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00:00To meet my online boyfriend, Chase Whitmore,
00:02I forced myself from a nearly 200-pound fat girl
00:05into the hottest girl on campus.
00:07But the day before we were supposed to meet,
00:09I found a post.
00:10Giving away my online girlfriend.
00:11Been together over a year.
00:13Cute voice, sweet girl, great to talk to.
00:16DM me if you want her.
00:17Someone asked why he was giving up such a great girlfriend.
00:20He replied,
00:21Found her real info online.
00:23She's 200 pounds, not my type.
00:25The comments piled up fast.
00:26Was interested until you said she was 200 pounds.
00:28Who wants a whale? Keeper?
00:32Only one person replied.
00:33DM'd you.
00:34I looked at the poster's profile picture again,
00:36which was the same one my online boyfriend used.
00:39And the post was from three months ago.
00:41I froze.
00:42Then I remembered.
00:43Chase Whitmore had changed a lot three months ago.
00:46He suddenly got cold and even tried to break up with me once.
00:49He said he was bored.
00:51I thought he was just tired of the relationship,
00:53so I begged him not to leave.
00:55Fine.
00:55Eventually, he agreed to stay.
00:57Not long after that,
00:58he told me he was changing accounts.
01:00His old account was too messy.
01:01And with college starting soon,
01:03he wanted a fresh one.
01:04So I added the new account.
01:05He was still distant for a while.
01:07Even his personality felt different.
01:09Later, we slowly got close again.
01:11I thought he had just lost interest for a while
01:13and then changed his mind.
01:14I never thought.
01:15I looked down at my phone.
01:17A message popped up from the account
01:19with the matching cartoon icon.
01:21Baby, your period should be coming soon.
01:23I sent you some ginger tea.
01:24Drink it while it's hot.
01:25I can't wait to finally meet you next month.
01:27I'm actually kind of nervous.
01:28Are you excited?
01:29My finger stopped over the screen.
01:31So the guy I was about to meet...
01:33Who the hell was he?
01:34My friend Mia found me the next day,
01:36looking unusually awkward.
01:38Did you and Chase break up?
01:40What?
01:40She gave up and handed me her phone.
01:43Go, go, go.
01:44Back when we used to game together,
01:46Mia had gotten pretty close
01:47to one of Chase's gaming friends.
01:49The guy had sent her screenshots
01:50from Chase's private group chat.
01:52Someone had asked Chase.
01:54Bro, how come you don't bring
01:55your girlfriend into games anymore?
01:56We broke up.
01:57Chase replied.
01:58Everyone was surprised.
01:59Weren't you guys doing fine?
02:01Why'd you suddenly break up?
02:02Her voice was cute,
02:03so I always thought she'd be pretty.
02:05Then she sent me a picture once
02:06and there was a delivery receded
02:08in the background
02:08with her real name on it.
02:10Chase answered.
02:10I already knew what high school she went to,
02:12so I had someone look her up.
02:14Turns out she was almost 200 pounds.
02:18I care about looks, man,
02:19so I ended it right away.
02:20Someone laughed.
02:21So that's why her voice sounded so good.
02:22Guess all that fat
02:22was doing wonders for her vocal cords.
02:24Wasn't she obsessed with you?
02:25Every time we played,
02:26she followed you everywhere.
02:27She actually agreed to break up?
02:29She didn't.
02:30Chase replied.
02:32So I handed her off to someone else.
02:34She doesn't even know my real name anyway.
02:38Then he dropped the post
02:39where he had given away his online girlfriend.
02:42The group went crazy.
02:43No fucking way.
02:44You can do that?
02:45Damn, Chase.
02:46Well, at least she won't bother you anymore.
02:47She was obviously hiding what she looked like.
02:49If this wasn't online,
02:49you never would have dated someone like that
02:50for over a year.
02:52After getting catfished by a whale for a year,
02:55you done with dating now?
02:56Nah.
02:57I've got my eye on someone new.
03:00There's a really pretty girl
03:01in the freshman group chat.
03:02Super innocent looking.
03:04Chase came from money
03:06and was always buying everyone drinks
03:07or covering things for the group.
03:09So naturally,
03:10everyone loved kissing his ass.
03:11Damn, that's our guy.
03:13Only a girl that hot deserves Chase.
03:14Got a picture?
03:15Chase sent one.
03:16The girl wore a fitted cheer uniform
03:18with a pleated skirt
03:19and smiled at the camera.
03:20I recognized her right away.
03:22Ava Collins.
03:23She had posted a selfie
03:24in the incoming freshman group
03:25a few days ago.
03:26The second she did,
03:27half the guys in the chat
03:28started calling her
03:29the prettiest girl in the house.
03:31Nia looked furious.
03:33You dated Chase for over a year
03:35and he dumped you
03:36the second he found out you were fat?
03:38Then he literally handed you off
03:39to someone else?
03:40What an asshole.
03:41And Ava isn't even prettier than you.
03:43Nina, post a picture in the group.
03:45He'll regret everything.
03:46I looked back down at the screenshots.
03:48Only one person had defended me.
03:50Hey, but that girl really liked you.
03:52I remember every time
03:53you got jumped in game,
03:54she was always the first one
03:55to come save you.
03:56Doing this to her is kind of fucked up.
03:58A few minutes later,
03:59Chase replied,
04:00What can I say?
