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00:01When I woke up I was a prop in their prank, zip tied to the goal post on the school's
00:05football field.
00:06Students walking by laughed at me, filmed TikToks, and someone even threw a milkshake at me.
00:11I was tied up in front of everyone for two whole hours, when my best friend Leo finally showed up.
00:17Savannah said she wanted to see a real life horror movie prank, so we just played a little joke.
00:23Ellie, you're not actually mad are you? We grew up together. You know me better than anyone.
00:29I just stared at him silently. I guess my dignity was just something to be sacrificed for someone else's entertainment.
00:36I transferred schools the next day, and Leo lost his fucking mind.
00:40Please Ellie, it was just a prank. Don't be like this.
00:44After gym class, I was just walking out of the equipment room when the football players surrounded me.
00:50Leo Carter, the boy next door I'd known my whole life, was leading them.
00:56Leo knocked me unconscious, and tied me to the goal post of the football field, for two whole hours, leaving
01:02me to be watched and mocked by everyone.
01:04Finally, Leo arrived. He still had that same cocky smirk he always wore.
01:09Hands shoved in his jean pockets. He strolled over like he was just there to watch the show.
01:13The rest of the football team, his accomplices, followed behind him.
01:16And so did Savannah Miller. She was wearing a pink sundress, her long hair flowing over her shoulders, like every
01:22strand of her hair was glowing.
01:23Oh my god, you guys actually did it! That's insane!
01:26The excitement she couldn't hide in. Her voice made my blood run cold.
01:29So my pain was just her entertainment?
01:31Of course. Savannah asks, Savannah gets.
01:34It was a gentle tone. I had never heard from him before me.
01:36He walked up to the goal post and looked up at me.
01:38The setting sun cast a golden glow on his face.
01:41The features were so familiar, but right now, he was a complete stranger.
01:43The eyes I once thought would protect me forever, now only held mockery.
01:48So how's the view from up there, Ellie?
01:50He was still joking. As if I wasn't a person, but a toy.
01:55All right, all right. Joke's over. Let's get her down.
01:58He said it so casually, like he was commenting on the weather.
02:02A couple of his teammates clumsily untied the ropes.
02:04No one cared if I would get hurt.
02:06I crashed hard onto the grass.
02:08The impact knocked the wind out of me, and I felt like my lungs had collapsed.
02:12Every bone in my body ached.
02:14I curled into a ball, like a dying insect.
02:17Leo crouched down and ripped the bandage off my face.
02:20The pain of the tape tearing at my skin made me gasp.
02:24When he saw my red, swolled eyes, he paused for a second.
02:27For a moment, I thought I saw a flicker of regret.
02:30I thought he would apologize.
02:32What are you crying for? It was just a prank.
02:34We used to prank each other all the time.
02:36He said it so lightly, as if this was just like any other joke.
02:39But he forgot. Our old pranks never involved destroying someone's dignity.
02:43They never involved humiliating someone.
02:45In front of hundreds of people, they were never this cruel.
02:47I stared at him, saying nothing.
02:49I couldn't get a single word out.
02:51It wasn't that I didn't want to speak.
02:53I just didn't know what to say.
02:55How do you question 16 years of friendship?
02:58How do you put this betrayal into words?
03:00My stare made him uncomfortable.
03:02Don't look at me like that. It's creepy.
03:04His darting eyes gave away his guilt.
03:07Savannah said yesterday she wanted to film a cool Halloween prank video,
03:10so we thought, it's not a big deal. You're fine, right?
03:13But I didn't make a sound.
03:15I just gave Leo one last look.
03:17In that look was 16 years of friendship.
03:19Countless happy memories.
03:21And in that moment, it was over.
03:23Hey, Eleanor Vance, where are you going?
03:24I heard his voice behind me.
03:26Stop being mad, okay?
03:27I didn't turn back.
03:28My steps were shaky, but firm.
03:30Every step felt like walking on knives.
03:33But I couldn't stop.
03:34If I stopped, I was afraid I would break down.
03:37I would sob uncontrollably right in front of him.
03:40And if that happened, I would have truly lost.
03:43Lost everything.
03:46When I got home, I went straight to the bathroom.
03:49As I took off my clothes, I saw the bruises and welts covering my body.
03:53They were horrifying.
03:54I stood under the scalding water, scrubbing my skin over and over.
03:58Trying to wash off the milkshake, to wash off the humiliation.
04:03Trying to wash away every trace of Leo.
04:05But I couldn't.
04:07The laughter still echoed in my ears.
04:09The malicious stares still crawled on my skin.
04:12And Leo's careless words,
04:13It was just a prank.
04:15They replayed in my mind like a curse.
04:17The hot water stung my wounds, making me shiver.
04:20But the pain was good.
04:22It kept me lucid.
04:23It reminded me that this wasn't a nightmare.
04:26This was real.
04:27Leo really did use me as a toy to impress Savannah.
04:31Ellie, you've been in there a while.
04:35Don't run up the water bill, honey.
04:38Coming out now.
04:40My voice was so hoarse, it didn't sound like my own.
04:44Mom must have gone to her book club,
04:46because she didn't notice anything was wrong.
04:48That was for the best.
04:50I didn't want to explain.
04:51How could I explain?
04:53Tell her that the person I trusted most in the world had betrayed me?
04:58Tell her I was tied up like a clown on the school's goalpost?
05:01No, I couldn't bring myself to say it.
05:03The girl in the mirror was a mess.
05:05My face was pale.
05:07My lips colorless.
05:08The marks on my wrists were deep,
05:10and a sickening shade of purple-red,
05:12like they were carved into my bones.
05:15I took out the antiseptic and started cleaning them.
05:18Bit by bit, it hurt.
05:20A piercing pain.
05:21But it was nothing compared to the pain in my heart.
05:24Sixteen years.
05:25I'd known Leo for sixteen years.
05:27Our families lived on the same street.
05:29Our parents were old friends.
05:31Our moms went shopping together.
05:33Our dads had barbecues on weekends.
05:35We were in the same class since kindergarten.
05:37He cried his eyes out on the first day,
05:40and I was the one who gave him a piece of chocolate.
05:43After that, he followed me around like a little shadow.
05:46Ellie, wait for me!
05:49Ellie, you can have this!
05:50Back then, Leo's eyes were so bright,
05:52his smile so pure.
05:54He was the troublemaker,
05:55and I was the good girl who always listened.
05:58When he got into trouble,
05:59I covered for him.
06:01When the teacher asked who broke the classroom window,
06:03I said it was me.
06:05It was him,
06:06practicing his baseball swing.
06:08He hated studying,
06:09so I tutored him.
06:10Before final exams,
06:12I'd give him all my meticulously organized notes.
