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📹 The ultimate karma is served cold!
Prepare for the most satisfying face-slapping drama in "I Watched Them Love Her"! Tessa’s manipulative adopted sister, Chloe, thinks she can ruin Tessa's life and steal her family's love forever. But reborn with clarity, Tessa is always one step ahead! 😏 When Chloe tries to frame her, Tessa calmly drops the surveillance footage that exposes everything. Boom! 🎤 Watch Chloe get expelled and the dysfunctional family drown in regret as Tessa gracefully walks away. If you love a brilliant revenge story, hit play now! 👇
🎭 GENRE: Revenge, Drama, Rebirth, Dysfunctional-Family, Girl Power, Student
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00:10Eat up, Chloe.
00:11I made this chicken just for you.
00:13You said you liked it, didn't you?
00:17Slow down. It's hot.
00:21I stood there. The extra one.
00:27Tessa, sit down. What are you standing there for?
00:30Chloe knew that was my seat.
00:32She didn't move. She didn't even say sorry.
00:43Stop right there. What's that supposed to mean?
00:49There's no seat for me. I'll leave you to it.
00:53Tessa, do you have to talk like that?
00:55It's Chloe's first day. Can't you make an effort?
00:58I'm being plenty cooperating.
01:01I just want to eat in peace.
01:04I'm sorry.
01:05Should I not have sat there?
01:07I didn't mean to upset Tessa.
01:10It's not your fault, sweetheart. Don't think like that.
01:14Tessa, what's going on with you today?
01:15I didn't answer. I took my plate upstairs.
01:18When I opened my eyes again, I was 15.
01:21This time, when mom and dad brought Chloe home, I didn't fight.
01:26I didn't ask why.
01:28Mom and dad's favoritism, Nico's care, and later Rowan's love, I didn't want any of it.
01:33But what I never expected was that this time, the ones begging me to come back would still be them.
01:38The moment my adopted sister, Chloe, pushed me off the 102nd floor observation deck of the Empire State Building,
01:44the last thing I saw was mom shielding her, dad holding back security, and Nico standing right beside her.
01:49In that second, I understood.
01:52The family I'd been fighting to pull together had stopped standing on my side a long time ago.
01:57When I opened my eyes again, I was 15.
02:00This time, when mom and dad brought Chloe home, I didn't fight.
02:05I didn't ask why.
02:06Mom and dad's favoritism, Nico's care, and later Rowan's love, I didn't want any of it.
02:12But what I never expected was that this time, the ones begging me to come back would still be them.
02:17I stood at the top of the stairs, my hand on the banister.
02:21In the living room, mom and dad stood in the foyer with a girl.
02:25She wore an old coat with cuffs worn thin.
02:27Her head stayed down, stealing only sidelong glances at the big house in Scarsdale.
02:31Chloe, don't be nervous.
02:34This is your home now.
02:35A scene like this used to hurt.
02:36It didn't anymore.
02:37Dad looked pleased.
02:39This is your big brother, Nico.
02:40He came back from college just to meet you.
02:43Welcome home.
02:44This is for you.
02:45He was usually cool with people, but right now, looking at Chloe, his face was nothing but patience.
02:50I watched it all from the stairs, like I was watching someone else's family.
02:54She'd always been good at putting on a show.
02:56If I didn't know she'd push me off the 102nd floor of the Empire State Building 10 years from now,
03:01she probably would have fooled me too.
03:03Even thinking about that moment, I stayed calm.
03:05Mom finally noticed me.
03:07Tessa, come down and meet your sister.
03:19Tessa, it's Chloe's first day here.
03:21Can't you say more than that?
03:22Nothing else to say.
03:23I turned and walked back upstairs.
03:26Behind me, Mom explained to Chloe a little awkwardly that Tessa had always been like this, not great at expressing
03:31herself.
03:32I didn't look back, whatever they said.
03:34It had nothing to do with me anymore.
03:36I went back to my room and shut the door.
03:38The room still looked the way it did at 15.
03:40The frame on the desk, the books by the bed, the little plant on the windowsill.
03:44Nothing had changed.
03:45But looking at all of it, I didn't feel like I was home.
03:48This was just where I was staying for now.
03:50The school dorms opened in a week.
03:52I planned to move in.
03:53It was Nico.
03:57Tessa, where are you going?
03:59Moving into the dorms.
04:02Because of Chloe?
04:03Honors and AP are a heavy load.
04:05I just want some breathing room.
04:08She can have this room.
04:10Last life, she came up with every reason to take it.
04:13First, she was afraid of the dark.
04:14The guest room was at the end of the hall.
04:16She couldn't sleep.
04:17Then, she wanted to be closer to Mom and Dad.
04:20Then she said my room had better light.
04:22And her therapist said she needed more sun.
04:24Every time I said no, my parents called me cold.
04:26Said I didn't know how to take care of anyone.
04:29In the end, they always took her side.
04:31So why fight?
04:32It didn't matter where I lived.
04:33Nico was quiet for a moment.
04:35Tessa, do you not like Chloe?
04:40It's not like or dislike.
04:42I just want to skip the trouble.
04:48Tessa, I know it's strange having someone new in the house.
04:51But you have to believe me.
04:53Chloe being here doesn't change how we feel about you.
04:55I looked at him and said, nothing.
04:58Doesn't change anything.
05:01When I took first place at the National Youth Science Fair, all Dad said was, not bad.
05:09When Chloe got a bit part in a school play, the whole family took two cars to watch.
05:14Afterward, they took her out to dinner and bought her flowers.
05:19When I tore a ligament playing basketball, my parents sent the housekeeper to stay with
05:24me at the hospital.
05:25When Chloe came down with the flu once, Mom and Dad took turns at her bedside.
05:29Mom's eyes were red.
05:31She said Chloe had already been through too much.
05:33They had a lot to make up for.
05:38Sure.
05:39Got it.
05:44After Nico left, I opened the deepest drawer in my closet and took out a wooden box.
05:51It was the music box my grandfather had made for me on his own.
05:56Last life, Chloe broke it.
05:58The first time I ever raised a hand to her, it was because of this.
06:02She ran to my parents crying, saying she'd only wanted a look that I'd snapped at her
06:06and startled her hand into dropping it.
06:09Mom never asked what happened.
06:10She just laid into me.
06:11Tessa, it's just a music box.
06:13Do you have to make a scene over this?
06:15Can't you just let her have this one?
06:17But it wasn't just a music box.
06:19It was the last thing Grandpa left me.
06:21It was the last thing in this house I still wanted to take with me.
06:25At six, Mom knocked on my door.
06:27Tessa, come down for dinner.
06:29It's Chloe's first meal here.
06:30We're all waiting together.
06:32I put down my book and went downstairs.
06:36But when I reached the table, I stopped.
06:39My usual seat between Mom and Nico was taken by Chloe.
06:51Eat up, Chloe.
06:52I made this chicken just for you.
06:54You said you liked it, didn't you?
06:57Slow down.
06:58It's hot.
07:02I stood there.
07:03The extra one.
07:08Tessa, sit down.
07:09What are you standing there for?
07:11Chloe knew that was my seat.
07:12She didn't move.
07:14She didn't even say sorry.
07:24Stop right there.