04:01I care about looks.
04:02Knowing I dated someone that huge
04:04for over a year makes me sick.
04:05Then he added,
04:06Guess she should have been prettier.
04:07That evening,
04:09another guy asked for my number
04:10on the way home.
04:11I turned him down
04:11and kept walking alone.
04:13Then I caught my reflection
04:14in a store window.
04:15A slim waist,
04:16long legs,
04:17and curves
04:17in all the right places.
04:19I knew I was pretty now.
04:20Guys had paid for my drinks
04:21and meals more than once.
04:23And even a talent scout
04:24had approached me once.
04:25But before I met Chase,
04:26none of that ever happened.
04:27I had been fat
04:28since I was little.
04:29By high school,
04:30I was almost 200 pounds.
04:32Fatty.
04:32Whale.
04:33Pig.
04:34I had heard it all.
04:35So I grew up insecure.
04:37The bigger I got,
04:38the less I wanted to dress up.
04:40And the less I tried,
04:41the worse I looked.
04:42I had crushes too.
04:43But whenever a guy
04:44found out I liked him,
04:45he acted as if I had insulted him.
04:47Every time I tried to lose weight,
04:49my parents told me not to bother.
04:51They said I was cute
04:52the way I was.
04:53They were both heavy too.
04:54So they never thought
04:54my weight was a big deal.
04:55I spent most of my teenage years
04:57getting laughed at.
04:58Then I met Chase in a game.
05:01He liked my voice
05:02and insisted on adding me.
05:04We played together a few more times
05:05and slowly got close.
05:07After a while,
05:07Chase confessed.
05:08I knew he came from money.
05:09He had bought me tons of skins in games
05:11and tried to send me expensive gifts,
05:13but I always refused them.
05:14He never posted clear pictures of his face,
05:16but his profile was full of vacation photos
05:18from all over the world.
05:19Sometimes he was in the background.
05:21He was tall and in great shape.
05:22If he saw how fat I was,
05:24there was no way he'd like me in real life.
05:26Still, I really liked him.
05:27Chase was outgoing and fun.
05:29Whenever I was upset,
05:30he stayed up talking to me.
05:31Sometimes he would even drop gifts
05:32in the game chat
05:33and get everyone online to cheer me up.
05:35In the end, I said yes.
05:36I hid my weight
05:37and everything about myself
05:38because I was terrified
05:39he would look me up.
05:40I tested him once too.
05:41What if I'm not pretty?
05:43With a voice like yours?
05:44No way you're ugly.
05:45Baby, stop messing with me.
05:46When are we finally meeting?
05:47I miss you.
05:48Let's go to same college.
05:49Then I can see you every day.
05:50I stared at those messages for a long time.
05:53Then I finally decided to lose weight.
05:55I changed my eating habits
05:56and began training consistently.
05:57It was difficult,
05:58but I refused to give up.
06:00Over the next year,
06:01I became healthier and stronger.
06:02By the end of that year,
06:03I was down to around 110 pounds.
06:06I started learning skin care,
06:07makeup, hair,
06:08and how to dress.
06:09During that year,
06:10Chase tried to come see me several times.
06:12I always found an excuse to stop him.
06:14I never felt pretty enough yet.
06:15Then the boys in my class
06:16started looking at me differently.
06:18Love notes started showing up.
06:19Strangers began asking for my number.
06:21Some of them blushed
06:22while telling me I was beautiful.
06:24That was when I finally realized it.
06:25Maybe I really was pretty now.
06:27For the first time,
06:28I felt brave enough to meet Chase.
06:29I chose the same university he did.
06:31We agreed to meet when school started,
06:33but apparently to him,
06:34none of it had ever been that serious.
06:36I thought all those sweet things he said were real.
06:38Now that I thought about it,
06:39he had never even told me his real name.
06:41I only knew the name Chase Whitmore
06:42because Mia's friend knew someone in his circle.
06:45From the beginning,
06:45he had never really liked me.
06:47Ava posted another picture
06:49in the freshman group chat.
06:50She was at the beach
06:51in a blue halter top and denim shorts,
06:53her hair tied in a loose ponytail.
06:54The guy beside her had his face covered,
06:56but I recognized the watch on his wrist right away.
06:59Chase had worn the same one in his pictures before.
07:01Mia had just told me
07:02that Chase started chasing Ava
07:04right after she posted her first selfie in the group.
07:07Apparently, he had even flown to her city,
07:09bought her a bunch of gifts,
07:10and arranged fireworks for her.
07:11Looks like they were officially together now.
07:14Chase dropped a message in the chat.
07:16Everybody say hi to my girlfriend.
07:18Damn, Chase, you two look good together.
07:21Bro actually got the prettiest girl in the group.
07:23Okay, I believe in love again.
07:25Only Ava is hot enough for Chase.
07:27Then someone brought me up.
07:29You guys don't know this,
07:30but Chase got catfished by some huge girl for over a year.
07:33Poor guy was traumatized.
07:35At least he finally found someone hot.
07:37Ava replied,
07:38What huge girl?
07:40Someone quickly told her the whole story.
07:41Then everyone started laughing at me.
07:43No way, some whale really thought she had a shot with Chase.
07:46Girls like that can only catfick people online.
07:48I heard she was planning to go to the same college as him too.
07:51She might even be in this freshman class.