06:15Then I'd stay up all night making a new set for myself.
06:19He used to say,
06:20Ellie, you're the best.
06:21I'm gonna make you my bride someday.
06:23I'd blush and say,
06:25Who would want to marry you?
06:26But secretly,
06:27my heart would flutter.
06:28I thought we were best friends,
06:30the closest partners.
06:31I even secretly hoped for more.
06:33I hoped that one day,
06:35he would look at me seriously and say,
06:37Eleanor Vance,
06:38will you be my girlfriend?
06:39But it turned out,
06:40in his eyes,
06:41I was just a toy he could humiliate whenever he wanted.
06:44Just a backup plan who would never leave.
06:47To get Savannah's attention,
06:49he didn't hesitate to tie me to a goal post.
06:51To make me the laughingstock of the whole school.
06:54To trample all over my dignity.
06:58My phone buzzed non-stop.
07:00It was the school's gossip Instagram page.
07:03They had a new post.
07:04I clicked on it mechanically.
07:06Someone had uploaded the videos from this afternoon.
07:09In the video,
07:09I was hanging there like a broken doll,
07:11swaying every time the wind blew.
07:13The comments were filled with LOLs
07:15and laughing, crying emojis.
07:16I'm dead,
07:17Eleanor got what was coming to her.
07:18Mummy of the year, LOL.
07:20Every comment felt like a slap in the face.
07:22So this is what everyone thought of me.
07:24I closed Instagram.
07:26On his story,
07:27Leo had posted too.
07:28Today's source of entertainment.
07:29You satisfied?
07:31The picture was of me,
07:32tied to the post.
07:33He even added a clown emoji.
07:35Savannah replied,
07:36You guys are so bad.
07:37I was just kidding around.
07:38Followed by three blushing emojis.
07:40Her comment was flooded with likes and hype.
07:42Leo, you're the manny thing for Queen Serena.
07:44What's next?
07:45We're ready for round two.
07:46I shut off my phone.
07:47My heart felt like a hollow,
07:48empty space.
07:50So, my pain was their entertainment.
07:52My dignity was their plaything.
07:53And Leo,
07:54the one person I thought would always be on my side.
07:57He was the one who had hurt me the most.
08:01Leo fell for her instantly.
08:03Or more accurately,
08:05he was completely mesmerized.
08:07From that day on,
08:08Savannah was all he could see.
08:10He'd skip the last five minutes of his class.
08:13Just to save her the best table in the cafeteria.
08:15Before,
08:16I was the one who always saved him a seat.
08:18To drive halfway across town.
08:19Just to buy her breakfast.
08:21All because she casually mentioned,
08:22wanting to try donuts from some trendy new shop.
08:25He would do anything to make her smile.
08:26Including tying me to a goal post.
08:28I'm full.
08:29I put down my fork and fled to my room.
08:31If I stayed any longer,
08:32I was afraid I would start crying.
08:33I closed the door,
08:34and the tears finally came.
08:35They flowed silently,
08:36like a dam breaking.
08:37I covered my mouth,
08:38trying not to make a sound.
08:40I didn't want my parents to hear.
08:41I opened my laptop and started,
08:43researching how to transfer to a school in California.
08:46I had to get out of here.
08:50Away from Leo.
08:51Away from all the humiliation and mockery.
08:54There was a great high school in California,
08:56near where my aunt lived.
08:58She'd asked me back in ninth grade,
09:00if I wanted to move out there.
09:02I said no back then.
09:04I couldn't bear to leave home.
09:06To leave Leo.
09:07Looking back now,
09:08it was pathetic.
09:09The person I couldn't bear to leave,
09:11had no problem hurting me.
09:13My phone rang again.
09:14It was Leo.
09:17I declined the call.
09:18He called back.
09:20I declined again.
09:21After a dozen more times,
09:23he sent a text.
09:24Stop sulking.
09:25You want to go to Six Flags tomorrow?
09:26I know you've been wanting to go.
09:28Fine.
09:28My bad.
09:29Happy now?
09:30Ellie, stop being mad.
09:31I didn't reply.
09:32I bought your favorite red velvet cupcakes.
09:34Want me to bring them over?
09:35Red velvet cupcakes?
09:36Did he really think a cupcake could fix everything?
09:38He kept texting.
09:40Eleanor Vance, don't push it.
09:41It was just a joke.
09:42Are you really this sensitive?
09:44Savannah already apologized to you.
09:48What more do you want?
09:49If you keep ignoring me,
09:51I'm done for you.
09:52Fine.
09:53Whatever.
09:53Your choice.
09:54I laughed coldly.
09:56So when an apology didn't work,
09:58he resorted to threats.
09:59That was Leo.
10:00Always the center of his own universe.
10:03He thought the whole world should revolve around him.
10:05I blocked his number.
10:07Finally, the world was quiet.
10:09The moon outside my window was full and bright.
10:12When we were little,
10:13we used to sit on the swing in my backyard
10:16and watch the moon.
10:18He'd say,
10:19Ellie, doesn't the moon look like a giant block of cheese?
10:22I'd say,
10:23It looks like a silver plate.
10:24He'd reply,
10:25I'm hungry,
10:26so everything looks like food.
10:28And I'd give him the candy from my pocket.
10:30Those were good times,
10:31but we could never go back.
10:35The next morning,
10:36I went to the school's administration office.
10:38I found my guidance counselor
10:40to ask about transferring.
10:41She was a kind-looking,
10:42middle-aged woman
10:43with glasses.
10:45Eleanor,
10:46transferring in the middle of your junior year
10:48can be tricky with credit transfers.
10:50Are you sure you want to do this now?
10:52She asked,
10:53closing a file to look at me seriously.
10:56I'm being bullied at this school.
10:57I whispered.
10:58The words were barely audible.
11:00It took all my courage to say them out loud.
11:02The counselor looked up at me,
11:04her gaze sharp.
11:05Do you have any proof?
11:07If this is true,
11:08we will take it very seriously.
11:10I opened my phone.
11:11The videos were still there.
11:12Each one was a fresh nightmare.
11:14Watching them again
11:15was like stabbing myself in the heart.
11:17But now,
11:18they were my evidence.
11:19The counselor's face grew darker and darker
11:22as she watched.
11:23This is horrific!
11:25She exclaimed,
11:26shooting up from her chair
11:27with fire in her eyes.
11:28Have you called the police?
11:29I shook my head.
11:31The police?
11:32That meant tearing open my wounds
11:33for them to see.
11:35Reliving that suffocating shame
11:36over and over.
11:38During an investigation,
11:39it meant having to see
11:41Leo and Savannah's faces again.