07:25What's that supposed to mean?
07:30There's no seat for me.
07:31I'll leave you to it.
07:33Tessa, do you have to talk like that?
07:36It's Chloe's first day.
07:37Can't you make an effort?
07:39I'm being plenty cooperating.
07:41I just want to eat in peace.
07:44I'm sorry.
07:46Should I not have sat there?
07:47I didn't mean to upset Tessa.
07:51It's not your fault, sweetheart.
07:53Don't think like that.
07:54Tessa, what's going on with you today?
07:56I didn't answer.
07:57I took my plate upstairs.
07:59After dinner, Mom came to my room with a cup of hot cocoa.
08:02Tessa, you hardly ate anything.
08:05I made you something you liked.
08:06I glanced at the cup.
08:07It had been my favorite when I was little.
08:09But I could see right through it.
08:11She wasn't here about the cocoa.
08:12Mom, just say it.
08:14It's nothing big, really.
08:17I wanted to talk to you about something.
08:19Could you switch out of AP and just do regular?
08:35Eat up, Chloe.
08:37I made this chicken just for you.
08:38You said you liked it, didn't you?
08:42Slow down.
08:43It's hot.
08:47I stood there.
08:48The extra one.
08:53Tessa, sit down.
08:54What are you standing there for?
08:55Chloe knew that was my seat.
08:57She didn't move.
08:58She didn't even say sorry.
09:08Stop right there.
09:10What's that supposed to mean?
09:15There's no seat for me.
09:16I'll leave you to it.
09:18Tessa, do you have to talk like that?
09:20It's Chloe's first day.
09:22Can't you make an effort?
09:24I'm being plenty cooperating.
09:26I just want to eat in peace.
09:29I'm sorry.
09:31Should I not have sat there?
09:32I didn't mean to upset Tessa.
09:36It's not your fault, sweetheart.
09:37Don't think like that.
09:39Tessa, what's going on with you today?
09:40I didn't answer.
09:42I took my plate upstairs.
09:44When I opened my eyes again, I was 15.
09:47This time, when mom and dad brought Chloe home, I didn't fight.
09:51I didn't ask why.
09:53Mom and dad's favoritism, Nico's care, and later Rowan's love, I didn't want any of it.
09:59But what I never expected was that this time, the ones begging me to come back would still be them.
10:03The moment my adopted sister, Chloe, pushed me off the 102nd floor observation deck of the Empire State Building,
10:09the last thing I saw was mom shielding her, dad holding back security, and Nico standing right beside her.
10:15In that second, I understood.
10:17The family I'd been fighting to hold together had stopped standing on my side a long time ago.
10:22When I opened my eyes again, I was 15.
10:26This time, when mom and dad brought Chloe home, I didn't fight.
10:30I didn't ask why.
10:31Mom and dad's favoritism, Nico's care, and later Rowan's love, I didn't want any of it.
10:38But what I never expected was that this time, the ones begging me to come back would still be them.
10:43I stood at the top of the stairs, my hand on the banister.
10:46In the living room, mom and dad stood in the foyer with a girl.
10:50She wore an old coat with cuffs worn thin.
10:52Her head stayed down, stealing only sidelong glances at the big house in Scarsdale.
10:57Chloe, don't be nervous.
10:59This is your home now.
11:00A scene like this used to hurt.
11:02It didn't anymore.
11:03Dad looked pleased.
11:04This is your big brother, Nico.
11:06He came back from college just to meet you.
11:08Welcome home.
11:09This is for you.
11:10He was usually cool with people, but right now, looking at Chloe, his face was nothing but patience.
11:15I watched it all from the stairs, like I was watching someone else's family.
11:19She'd always been good at putting on a show.
11:21If I didn't know she'd push me off the 102nd floor of the Empire State Building ten years from now,
11:26she probably would have fooled me too.
11:28Even thinking about that moment, I stayed calm.
11:31Mom finally noticed me.
11:32Tessa, come down and meet your sister.
11:45Tessa, it's Chloe's first day here.
11:47Can't you say more than that?
11:48Nothing else to say.
11:49I turned and walked back upstairs.
11:51Behind me, Mom explained to Chloe a little awkwardly that Tessa had always been like this, not great at expressing
11:57herself.
11:58I didn't look back, whatever they said.
11:59It had nothing to do with me anymore.
12:01I went back to my room and shut the door.
12:03The room still looked the way it did at 15.
12:06The frame on the desk, the books by the bed, the little plant on the windowsill.
12:09Nothing had changed.
12:11But looking at all of it, I didn't feel like I was home.
12:13This was just where I was staying for now.
12:15The school dorms opened in a week.
12:17I planned to move in.
12:18It was Nico.
12:23Tessa, where are you going?
12:24Moving into the dorms.
12:27Because of Chloe?
12:29Honors and AP are a heavy load.
12:30I just want some breathing room.
12:34She can have this room.
12:35Last life, she came up with every reason to take it.
12:38First, she was afraid of the dark.
12:40The guest room was at the end of the hall.
12:41She couldn't sleep.
12:42Then, she wanted to be closer to Mom and Dad.
12:45Then, she said my room had better light.
12:47And her therapist said she needed more sun.
12:49Every time I said no, my parents called me cold.
12:52Said I didn't know how to take care of anyone.
12:54In the end, they always took her side.
12:56So, why fight?
12:57It didn't matter where I lived.
12:59Nico was quiet for a moment.
13:01Tessa, do you not like Chloe?
13:06It's not like or dislike.
13:08I just want to skip the trouble.
13:13Tessa, I know it's strange having someone new in the house.
13:16But you have to believe me.
13:18Chloe being here doesn't change how we feel about you.
13:21I looked at him and said, nothing.
13:24Doesn't change anything.
13:26When I took first place at the National Youth Science Fair, all Dad said was, not bad.
13:34When Chloe got a bit part in a school play, the whole family took two cars to watch.
13:39Afterward, they took her out to dinner and bought her flowers.
13:44When I tore a ligament playing basketball, my parents sent the housekeeper to stay with
13:49me at the hospital.
13:51When Chloe came down with the flu once, Mom and Dad took turns at her bedside.
13:55Mom's eyes were red.
13:56She said Chloe had already been through too much.
13:58They had a lot to make up for.
14:03Sure.
14:04Got it.
14:10After Nico left,
14:12I opened the deepest drawer in my closet
14:14and took out a wooden box.
14:16It was the music box my grandfather had made for me on his own.
14:21Last life,
14:23so we broke it.
14:24The first time I ever raised a hand to her,
14:26it was because of this.
14:27She ran to my parents crying,
14:29saying she'd only wanted a look
14:30that I'd snapped at her and startled her hand into dropping it.
14:34Mom never asked what happened.
14:35She just laid into me.
14:37Tessa, it's just a music box.
14:39Do you have to make a scene over this?
14:40Can't you just let her have this?
14:42But it wasn't just a music box.
14:44It was the last thing Grandpa left me.
14:47It was the last thing in this house I still wanted to take with me.
14:50At six, Mom knocked on my door.
14:52Tessa, come down for dinner.
14:54It's Chloe's first meal here.
14:55We're all eating together.
14:57I put down my book and went downstairs.
15:01But when I reached the table, I stopped.