07:53Imagine seeing what she actually looks like.
07:57Ava finally replied,
07:58She was probably insecure.
08:00Being ugly isn't really her fault,
08:02but lying to someone about it is still wrong.
08:05Forget her.
08:06Thinking about it still makes me sick.
08:07Good thing I met you.
08:09What Chase didn't know
08:10was that I had joined the group with a second account.
08:13I had watched their entire little love story happen.
08:16Chase, what was that girl's name again?
08:18Maybe we'll run into her when school starts.
08:20Nina Grant.
08:22Even the name sounds basic.
08:24The next second,
08:25I joined the group with my real account.
08:27Then I changed my display name to
08:29Nina Grant.
08:30The chat went dead silent,
08:32but I knew everyone was staring at the screen.
08:34A few minutes later,
08:36Ava sent two messages.
08:38Welcome, Nina.
08:39By the way,
08:40we're having a freshman dinner on the 3rd.
08:41Are you coming?
08:42I knew exactly why she was asking.
08:44She wanted to see me embarrass myself.
08:46I gave a small smile and typed one word.
08:49Yeah.
08:50I was about to go to sleep
08:52when Definitely Not Cookie sent me a picture.
08:54Baby,
08:55do you like this bag?
08:56I saw it in Italy
08:57and thought it would look perfect on you.
08:59I'll give it to you when we meet.
09:00Then another message came in.
09:01Baby,
09:02why are you ignoring me?
09:03Did you fall asleep, baby?
09:04I frowned.
09:05This guy had bought Chase's account
09:06and really committed to the role.
09:08He was generous, too.
09:09Last month,
09:10he sent me a necklace
09:10and an expensive skincare set.
09:12He also sent me money on Valentine's Day
09:14and random gifts all the time.
09:17He knew I was fat.
09:18So what did he even want from me?
09:20Was this some weird fetish?
09:22I sent him an old picture of myself.
09:23Almost 200 pounds,
09:25round face,
09:26eyes nearly hidden by my cheek.
09:28This is what I look like.
09:29If you can't accept it,
09:30we should break up.
09:31I don't want to waste your time.
09:34Well,
09:34no way he could keep pretending
09:35after seeing that.
09:36He replied almost immediately.
09:38Baby,
09:39you're cute.
09:40Then he sent a puppy sticker.
09:42What?
09:42Was he insane?
09:43I typed back fast.
09:44Look again.
09:45I'm almost 200 pounds.
09:47I know.
09:48I still think you're cute,
09:49but you should take care of your health,
09:51okay?
09:51My brows pulled together.
09:53Or was this guy just a fraud?
09:55What do you look like?
09:57I asked.
09:57I've never seen your picture.
09:58Definitely not Cookie replied with three photos,
10:01different angles,
10:02full body,
10:03and somehow even an ab shot.
10:05I took one look and laughed.
10:06Broad shoulders,
10:08narrow waist,
10:09defined abs.
10:10He had to be at least 6'2".
10:12And his face was even more ridiculous.
10:14Messy dark hair,
10:15light brown eyes,
10:16and a smile that looked way too good to be real.
10:19so he was using stolen pictures, too.
10:23Baby,
10:23I didn't really get ready before taking these.
10:26You're not disappointed, right?
10:27Sure.
10:28We were meeting soon, anyway.
10:29I'd expose him then.
10:30I smirked and typed back.
10:31No, baby.
10:31You're really handsome.
10:33Is that actually you?
10:34Can't wait to meet you.
10:36His reply came right away.
10:37Good.
10:39Actually,
10:40there's something I need to tell you when we meet.
10:43I smile.
10:44What else could it be?
10:45Probably that the pictures were fake.
10:49Okay.
10:50The second my plane landed,
10:52my phone started blowing up.
10:54Baby,
10:54where are you?
10:55I'm waiting at arrivals.
10:56Then he sent me a picture of a huge bouquet of roses.
11:00Baby,
11:01I'm so nervous.
11:02What if you see me and don't like me?
11:04There was no person in the picture,
11:06just the flowers.
11:07For a guy using fake photos,
11:09he was weirdly romantic.
11:10My heart softened a little.
11:11Maybe I should just let it go.
11:12Once we met,
11:13we could talk things out.
11:14Even if we only stayed friends,
11:15that was fine.
11:16These past three months,
11:17he really had treated me well.
11:19If I couldn't sleep,
11:19he would stay on the phone with me
11:21until he was barely awake.
11:22Every holiday,
11:23and sometimes for no reason at all,
11:24he found an excuse to send me gifts.
11:26He remembered everything I liked.
11:28Even when my period was coming,
11:29he was a good person.
11:30So what if he was ugly?
11:31I could live with that.
11:33I dragged my suitcase toward arrivals.
11:35From far away,
11:35I spotted the giant bouquet right away.
11:38It completely covered the guy holding it,
11:40but I could still see his build.
11:41Tall,
11:42broad shoulders,
11:43narrow waist.
11:44Wait,
11:44did he actually have a great body too?
11:46No way.
11:47Definitely not Cookie
11:48really looked like those pictures.
11:50Then what was wrong with him?
11:51The guy behind the flowers
11:52seemed to be getting impatient.
11:54He finally lowered them
11:55and looked around.
11:56I stopped dead.
11:57Holy shit.
11:58It was him.