11:43The thought made me sick to my stomach.
11:46I just want to transfer.
11:48A deep exhaustion seeped into my bones.
11:51As fast as possible.
11:52I don't want to spend another second
11:53in this place.
11:54Leaving was enough.
11:56It wasn't running away.
11:57It was that
11:58they didn't deserve another second
11:59of my time or energy.
12:01The counselor sighed,
12:02her voice softening with pity.
12:04All right.
12:06Where do you want to transfer to?
12:13Palo Alto High School in California.
12:15It was one of the best high schools
12:17on the West Coast.
12:18It was also in the same school district
12:20as my aunt.
12:21If I moved in with her,
12:22I'd meet the residency requirements.
12:23It had a great academic reputation,
12:25free of all the bullshit drama.
12:27Palo Alto High?
12:28The academic pressure there is intense.
12:30Yes, I've already confirmed with my aunt.
12:32Her address is within the school district.
12:34As long as I provide proof of her residency
12:36and the necessary documents,
12:38they have to accept me.
12:39Just last month,
12:40my aunt had asked
12:41if I wanted to move in with her and transfer.
12:43She'd looked into it.
12:45And with my grades,
12:46getting into Palo Alto High
12:48was a sure thing.
12:49I turned her down then.
12:50I couldn't bear to leave home,
12:52to leave Leo.
12:53How pathetic.
12:54I saw myself as his whole world.
12:57He saw me as a prop
12:58to entertain someone else.
13:00The counselor was very sympathetic.
13:02Okay, I'll get your official transcripts
13:04and vaccination records ready for you.
13:06She contacted the new school that same day
13:07and helped expedite my paperwork.
13:09The process will take a few business days.
13:12You could be starting at your new school
13:13as early as next Monday.
13:15Thank you.
13:17My gratitude was genuine.
13:19Eleanor,
13:19she called out as I was leaving.
13:21When you get to your new school,
13:22it's a fresh start.
13:23Forget about what happened here.
13:24You deserve better.
13:25My eyes welled up again.
13:26The kindness of a stranger
13:27was more moving than the cruelty
13:28of someone I knew.
13:29Stepping out of the administration building,
13:31The sunlight felt a little too bright.
13:34I took a deep breath.
13:35A new beginning was coming.
13:37You can do this, Eleanor.
13:40On Monday,
13:41I left for school with my backpack,
13:43like any other day.
13:45Be careful
13:45and come home early after school.
13:48Mrs. Cardo said
13:49we're having a barbecue
13:50in the backyard tonight.
13:51Okay, I lied.
13:52I hadn't told my parents
13:53about the transfer.
13:54I didn't want them to worry
13:56and I didn't want them to stop me.
13:57I'd tell them
13:58once everything was settled.
13:59School was the same as always.
14:01Except in AP Calculus.
14:03My classmates looked at me
14:04with a little more amusement
14:05in their eyes.
14:06The whispers followed me.
14:08Hey, the mummy's here.
14:09No toilet paper today?
14:11Remember Leo went to see her yesterday
14:13and she gave him the cold shoulder?
14:15I walked to my seat
14:16with a blank expression.
14:17Let them say whatever they wanted.
14:19This was my last day.
14:21Leo was already there.
14:24Still mad?
14:24He was trying to be charming
14:26but his eyes still held
14:27that same sense of entitlement
14:29as if my anger
14:30was just a childish tantrum.
14:32I bought tickets
14:32to Six Flags for us.
14:34Want to go after school?
14:37And I got your favorite
14:38red velvet cupcakes.
14:39I promise you'll feel better
14:41after you have one.
14:43I ignored him
14:44and took out my books.
14:45I started to organize my things.
14:47I cleared out everything
14:49that was mine from my locker.
14:50Not a single pen
14:51or eraser was left behind.
14:53He frowned.
14:56Eleanor, that's enough.
14:57His voice was edged
14:58with impatience now.
15:00I already said I was sorry.
15:01What more do you want?
15:06Everyone was just having fun
15:08the other day.
15:09Look, Justin got his eyebrows
15:10yesterday and he wasn't mad.
15:12I still didn't say a word.
15:13I just kept packing.
15:15Just then,
15:16Savannah walked in.
15:18She paused when she saw us.
15:20Morning, Leo.
15:20Her voice was sickly sweet.
15:23Ellie, are you okay?
15:24I'm so, so sorry.
15:26About the other day,
15:28I had no idea
15:29they would take it that far.
15:30I was just talking.
15:32It's fine.
15:33I cut her off.
15:35I didn't want to hear
15:36her fake apology.
15:37And I didn't want to waste
15:38my last few hours here on her.
15:43Then we went back
15:44to the classroom.
15:46After another class,
15:48Leo immediately jumped
15:49to her defense,
15:50like a mother hen
15:51protecting her chick.
15:53Savannah already apologized.
15:54Just drop it.
15:55She didn't mean any harm.
15:57You know how she is.
15:59She's so innocent,
16:00she just speaks without thinking.
16:01Innocent?
16:02I almost laughed out loud.
16:03Savannah was the most
16:04manipulative person
16:05I had ever met.
16:06She played the victim
16:07on the surface,
16:08but she was a master
16:09of scheming behind the scenes.
16:10But Leo bought her act completely.
16:12I stood up.
16:13I'm going to the restroom.
16:14I needed to cool down.
16:16Otherwise,
16:17I was afraid I'd lose control.
16:19I was afraid I'd rip off
16:20Savannah's fake mask
16:21in front of everyone.
16:22In the restroom,
16:23I looked at my reflection
16:24in the mirror.
16:25My face was pale,
16:26with dark circles
16:27under my eyes.
16:30I splashed cold water
16:32on my face.
16:33Eleanor,
16:34just one more day.
16:36Tomorrow,
16:36you'll be free.
16:38When I got back
16:39to the classroom,
16:40Leo and Savannah
16:41were chatting happily.
16:42She was sitting in my seat,
16:44and they were leaning in
16:45close to each other.
16:46Leo was helping her
16:47with a math problem.
16:48Hand over hand
16:50kind of helping.
16:51I stood at the doorway,
16:53watching them quietly.
16:55Once,
16:55he used to teach me like that.
16:57The only difference
16:58was,
16:58with me,
16:59he was always impatient.
17:01Eleanor,
17:02why are you so stupid?
17:04You can't even solve
17:05a simple problem like this!
17:07But with Savannah,
17:09he was endlessly patient.
17:11It's okay,
17:12take your time.
17:13There's a little trick
17:14to this.
17:14I guess the difference
17:15between like and dislike
17:17was really that obvious.
17:18The bell rang.
17:20I silently took an empty seat
17:22in the back row.