15:04My usual seat between Mom and Nico was taken by Chloe.
15:16Eat up, Chloe.
15:17I made this chicken just for you.
15:19You said you liked it, didn't you?
15:23Slow down.
15:24It's hot.
15:27I stood there.
15:28The extra one.
15:33Tessa, sit down.
15:35What are you standing there for?
15:36Chloe knew that was my seat.
15:38She didn't move.
15:39She didn't even say sorry.
15:49Stop right there.
15:50What's that supposed to mean?
15:55There's no seat for me.
15:57I'll leave you to it.
15:59Tessa, do you have to talk like that?
16:01It's Chloe's first day.
16:02Can't you make an effort?
16:04I'm being plenty cooperating.
16:07I just want to eat in peace.
16:10I'm sorry.
16:11Should I not have sat there?
16:13I didn't mean to upset Tessa.
16:16It's not your fault, sweetheart.
16:18Don't think that's that.
16:20Tessa, what's going on with you today?
16:21I didn't answer.
16:23I took my plate upstairs.
16:24After dinner, Mom came to my room with a cup of hot cocoa.
16:27Tessa, you hardly ate anything.
16:30I made you something you liked.
16:32I glanced at the cup.
16:33It had been my favorite when I was little,
16:35but I could see right through it.
16:36She wasn't here about the cocoa.
16:38Mom, just say it.
16:40It's nothing big, really.
16:42I wanted to talk to you about something.
16:45Could you switch out of AP and just do regular?
17:01Eat up, Chloe.
17:02I made this change just for you.
17:04You said you liked it, didn't you?
17:08Slow down.
17:09It's hot.
17:12I stood there, the extra one.
17:18Tessa, sit down.
17:19What are you standing there for?
17:21Chloe knew that was my seat.
17:23She didn't move.
17:24She didn't even say sorry.
17:34Stop right there.
17:35What's that supposed to mean?
17:40There's no seat for me.
17:41I'll leave you to it.
17:43Tessa, do you have to talk like that?
17:46It's Chloe's first day.
17:47Can't you make an effort?
17:49I'm being plenty cooperating.
17:51I just want to eat in peace.
17:55I'm sorry.
17:56Should I not have sat there?
17:58I didn't mean to upset Tessa.
18:01It's not your fault, sweetheart.
18:03Don't think like that.
18:05Tessa, what's going on with you today?
18:06I didn't answer.
18:07I took my plate upstairs.
18:09When I opened my eyes again, I was 15.
18:12This time, when mom and dad brought Chloe home, I didn't fight.
18:17I didn't ask why.
18:18Mom and dad's favoritism, Nico's care, and later Rowan's love, I didn't want any of it.
18:24But what I never expected was that this time, the ones begging me to come back would still
18:29be them.
18:29The moment my adopted sister Chloe pushed me off the 102nd floor observation deck of the
18:34Empire State Building, the last thing I saw was mom shielding her.
18:37Dad holding back security, and Nico standing right beside her.
18:40In that second, I understood.
18:43The family I'd been fighting to hold together had stopped standing on my side a long time
18:47ago.
18:48When I opened my eyes again, I was 15.
18:51This time, when mom and dad brought Chloe home, I didn't fight.
18:56I didn't ask why.
18:57Mom and dad's favoritism, Nico's care, and later Rowan's love, I didn't want any of it.
19:03But what I never expected was that this time, the ones begging me to come back would
19:07still be them.
19:08I stood at the top of the stairs, my hand on the banister.
19:12In the living room, mom and dad stood in the foyer with a girl.
19:15She wore an old coat with cuffs worn thin.
19:18Her head stayed down, stealing only sidelong glances at the big house in Scarsdale.
19:23Chloe, don't be nervous.
19:24This is your home now.
19:26A scene like this used to hurt.
19:27It didn't anymore.
19:28Dad looked pleased.
19:30This is your big brother, Nico.
19:31He came back from college just to meet you.
19:34Welcome home.
19:35This is for you.
19:36He was usually cool with people, but right now, looking at Chloe, his face was nothing
19:40but patience.
19:41I watched it all from the stairs, like I was watching someone else's family.
19:45She'd always been good at putting on a show.
19:47If I didn't know she'd push me off the 102nd floor of the Empire State Building 10 years
19:51from now, she probably would have fooled me too.
19:54Even thinking about that moment, I stayed calm.
19:56Mom finally noticed me.
19:58Tessa, come down and meet your sister.
20:01Hello?
20:03None of Last Life's meltdown.
20:04No tears, no scene.
20:06It was like those feelings had been lifted out of me.
20:10Tessa, it's Chloe's first day here.
20:12Can't you say more than that?
20:13Nothing else to say.
20:14I turned and walked back upstairs.
20:17Behind me, Mom explained to Chloe a little awkwardly that Tessa had always been like
20:21this, not great at expressing herself.
20:23I didn't look back, whatever they said.
20:25It had nothing to do with me anymore.
20:26I went back to my room and shut the door.
20:29The room still looked the way it did at 15.
20:31The frame on the desk, the books by the bed, the little plant on the windowsill.
20:35Nothing had changed.
20:36But looking at all of it, I didn't feel like I was home.
20:39This was just where I was staying for now.
20:41The school dorms opened in a week.
20:43I planned to move in.
20:44It was Nico.
20:48Tessa, where are you going?
20:50Moving into the dorms.
20:53Because of Chloe?
20:54Honors and AP are a heavy load.
20:56I just want some breathing room.
20:59She can have this room.
21:01Last life, she came up with every reason to take it.
21:03First, she was afraid of the dark.
21:05The guest room was at the end of the hall.
21:07She couldn't sleep.
21:08Then, she wanted to be closer to Mom and Dad.
21:10Then she said my room had better light.
21:12And her therapist said she needed more sun.
21:15Every time I said no, my parents called me cold.
21:17Said I didn't know how to take care of anyone.
21:19In the end, they always took her side.
21:21So why fight?
21:22It didn't matter where I lived.
21:24Nico was quiet for a moment.
21:26Tessa, do you not like Chloe?
21:31It's not like or dislike.
21:33I just want to skip the trouble.
21:38Tessa, I know it's strange having someone new in the house.
21:41But you have to believe me.
21:44Chloe being here doesn't change how we feel about you.
21:46I looked at him and said, nothing.
21:49Doesn't change anything.
21:52When I took first place at the National Youth Science Fair, all Dad said was, not bad.
22:00When Chloe got a bit part in a school play, the whole family took two cars to watch.
22:05Afterward, they took her out to dinner and bought her flowers.
22:10When I tore a ligament playing basketball, my parents sent the housekeeper to stay with me at the hospital.
22:16When Chloe came down with the flu once, Mom and Dad took turns at her bedside.
22:20Mom's eyes were red.
22:22She said Chloe had already been through too much.
22:24They had a lot to make up for.
22:28Sure.
22:29Got it.
22:35After Nico left, I opened the deepest drawer in my closet and took out a wooden box.
22:41It was the music box my grandfather had made for me on his own.
22:47Last life, Chloe broke it.
22:49The first time I ever raised a hand to her, it was because of this.
22:52She ran to my parents crying, saying she'd only wanted a look that I'd snapped at her and startled her
22:58hand into dropping it.
