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00:01¡Suscríbete al canal!
00:29Wait, aren't you the top dog?
00:32Nope. Nora Taylor is.
00:35Me?
00:36My parents had to relocate for work, so I had no choice but to transfer to this dump of a
00:41school.
00:41How bad was it?
00:42There were ten homerooms in my grade, but only one took school seriously.
00:46Good news, I was in that honors group.
00:48Bad news, apparently, even the honors kids bullied people.
00:51My best friend Sophie said a nerd like me was the easiest target.
00:55If I wanted to study in peace, I had to make myself look hard to mess with.
01:00Do I look tough enough?
01:03Oh, little chipmunk.
01:05Even when you're mad, you look like you just scamper away.
01:07I had already been at this school for a week.
01:09So far, nobody had bullied me.
01:11But everyone kept looking at me strangely, almost like they felt sorry for me.
01:15Nobody talked to me either.
01:16I had no idea if that was the first sign of bullying.
01:19I was seriously worried.
01:21After thinking it over and over, I finally came up with an idea.
01:24As a pushover myself, maybe I should pick on an even bigger pushover.
01:28I looked around the classroom, weighing my options carefully.
01:31Then my eyes landed on the boys sleeping at the desk beside me.
01:36Mason Cole spent most of the school day asleep in the week since I transferred here.
01:40I hadn't seen anyone in class talk to him.
01:42He was probably being left out, so he had to be an even bigger pushover than me.
01:46Mason, I have a favor to ask.
01:48You have to say yes.
01:50Mason didn't move or say a word.
01:52Silence meant yes.
01:55When I bully you later, don't complain, okay?
02:01You're going to bully who?
02:02Poor guy.
02:03Not only was he being left out, his hearing wasn't great either.
02:06I repeated it slowly.
02:07You.
02:09You?
02:10You're going to bully me?
02:12Yes, but I have a reason.
02:16Okay, let's hear it.
02:18I told him about my trashy school survival rules.
02:21If I looked easy to push around, the troublemakers would target me, so I needed to look tough.
02:25Mason went quiet for a moment.
02:27That was when I finally got a good look at him, sharp eyes, strong jaw,
02:30but his sleepy look made him seem almost harmless.
02:33So after a whole week of looking for a pushover, you picked me?
02:38Fine.
02:40Let's see how you plan to bully me.
02:43It was my first time bullying someone.
02:45I was a little nervous.
02:46I swallowed a few times and straightened my clothes.
02:48Then I shot to my feet and kicked Mason's chair leg hard.
02:51The chair didn't budge, but the noise made the whole class look over.
02:54Everyone stared at me, followed by a wave of gasps.
02:56It worked.
02:57They already looked a little scared of me.
02:59Mason lifted his eyes and looked up at me.
03:01So innocent.
03:02My heart softened, but it was too late to back out now.
03:05I leaned down and whispered in his ear.
03:07Sorry.
03:08I'll make it up to you after I'm done bullying you.
03:10Mason stiffened.
03:11The tips of his ears turned slightly red.
03:13I put on my fiercest face and reached for his desk,
03:15planning to snatch his pen, but there was nothing there.
03:18So I grabbed his water bottle instead.
03:20Another wave of gasps swept through the classroom.
03:22I twisted off the cap and gulped down the whole bottle.
03:25This time the gasps stopped.
03:27Holy shit.
03:28Mason shot a cold glance in that direction.
03:30Everyone who had been watching immediately looked away.
03:33I tossed the empty bottle onto his desk.
03:36I already drank from that.
03:40So?
03:40I don't mind.
03:43What if I do?
03:45Trashy school survival rule number one.
03:47Pushovers don't get to say no.
03:50After picking on my pushover, the way my classmates looked at me changed from pity to a mix of respect
03:55and fear.
03:56To keep up my tough girl image, I kept picking on Mason.
03:59I took half his breakfast.
04:00The next day, he brought two.
04:02When he slept in class, I dragged him up and made him listen.