17:23I didn't want to see them anymore.
17:27At lunch,
17:28I went to the school's
17:29vending machine.
17:30I bought a ton of snacks,
17:31the kind I usually
17:32never let myself buy.
17:34Dorothy,
17:35the cafeteria lady,
17:36smiled.
17:36Buying so much today?
17:38What's the occasion?
17:41I'm in a good mood.
17:42Because I was about to be free,
17:44I was about to leave
17:45this suffocating place.
17:46During the last class of the day,
17:48I packed up everything.
17:50My books,
17:51my stationery,
17:52even the trash in my locker.
17:53Leo noticed something was off.
17:55Why are you cleaning everything out?
17:56Not coming back tomorrow or something?
17:58He joked.
17:59His tone was light,
18:00still smiling.
18:01But his joke hit the mark.
18:02I glanced at him
18:03but didn't say anything.
18:04There were so many things
18:05I wanted to say
18:06in that one look.
18:07But in the end,
18:08I asked nothing.
18:10What was the point?
18:12I already knew the answer.
18:15The final bell rang.
18:17I slung my backpack
18:18over my shoulder
18:18and took one last look
18:20at the classroom.
18:21Three years of my memories
18:22were in this room.
18:23There was laughter,
18:25there were tears,
18:26but from today on,
18:27none of it had anything
18:29to do with me anymore.
18:30Hey, wait for me!
18:32I heard Leo's voice behind me.
18:34Weren't we supposed
18:34to go to Six Flags?
18:36I walked out
18:37without looking back.
18:38Eleanor,
18:39what's with the attitude now?
18:40I walked faster.
18:42As soon as I was out
18:44of the school gates,
18:44I got into my aunt's car.
18:47She had flown all the way
18:48from California
18:49just to pick me up.
18:51Ready to go?
18:52My aunt asked.
18:54Her eyes were gentle,
18:55full of sympathy.
18:58Yeah.
18:59Then let's go.
19:00I'll take good care of you.
19:02The car pulled away
19:03from the curb.
19:04In the rearview mirror,
19:06I saw Leo running
19:07out of the school.
19:08He stood at the gate,
19:09looking completely lost.
19:11He was still holding
19:12two tickets
19:13to the amusement park.
19:14The wind blew
19:15through his hair,
19:16and for a moment,
19:17he looked almost lonely.
19:19But so what?
19:20His loneliness
19:21was nothing compared
19:22to a fraction
19:22of the pain
19:23I had felt.
19:24Goodbye, Leo.
19:26and good riddance.
19:29It was dark
19:30by the time
19:31we landed in California.
19:32The five-hour flight
19:33was quiet.
19:34I didn't say much.
19:36My aunt didn't press
19:37me for details.
19:38She just glanced
19:39at me from time to time.
19:40Her eyes were full
19:41of compassion.
19:42Her house was a ten-minute
19:44walk from the high school.
19:45You can stay with me
19:46for now.
19:46Once you get settled,
19:47you can decide
19:48if you want to stay
19:49in the dorms.
19:49Don't be silly.
19:50Thanks, Auntie.
19:51We're family.
19:52Her touch was so light
19:53as if she was afraid
19:54of hurting me.
19:55My aunt's eyes blazed
19:56with anger
19:57when she mentioned Leo.
19:58She had seen the videos.
19:59That little bastard
20:01is an absolute monster.
20:03If you hadn't stopped me,
20:04I would have called
20:05the Carters
20:06and given them
20:07a piece of my mind.
20:08She was so furious,
20:09she almost called
20:09his parents right then
20:10and there.
20:11I was the one
20:11who stopped her.
20:12I didn't want
20:13a huge scene.
20:14I just wanted
20:15to leave quietly.
20:16I forced a smile.
20:17It's all in the past now.
20:18What do you mean
20:19in the past?
20:20She said,
20:21getting worked up.
20:22Do you have any idea
20:23how my heart broke
20:24when I saw those videos?
20:26You're such a good kid,
20:28Eleanor.
20:28You don't deserve
20:29to be treated like that.
20:30I found myself
20:31comforting her.
20:33Auntie,
20:33I'm okay.
20:34Things will be better now.
20:36That night,
20:36I turned off my phone.
20:38I didn't want
20:39to see any messages.
20:40I didn't want to know
20:41if Leo was looking for me.
20:43I didn't want to know
20:44if anyone at school
20:44had noticed I was gone.
20:46I didn't want
20:47to know anything.
20:47I just wanted
20:48a good night's sleep.
20:49And for the first time
20:50in a long time,
20:51I slept soundly.
20:51No nightmares.
20:52No waking up
20:53in a cold sweat.
20:53No voices laughing at me.
20:55No malicious stares.
20:56Just the faint sound
20:57of my aunt snoring softly
20:58from the next room.
20:59It was comforting.
20:59The next morning,
21:00my aunt took me
21:01to the school to register.
21:03Palo Alto High
21:04was much bigger
21:05than my old school.
21:06The lawns were green
21:07and manicured,
21:08and the hallways
21:09were filled
21:09with the quiet hum
21:10of learning.
21:11There were no clicks,
21:12no nasty pranks.
21:14My aunt said,
21:15This is your new counselor,
21:16Ms. Bennett,
21:17Eleanor Vornt.
21:18Is that right?
21:19Welcome to Palo.
21:21Her smile was genuine,
21:23not like the forced
21:24politeness of the teachers
21:25at my old school.
21:26Our academic
21:26de Quantilum team
21:27is looking for new members.
21:29I really encourage you
21:30to try out.
21:31I've seen your transcripts.
21:32They're very impressive.
21:36I was taken aback.
21:37At my old school,
21:39all the student government
21:40and club positions
21:41were held by Savannah
21:42and her friends.
21:42Even though my grades
21:43were good,
21:44no one ever considered me
21:45because I wasn't pretty enough
21:47or rich enough
21:48or popular enough.
21:51Really?
21:51I was a little unsure.
21:53Of course.
21:54Your grades speak
21:55for themselves,
21:56Ms. Bennett said
21:57with a smile.
21:57Believe in yourself.
21:59I walked into
22:00my new classroom.
22:01Forty pairs of eyes
22:02turned to look at me.
22:03There was no mockery,
22:05no malice,
22:06just simple curiosity.
22:09Hi, everyone.
22:10I'm Eleanor Vance.
22:11It's nice to meet you all.
22:12My voice was a little shaky,
22:13but I tried to stay calm.
22:16The class broke into applause.
22:20It was warm and sincere.
22:22Someone whispered,
22:23The new girl is really pretty.
22:25Pretty?
22:26Me?
22:27And she's super smart, too.
22:29She seems really quiet.
