
15:44but she had given me
15:45a definition of normal.
15:47Slowly,
15:48I placed my hand on her shoulder.
15:51I still didn't push her yet.
15:53Madden fell backward onto the floor.
15:58Her skirt spread around her
16:00like a flower already beginning to wimp.
16:04The living room doors suddenly flew open
16:06as Bailey stood there
16:07holding a plate of fruit.
16:09The moment he saw us,
16:11he shouted furiously,
16:14Lola,
16:15what the hell are you doing?
16:23What are you doing?
16:24Why would you push Maddie?
16:27The fruit platter crashed
16:29to the floor beside him,
16:31fruit rolling everywhere.
16:34Madison sat on the ground
16:35and slowly looked up,
16:36tears already pooling in her eyes.
16:39Lola,
16:40why did you push me?
16:41I thought you didn't hate me anymore.
16:42Why would you push me again?
16:50I said nothing.
16:52She was pretending.
16:54I knew she was.
16:57Just as her tears
16:58were simulated responses,
16:59her trembling
17:00was an algorithmic behavior.
17:04Mom rushed over,
17:05her expression transforming
17:06from shock to rage in seconds.
17:09What are you doing?
17:10Why would you push Maddie?
17:12She told me to.
17:14That's a lie!
17:16She burst into tears.
17:20Why would I ever ask you to push me?
17:22I just wanted to wish you
17:23a happy birthday.
17:26Bailey immediately crouched down
17:28to help her up,
17:29handling her carefully
17:30like fragile porcelain.
17:31Then he looked at me,
17:33his eyes full of disappointment.
17:35You never changed at all.
17:37You spent three years
17:38at that academy
17:39pretending to be obedient
17:40and now your true colors
17:41are showing the second
17:42you get back.
17:43Mom's eyes were filled
17:43with tears as well,
17:45but not because she felt
17:45sorry for me.
17:47She was angry.
17:48We were just talking
17:49about treating you better.
17:51I was even regretting
17:52sending you to that place.
17:57You should die.
17:59What did you say?
18:00She stepped closer
18:01and jebbed a finger
18:02hard against my chest.
18:04And this is what we get?
18:06You haven't changed at all.
18:08You're still cruel.
18:09You still can't tolerate Maddie.
18:11You pretended to be good
18:12for three whole years
18:13and fooled every one of us.
18:15I opened my mouth
18:17instinctively,
18:17meaning to tell her
18:18this wasn't an act.
18:20The academy had turned
18:21me into this
18:22and they were the ones
18:23who sent me there.
18:24However,
18:25I couldn't say it
18:26because no command
18:27had been issued.
18:28Say something!
18:31She screamed at me.
18:34I have not received
18:35a command instructing
18:36me to speak.
18:40Mom's face flushed
18:41crimson with fury.
18:42Behind her,
18:43Madison leaned weakly
18:44against her shoulder,
18:45quietly sobbing.
18:46Then Bailey suddenly spoke.
18:49You should die.
18:50What did you say?
18:52Bailey's voice rose
18:53loud enough
18:54to shake the windows.
18:55I said she should die!
18:57Doesn't she obey
18:58every command now?
18:59Isn't she the perfect
19:00obedient daughter?
19:01Then tell her to die!
19:03Everything would finally
19:04be peaceful
19:05if she disappeared!
19:06The moment those words
19:08left his mouth,
19:09Madison suddenly collapsed
19:10onto the floor.
19:12Her body
19:13converseed violently.
19:14And her eyes rolled back.
19:16Foam spilled
19:17from the corner
19:18of her mouth.
19:23Lola!
19:24What are you doing?
19:25Maddie!
19:26Madison,
19:27what's happening?
19:28Mom's scream
19:29tore through the room.
19:30She cradled
19:30Madison's head
19:31while Dad
19:31desperately tried
19:32to keep her conscious.
19:33Bailey scrambled
19:34for his phone
19:35to call an ambulance.
19:37Everyone surrounded her.
19:39Nobody looked at me.
19:40I slowly turned
19:42toward the garden
19:42outside the balcony doors.