22:59Mom never asked what happened.
23:01She just laid it to me.
23:02Tessa, it's just a music box.
23:04Do you have to make a scene over this?
23:06Can't you just let her have this one?
23:08But it wasn't just a music box.
23:10It was the last thing Grandpa left me.
23:12It was the last thing in this house I still wanted to take with me.
23:15At six, Mom knocked on my door.
23:18Tessa, come down for dinner.
23:19It's Chloe's first meal here.
23:21We're all eating together.
23:23I put down my book and went downstairs.
23:27But when I reached the table, I stopped.
23:30My usual seat between Mom and Nico was taken by Chloe.
23:42Eat up, Chloe.
23:43I made this chicken just for you.
23:45You said you liked it, didn't you?
23:48Slow down.
23:49It's hot.
23:53I stood there.
23:54The extra one.
23:59Tessa, sit down.
24:00What are you standing there for?
24:02Chloe knew that was my seat.
24:03She didn't move.
24:05She didn't even say sorry.
24:14Stop right there.
24:16What's that supposed to mean?
24:21There's no seat for me.
24:22I'll leave you to it.
24:24Tessa, do you have to talk like that?
24:26It's Chloe's first day.
24:28Can't you make an effort?
24:30I'm being plenty cooperating.
24:32I just want to eat in peace.
24:35I'm sorry.
24:37Should I not have sat there?
24:38I didn't mean to upset Tessa.
24:42It's not your fault, sweetheart.
24:43Don't think like that.
24:45Tessa, what's going on with you today?
24:47I didn't answer.
24:48I took my plate upstairs.
24:50After dinner, Mom came to my room with a cup of hot cocoa.
24:53Tessa, you hardly ate anything.
24:56I made you something you liked.
24:57I glanced at the cup.
24:58It had been my favorite when I was little.
25:00But I could see right through it.
25:01She wasn't here about the cocoa.
25:03Mom, just say it.
25:05It's nothing big, really.
25:08I wanted to talk to you about something.
25:10Could you switch out of AP and just do regular?
25:26Eat up, Chloe.
25:28I made this chicken just for you.
25:29You said you liked it, didn't you?
25:33Slow down, it's hot.
25:37I stood there, the extra one.
25:44Tessa, sit down.
25:45What are you standing there for?
25:46Chloe knew that was my seat.
25:48She didn't move.
25:49She didn't even say sorry.
25:59Stop right there.
26:00What's that supposed to mean?
26:05There's no seat for me.
26:07I'll leave you to it.
26:09Tessa, do you have to talk like that?
26:11It's Chloe's first day.
26:13It's Chloe's first day.
26:13Can't you make an effort?
26:14I'm being plenty cooperating.
26:17I just want to eat in peace.
26:20I'm sorry.
26:22Should I not have sat there?
26:23I didn't mean to upset Tessa.
26:27It's not your fault, sweetheart.
26:28Don't think like that.
26:30Tessa, what's going on with you today?
26:32I didn't answer.
26:33I took my plate upstairs.
26:34When I opened my eyes again, I was 15.
26:38This time, when mom and dad brought Chloe home, I didn't fight.
26:42I didn't ask why.
26:44Mom and dad's favoritism, Nico's care, and later Rowan's love, I didn't want any of it.
26:49But what I never expected was that this time, the ones begging me to come back would still be them.
26:54The moment my adopted sister, Chloe, pushed me off the 102nd floor observation deck of the Empire State Building,
27:00the last thing I saw was mom shielding her, dad holding back security, and Nico standing right beside her.
27:06In that second, I understood.
27:08The family I'd been fighting to hold together had stopped standing on my side a long time ago.
27:13When I opened my eyes again, I was 15.
27:16This time, when mom and dad brought Chloe home, I didn't fight.
27:21I didn't ask why.
27:23Mom and dad's favoritism, Nico's care, and later Rowan's love, I didn't want any of it.
27:28But what I never expected was that this time, the ones begging me to come back would still be them.
27:34I stood at the top of the stairs, my hand on the banister.
27:37In the living room, mom and dad stood in the foyer with a girl.
27:41She wore an old coat with cuffs worn thin.
27:43Her head stayed down, stealing only sidelong glances at the big house in Scarsdale.
27:48Chloe, don't be nervous.
27:50This is your home now.
27:51A scene like this used to hurt.
27:53It didn't anymore.
27:54Dad looked pleased.
27:55This is your big brother, Nico.
27:57He came back from college just to meet you.
27:59Welcome home.
28:00This is for you.
28:01He was usually cool with people.
28:03But right now, looking at Chloe, his face was nothing but patience.
28:06I watched it all from the stairs, like I was watching someone else's family.
28:10She'd always been good at putting on a show.
28:12If I didn't know she'd push me off the 102nd floor of the Empire State Building ten years from now,
28:17she probably would have fooled me too.
28:19Even thinking about that moment, I stayed calm.
28:22Mom finally noticed me.
28:23Tessa, come down and meet your sister.
28:27Hello?
28:28None of Last Life's meltdown.
28:30No tears, no scene.
28:32It was like those feelings had been lifted out of me.
28:36Tessa, it's Chloe's first day here.
28:37Can't you say more than that?
28:39Nothing else to say.
28:40I turned and walked back upstairs.
28:42Behind me, Mom explained to Chloe a little awkwardly that Tessa had always been like this,
28:47not great at expressing herself.
28:48I didn't look back.
28:49Whatever they said, it had nothing to do with me anymore.
28:52I went back to my room and shut the door.
28:54The room still looked the way it did at 15.
28:56The frame on the desk, the books by the bed, the little plant on the windowsill.
29:00Nothing had changed.
29:01But looking at all of it, I didn't feel like I was home.
29:04This was just where I was staying for now.
29:06The school dorms opened in a week.
29:08I planned to move in.
29:09It was Nico.
29:14Tessa, where are you going?
29:15Moving into the dorms.
29:18Because of Chloe?
29:20Honors and AP are a heavy load.
29:21I just want some breathing room.
29:25She can have this room.
29:26Last life, she came up with every reason to take it.
29:29First, she was afraid of the dark.
29:31The guest room was at the end of the hall.
29:32She couldn't sleep.
29:33Then, she wanted to be closer to Mom and Dad.
29:36Then she said my room had better light.
29:38And her therapist said she needed more sun.
29:40Every time I said no, my parents called me cold.
29:43Said I didn't know how to take care of anyone.
29:45In the end, they always took her side.
29:47So why fight?
29:48It didn't matter where I lived.
29:50Nico was quiet for a moment.
29:52Tessa, do you not like Chloe?
29:56It's not like or dislike.
29:58I just want to skip the trouble.
30:04Tessa, I know it's strange having someone new in the house.
30:07But you have to believe me.
30:09Chloe being here doesn't change how we feel about you.
30:12I looked at him and said, nothing.
30:14Doesn't change anything.
30:17When I took first place at the National Youth Science Fair,
30:20all Dad said was, not bad.
30:25When Chloe got a bit part in a school play,
30:28the whole family took two cars to watch.
30:30Afterward, they took her out to dinner and bought her flowers.