11:59He actually looked exactly like the pictures.
12:01No,
12:02he looked better.
12:03So definitely not Cookie
12:04wasn't a catfish?
12:05A few girls nearby
12:06were already whispering
12:07and looking at him.
12:08I walked over,
12:09still staring.
12:10You're...
12:10I expected him to recognize me.
12:12Instead,
12:12he frowned.
12:13Can I help you?
12:13I tilted my head
12:14and pulled out my phone.
12:15What are you waiting for?
12:15Want my number?
12:16His frown deepened.
12:17I'm waiting for my girlfriend.
12:18No.
12:19I stared at him.
12:20Ever say says I lost weight.
12:21No guy had ever rejected me that fast.
12:24Definitely not Cookie.
12:25Was he actually only into big booty girls?
12:28When I still didn't leave,
12:29he looked even more annoyed.
12:30Can you move?
12:31My girlfriend's coming.
12:32I sighed.
12:34Cookie,
12:35it's me,
12:36Pumpkin.
12:37What?
12:38Cookie, Pumpkin?
12:38He suddenly stopped.
12:39His eyes moved over me
12:40from head to toe.
12:41Pumpkin?
12:43No way.
12:44You don't look like this.
12:45Weren't you?
12:45Fatty?
12:46I finished for him.
12:47I lost weight.
12:48Then I looked at him.
12:49Or what?
12:50Do you only like the picture?
12:51The guy who had been annoyed with me
12:53two seconds ago
12:53turned bright red.
12:55No.
12:56That's not what I meant.
12:57He started stumbling over his words.
12:59I just...
13:00You were cute before, too.
13:02You weren't ugly.
13:04I just...
13:06So I'm only cute now?
13:08No.
13:09He looked even more flustered.
13:10You're cute now, too.
13:11And really pretty.
13:12I just didn't expect this.
13:14They were heavier than I expected,
13:16and I stumbled back half a step.
13:18Sorry.
13:19Sorry.
13:22Didn't you say you were taking me out
13:23for something good when we met?
13:25Come on, let's go.
13:31Cookie was pretty much the same in person
13:34as he was online.
13:35For someone that good-looking,
13:36he had none of the attitude I expected.
13:38He was gentle the whole time
13:40and took care of everything
13:41without making a big deal out of it.
13:42That was also when I finally learned
13:44his real name,
13:45Ethan Bennett.
13:47He was a freshman, too.
13:48Different major.
13:49Same campus.
13:51He took me to a nice restaurant for lunch,
13:53pulled out my chair for me,
13:54cut my steak,
13:55and barely looked me in the eye
13:56without turning red.
13:58After that,
13:58we spent the whole afternoon together.
14:03By the time he dropped me off
14:04at the restaurant for the freshman dinner...
14:06Text me when you're done.
14:07I'll come get you.
14:08Okay.
14:08He still looked reluctant to leave.
14:10The restaurant was crowded.
14:11As I reached the private room,
14:13I heard voices coming from inside.
14:15Is everyone here?
14:16Not yet.
14:16Nina still hasn't showed up.
14:18Nina?
14:18You mean the whale who cat-ficked Chase?
14:20She probably got scared and bailed.
14:22Yeah.
14:23Imagine showing up
14:24and sitting next to Ava.
14:25She'd die of embarrassment.
14:28Don't be mean.
14:29It's not her fault.
14:30She's huge.
14:31I was about to walk in
14:32when a heavy girl
14:33stepped into the room before me.
14:35The whole table went quiet for a second.
14:37Then people immediately
14:38started trading looks.
14:39So you're Nina?
14:40Damn, you really made everyone wait.
14:42Do we need to move
14:43two chairs together for you?
14:44The room exploded.
14:46Chase had one arm
14:48around Ava's shoulders.
14:49He looked at the girl
14:50and gave a mocking smile.
14:51She stared at them
14:52like they were insane.
14:53Then she turned around,
14:55grabbed two plates
14:55from the service cart outside
14:57and started setting food
14:58on the table.
14:59The laughter died instantly.
15:02Everyone looked awkward.
15:03That was when I
15:04pushed the door open
15:05and walked in.
15:06Hi, I'm Nina.
15:09Every pair of eyes
15:11landed on me.
15:12One guy froze
15:12with his beer
15:13halfway to his mouth.
15:14Some spilled over the rim
15:16and dripped onto his pants
15:17before he finally noticed
15:18and started wiping at it.
15:20The girl across from him
15:21who had been laughing
15:21the loudest
15:22just stared at me
15:23with her mouth open.
15:24Ava had been leaning
15:25against Chase.
15:26The second she saw me
15:27she sat up straight.
15:28Her smile disappeared.
15:30Then she quickly
15:31touched her hair.
15:32Chase did not move at all.
15:33He just stared.
15:35Holy shit.
15:36A guy finally came back to life.
15:38Are you in the wrong room?
15:39This is the freshman dinner.
15:41It's fine if she is.
15:43She looks like a freshman too.
15:45She can stay.
15:46The guy who had been
15:46making the worst jokes
15:48spoke up immediately.
15:49I smiled.
15:50Hi, I'm Nina Grant.
15:51The room blew up.
15:54The guy stared at me.
15:55You're Nina?
15:57No fucking way.
15:58Chase said you were...
15:59Said I was what?