22:31No one called me a nerd.
22:32No one called me a hanger-on.
22:34No one looked at me
22:35like I was a freak.
22:36My seat was in the third row
22:37by the window.
22:39The sun was shining
22:40and a gentle breeze blew in.
22:42The girl next to me
22:43was bubbly and cheerful.
22:44I'm Chloe Davis.
22:46You can just call me Chloe.
22:47She had two dimples
22:48when she smiled.
22:50Ellie.
22:51Wow!
22:51What a beautiful name!
22:54Eleanor.
22:54Like Eleanor Roosevelt.
22:56Strong and smart.
22:57Your parents must be really cool.
22:59She was a talker.
23:00As soon as the bell rang,
23:01she was pulling me aside
23:02to give me the rundown of the class.
23:04Which teacher was strict?
23:05Which students were funny?
23:07How Friday pizza day
23:08in the cafeteria was the best?
23:09Which corner of the library
23:11was the best for writing papers in peace?
23:13There are no real bullies at our school.
23:15Everyone's pretty chill.
23:16She said.
23:17Was your old school really strict or something?
23:19You look so nervous.
23:23I shook my head.
23:24It was okay.
23:25I didn't want to bring up the past.
23:27Well, don't worry.
23:28I've got your back now.
23:30If anyone messes with you,
23:31they'll have to go through me first.
23:33Chloe said, patting her chest.
23:35I listened to her.
23:36A warm feeling spreading through my chest.
23:38So this is what it felt like
23:40to be treated with kindness.
23:41No need to be careful.
23:42No need to walk on eggshells.
23:44No need to worry about being disliked.
23:45Just simple, genuine friendship.
23:49Meanwhile, back in Ohio,
23:52Leo was losing his mind.
23:53Eleanor had been missing
23:55since school let out yesterday.
23:57Her phone went straight to voicemail.
23:59Her texts weren't delivering.
24:01He waited at the school gate
24:02until it got dark,
24:03but she never came out.
24:04He ran to the Vance's house,
24:06and Mrs. Vance told him
24:08she'd gone to visit her aunt.
24:10Which aunt?
24:11The one in California.
24:15Leo, did you and Ellie have a fight?
24:17California?
24:18That was so far away.
24:19And wasn't today a school day?
24:21A terrible feeling started to grow
24:22in the pit of Leo's stomach.
24:24No way.
24:24Eleanor wouldn't actually leave.
24:25She was just mad at me.
24:27She'd be back in a few days,
24:28just like every other time we fought.
24:29He tried to reassure himself.
24:31The next day at school,
24:32Eleanor's seat was empty.
24:34Her locker was spotless.
24:35Nothing inside.
24:36Even the novels she always kept with her were gone.
24:38He asked the guidance counselor.
24:40Excuse me,
24:41do you know why Eleanor Vance
24:42isn't here today?
24:43His voice was laced with panic.
24:45You don't know?
24:46She transferred.
24:47Her tone was flat,
24:48as if she were commenting on the weather.
24:49Boom.
24:50Leo's mind went completely blank.
24:52Transferred?
24:52When did this happen?
24:53Why didn't she tell me?
24:54Why?
24:54His voice was shaking.
24:55Transferred where?
24:57Palo Alto High School in California.
24:59So far away.
25:02She was really gone.
25:04Because of that stupid prank?
25:08Impossible.
25:10Eleanor had been following me around
25:12since we were kids.
25:14I could be a jerk to her,
25:15and she would never get really mad.
25:18She'd pout a little,
25:19and I'd say a few nice things,
25:21and everything would be fine.
25:22How could she transfer over something so small?
25:25How could she leave without saying a word to me?
25:27How could she actually be done with me?
25:29It had to be a lie.
25:32Leo pulled out his phone
25:33and dialed her familiar number again.
25:36Straight to voicemail.
25:38He didn't give up.
25:40He called again and again,
25:41and again,
25:42until the school bell rang.
25:45Still voicemail,
25:46Savannah asked with concern.
25:48Leo, what's wrong?
25:49He said, his voice hollow.
25:52Eleanor transferred.
25:53He looked like he'd seen a ghost.
25:54What?
25:55Why?
25:56Savannah asked,
25:57covering her mouth in surprise,
25:58but a flicker of triumph
25:59flashed in her eyes.
26:01Why?
26:01He wanted to know why, too.
26:04It was just a joke.
26:05He'd pulled worse pranks on her before.
26:08She never got this angry.
26:10Why this time?
26:11Leo thought back to yesterday after school.
26:14The way Eleanor had looked at him
26:16for the last time.
26:17Her eyes were calm.
26:19cold.
26:20Like she was looking at a stranger.
26:23There was no love in that look.
26:24No hate.
26:25Nothing.
26:27Just a dead, empty calm.
26:30His heart suddenly clenched in his chest.
26:32The pain was so sharp,
26:34he had to bend over.
26:36So this is what a broken heart felt like.
26:39It was excruciating.
26:42Leo, are you okay?
26:44Savannah asked,
26:45trying to help him up.
26:46Her soft hand rested on his arm.
26:48Before, that touch would have made his heart race.
26:51Now, it just annoyed him.
26:53Don't fucking touch me!
26:55He snarled, shrugging her hand off.
26:57Savannah froze.
26:58Leo had never spoken to her like that before.
27:01Leo?
27:02I said, don't touch me!
27:04He roared.
27:05His eyes were bloodshot,
27:06like a wounded animal's.
27:08The entire class turned to stare.
27:11Savannah's eyes welled up with tears.
27:13But Leo didn't care.
27:15His mind was filled with one person,
27:18Eleanor.
27:18She was really gone.
27:20She really didn't want him anymore.
27:24In the days that followed,
27:26Leo was a different person.
27:27He used to be loud and cheerful.
27:29Now he was quiet and withdrawn.
27:31He'd stare into space during class
27:32and sit alone at lunch.
27:33He barely spoke to anyone.
27:35His friends said he was losing it.
27:36Dude, it's just Eleanor.
27:38She transferred, so what?
27:39Why are you acting like this?
27:40Didn't you used to complain about how annoying she was?
27:43She's gone now.
27:43You should be happy.
27:44Happy?
27:45He couldn't feel happy.
27:47Every day after school,
27:48he would automatically start walking
27:49in the direction of Eleanor's house,
27:51hoping she was just visiting her aunt for a few days,
27:53hoping she'd be back soon.
27:55But a day turned into two,
27:56and then a week passed.
27:57She didn't come back.
27:58Mrs. Vance said she was doing well
28:00in her new school in California.
28:01Leo, what happened between you two?
28:05Ellie left in such a hurry,
28:07she didn't even tell you?
28:08He didn't know how to answer.