30:35When I tore a ligament playing basketball,
30:38my parents sent the housekeeper to stay with me at the hospital.
30:42When Chloe came down with the flu once,
30:44Mom and Dad took turns at her bedside.
30:46Mom's eyes were red.
30:47She said Chloe had already been through too much.
30:49They had a lot to make up for.
30:54Sure.
30:55Got it.
31:01After Nico left,
31:03I opened the deepest drawer in my closet
31:05and took out a wooden box.
31:07It was the music box
31:08my grandfather had made for me on his own.
31:12Last life,
31:13Chloe broke it.
31:14The first time I ever raised a hand to her,
31:17it was because of this.
31:18She ran to my parents crying,
31:20saying she'd only wanted a look
31:21that I'd snapped at her
31:23and startled her hand into dropping it.
31:25Mom never asked what happened.
31:26She just laid into me.
31:28Tessa, it's just a music box.
31:29Do you have to make a scene over this?
31:31Can't you just let her have this one?
31:33But it wasn't just a music box.
31:35It was the last thing Grandpa left me.
31:37It was the last thing in this house
31:39I still wanted to take with me.
31:41At six, Mom knocked on my door.
31:43Tessa, come down for dinner.
31:45It's Chloe's first meal here.
31:46We're all eating together.
31:48I put down my book
31:49and went downstairs.
31:52But when I reached the table,
31:54I stopped.
31:55My usual seat
31:56between Mom and Nico
31:57was taken
31:59by Chloe.
32:07Eat up, Chloe.
32:08I made this chicken just for you.
32:10You said you liked it, didn't you?
32:14Slow down.
32:14It's hot.
32:18I stood there.
32:19The extra one.
32:24Tessa, sit down.
32:25What are you standing there for?
32:27Chloe knew that was my seat.
32:29She didn't move.
32:30She didn't even say sorry.
32:40Stop right there.
32:41What's that supposed to mean?
32:46There's no seat for me.
32:47I'll leave you to it.
32:49Tessa, do you have to talk like that?
32:52It's Chloe's first day.
32:53Can't you make an effort?
32:55I'm being plenty cooperating.
32:58I just want to eat in peace.
33:01I'm sorry.
33:02Should I not have sat there?
33:04I didn't mean to upset Tessa.
33:07It's not your fault, sweetheart.
33:09Don't think like that.
33:11Tessa, what's going on with you today?
33:12I didn't answer.
33:14I took my plate upstairs.
33:15After dinner,
33:16Mom came to my room
33:17with a cup of hot cocoa.
33:18Tessa,
33:19you hardly ate anything.
33:21I made you something you liked.
33:22I glanced at the cup.
33:24It had been my favorite
33:25when I was little,
33:26but I could see right through it.
33:27she wasn't here about the cocoa.
33:28Mom, just say it.
33:30It's nothing big, really.
33:33I wanted to talk to you about something.
33:36Could you switch out of AP
33:37and just do regular?
33:52Eat up, Chloe.
33:53I made this chicken just for you.
33:55You said you liked it, didn't you?
33:58Slow down.
33:59It's hot.
34:03I stood there.
34:04The extra one.
34:09Tessa, sit down.
34:10What are you standing there for?
34:12Chloe knew that was my seat.
34:14She didn't move.
34:15She didn't even say sorry.
34:25Stop right there.
34:26What's that supposed to mean?
34:31There's no seat for me.
34:32I'll leave you to it.
34:34Tessa,
34:35do you have to talk like that?
34:37It's Chloe's first day.
34:38Can't you make an effort?
34:40I'm being plenty cooperating.
34:42I just want to eat in peace.
34:46I'm sorry.
34:47Should I not have sat there?
34:49I didn't mean to upset Tessa.
34:52It's not your fault, sweetheart.
34:54Don't think like that.
34:55Tessa, what's going on with you today?
34:57I didn't answer.
34:58I took my plate upstairs.
35:00When I opened my eyes again,
35:01I was 15.
35:03This time,
35:04when mom and dad brought Chloe home,
35:06I didn't fight.
35:08I didn't ask why.
35:09Mom and dad's favoritism,
35:11Nico's care,
35:12and later Rowan's love,
35:13I didn't want any of it.
35:15But what I never expected
35:16was that this time,
35:17the ones begging me to come back
35:19would still be them.
35:20The moment my adopted sister, Chloe,
35:22pushed me off the 102nd floor observation deck
35:24of the Empire State Building,
35:26the last thing I saw
35:27was mom shielding her,
35:28dad holding back security,
35:30and Nico standing right beside her.
35:31In that second,
35:32I understood.
35:34The family I'd been fighting to hold together
35:36had stopped standing on my side
35:38a long time ago.
35:39When I opened my eyes again,
35:40I was 15.
35:42This time,
35:43when mom and dad brought Chloe home,
35:45I didn't fight.
35:47I didn't ask why.
35:48Mom and dad's favoritism,
35:50Nico's care,
35:51and later Rowan's love,
35:52I didn't want any of it.
35:54But what I never expected
35:55was that this time,
35:56the ones begging me to come back
35:58would still be them.
35:59I stood at the top of the stairs,
36:01my hand on the banister.
36:03In the living room,
36:04mom and dad stood in the foyer with a girl.
36:06She wore an old coat
36:07with cuffs worn thin.
36:09Her head stayed down,
36:10stealing only sidelong glances
36:11at the big house in Scarsdale.
36:13Chloe,
36:14don't be nervous.
36:15This is your home now.
36:17A scene like this used to hurt.
36:18It didn't anymore.
36:19Dad looked pleased.
36:21This is your big brother, Nico.
36:22He came back from college
36:23just to meet you.
36:25Welcome home.
36:26This is for you.
36:27He was usually cool with people,
36:28but right now,
36:29looking at Chloe,
36:30his face was nothing but patience.
36:32I watched it all from the stairs,
36:33like I was watching
36:34someone else's family.
36:35She'd always been good
36:36at putting on a show.
36:37If I didn't know
36:38she'd push me off
36:39the 102nd floor
36:40of the Empire State Building
36:4110 years from now,
36:42she probably would have fooled me too.
36:44Even thinking about that moment,
36:46I stayed calm.
36:47Mom finally noticed me.
36:49Tessa,
36:49come down and meet your sister.
36:52Hello?
36:54None of Last Life's meltdown.
36:55No tears,
36:56no scene.
36:57It was like those feelings
36:58had been lifted out of me.
37:00Okay.
37:01Tessa,
37:02it's Chloe's first day here.
37:03Can't you say more than that?
37:04Nothing else to say.
37:05I turned and walked back upstairs.
37:08Behind me,
37:08Mom explained to Chloe
37:09a little awkwardly
37:10that Tessa had always been like this,
37:12not great at expressing herself.
37:14I didn't look back,
37:15whatever they said.
37:16It had nothing to do with me anymore.
37:18I went back to my room
37:19and shut the door.
37:20The room still looked
37:20the way it did at 15.
37:22The frame on the desk,
37:23the books by the bed,
37:24the little plant on the windowsill.
37:26Nothing had changed.
37:27But looking at all of it,
37:28I didn't feel like I was home.
37:29This was just where
37:30I was staying for now.
37:32The school dorms opened in a week.
37:34I planned to move in.