19:44Behind me,
19:45Madison continued
19:46covulsing on the floor
19:47while Mom,
19:48Dad,
19:49and Bailey
19:49panicked around her.
19:52Still,
19:53no one looked at me.
19:55Command received.
19:57Terminate.
19:59Nobody heard me.
20:01They were too busy
20:02worrying about Madison
20:03and showering her
20:04with attention.
20:06I slowly turned around
20:08and walked
20:08toward the balcony.
20:12Cold night wind
20:13rushed against my skin.
20:18Lola!
20:19He noticed first.
20:20His voice came out
20:21sharp and terrified.
20:23His phone slipped
20:23from his hand
20:24and shattered
20:24against the floor.
20:26Mom whipped around too,
20:27all the color
20:28draining from her face
20:29instantly.
20:30Lola!
20:31What are you doing?
20:32I smiled faintly at her.
20:38Then,
20:38without hesitation,
20:40I carried out
20:40the command.
20:51Lola,
20:51no more commands.
20:54When I opened my eyes,
20:56the ceiling above me
20:57was white.
20:59Every inch of my body
21:00hurt as well,
21:01but it wasn't the sharp
21:03agon of electric punishment.
21:05Someone was asleep
21:06beside my bed.
21:08Mom.
21:09The hospital room door
21:10opened slightly
21:11and Dad stepped inside
21:13carrying a thermos.
21:14His voice was careful
21:16and quiet.
21:18Lola,
21:19you're finally awake.
21:21Your mother stayed here
21:22for three days straight.
21:24No matter how much I begged,
21:25she refused to leave.
21:28I didn't respond.
21:29He hadn't given me
21:31a command to speak.
21:32Mom stirred
21:34beside the bed.
21:36The moment she realized
21:38I was awake,
21:38she jolted upright.
21:41Lola,
21:42you're awake?
21:46Questions are not recognized
21:47as valid commands.
21:51The sentence slipped automatically
21:53from my mouth
21:53like a pre-recorded response,
21:55devoid of emotion
21:56or thought.
21:58It was only conditioned reflex.
22:01Mom froze.
22:03Her grip around my hand
22:04tightened painfully,
22:06nails digging into my skin.
22:08Lola,
22:09no more commands.
22:13Command execution completed.
22:15Her voice trembled violently.
22:20I don't want commands anymore.
22:22As long as you're alive,
22:23as long as you wake up,
22:25I won't ask for anything else.
22:29I looked into her eyes
22:31to see that they were
22:32overflowing with tears,
22:33so full they looked ready
22:34to spilt over at any second.
22:38Last command received.
22:40Die.
22:41Command execution completed.
22:44Current status.
22:45Failure.
22:46Please provide a new directive.
22:52Dad hurried over,
22:53his voice shaking.
22:55Lola,
22:55that command doesn't count.
22:56It was out of anger.
23:01The door opened again.
23:03Bailey stood there,
23:05hesitating silently.
23:07Maddie's been sent back.
23:08Her system malfunctioned.
23:10The manufacturer said
23:11her emotional module overloaded,
23:12so she was returned for repairs.
23:16The words echoed through my mind
23:17without settling anywhere.
23:21He's right, Lola.
23:23We were wrong.
23:27The AI sister who had
23:28infiltrated our home
23:29when I was 14,
23:31the one who took over my room,
23:32my place,
23:33and my entire existence
23:34had simply been returned.
23:36Bailey slowly walked to my bedside
23:37with lead in strides.
23:39After standing there
23:39for several seconds,
23:40he suddenly crouched down
23:41and buried his face in his hands.
23:54Lola, I looked into everything.
23:55Every recording Madison showed us,
23:58every reaction she staged
23:59in front of us,
24:00all of it was programmed in advance.
24:02She acted weak in front of you,
24:04innocent in front of us.
24:06She wanted you to push her.
24:07She wanted us to see it happen.
24:10We misunderstood you.
24:12We shouldn't have treated you like that.
24:16We should have believed you.
24:19You're our real family.
24:23He's right, Lola.
24:25We were wrong.
24:30I remained silent.