28:10What could he say?
28:11That he used her as a prop to impress another girl?
28:14That he trampled on her dignity
28:15and broke her heart?
28:19He could only send her endless texts
28:21and leave voicemails,
28:23but they all went unanswered.
28:26He had to see her.
28:27He had to know why.
28:28He had to bring her back.
28:29He started obsessively searching
28:31for everything he could find online
28:33about Palo de High School.
28:34On the school's website,
28:36under the student spotlight section,
28:38he found her picture.
28:39She was wearing her new school's uniform,
28:41standing with a group of girls, laughing.
28:43The smile on her face
28:44was one he hadn't seen in a long time.
28:46It was relaxed, natural,
28:48and genuinely happy.
28:49Not like when she was with him.
28:51Always so careful,
28:52always watching his mood.
28:54It turned out that without him,
28:55she could be this happy.
28:56Leo wanted to book a flight
28:58and go to her right then,
28:59but his feet felt like they were made of lead.
29:02Suddenly he wasn't so sure.
29:04She looked like she was doing great,
29:06much better than when she was with him.
29:09Would his showing up
29:10just ruin everything for her?
29:11As he hesitated,
29:13he noticed a tall boy
29:14in the background of the photo,
29:16smiling as he handed Eleanor
29:18a bottle of water.
29:19The way the boy looked at her
29:21was familiar.
29:22It was a look of her adoration.
29:25His heart clenched again.
29:27The pain was so sharp
29:29he had to bend over.
29:30So, he had really lost her,
29:33completely and forever.
29:37My life at Palo Alto High
29:38was falling into a comfortable rhythm.
29:40My new classmates were all friendly.
29:43No one knew about my past.
29:45To them,
29:46I was just a normal transfer student.
29:48Good grades,
29:49quiet personality.
29:51That's all.
29:52Chloe became my best friend.
29:54She was loud
29:55and fiercely protective of me.
29:57Ellie, let's play tennis after school.
29:59Ellie, can you help me with this problem?
30:03Ellie, how is your skin so perfect?
30:07She was a constant, happy buzz in my life.
30:10She introduced me to new friends
30:11and helped me fit in.
30:13Slowly, I started to let my guard down.
30:16I started to believe
30:17that not everyone was out to hurt me.
30:19I started to believe
30:20that I deserved to be treated well.
30:23The atmosphere at my new school
30:25was amazing.
30:27Everyone was focused on their studies.
30:30There were no toxic cliques.
30:32No cruel jokes.
30:36The teachers were dedicated
30:38and the students were kind.
30:40My grades were better than ever.
30:43I won the state championship
30:44in the national debate tournament.
30:47Our academic decathlon team
30:48made it to the national finals.
30:51Eleanor is truly a pride of our school.
30:53Miss Bennett often praised me.
30:55My classmates were genuinely happy for me.
30:57There was no jealousy.
30:58No exclusion.
30:59Only sincere congratulations.
31:01Life could be this simple and beautiful.
31:03Not every place was filled with malice.
31:05One day, during a break between classes,
31:08Chloe leaned in conspiratorially.
31:10Ellie, Caleb Reed from the class next door
31:12has been asking about you.
31:15Caleb Reed?
31:16The name didn't ring a bell.
31:18You know, the guy who's amazing at basketball?
31:20The six-foot-one Huddy?
31:22So many girls have a crush on him.
31:24Chloe's eyes were sparkling with gossip.
31:26I shook my head.
31:30Since coming here,
31:31all I'd focused on was studying.
31:32I hadn't paid any attention
31:34to the basketball captain.
31:35Yes, you do.
31:36He's the one who helped you
31:37pick up your books last week
31:38when you dropped them
31:39all over the hallway.
31:40Now I remembered.
31:41Last week,
31:42when I was getting books from my locker,
31:45a tall boy from the next class
31:47had helped me.
31:48He had a sunny smile.
31:50Thank you.
31:50I had said,
31:51No problem.
31:52He'd replied,
31:53scratching the back of his neck,
31:55his ears turning a little red.
31:57That was it?
31:59What was he asking about me?
32:02Chloe wiggled her eyebrows.
32:04What do you think?
32:05He's totally into you.
32:07Our Ellie is so pretty.
32:09Of course she's attracting
32:10all the hot goys.
32:12I froze.
32:12Someone liked me?
32:14A real, genuine crush?
32:15Not like Leo,
32:17who treated me like a possession
32:18he could summon or dismiss at will.
32:20Not someone who just assumed
32:21I would always be there for him,
32:23but someone who was shyly asking about me,
32:25who helped me just to be kind.
32:27Don't be silly,
32:28I said.
32:29But deep down,
32:30something was quietly shifting inside me.
32:33I could be liked.
32:35I deserve to be cherished.
32:39A month later,
32:42I was in the library after school
32:44for a meeting with the academic decathlon team
32:46when someone knocked on the door.
32:49Excuse me,
32:49is Eleanor Vanser here?
32:54I looked up
32:55and saw the last person on Earth
32:56I ever wanted to see again.
32:59Leo.
33:00He was thinner
33:01and his eyes were bloodshot.
33:03The moment he saw me,
33:04his eyes lit up.
33:06Ellie!
33:07His voice was a mixture
33:08of relief and nervousness.
33:10Everyone on the team
33:11turned to look at us.
33:12Chloe tugged on my sleeve,
33:14worried.
33:14I stood up
33:15and walked out of the library.
33:16I didn't want to air my dirty laundry
33:18in front of my new friends.
33:21What are you doing here?
33:24My voice was so cold
33:25that surprised even me.
33:27I could face him
33:28with this much calm.
33:31My tone stung him.
33:33I came to find you.
33:34Why did you leave
33:35without saying anything?
33:38I've been looking for you
33:39for a month.
33:40Your mom finally told me
33:42you were here.
33:43A month?
33:44I was surprised.
33:46I never thought
33:46he would actually look for me.
33:48Let alone for that long.
33:52In my memory,
33:54he always had the attention span
33:55of a goldfish.
33:57Why were you looking for me?
33:59To get you to come back,
34:00of course.
34:01He said,
34:02as if it were the most obvious
34:03thing in the world.
34:04It's not good for you
34:05to be all alone out here.
34:07Come back, Ellie.
34:08I forgive you.
34:10You forgive me?
34:12I almost laughed.
34:13Even now,
34:14he was still so arrogant.
34:16Still thought I was
34:17the one in the wrong.
34:18That I was the one
34:18who needed to be forgiven.
34:22Leo Carter,
34:22you need to get it straight.
34:24You're the one
34:24who needs to apologize.
34:26I did apologize,
34:26he said,
34:27getting agitated.