37:35It was Nico.
37:39Tessa, where are you going?
37:40Moving into the dorms.
37:44Because of Chloe?
37:45Honors and AP are a heavy load.
37:47I just want some breathing room.
37:50She can have this room.
37:52Last Life,
37:52she came up with every reason to take it.
37:54First,
37:55she was afraid of the dark.
37:56The guest room was at the end of the hall.
37:58She couldn't sleep.
37:58Then,
37:59she wanted to be closer to mom and dad.
38:01Then she said my room had better light.
38:03And her therapist said she needed more sun.
38:05Every time I said no,
38:07my parents called me cold.
38:08Said I didn't know how to take care of anyone.
38:10In the end,
38:11they always took her side.
38:12So why fight?
38:13It didn't matter where I lived.
38:15Nico was quiet for a moment.
38:17Tessa,
38:17do you not like Chloe?
38:22It's not like or dislike.
38:24I just want to skip the trouble.
38:29Tessa,
38:30I know it's strange having someone new in the house.
38:32But you have to believe me.
38:35Chloe being here doesn't change how we feel about you.
38:37I looked at him and said,
38:39nothing.
38:40Doesn't change anything.
38:43When I took first place at the National Youth Science Fair,
38:46all dad said was,
38:48not bad.
38:51When Chloe got a bit part in the school play,
38:53the whole family took two cars to watch.
38:56Afterward,
38:56they took her out to dinner and bought her flowers.
39:01When I tore a ligament playing basketball,
39:03my parents sent the housekeeper to stay with me at the hospital.
39:07When Chloe came down with the flu once,
39:09mom and dad took turns at her bedside.
39:11Mom's eyes were red.
39:12She said Chloe had already been through too much.
39:15They had a lot to make up for.
39:19Sure.
39:20Got it.
39:26After Nico left,
39:28I opened the deepest drawer in my closet
39:30and took out a wooden box.
39:32It was the music box my grandfather had made for me on his own.
39:38Last life,
39:39Chloe broke it.
39:40The first time I ever raised a hand to her,
39:42it was because of this.
39:43She ran to my parents crying,
39:45saying she'd only wanted a look
39:47that I'd snapped at her
39:48and startled her hand into dropping it.
39:50Mom never asked what happened.
39:52She just laid into me.
39:53Tessa,
39:53it's just a music box.
39:55Do you have to make a scene over this?
39:57Can't you just let her have this one?
39:59But it wasn't just a music box.
40:01It was the last thing grandpa left me.
40:03It was the last thing in this house
40:04I still wanted to take with me.
40:06At six,
40:07mom knocked on my door.
40:08Tessa,
40:09come down for dinner.
40:10It's Chloe's first meal here.
40:12We're all eating together.
40:13I put down my book
40:15and went downstairs.
40:18But when I reached the table,
40:19I stopped.
40:20My usual seat
40:21between mom and Nico
40:22was taken
40:24by Chloe.
40:32Eat up, Chloe.
40:33I made this chicken
40:35just for you.
40:36You said you liked it,
40:36didn't you?
40:39Slow down.
40:40It's hot.
40:43I stood there,
40:45the extra one.
40:50Tessa, sit down.
40:51What are you standing there for?
40:52Chloe knew
40:53that was my seat.
40:54She didn't move.
40:55She didn't even say
40:57sorry.
41:05Stop right there.
41:06What's that supposed to mean?
41:12There's no seat for me.
41:13I'll leave you to it.
41:15Tessa,
41:15do you have to talk like that?
41:17It's Chloe's first day.
41:19Can't you make an effort?
41:21I'm being plenty cooperating.
41:23I just want to eat in peace.
41:26I'm sorry.
41:28Should I not have sat there?
41:29I didn't mean to upset Tessa.
41:33It's not your fault, sweetheart.
41:34Don't think like that.
41:36Tessa,
41:37what's going on with you today?
41:38I didn't answer.
41:39I took my plate upstairs.
41:41After dinner,
41:41Mom came to my room
41:42with a cup of hot cocoa.
41:44Tessa,
41:45you hardly ate anything.
41:46I made you something you like.
41:48I glanced at the cup.
41:49It had been my favorite
41:50when I was little,
41:51but I could see right through it.
41:52She wasn't here about the cocoa.
41:54Mom,
41:54just say it.
41:56It's nothing big, really.
41:59I wanted to talk to you
42:00about something.
42:01Could you switch out of AP
42:03and just do regular?
42:17Eat up, Chloe.
42:19You made this chicken just for you.
42:20You said you liked it, didn't you?
42:24Slow down.
42:25It's hot.
42:28I stood there.
42:30The extra one.
42:34Tessa, sit down.
42:36What are you standing there for?
42:37Chloe knew that was my seat.
42:39She didn't move.
42:40She didn't even say sorry.
42:50Stop right there.
42:51What's that supposed to mean?
42:56There's no seat for me.
42:58I'll leave you to it.
43:00Tessa,
43:00do you have to talk like that?
43:02It's Chloe's first day.
43:04Can't you make an effort?
43:05I'm being plenty cooperating.
43:08I just want to eat in peace.
43:11I'm sorry.
43:13Should I not have sat there?
43:14I didn't mean to upset Tessa.
43:18It's not your fault, sweetheart.
43:19Don't think like that.
43:21Tessa,
43:21what's going on with you today?
43:22I didn't answer.
43:24I took my plate upstairs.
43:25When I opened my eyes again,
43:27I was 15.
43:29This time,
43:30when mom and dad brought Chloe home,
43:32I didn't fight.
43:33I didn't ask why.
43:35Mom and dad's favoritism,
43:36Nico's care,
43:38and later Rowan's love,
43:39I didn't want any of it.
43:40But what I never expected
43:42was that this time,
43:43the ones begging me to come back
43:44would still be them.
43:45The moment my adopted sister Chloe
43:47pushed me off the 102nd floor observation deck
43:50of the Empire State Building,
43:51the last thing I saw
43:52was mom shielding her,
43:54dad holding back security,
43:55and Nico standing right beside her.
43:57In that second,
43:58I understood.
43:59The family I'd been fighting to hold together
44:01had stopped standing on my side
44:03a long time ago.
44:04When I opened my eyes again,
44:06I was 15.
44:08This time,
44:09when mom and dad brought Chloe home,
44:11I didn't fight.
44:12I didn't ask why.
44:13Mom and dad's favoritism,
44:15Nico's care,
44:16and later Rowan's love,
44:18I didn't want any of it.
44:19But what I never expected
44:20was that this time,
44:22the ones begging me to come back
44:23would still be them.
44:25I stood at the top of the stairs,
44:27my hand on the banister.
44:28In the living room,
44:29mom and dad stood in the foyer with a girl.
44:32She wore an old coat with cuffs worn thin.
44:34Her head stayed down,
44:35stealing only sidelong glances
44:36at the big house in Scarsdale.
44:39Chloe,
44:39don't be nervous.
44:41This is your home now.
44:42A scene like this used to hurt.
44:44It didn't anymore.
44:45Dad looked pleased.
44:46This is your big brother, Nico.
44:47He came back from college
44:48just to meet you.
44:50Welcome home.
44:51This is for you.