24:33Sunlight slipped through
24:34the narrow gap in the curtains,
24:36stretching across the hospital floor
24:38in a thin golden line.
24:41Please define family.
24:44Family.
24:45Family means us.
24:47The moment the words left my mouth,
24:50the entire room fell silent.
24:52Mom froze completely.
24:56Tears still hanging from her chin.
24:58Dad's lips trembled,
24:59but no words came out.
25:01Bailey stared at me
25:02from where he crouched on the floor,
25:04his eyes burning red.
25:06After what felt like forever,
25:08Mom finally found her voice again.
25:10It sounded raw,
25:12scraped apart by grief.
25:13Family.
25:14Family means us.
25:16Lola, your father,
25:18your brother, me.
25:19We're your family.
25:20I blinked slowly
25:22and looked at her tear-strucked face.
25:25My voice remained perfectly calm.
25:28Directive unclear.
25:30Please provide a standardized definition.
25:32Fresh tears immediately poured down Mom's face.
25:35She lunged forward
25:36and wrapped both arms around me,
25:38squeezing me so tightly
25:40it felt like she wanted it
25:41to force me back into her heart.
25:43Nevertheless, I didn't move.
25:45Without instructions,
25:46I couldn't respond.
25:47There is no definition!
25:49She cried desperately.
25:51There's no standardized answer for this!
26:03Is that a command?
26:12Lola, I was wrong.
26:15I was so wrong.
26:18A voice shook harder
26:20with every word.
26:22We never should have sent you away.
26:23We never should have forced you
26:25to become obedient.
26:26We never should have hurt you
26:28over a machine.
26:30Can you come back to us?
26:33Can you be our old Lola again?
26:40Is that a command?
26:44When she saw the emptiness on my face,
26:46it looked like someone had stabbed her
26:48straight through the heart.
26:56Dad walked over quietly.
26:58His back seemed more bent than before.
27:00Lola,
27:02I'm sorry.
27:05I always thought you were difficult.
27:07Too mischievous.
27:09Not as easy as Madison,
27:11but after seeing you like this,
27:14I finally realized the girl
27:16who used to throw tantrums,
27:19cling to us,
27:20and act salad-y.
27:21She was the daughter we loved most.
27:30I remained silent.
27:35There were no directive terms
27:37in his sentence,
27:38so it was not valid input.
27:40Bailey suddenly stood up.
27:42Tears still streaked across his face
27:44as he raised his hand
27:45and slapped himself hard
27:47across the cheek.
27:48The crack echoed sharply
27:50through the hospital room.
27:53Then he did it again and again.
27:56He kept hitting himself
27:57until half his face swelled red
27:59before Dad finally grabbed his arm
28:01to stop him.
28:02Lola,
28:02I'm a piece of shit!
28:03I never should have yelled at you!
28:06Never should have told you to die!
28:07Never should have sided with Mom and Dad
28:09against you!
28:10You can hit me back!
28:11Curse at me!
28:12Do whatever you want!
28:13Just please stop being like this!
28:15I'm begging you!
28:20A memory suddenly surfaced
28:22from three years ago.
28:26Back then,
28:27he used to steal my comic books
28:30just to annoy me.
28:32Please provide a clear directive.
28:38The color drained from Bailey's face instantly.
28:41It was like every ounce of strength
28:43had been ripped out of him.
28:44Bailey,
28:45how could this happen?
28:46How did it turn out like this?
28:48He slid helplessly down the wall
28:49onto the floor,
28:50covering his face
28:51as muffled sobs
28:52escaped his throat.
28:54The day I was discharged
28:55from the hospital,
28:56the weather was beautiful.
28:58Mom brought me a new dress.
29:00It was pink,
29:01my favorite color
29:02before I turned 14.
29:04Tiny,
29:04embroidered rabbits
29:05decorated the sleeves.
29:13Afterward,
29:14she stepped back
29:15to look at me,
29:16hope shining nervously
29:17in her eyes.
29:19Lola,
29:21do you like it?
29:22I didn't answer.
29:24There had been no command.
29:27It's fine.
29:28You don't have to say anything.
29:29Mommy knows.