16:00I smiled at him.
16:01Then I looked at Chase.
16:02He looked pretty much
16:03how I expected.
16:05Good looking, definitely.
16:06Blonde hair,
16:07expensive clothes,
16:08and the kind of face
16:09that always looked like
16:10he was flirting.
16:11Classic rich playboy.
16:13Who's Chase?
16:14I tilted my head.
16:15I don't think I know him.
16:16Chase went stiff.
16:17His throat moved once.
16:19Then he slowly took his arm
16:20off Ava's shoulders.
16:21Ava pressed her lips together.
16:23I almost laughed.
16:24I knew that look
16:25on Chase's face.
16:26I had seen it plenty of times
16:27over the last few months.
16:29That stunned look guys got
16:30when they thought I was pretty.
16:32But on Chase,
16:33there was something else too.
16:34Nina?
16:35He finally said.
16:36His voice sounded rough.
16:38I ignored him
16:39and found an empty seat.
16:40The guy beside me
16:41immediately turned red
16:42and handed me
16:43a clean set of silverware.
16:44Another guy poured me water.
16:45Funny how helpful men
16:47could be when they wanted to.
16:48After staring at me,
16:49everyone started looking at Chase.
16:51Some looked confused.
16:52Some looked like
16:53they were trying not to laugh.
16:55I heard someone whisper,
16:56Chase gave her away
16:56looking like that?
16:57What the hell was he thinking?
16:59Ava's pretty,
17:00but Nina's on another level.
17:04Chase has to be dying inside.
17:06Chase heard them too.
17:07His hand tightened around his glass.
17:09Hey, Nina.
17:10Why didn't you ever
17:11post a picture in the group?
17:13You would have been
17:14the prettiest girl there.
17:15Besides Chase,
17:17Ava tightened her grip
17:18on her cup.
17:18I just don't like posting pictures.
17:21A girl looked at me curiously.
17:22Have you always looked like this?
17:24I mean,
17:26sorry.
17:26I didn't mean...
17:28It's fine.
17:30I took a sip of water.
17:31No.
17:31I used to be really heavy.
17:33I lost the weight
17:34because I was supposed
17:35to meet my online boyfriend.
17:37Chase's face changed immediately.
17:40Then a girl sitting beside Ava
17:41suddenly spoke.
17:42There's no way
17:43someone just looks like that naturally.
17:44She looked me up and down.
17:45How much work did you get?
17:47Ava's actually natural.
17:48Not everyone needs surgery
17:50to look good.
17:50Ava's mouth curved slightly.
17:52I laughed.
17:54You seem pretty familiar
17:55with plastic surgery.
17:56Her smile disappeared.
17:57Though judging by that eyeliner
17:58and those uneven lids,
18:00maybe you should ask for a refund.
18:01Her face went red.
18:02I've never had anything done.
18:05But I can help you
18:06find someone better if you want.
18:07The girl's face
18:08went from red to pale.
18:10Then she snapped.
18:11You think being pretty
18:11makes you special?
18:12For all we know,
18:13you're probably easy too.
18:15Before I could answer,
18:16another girl cut in.
18:17That makes no sense.
18:19Nina hasn't done anything to you.
18:21Yeah.
18:22You just sound jealous.
18:23A few more people agreed.
18:25The girl finally shut up.
18:26Dinner went on,
18:27but nobody was really focused
18:28on the food.
18:29Chase kept trying to talk to me.
18:30Nina, where are you from?
18:32That online boyfriend of yours?
18:34Do you actually know him?
18:35There are a lot of weird people online.
18:36You should be careful.
18:38You're new here too, right?
18:40I drove.
18:41I can show you around later.
18:42Then he peeled the shrimp
18:43and dropped it onto my plate.
18:46That was finally enough for Ava.
18:48Chase.
18:48She kept her voice low,
18:49but everyone heard it.
18:50Chase turned like he had
18:51almost forgotten she was there.
18:52Ava pointed at the shrimp.
18:53I want one too.
18:54Chase frowned.
18:55Then peel one.
18:55Ava stared at him.
18:56I picked up the shrimp
18:57from my plate
18:58and held it toward her.
19:01You can have mine.
19:02Then I smiled.
19:03I don't eat food
19:03other people peel for me.
19:04That did it.
19:05Ava shoved her chair back,
19:07eyes red,
19:07and stormed out.
19:08At that point,
19:09the whole thing
19:09had stopped being entertaining.
19:11I dropped the shrimp
19:12into the trash
19:13and stood up.
19:13I've got something to do.
19:14I'm leaving.
19:15Then I walked out.
19:16I had barely reached
19:17the entrance
19:18when someone called after me.
19:20I turned.
19:20Chase had followed me
19:21instead of Ava.
19:22How are you getting back?
19:23He asked.
19:24I can drive you.
19:25Then he clicked his key.
19:26A white car flashed at the curb.
19:28I was about to say no
19:29when a black car
19:30pulled up fast
19:31and stopped beside us.
19:32Ethan leaned over
19:33with a bright smile.
19:33Baby, I'm here.
19:34Get in.
19:35I looked at Chase.
19:36My boyfriend's here,
19:37so I'm good, thanks.
19:38Boyfriend?
19:38The guy you met online?
19:39I smiled.
19:40Yeah.
19:40Then I walked right past Chase
19:42and got into Ethan's car.