34:28I bought you tickets
34:29to the amusement park.
34:30I even had your favorite
34:31gift ready.
34:33What else do you want?
34:35I looked at him,
34:36the boy I had adored
34:38for over a decade.
34:40He was a complete
34:41stranger to me now.
34:43He would never understand.
34:45I didn't want
34:46amusement park tickets
34:47or gifts.
34:51I wanted respect.
34:52I wanted to be treated
34:53like a person,
34:55not a plaything.
34:56I don't want anything.
34:58I just want you to leave
35:00and don't ever come
35:01looking for me again.
35:03I turned to walk away.
35:05He grabbed my arm.
35:07Eleanor,
35:08don't take this too far.
35:12It was just a prank.
35:14Why are you being like this?
35:16A prank.
35:18Always a prank.
35:19In his mind,
35:20tying me to a goalpost
35:21and humiliating me in public
35:23was just a prank.
35:26I yanked my arm free.
35:28Yeah,
35:29it was just a prank.
35:30So me leaving,
35:31that's just a prank too?
35:34You don't have to
35:35take it seriously.
35:36I left him standing there,
35:38frozen in shock.
35:39I walked back into the library
35:40without a second glance.
35:42Chloe rushed over.
35:43Are you okay?
35:44Who was that?
35:47I'm fine.
35:48I said with a small smile.
35:50Just someone who
35:50doesn't matter anymore.
35:52And it was true.
35:53He didn't matter.
35:54What once felt like
35:56the end of the world
35:56now seemed so small.
35:58The person I once thought
36:00I couldn't live without,
36:01I could now face
36:02with perfect calm.
36:06Leo's appearance
36:06was just a small hiccup.
36:08My life moved on.
36:11After midterms,
36:12my GPA was in the top
36:132% of my class.
36:15Miss Bennett gave me
36:16a special mention
36:17at the academic awards ceremony.
36:19Eleanor is a transfer student,
36:21but she has adapted wonderfully.
36:23She is an example
36:24for all of us.
36:26The applause was thunderous.
36:27No one made snide remarks.
36:29No one called me a nerd.
36:31Just genuine recognition.
36:34Caleb finally worked up
36:35the courage to ask me out.
36:37Eleanor,
36:38are you free this weekend?
36:39I was wondering
36:40if you'd like to see
36:41a movie with me.
36:42He was so nervous
36:43his ears turned bright red.
36:45I was sure his palms
36:47were sweating.
36:48Chloe was making
36:49frantic gestures behind him.
36:51Say yes!
36:52Say yes!
36:54I thought for a moment.
36:56Okay.
36:58And why not?
37:00I deserve to be treated
37:01with respect.
37:02I deserve to be liked
37:04for who I am.
37:05I deserve to have
37:06a normal high school experience.
37:08Caleb looked like
37:09he was about
37:09to jump for joy.
37:11Really?
37:12That's great.
37:14I mean,
37:15thank you for giving me a chance.
37:17He scratched the back
37:18of his neck,
37:18grinning like a kid.
37:20That weekend,
37:21we went to see
37:21a Pixar movie.
37:23Caleb was so thoughtful.
37:25He bought popcorn and soda.
37:27He even brought
37:28a pack of tissues.
37:29I heard this movie
37:30is kind of sad.
37:30He said,
37:32just in case you cry.
37:34I smiled.
37:35He was so nervous
37:36he didn't know
37:37where to put his hands.
37:38The movie was great.
37:40It was about growing up
37:42and finding courage.
37:44I didn't cry.
37:46But my heart felt warm.
37:47After the movie,
37:49he walked me home.
37:50I had a really good time today.
37:51He said,
37:52me too.
37:54So,
37:55can I ask you out
37:56again sometime?
37:57He asked,
37:57his eyes full of hope.
37:58He looked like
37:59a big golden retriever.
38:01I nodded.
38:02He beamed.
38:02So this is what
38:03it felt like
38:04to be cherished.
38:05careful yet confident.
38:07No need to walk
38:08on eggshells.
38:10No need to worry
38:11about being abandoned.
38:13Just two people
38:14who simply liked each other.
38:16When my aunt found out,
38:18she teased me.
38:20Is our Ellie
38:21going on dates now?
38:24Not yet.
38:25I blushed.
38:27We were just friends.
38:28But maybe
38:29we could become
38:30something more.
38:31Are you two going
38:32to the homecoming dance
38:33together this year?
38:34She winked.
38:35I know that Caleb boy.
38:36He's a good kid.
38:38Basketball captain.
38:39Good grades.
38:41He's a good one.
38:44Yeah,
38:45he was a good one.
38:46I wasn't going
38:47to be like before.
38:48Humbly waiting
38:49by someone's side.
38:50Waiting for the occasional
38:51scrap of attention.
38:53Waiting for a smile
38:54when he was in a good mood.
38:55I deserved better.
39:00Meanwhile,
39:01Leo's world
39:02was falling apart.
39:02He thought Eleanor
39:04was just throwing a tantrum.
39:06He thought he could win her back
39:07after a few days.
39:08But she really was done with him.
39:11After he came back from California,
39:13he locked himself in his room.
39:15He replayed years of memories
39:17over and over in his head.
39:19Eleanor was always there,
39:21right behind him.
39:23Wherever he went,
39:24she followed.
39:25Whatever he said,
39:26she listened.
39:27When he was angry,
39:29she would carefully
39:29try to cheer him up.
39:31When he was happy,
39:32she was happier than he was.
39:34He had gotten used
39:35to her presence.
39:37Like he was used to breathing.
39:40And now that she was gone,
39:42he felt like he was suffocating.
39:44No one saved him
39:45a seat at school anymore.
39:47No one brought him breakfast.
39:50No one walked home with him.
39:51No one sat with him in silence
39:53when he was in a bad mood.
39:55No one remembered
39:56all the little things he liked.
39:59And most importantly,
40:01no one looked at him
40:02with those gentle eyes anymore.
40:04As if he was her entire world.
40:07As if he was the sun and the moon.
40:10Savannah still tried
40:11to hang out with him.
40:13But he suddenly found her
40:14completely uninteresting.
40:16Her fake pouty act.
40:18Her damsel in distress routine.
40:21It all just irritated him.
40:24How could she even compare
40:25to Eleanor?
40:26Eleanor wasn't as conventionally beautiful,
40:29but her smile was warm.
40:30Eleanor was a bit of a nerd,
40:31but she was kind-hearted.
40:33Eleanor cried easily,
40:35but she was never unreasonable.
40:36Eleanor remembered
40:37everything he liked.
40:39She knew he had a sweet tooth
40:40and always had candy for him.