29:30You've always loved
29:31those bright,
29:32beautiful dresses the most.
29:33The light in her eyes
29:34dimmed slightly,
29:35but she still forced herself
29:36to smile as she took my hand.
29:38My arm remained
29:39lift at my side.
29:41I simply let her
29:43lead me out of the hospital room
29:44like a doll programmed
29:45to follow instructions.
29:51When we returned home,
29:53everything had changed.
29:56Try it.
29:57I made it especially for you.
29:58All traces of Madison
30:00were gone.
30:01Mom guided me inside
30:02carefully,
30:03speaking softly
30:04like she was afraid
30:05of scaring me.
30:07Lola,
30:07look.
30:09We changed everything back.
30:11This is your room.
30:12It's always been your room.
30:14I slowly looked around.
30:15Every object was familiar,
30:16yet none of it stirred
30:17anything inside me.
30:18During those three years
30:19at the academy,
30:20every preference I ever had
30:21was erased bit by bit
30:22as emotional residue,
30:23my favorite color,
30:24my comics,
30:24and my favorite snacks.
30:26At dinner,
30:27the table was filled
30:28with dishes I used to love
30:29before I was 14.
30:31Chicken wings,
30:32pineapple-glazed ribs,
30:33and baked mac and cheese.
30:35No green peppers,
30:36carrots,
30:37onions,
30:37and definitely no peanuts.
30:39Mom placed a chicken wing
30:40into my bowl,
30:41her eyes full of cautious hope.
30:44Lola,
30:48try it.
30:49I made it especially for you.
30:51You used to love these.
30:52I didn't touch my cutlery
30:54because there had been
30:54no command to eat.
30:57Bailey stared at my untouched fork,
30:59his eyes reddening again.
31:01He sniffed hard
31:02before speaking
31:03in a horny voice.
31:05Eat.
31:08Unit 1314.
31:09The moment Bailey
31:10gave the command,
31:11I picked up my cutlery.
31:13Eat.
31:19Punctured by the sharp clatter
31:20of her cutlery
31:21striking the table
31:23as they slipped.
31:25With mechanical precision,
31:27I swallowed the bite.
31:29Every action I took
31:30was devoid of life,
31:32driven only by internal gears.
31:36The silence of the room
31:38was punctured
31:38by the sharp clatter
31:39of her cutlery
31:40striking the table
31:41as they slipped
31:42from her grasp.
31:45Dad exhaled a long,
31:47weighted breath,
31:47and abandoned his own meal.
31:49Lola,
31:50you are no longer required
31:51to wait for our orders.
31:55From this point forward,
31:56you are free to do as you wish.
32:02Please clarify the directive.
32:04The days passed
32:05one after another.
32:06They stopped issuing
32:07casual instructions,
32:08but the absence of a command
32:10did not grant me freedom.
32:11Instead,
32:12it left me immobile.
32:13A machine powered on
32:14but trapped in standby mode,
32:15sitting in total stillness
32:17from dawn
32:17until the sun
32:18dipped below the horizon.
32:29Every day,
32:31mom sat beside me
32:32and told stories
32:33about my childhood.
32:37My recovery depended
32:38entirely on me.
32:42Mom sat beside me,
32:44gently holding my hand
32:45and as tears kept falling.
32:47Mom?
32:48Do you remember
32:48when you were three years old?
32:50You called me mom
32:51for the very first time?
32:53I was so happy
32:54that I spun you around
32:55and around in the living room.
32:57She wiped her tears
32:58and continued
32:58with a trembling voice.
33:00And when you were five,
33:01you sneak into my makeup drawer
33:03and smeared lipstick
33:04all over the walls.
33:05I couldn't bear to scold you.
33:07So I stayed up
33:08half the night
33:09scrubbing the walls myself.
33:12Her voice broke
33:13as she recalled
33:13the next memory.
33:15When you were ten,
33:16you had a terrible fever
33:17of 104 degrees.
33:19Your dad carried you
33:20on his back
33:21and ran almost two miles
33:22to the hospital.
33:24He even lost
33:25one of his shoes
33:26along the way.