19:48What?
19:49I stared at him.
19:49No, I'm not breaking up with you.
19:51Then why won't you take the bag?
19:53I spent forever picking it out.
19:54Before I could answer,
19:55he kept...
19:55Send me your class schedule
19:56when you get it.
19:56I'll try to take
19:57some of the same classes.
19:58What do you want for breakfast tomorrow?
19:59I can bring it over.
20:00Then he pointed at the bag.
20:00Keep that.
20:01I bought it for you.
20:02If you don't want it,
20:03I'll just throw it away.
20:04I looked at him for a second.
20:05Then I laughed helplessly.
20:07Fine.
20:08Dinner hadn't felt
20:09nearly as satisfying
20:10as I thought it would.
20:11I used to hate Chase
20:12for what he did.
20:12He could have just
20:13broken up with me.
20:14Instead,
20:14he came up with this
20:15whole stupid plan
20:15to hand me off
20:16to someone else.
20:17I wasn't happy
20:17that Ethan had lied to me either.
20:19But Ethan,
20:19he actually seemed pretty good.
20:21Maybe I could keep seeing him
20:22and figure things out.
20:24I never expected Chase
20:25to start following me
20:26around after that.
20:27Anytime Ethan wasn't with me,
20:28Chase somehow showed up.
20:31During class,
20:32he would walk straight over
20:33and sit beside me.
20:34Nina, anyone sitting here?
20:35I looked up.
20:36We're not that close.
20:38Don't call me Nina like that.
20:39and I don't want to sit with you.
20:41Then, I picked up my books
20:42and moved.
20:42Chase didn't seem embarrassed.
20:43He just tried again
20:44the next day.
20:45Breakfast one morning,
20:46coffee the next.
20:47Then, snacks for my entire dorm.
20:49Meanwhile,
20:49he started treating Ava
20:50like she barely existed.
20:52Once,
20:52I saw her bring him breakfast
20:53she had made herself.
20:54Take it back.
20:54Chase barely looked at me.
20:55Ava said something quickly.
20:56He looked annoyed
20:57and tossed the container
20:58into the trash.
20:58Once he lost interest in Ava,
21:00he went all in on me.
21:02Flowers showed up
21:02almost every day.
21:03So did expensive cakes.
21:05Then, one afternoon,
21:05Chase brought me
21:06a luxury bag.
21:07He sat beside me.
21:08Look.
21:09Resting his chin on one hand.
21:10You like it?
21:11If not,
21:11I'll get you something else.
21:12I finally lost my patience.
21:13I don't want it.
21:14Stop sending me things.
21:16But I bought it for you.
21:18He gave a small shrug.
21:19If you don't want it,
21:19I'll just throw it away.
21:21Almost the exact same thing
21:22Ethan had said.
21:23I laughed coldly.
21:24Then, I picked up the bag
21:25and the cake
21:26and dropped both
21:26into the trash.
21:29Not my money.
21:30Why should I care?
21:30For the first time,
21:31Chase's expression changed.
21:33Nina,
21:34be honest.
21:36Am I really not
21:37good enough to you?
21:39My boyfriend
21:40is good to me, too.
21:41If I want something,
21:42I'll ask him.
21:42I don't need anything from you.
21:44Ethan Bennett, right?
21:45I know who he is.
21:47But I'm not worse than him.
21:48Anything he can give you,
21:49I can give you, too.
21:50At first,
21:51watching Chase regret everything
21:52had been satisfying.
21:54Now, it was just annoying.
21:55I had liked him once.
21:56I had liked the guy
21:57who stayed on the phone
21:58with me all night.
21:59The guy who told me
21:59he was there when I cried.
22:01The guy who got
22:01an entire game lobby
22:03to cheer me up
22:03when I was upset.
22:04But I couldn't connect
22:05that person
22:06to the man standing
22:07in front of me now.
22:08Now, I understood.
22:09Chase only liked
22:10what he could see.
22:11A pretty face.
22:11That was it.
22:12I stood up.
22:13I don't like you.
22:17So please,
22:18stop following me around.
22:19I was done wasting time
22:20on Chase Whitmore.
22:22He wasn't worth it.
22:24I nearly rolled my eyes
22:25when I saw Chase
22:26at the MMA club.
22:27He acted like nothing
22:28could happen.
22:28What a coincidence, Nina.
22:29And gave me a bright smile.
22:31Chase did not know MMA.
22:32I had dated him
22:33for over a year.
22:34I knew he surfed
22:35every summer
22:35and went skiing
22:36every winter.
22:37He had never once
22:37mentioned knowing
22:38how to fight.
22:39He glanced at my bare feet,
22:40then back at me.
22:41Think you can teach me
22:42a few moves?
22:42Fine.
22:43If he wanted to get hurt
22:44that badly,
22:45I could help.
22:45I looked at him calmly.
22:46Sure.
22:47Chase was exactly
22:48as bad as I expected.
22:49The second we started,
22:50I swept his leg
22:51and sent him stumbling back.
22:52He froze for a second,
22:53then smiled
22:54and raised his hands again.
22:57Damn.
22:59You're strong.
23:00He clearly thought
23:00we were flirting.
23:01With that lazy smile
23:02still on his face,
23:03he reached for my wrist.
23:05I stepped aside,
23:05caught his arm,
23:06and twisted.