44:52He was usually cool with people,
44:54but right now,
44:55looking at Chloe,
44:55his face was nothing but patience.
44:57I watched it all from the stairs,
44:59like I was watching someone else's family.
45:01She'd always been good
45:02at putting on a show.
45:03If I didn't know,
45:04she'd push me off
45:04the 102nd floor
45:06of the Empire State Building
45:0710 years from now,
45:08she probably would have fooled me too.
45:10Even thinking about that moment,
45:12I stayed calm.
45:13Mom finally noticed me.
45:14Tessa,
45:15come down and meet your sister.
45:18Hello?
45:19None of Last Life's meltdown.
45:21No tears,
45:22no scene.
45:23It was like those feelings
45:24had been lifted out of me.
45:26Tessa,
45:27it's Chloe's first day here.
45:28Can't you say more than that?
45:30Nothing else to say.
45:31I turned and walked back upstairs.
45:33Behind me,
45:34Mom explained to Chloe
45:35a little awkwardly
45:36that Tessa had always been like this,
45:38not great at expressing herself.
45:39I didn't look back,
45:40whatever they said.
45:41It had nothing to do with me anymore.
45:43I went back to my room
45:44and shut the door.
45:45The room still looked
45:46the way it did at 15.
45:47The frame on the desk,
45:48the books by the bed,
45:49the little plant on the windowsill.
45:51Nothing had changed.
45:52But looking at all of it,
45:54I didn't feel like I was home.
45:55This was just where
45:56I was staying for now.
45:57The school dorms opened in a week.
45:59I planned to move in.
46:00It was Nico.
46:05Tessa, where are you going?
46:06Moving into the dorms.
46:09Because of Chloe?
46:10Honors and AP are a heavy load.
46:12I just want some breathing room.
46:15She can have this room.
46:17Last life,
46:18she came up with every reason to take it.
46:20First,
46:20she was afraid of the dark.
46:22The guest room was at the end of the hall.
46:23She couldn't sleep.
46:24Then,
46:24she wanted to be closer to Mom and Dad.
46:27Then she said my room had better light.
46:29And her therapist said she needed more sun.
46:31Every time I said no,
46:32my parents called me cold.
46:34Said I didn't know how to take care of anyone.
46:36In the end,
46:36they always took her side.
46:38So why fight?
46:39It didn't matter where I lived.
46:40Nico was quiet for a moment.
46:42Tessa,
46:43do you not like Chloe?
46:47It's not like or dislike.
46:49I just want to skip the trouble.
46:54Tessa,
46:55I know it's strange having someone new in the house.
46:58But you have to believe me.
47:00Chloe being here doesn't change how we feel about you.
47:02I looked at him and said nothing.
47:05Doesn't change anything.
47:08When I took first place at the National Youth Science Fair,
47:11all Dad said was not bad.
47:16When Chloe got a bit part in a school play,
47:19the whole family took two cars to watch.
47:21Afterward,
47:22they took her out to dinner and bought her flowers.
47:26When I tore a ligament playing basketball,
47:29my parents sent the housekeeper to stay with me at the hospital.
47:32When Chloe came down with the flu once,
47:35Mom and Dad took turns at her bedside.
47:37Mom's eyes were red.
47:38She said Chloe had already been through too much.
47:40They had a lot to make up for.
47:45Sure.
47:46Got it.
47:51After Nico left,
47:54I opened the deepest drawer in my closet
47:56and took out a wooden box.
47:58It was the music box
47:59my grandfather had made for me on his own.
48:03Last life,
48:04Chloe broke it.
48:05The first time I ever raised a hand to her,
48:08it was because of this.
48:09She ran to my parents crying,
48:11saying she'd only wanted a look
48:12that I'd snapped at her
48:14and startled her hand into dropping it.
48:16Mom never asked what happened.
48:17She just laid into me.
48:18Tessa,
48:19it's just a music box.
48:20Do you have to make a scene over this?
48:22Can't you just let her have this one?
48:24But it wasn't just a music box.
48:26It was the last thing Grandpa left me.
48:28It was the last thing in this house
48:30I still wanted to take with me.
48:32At six,
48:33Mom knocked on my door.
48:34Tessa,
48:35come down for dinner.
48:36It's Chloe's first meal here.
48:37We're all eating together.
48:39I put down my book
48:40and went downstairs.
48:43But when I reached the table,
48:45I stopped.
48:46My usual seat
48:47between Mom and Nico
48:48was taken
48:50by Chloe.
48:58Eat up, Chloe.
48:59I made this chicken just for you.
49:01You said you liked it,
49:02didn't you?
49:05Slow down.
49:05It's hot.
49:09I stood there,
49:10the extra one.
49:15Tessa, sit down.
49:16What are you standing there for?
49:18Chloe knew that was my seat.
49:19She didn't move.
49:21She didn't even say
49:22sorry.
49:31Stop right there.
49:32What's that supposed to mean?
49:37There's no seat for me.
49:38I'll leave you to it.
49:40Tessa,
49:41do you have to talk like that?
49:43It's Chloe's first day.
49:44Can't you make an effort?
49:46I'm being plenty cooperating.
49:48I just want to eat in peace.
49:52I'm sorry.
49:53Should I not have sat there?
49:55I didn't mean to upset Tessa.
49:58It's not your fault, sweetheart.
50:00Don't think like that.
50:01Tessa,
50:02what's going on with you today?
50:03I didn't answer.
50:04I took my plate upstairs.
50:06After dinner,
50:07Mom came to my room
50:08with a cup of hot cocoa.
50:09Tessa,
50:10you hardly ate anything.
50:12I made you something you liked.
50:13I glanced at the cup.
50:15It had been my favorite
50:16when I was little,
50:16but I could see right through it.
50:18She wasn't here about the cocoa.
50:19Mom, just say it.
50:21It's nothing big, really.
50:24I wanted to talk to you
50:25about something.
50:27Could you switch out of AP
50:28and just do regular?
50:32I don't know.
50:43Eat up, Chloe.
50:44I made this chicken just for you.
50:46You said you liked it, didn't you?
50:49Slow down.
50:50It's hot.
50:54I stood there,
50:55the extra one.
51:00Tessa, sit down.
51:01What are you standing there for?
51:03Chloe knew that was my seat.
51:04She didn't move.
51:06She didn't even say sorry.
51:16Stop right there.
51:17What's that supposed to mean?
51:22There's no seat for me.
51:23I'll leave you to it.
51:25Tessa,
51:26do you have to talk like that?
51:28It's Chloe's first day.
51:29Can't you make an effort?
51:31I'm being plenty cooperating.
51:33I just want to eat in peace.
51:36I'm sorry.
51:38Should I not have sat there?
51:39I didn't mean to upset Tessa.
51:43It's not your fault, sweetheart.
51:45Don't think like that.
51:46Tessa,
51:47what's going on with you today?
51:48I didn't answer.
51:49I took my plate upstairs.
51:51When I opened my eyes again,
51:52I was 15.
51:54This time,
51:55when mom and dad brought Chloe home,
51:57I didn't fight.
51:59I didn't ask why.
52:00Mom and dad's favoritism,
52:02Nico's care,
52:03and later Rowan's love.
52:04I didn't want any of it.