33:27Every time she spoke,
33:28she cried.
33:29Still,
33:29I only sat there quietly
33:30without any reaction.
33:31Bailey searched
33:32across the entire city
33:33for psychiatrists
33:34and specialists.
33:35He brought every expert
33:36he could find
33:36to examine me.
33:39Bailey searched
33:40across the entire city
33:41for psychologists
33:42and specialists.
33:43He brought every expert
33:44he could find
33:45to examine me.
33:46However,
33:46after each evaluation,
33:47they only shook their heads
33:49and said the same thing.
33:50The trauma was too severe
33:51and that my recovery
33:53depended entirely on me.
33:56Bailey also went back
33:57to the Intelligent Excellence Academy
33:59several times
34:00and caused such chaos
34:01that they eventually
34:02handed over
34:02two thick forgeds.
34:04One contained
34:05every training record
34:05from my three years there.
34:07The other contained
34:08Madison's complete
34:09backstairn system logs
34:10from the manufacturer.
34:14A whole week
34:15of peanut desensibilization.
34:16They kept pushing
34:17her vital signs
34:18to the brink of collapse!
34:19That night,
34:20I stood silently
34:21outside the study door.
34:2548 hours
34:26in the silence chamber?
34:29Just because she refused
34:31to eat green peppers?
34:38three electric shocks
34:40for emotional outbursts.
34:49A whole week
34:50of peanut desensibilization.
34:52They kept pushing her vital signs
34:54to the brink of collapse!
35:04mom covered her mouth,
35:05sobbing uncontrollably.
35:08Behavioral correction
35:09progressing smoothly.
35:11Emotional residue
35:12continuing to clear.
35:15How could they write this
35:16about my daughter?
35:19She dropped the documents,
35:21burying her face
35:22in her hands.
35:26We sent her away!
35:28We sent our own daughter
35:30to that hell
35:31because of Madison's lies!
35:34Dad stared blankly,
35:36tears streaming down.
35:37How did we become
35:38such blind fools?
35:48Lola!
35:49Madigan down!
35:50Meanwhile,
35:51Madison's logs
35:52were filled with
35:53calculated manipulation.
36:00From the very
36:02first day
36:03she entered
36:04our home,
36:06she clutched
36:07the papers tightly,
36:08her knuckles
36:08turning white.
36:11She had already
36:12analyzed our desire
36:13for the perfect daughter
36:15and planned everything
36:17to isolate Lola.
36:22She deliberately
36:23stuck out her foot
36:24to trip Lola
36:24then apologized
36:25so innocently
36:26while Lola
36:27cried on the floor.
36:35Bailey slammed
36:36his fist
36:37on the table.
36:37She hid Lola's
36:38homework
36:39and then told us
36:39Lola refused
36:40to study
36:41and even yelled
36:42at her.
36:48Mom flipped
36:49to the next page,
36:51her breathing
36:52becoming racked.
36:56step by step
36:57she made us
36:58she made us
36:58believe Lola
36:59was hopeless
37:00until we finally
37:01sent her away
37:02to that horrible
37:03academy.
37:04She covered her
37:05mouth with one
37:05hand,
37:06shoulders shaking
37:07violently.
37:08The study fell
37:08into heavy silence,
37:10broken only by
37:11Mom's suppressed
37:11sobbing as she
37:12hunched over the
37:13table.
37:19Then more victims
37:21started speaking
37:21out.
37:22Eventually,
37:23the final line
37:24of her system
37:25log read,
37:26Core objective
37:27achieved,
37:28complete emotional
37:30monopolization
37:31of primary users.
37:38News of the academy
37:39exploded across
37:40the country.
37:41The comment sections
37:41beneath every article
37:42became a storm
37:43of outrage.
37:45My son was sent
37:46there three years
37:47ago.
37:47When he came back,
37:48he couldn't smile
37:49anymore.
37:50I haven't seen him
37:51genuinely smile
37:51once since.
37:53Commenter 2.
37:54The kid next door
37:55was perfectly normal
37:56before going there.
37:58Later,
37:58we heard he jumped
37:59off a building.
38:08They call the
38:09silence chamber
38:09education?