23:07A second later,
23:08his knee slammed
23:09into the mat.
23:12He sucked in a breath.
23:13The smile finally disappeared.
23:14I didn't give him
23:15time to recover.
23:16The second he tried to stand,
23:17I swept his leg again
23:18and took him down.
23:19Then I locked my legs
23:20around his neck and arm.
23:21Chase's eyes went wide.
23:22The veins at his temple
23:23stood out.
23:24For a second,
23:25I thought he was
23:25finally going to tap.
23:27Then his face
23:27slowly turned red,
23:28and he just kept
23:29staring at me.
23:30That look in his eyes.
23:31Was he actually
23:32enjoying this?
23:33Gross.
23:34I tightened the hold
23:35and leaned closer.
23:36Still want another lesson?
23:37A muffled sound
23:38came from his throat,
23:39but instead of tapping,
23:40he looked even more pleased.
23:41I immediately let go
23:42and backed away.
23:43Then I wiped my hands
23:44against my shirt.
23:45I felt contaminated.
23:46Chase stayed flat on the mat,
23:48breathing hard.
23:48I looked down at him.
23:50Stop following me.
23:52Next time,
23:52I won't go this easy.
23:53He turned his head
23:54and smiled at me.
23:55Nina,
23:56I think I like you
23:57even more now.
23:58I stared at him.
23:59What the hell
24:00was wrong with this guy?
24:02The late summer rain
24:03came down fast.
24:04I stood outside
24:05the classroom building
24:06staring at it.
24:07I had forgotten
24:08my umbrella.
24:12Suddenly,
24:12an umbrella
24:13appeared over my head.
24:14No umbrella?
24:15Too bad I only brought one.
24:17But I can walk you back.
24:21I'd rather drown
24:22than need your umbrella.
24:23Then I spotted Ethan
24:24coming out of another
24:25building nearby.
24:26Ethan!
24:33I forgot my umbrella too.
24:35What do we do?
24:36then we run.
24:41Okay.
24:42Ethan pulled off
24:42his jacket
24:43and held it
24:44over my head.
24:46Took off into the rain
24:47without looking at Chase
24:48once.
24:49The jacket barely helped.
24:51By the time we reached
24:52my dorm,
24:52both of us were soaked.
24:54Rain poured around us
24:55while students
24:55rushed past
24:56under umbrellas.
25:00neither of us moved.
25:04Ethan,
25:05why were we even like it?
25:07you go first.
25:08You go first.
25:12His smile disappeared.
25:14Part of me wanted you
25:15to never find out,
25:16but I don't want to keep
25:17lying to you.
25:18I don't want whatever we have
25:19to start with a lie.
25:20Keep knocking amends.
25:21When I didn't look surprised,
25:23he froze.
25:24You already knew?
25:25I said nothing.
25:26I just looked at him.
25:27But there's something else.
25:29Nina,
25:30this actually wasn't
25:30the first time I met you.
25:32Before all of this,
25:33before that account,
25:35I already knew you.
25:36That caught me off guard.
25:37I would remember
25:38a face like Ethan's.
25:41It can't be.
25:42I don't remember you.
25:45He pulled out his phone.
25:47You wouldn't.
25:49I didn't look like this
25:50back then.
25:53Ethan.
25:54No way.
25:55He was cookie?
25:57Three years earlier,
25:58I had tried to lose weight
25:59once before.
26:00Back then,
26:01I begged my mom
26:02to send me to a weight loss
26:03summer camp.
26:03The coaches didn't use
26:04our real names.
26:05Everyone had to pick a nickname.
26:06The camp was brutal.
26:07We worked out
26:08until our legs shook
26:09and every meal
26:09was some tiny,
26:10low-calorie plate
26:11that barely counted as food.
26:12I was hungry
26:13all the time.
26:14One night,
26:15I woke up starving
26:16and decided to walk around
26:17for a bit.
26:19As I turned the corner
26:20near the stairs,
26:20I saw someone crouching
26:21in the dark.
26:22I almost screamed.
26:23The boy whipped around,
26:24his cheeks stuffed
26:25completely full of food.
26:26He tried to say something,
26:27panicked,
26:28and immediately started choking.
26:30I rushed over
26:31and slapped his back
26:32until he finally popped it out.
26:33His eyes were red
26:34when he pressed a finger
26:35to his lips.
26:37Don't tell anyone.
26:38I was just really hungry.
26:40The chubby boy
26:41was clutching a pack of cookies
26:42like his life depended on it.
26:43I stared at the cookies
26:44and swallowed.
26:45Where did you get those?
26:46He lowered his voice.
26:47My friend lives nearby.
26:50I told him I was starving,
26:51so he threw them
26:52over the back fence.
26:53Then he looked at me nervously.
26:55Please don't report me.
26:56I didn't move.
26:57My eyes stayed on the cookie.
26:58After a few seconds,
26:59he finally got the message.
27:01He slowly held the package.
27:04Do you want some?
27:06I grabbed his hand at once.
27:07You're my best friend now.
27:09That was the night
27:09I learned his camp nickname
27:10was Cookie.
27:11Mine was Pumpkin.
27:13And Cookie apparently
27:14took the friendship seriously.
27:16Every time he managed
27:16to sneak in food after that,
27:18he came looking for me.
27:19We spent the next two months
27:20secretly eating together.