40:43She knew he hated rainy days
40:45and would bring
40:45an extra umbrella for him.
40:47She knew he was bad at math
40:49and would patiently explain
40:50the problems to him.
40:54And Savannah?
40:55All she did was ask for things.
40:58All she did was make
41:00everyone cater to her.
41:01He started to regret it.
41:03Why did he treat Eleanor like that?
41:05Just to make Savannah laugh?
41:08Was Savannah's laugh
41:09worth Eleanor's tears?
41:11Was it worth losing
41:12the one person
41:13who genuinely cared about him?
41:14He remembered that day.
41:16The look in Eleanor's eyes
41:17when they cut her down.
41:19Despair, anger,
41:20and deep, deep disappointment.
41:23She must have been
41:24in so much pain.
41:25Tied up for two hours.
41:27Mocked by so many people.
41:29Having a milkshake thrown at her.
41:31And he had just stood there,
41:32smiling,
41:33saying it was all a joke.
41:34He was a fucking monster.
41:36He started to pathologically
41:38stalk Eleanor on social media.
41:40He saw pictures of her
41:41at the movies with Caleb.
41:43He saw them dancing together
41:44at the homecoming dance.
41:46He saw Caleb kiss her
41:47on the cheek after a game.
41:50Every photo was a knife
41:51in his heart.
41:53He wanted to explain,
41:55to apologize.
41:57But he didn't even have the right
41:58to show his face to her anymore.
42:00One time,
42:01he finally got through
42:02to her on the phone.
42:04Ellie, I'm sorry.
42:06I really know I was wrong.
42:08Can you please forgive me?
42:10She listened,
42:11her voice calm
42:12on the other end.
42:15You know what, Leo?
42:17Some things can't be fixed
42:19with a sorry.
42:20It's like a shattered mirror.
42:21You can glue it back together,
42:23but the cracks
42:24will always be there.
42:25We can't go back.
42:29Then she hung up.
42:32Leaving him alone
42:33with the dial tone.
42:33She was right.
42:35They couldn't go back.
42:37And he was the one
42:38who had shattered everything.
42:42Senior year,
42:43I received my early acceptance letter
42:45from MIT.
42:46I checked the box
42:47for my intended major,
42:48physics.
42:49The competition
42:50for my graduating class
42:52was insane.
42:53Getting an offer
42:53from MIT
42:54was almost unheard of.
42:55I was one of the few.
42:57It was the ultimate validation
42:58for all my hard work.
43:00Caleb was even more excited
43:02than I was.
43:03That's amazing!
43:05I guess I have to work harder now,
43:07try to get into a school
43:08in Boston.
43:10We had been together
43:11for six months.
43:12He was so good to me.
43:13He respected me,
43:15protected me.
43:16He would never do anything
43:18to embarrass me.
43:19He'd bring me bubble tea
43:20when I was tired
43:21from studying.
43:22He'd go for long walks
43:23with me when I was stressed.
43:25He even remembered my cycle
43:27and would secretly
43:28put a bottle of Mydol,
43:30a heating pad,
43:31and my favorite
43:32Ben and Jerry's flavor
43:33in my locker.
43:34All the things
43:35Leo had never done.
43:36Caleb did them all.
43:38Chloe said
43:39we were a perfect match.
43:41I thought so too.
43:43Love could be this wonderful.
43:45No groveling,
43:46no pleading,
43:47no constant fear
43:48of being abandoned.
43:49Just two people,
43:51walking side by side,
43:52moving forward together,
43:53respecting and cherishing
43:55each other.
43:56The news of my MIT acceptance
43:58made its way back to Ohio,
44:00and Leo completely snapped.
44:02The night of the big football game,
44:04Palo Alto High
44:05versus our biggest rival,
44:07he flew to California.
44:08Caleb,
44:09as the team's quarterback,
44:10threw a game-winning touchdown
44:12in the final minute.
44:13The entire stadium erupted.
44:15The crowd stormed the field
44:16to celebrate.
44:17Caleb pushed through
44:18the sea of people,
44:19found me,
44:20and pulled me into a tight hug
44:22amidst the roaring cheers.
44:23And that's when Leo appeared.
44:26He was holding a huge bouquet of roses,
44:28wearing an out-of-place suit,
44:30looking both pathetic and obsessed.
44:33He shoved his way through the crowd
44:35and stood in front of us.
44:39Ellie, I was wrong.
44:40He said,
44:41his eyes red,
44:42his voice trembling.
44:44I was so wrong,
44:45please,
44:46forgive me.
44:46Let's start over.
44:47He was trying to stage
44:48some grand,
44:49romantic gesture
44:50right there in front of everyone.
44:53Caleb immediately
44:54stepped in front of me.
44:57Who the hell are you?
44:59His tall frame
45:00blocked Leo from my view.
45:01Leo finally seemed to notice him,
45:03and his eyes turned dangerous.
45:06We grew up together.
45:07I've known her for 16 years.
45:08Who are you?
45:16Who are you?
45:18He took my hand,
45:19a clear declaration.
45:21Leo froze,
45:22then lost it.
45:25That's impossible!
45:26Ellie, tell him!
45:27We're the ones who are supposed to be together!
45:30You've loved me since we were kids!
45:31You said you'd be with me forever!
45:35I looked at him calmly
45:36and stepped out from behind Caleb.
45:39All eyes were on us now.
45:40Camera flashes going off,
45:42just like that day
45:43I was tied to the goal post.
45:45Only this time,
45:46I wasn't the helpless victim.
45:48Leo, in Ohio,
45:49you made me the butt
45:50of the entire school's joke.
45:52I said,
45:53my voice clear and cold,
45:55loud enough for everyone around us to hear.
45:58Now here in California,
45:59you've made a joke of yourself.
46:03We're over.
46:04We were over the second you tied me
46:06to that goal post.
46:08I watched his face drain of all color
46:10as I continued.
46:11You're the one who destroyed everything.
46:14You stomped on my dignity
46:16and treated my heart like a game.
46:19And now you're sorry?
46:21It's too late.
46:22With that,
46:23I took Caleb's hand
46:24and turned to Lee.
46:26Caleb's teammates closed in around us,
46:28forming a wall,
46:29sealing Leo out of our world.
46:31Behind me,
46:32I could hear his broken pleas
46:33swallowed by the sound
46:35of the victory celebration.
46:36I didn't look back.
46:38Some things,
46:39once you miss them,
46:40are gone forever.
46:42Some people,
46:43once you hurt them,
46:44can never be won back.
46:46He chose Savannah.
46:47He chose to turn me into a joke.
46:50Now,
46:51he had to live with the consequences.
46:53This time,
46:54it was really over.
46:55He chose to turn more.
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