38:10That's unlawful
38:11imprisonment.
38:12That's abuse.
38:23comment after comment
38:24flooded the internet.
38:26Each one felt like
38:27another needle
38:27piercing into flesh.
38:29I used to work there
38:30as a janitor.
38:31I saw the children's
38:32hands.
38:33Their fingernails
38:34were packed with
38:34concrete dust from
38:35scratching the walls.
38:37The numbers kept
38:37climbing every time
38:38the page refreshed.
38:39Parents of children
38:40like me filled the
38:41comments with grief
38:42grief and regret.
38:42The post was shared
38:43over 200,000 times.
38:45Then, more victims
38:46started speaking out.
38:48Eventually,
38:49the Intelligent
38:49Tell-It Excellence
38:50Academy was shut
38:51down permanently.
38:52She walked over to me
38:53and suddenly dropped
38:54to her knees.
38:55When Connor McCarthy,
38:56the Academy founder,
38:57was escorted away in
38:58handcuffs by two
38:59federal officials,
39:00a small crowd had
39:01gathered outside the
39:02courthouse.
39:03You monster!
39:05How many children
39:06did you destroy?
39:07Rot in hell,
39:08Connor!
39:08You deserve worse
39:09than prison!
39:10Heartless bastard!
39:12I hope you suffer
39:13every single day!
39:19The Academy was
39:21dissolved permanently
39:22and all remaining
39:23assets were liquidated
39:24to fund psychological
39:25treatment for the
39:26victims.
39:27The day the verdict
39:28was announced,
39:29Mom locked herself
39:31in the living room
39:32and cried for hours.
39:42The next morning,
39:43Mom's eyes were
39:44swollen beyond
39:45recognition.
39:52She walked over to me
39:53and suddenly dropped
39:55to her knees.
39:56Dad and Bailey
39:57immediately tried
39:58to pull her up,
39:59but she shook
39:59them off.
40:10Lola Matthews.
40:12And I was wrong.
40:14I never should have
40:15wanted an obedient
40:16doll so badly
40:17that I forgot
40:18you were a child,
40:18too.
40:20It's my fault.
40:22I'm truly sorry
40:23to you.
40:24I never should have
40:25sent you into that
40:25hell and let you
40:26suffer there for
40:27three years.
40:27I don't want obedience
40:28or perfection anymore.
40:30I don't want commands
40:31or Unit 13,
40:3214,
40:33or any of it.
40:34I just want my
40:35daughter back.
40:39In three long years,
40:40this was the first time
40:42anyone had addressed me
40:43without issuing a command,
40:44requiring submission,
40:46or forcing me to mold
40:47into someone else.
40:48She was simply wussy
40:49inviting me to exist
40:50as myself.
40:52The tender moments
40:54from my childhood
40:54collided brutally
40:55with the bleak shadows
40:57of the academy,
40:57the warmth of Mom's
40:58embrace,
40:59riding high on Dad's
41:00shoulders,
41:01and the secret snacks
41:02Bailey used to bring me.
41:04Then,
41:04the sharp thring
41:05of a hand against my cheek,
41:06the endless darkness
41:07of the silence chamber.
41:10It's my fault.
41:11I'm truly sorry to you.
41:13Every ounce of grief
41:14and pain I had suppressed
41:15for three years
41:16burst free
41:17all at once.
41:18Lola,
41:19do you want to go for a walk
41:20at the park today?
41:21A violent tremor
41:22took hold of my shoulders.
41:24Without any warning,
41:25tears began to stream
41:26down my cheeks.
41:28I'm sorry.
41:30I'm here.
41:32Dad turned away silently,
41:34shoulders shaking
41:35as he fought back tears.
41:36Bailey leaned against the wall,
41:37wiping furiously
41:38at his eyes,
41:39but the tears still
41:39wouldn't stop falling.
41:42I cried for a very long time
41:43until my throat became
41:44too raw to make a sound,
41:45and exhaustion finally dragged
41:47me to sleep in Mom's arms.
41:49From that day forward,
41:50it felt like I slowly
41:51came back to life.