52:06But what I never expected was that this time,
52:08the ones begging me to come back would still be them.
52:11The moment my adopted sister Chloe
52:12pushed me off the 102nd floor observation deck
52:15of the Empire State Building,
52:17the last thing I saw was mom shielding her,
52:19dad holding back security,
52:20and Nico standing right beside her.
52:22In that second,
52:23I understood.
52:24The family I'd been fighting to hold together
52:27had stopped standing on my side a long time ago.
52:29When I opened my eyes again,
52:31I was 15.
52:33This time,
52:34when mom and dad brought Chloe home,
52:36I didn't fight.
52:38I didn't ask why.
52:39Mom and dad's favoritism,
52:41Nico's care,
52:42and later Rowan's love,
52:43I didn't want any of it.
52:45But what I never expected was that this time,
52:47the ones begging me to come back would still be them.
52:50I stood at the top of the stairs,
52:52my hand on the banister.
52:53In the living room,
52:55mom and dad stood in the foyer with a girl.
52:57She wore an old coat with cuffs worn thin.
53:00Her head stayed down,
53:01stealing only sidelong glances
53:02at the big house in Scarsdale.
53:04Chloe, don't be nervous.
53:06This is your home now.
53:07A scene like this used to hurt.
53:09It didn't anymore.
53:10Dad looked pleased.
53:11This is your big brother, Nico.
53:13He came back from college just to meet you.
53:16Welcome home.
53:16This is for you.
53:18He was usually cool with people,
53:19but right now, looking at Chloe,
53:21his face was nothing but patience.
53:23I watched it all from the stairs,
53:24like I was watching someone else's family.
53:26She'd always been good at putting on a show.
53:28If I didn't know she'd push me off
53:30the 102nd floor of the Empire State Building
53:3210 years from now,
53:33she probably would have fooled me too.
53:35Even thinking about that moment,
53:37I stayed calm.
53:38Mom finally noticed me.
53:39Tessa, come down and meet your sister.
53:43Hello?
53:44None of Last Life's meltdown.
53:46No tears.
53:47No scene.
53:48It was like those feelings
53:49had been lifted out of me.
53:52Tessa, it's Chloe's first day here.
53:54Can't you say more than that?
53:55Nothing else to say.
53:56I turned and walked back upstairs.
53:59Behind me, Mom explained to Chloe
54:00a little awkwardly
54:01that Tessa had always been like this,
54:03not great at expressing herself.
54:04I didn't look back.
54:06Whatever they said,
54:07it had nothing to do with me anymore.
54:09I went back to my room
54:09and shut the door.
54:11The room still looked the way it did at 15.
54:13The frame on the desk,
54:14the books by the bed,
54:15the little plant on the windowsill.
54:17Nothing had changed.
54:18But looking at all of it,
54:19I didn't feel like I was home.
54:20This was just where I was staying for now.
54:23The school dorms opened in a week.
54:24I planned to move in.
54:26It was Nico.
54:30Tessa, where are you going?
54:31Moving into the dorms.
54:34Because of Chloe?
54:36Honors and AP are a heavy load.
54:38I just want some breathing room.
54:41She can have this room.
54:43Last life,
54:43she came up with every reason to take it.
54:45First, she was afraid of the dark.
54:47The guest room was at the end of the hall.
54:49She couldn't sleep.
54:50Then, she wanted to be closer to Mom and Dad.
54:52Then she said my room had better light.
54:54And her therapist said she needed more sun.
54:56Every time I said no,
54:58my parents called me cold.
54:59They said I didn't know how to take care of anyone.
55:01In the end,
55:02they always took her side.
55:03So why fight?
55:04It didn't matter where I lived.
55:06Nico was quiet for a moment.
55:08Tessa, do you not like Chloe?
55:13It's not like or dislike.
55:15I just want to skip the trouble.
55:20Tessa,
55:21I know it's strange having someone new in the house.
55:23But you have to believe me.
55:25Chloe being here doesn't change how we feel about you.
55:28I looked at him and said,
55:29nothing
55:31doesn't change anything.
55:33When I took first place at the National Youth Science Fair,
55:37all Dad said was,
55:38not bad.
55:42When Chloe got a bit apart in the school play,
55:44the whole family took two cars to watch.
55:47Afterward,
55:47they took her out to dinner and bought her flowers.
55:52When I tore a ligament playing basketball,
55:54my parents sent the housekeeper to stay with me at the hospital.
55:58When Chloe came down with the flu once,
56:00Mom and Dad took turns at her bedside.
56:02Mom's eyes were red.
56:03She said Chloe had already been through too much.
56:06They had a lot to make up for.
56:10Sure.
56:11Got it.
56:17After Nico left,
56:19I opened the deepest drawer in my closet
56:21and took out a wooden box.
56:23It was the music box my grandfather had made for me on his own.
56:29Last life,
56:30so we broke it.
56:31The first time I ever raised a hand to her,
56:33it was because of this.
56:34She ran to my parents crying,
56:36saying she'd only wanted a look,
56:38that I'd snapped at her
56:39and startled her hand into dropping it.
56:41Mom never asked what happened.
56:43She just laid into me.
56:44Tessa, it's just a music box.
56:46Do you have to make a scene over this?
56:48Can't you just let her have this one?
56:49But it wasn't just a music box.
56:52It was the last thing Grandpa left me.
56:54It was the last thing in this house
56:55I still wanted to take with me.
56:57At six, Mom knocked on my door.
56:59Tessa, come down for dinner.
57:01It's Chloe's first meal here.
57:03We're all eating together.
57:04I put down my book and went downstairs.
57:08But when I reached the table,
57:10I stopped.
57:11My usual scene between Mom and Nico
57:13was taken by Chloe.
57:23Eat up, Chloe.
57:24Chloe, I made this chicken just for you.
57:26You said you liked it, didn't you?
57:30Slow down.
57:31It's hot.
57:34I stood there,
57:36the extra one.
57:41Tessa, sit down.
57:42What are you standing there for?
57:43Chloe knew that was my seat.
57:45She didn't move.
57:46She didn't even say sorry.
57:56Stop right there.
57:57What's that supposed to mean?
58:02There's no seat for me.
58:04I'll leave you to it.
58:06Tessa, do you have to talk like that?
58:08It's Chloe's first day.
58:10Can't you make an effort?
58:11I'm being plenty cooperating.
58:14I just want to eat in peace.
58:17I'm sorry.
58:19Should I not have sat there?
58:20I didn't mean to upset Tessa.
58:24It's not your fault, sweetheart.
58:25Don't think like that.
58:27Tessa, what's going on with you today?
58:29I didn't answer.
58:30I took my plate upstairs.
58:31After dinner,
58:32mom came to my room
58:33with a cup of hot cocoa.
58:35Tessa,
58:36you hardly ate anything.
58:37I made you something you like.
58:39I glanced at the cup.
58:40It had been my favorite
58:41when I was little,
58:42but I could see right through it.
58:43She wasn't here about the cocoa.
58:45Mom, just say it.
58:47It's nothing big, really.
58:49I wanted to talk to you about something.
58:52Could you switch out of AP
58:53and just do regular?
59:00I would like to hear about something.
59:02It's nothing big, easy to navigate.
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