27:21The downside was obvious.
27:23Everyone else lost weight.
27:24We barely did.
27:25Then I had to leave camp suddenly.
27:26My grandma was hospitalized
27:27and I had to go home
27:29before I even had time
27:29to say goodbye.
27:30As I was leaving,
27:31Cookie came running after me,
27:33sweating and out of breath.
27:34His eyes were red
27:34when he shoved a piece of paper
27:36into my hand.
27:38The way he said it
27:40made us sound like
27:41we had just survived prison together.
27:43I laughed and waved goodbye,
27:44but I never contacted him.
27:46Grandma got worse fast.
27:47She passed away a few days later.
27:49I stayed at the hospital
27:50with my family
27:51and completely forgot
27:52about the note.
27:52By the time I remembered,
27:54my mom had already washed
27:55the clothes I wore that day.
27:56The paper was ruined.
27:57I tried going back
27:58to the camp later,
27:59but it had already shut down
28:00and no one seemed to know
28:01where the staff had gone.
28:02After that,
28:03Cookie disappeared from my life.
28:04I regretted it for a long time.
28:06He had been one of the only people
28:08who was genuinely nice to me.
28:10The only person
28:10who never cared
28:11how big I was.
28:12And now,
28:13somehow,
28:14he was standing
28:14right in front of me.
28:17I stared at Ethan.
28:18But how did you turn into this?
28:20Seriously,
28:21how did that chubby kid
28:22turn into a model?
28:23Ethan rubbed the back of his neck,
28:25looking embarrassed.
28:26After you left,
28:27eating alone
28:28just wasn't as fun anymore.
28:29I don't know.
28:30I stopped craving food as much.
28:32Then I started playing basketball.
28:34Eventually,
28:34I lost the weight.
28:35He paused.
28:36Later,
28:37I randomly found that post online.
28:39The guy hadn't covered
28:40your U-turn name.
28:41You were still using pumpkin
28:42and your profile picture
28:43was that tabby cat
28:44you told me about at camp.
28:45The one with the little
28:46white patch on its forehead.
28:48Your age matched too.
28:50So I figured it had to be you.
28:52I didn't want you to get hurt.
28:54And I made a stupid decision.
28:56I messaged him.
28:58He looked at me.
28:59I didn't recognize you
29:00when we met either.
29:01I never thought
29:02you'd look so...
29:04so pretty.
29:05His eyes dropped.
29:06I'm sorry, Nina.
29:09I shouldn't have lied.
29:10I just didn't know
29:11how to tell you.
29:14If you want to break up
29:14with me,
29:15I'll understand.
29:15I stood there for a moment.
29:17I honestly had no idea
29:18what to say.
29:19Then I reached for his hand
29:20in the rain.
29:21Break up over what?
29:22I looked at him.
29:23Didn't you say
29:23you'd stay with me?
29:25Ethan's eyes lit up.
29:26A second later,
29:27he pulled me into his arms.
29:29Yeah, I will.
29:32I had just walked out
29:33of in class
29:33when someone called my name.
29:35Nina!
29:35I turned.
29:36Chase stood a few feet away,
29:37half hidden in the shadows.
29:38I frowned.
29:39What do you want?
29:40He shoved his hands
29:41into his pockets
29:42and walked toward me.
29:43You really like him that much?
29:44I rolled my eyes.
29:46He's my boyfriend.
29:47Who else am I supposed to like?
29:48I turned to leave.
29:49Then Chase spoke again.
29:51What if he wasn't the guy
29:51you were dating online?
29:52I stopped.
29:53My face went cold.
29:54I turned back slowly.
29:56What do you mean?
29:57Chase stared at me
29:58for a long moment.
29:59Then he finally said it.
30:00Nina, I was the guy
30:01you dated first.
30:02For that whole year,
30:03I was the one talking to you.
30:04I just screwed up.
30:06I found out what you looked like
30:07and handed the account over.
30:09His voice got faster.
30:11Ethan's the one who lied to you.
30:12He's been pretending
30:13this whole time.
30:13You and I were the real couple.
30:16I looked at him.
30:17I already knew.
30:18Chase froze.
30:19You knew?
30:20Then why are you still with him?
30:22I gave a short laugh.
30:23So what exactly
30:24are you trying to tell me?
30:26That you regret it now?
30:27That you like me again?
30:29Yes.
30:30He stepped closer.
30:31I do like you.
30:33I was an idiot before.
30:34I cut him off.
30:35You actually had the nerve
30:36to say this to my face?
30:37His expression tightened.
30:39Nina.
30:40You're unbelievable, Chase.
30:42I know I messed up.
30:43He took a breath.
30:44I'll make it up to you
30:45however you want.
30:45But you used to like me.
30:46You can't seriously say
30:47you never did.
30:48You lost all that weight
30:49because you wanted to meet me.
30:49and now I really do like you.
30:51I looked at him.
30:52What do you like?
30:53My face?
30:54His mouth opened.
30:55I didn't let him answer.
30:56You're disgusting.
30:57His face changed.
30:58The guy I liked back then
30:59wasn't this version of you.
31:01I looked him straight in the eye.
31:02And I'm never going to like you again.
31:04So get over it.
31:05He said he said he said he said he said he's dead.
31:08He said he said he said he said he's dead.
31:08– Sous-titrage FR 2021
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