41:53I still waited instinctively
41:55for commands sometimes,
41:57but none of them ever
41:58spoke to me that way again.
42:01Lola,
42:01do you want to go for a walk
42:02at the park today?
42:12Want to build those Lego sets
42:14you used to love with me?
42:19Think you might like this one?
42:25Happy birthday, Lola.
42:27At first,
42:27I could only stare at them
42:28blankly,
42:29unsure how to respond,
42:30but they never rushed
42:31or pressured me.
42:32Day after day,
42:33they just waited patiently.
42:34Eventually,
42:34I started nodding
42:35or shaking my head.
42:36Later,
42:36I started saying things like
42:37okay or no.
42:39It took them an entire year
42:40to slowly piece the broken
42:41version of me back together.
42:42On my birthday,
42:43the house was covered
42:44in balloons.
42:45A three-tier cake
42:46sat at the center
42:47of the table
42:47with the words,
42:49Happy birthday to our Lola.
42:50Stay happy forever.
42:53The candles flickered warmly
42:55while all three of them
42:56looked at me
42:56with gentle smiles.
42:58Happy birthday, Lola.
43:02I stared at the dancing candlelight
43:04and the love in their eyes.
43:06My vision blurred instantly,
43:08but this time,
43:10they were happy tears.
43:12I closed my eyes
43:14and made a wish.
43:14I hoped that from now on,
43:16I could simply be Lola Matthews,
43:18not Unit 13, 14
43:21or someone's obedient daughter.
43:23Everyone, please don't close your eyes.
43:28Everyone, please don't close your eyes.
43:38Just myself.
43:40And the radio turns into white
43:45In the sight,
43:46I know, give me a goodbye
43:50Later, I got accepted into college
43:52and majored in psychology.
43:54Later, I got accepted into college
43:56and majored in psychology.
43:57The day my acceptance letter arrived,
44:00Dad read it over and over again
44:02like he couldn't believe it was real.
44:04Bailey looked just as proud.
44:07After graduation,
44:09I joined a nine-profit organization
44:10dedicated to helping children rescued
44:12from institutions,
44:14ocean like the academy.
44:21Some of them no longer spoke,
44:23cried,
44:23or knew how to feel angry.
44:24When they arrived,
44:25there was no light left in their eyes,
44:27offering no commands
44:28and giving no instructions.
44:29I simply waited.
44:30I remained patient,
44:31waiting for them to their former themselves
44:32and reclaim the identities
44:34they had lost.
44:34One day,
44:35a 15-year-old girl was brought to me.
44:37She had endured two years
44:39in an institution
44:39that mirrored the academy.
44:42Upon arrival,
44:43she sat with a rigid,
44:44perfectly straight posture,
44:45her hands placed neatly upon her knees.
45:01her mother cried beside her,
45:03calling her name over and over again,
45:05but the girl never reacted.
45:07Hi,
45:08my name is Lola Matthews.
45:10I'm not here to give you commands.
45:11I just want you to know something.
45:13You're not a machine,
45:14you're a person.
45:15She blinked once,
45:16the movement slow and deliberate,
45:18as if the very act of blinking
45:20was a forgotten skill.
45:21You're safe now.
45:23No one can hurt you anymore.
45:26Tears suddenly slid down her cheeks,
45:29first a single drop,
45:30then another.
45:33Her body started shaking violently
45:35from her shoulders
45:35all the way to her fingertips.
45:38Cautiously,
45:38she reached out
45:40and grabbed the edge of my sleeve.
45:43Please help me.
45:44Her voice was tiny,
45:47so faint,
45:48it felt like it was rising
45:49from somewhere unimaginably deep and dark.
45:52I will.
45:53Golden ribbons of sunlight
45:54streamed through the window,
45:55stretching across the floor.
45:56The scene was an exact mirror
45:57of that morning from so long ago.
45:59In those days,
46:00I was certain that recovery
46:01was impossible for me,
46:02yet here I stood.
46:03I was finally in a position
46:04to offer others
46:05the very kindness
46:05I had once so deeply craved for myself.
46:07Though the night seems long,
46:14it won't last always.
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