04:04The next day, he came with earplugs, of course.
04:07I took those away, too.
04:08Every day, I kicked Mason's chair whenever I passed by.
04:11Then I secretly apologized afterward.
04:13Mason really had a good temper.
04:15No matter how much I pushed him around, he never got mad.
04:18No wonder everyone in class left him out.
04:20But I wasn't actually a bad person.
04:22Every time I bullied him, I found some way to make it up to him.
04:25Mason never brought textbooks or pens.
04:27Maybe the people who bullied him before had thrown them away.
04:29So I copied my textbooks and notes for him and bought him a cute bear pen.
04:33Whenever I found a good snack, I brought him some, too.
04:36Whenever I saw a nice notebook, I got him one.
04:38Little by little, more and more things appear on Mason's desk.
04:41Even his plain black backpack ended up with a little bear charm hanging from it.
04:47On the way home after school, I heard some classmates talking about how the top dog at our school
04:52finally had a crush.
04:54He's 6'2 and carrying around a little bear pen now.
04:57How cute is that?
04:58Guess even someone like him can fall hard.
05:00So many people chased him before, he turned the girls down, and the guys got beaten up.
05:05Now he finally likes someone, and look at him.
05:07Completely lovesick.
05:08I listened for a while, but never heard the top dog's name.
05:10The next day, I told Mason about it.
05:12Do you know who the top dog is?
05:15Why do you want to know?
05:16If we know who he is, we can avoid him when we see him.
05:19Mason looked like he wanted to say something.
05:21As the biggest pushover in class, he probably didn't know who the top dog was either.
05:25I patted his shoulder.
05:26It's okay if you don't know.
05:28I heard the top dog has a crush now, so he's probably in a good mood and won't bother us.
05:32Mason started coughing hard.
05:34Poor guy.
05:34Just hearing about the top dog scared him that much.
05:39Apparently, whatever I worried about came true.
05:41I should have worried about getting into a top school instead.
05:43On my way home after school, I ran into a group of punk.
05:47After they threatened me, I lost 10 bucks and gained a boba.
05:50The next day, I dragged myself into school.
05:53What happened?
05:56I'm not bullying you anymore.
05:57Acting tough doesn't work at all.
06:00Why?
06:01A punk took 10 bucks from me yesterday.
06:03What?
06:04It's okay.
06:06Don't be scared.
06:06Even if you run into them, it's only 10 bucks.
06:09I'm not scared.
06:10Never mind.
06:11Tell me what he looked like.
06:13Uh, his head looked like a pudding.
06:15Died blonde with brown roots growing out.
06:19Okay.
06:20Got it.
06:21He pulled out his phone and started typing quickly.
06:23I had no idea who he was texting.
06:26I feel kind of guilty for bullying you all this time.
06:29Since it didn't work, I'll stop.
06:30Who said it didn't work?
06:32Did you ever think maybe you just weren't bullying me hard enough?
06:34Huh?
06:36Didn't you notice everyone in class started fearing you after you bullied me?
06:39I nodded.
06:40That was true.
06:41Even the class rep practically bowed to me when collecting homework today.
06:44Mason looked at me, his expression softening again.
06:48After school, when everyone's outside the school entrance, bully me as hard as you can.
06:53I promise no one will ever mess with you again.
06:57I was so nervous before.
06:59I had only bullied Mason in front of our class.
07:01Now I had to do it in front of the whole school.
07:03Just walking beside him.
07:05I could feel eyes on us everywhere.
07:07Could they tell I was about to bully him?
07:08My palms were sweating.
07:10I kept taking deep breath.
07:12All right.
07:12You can start now.
07:15Somehow we had already reached the school entrance.
07:17He looked at me with a smile.
07:19Want me to hold your backpack so you can hit harder?
07:23A light breeze brushed through his hair.
07:25For once, he looked strangely gentle.
07:26I stared for a second.
07:28My heart skipped a beat.
07:29Mason gave me a small nod, telling me to go ahead.
07:32I let out a long breath, raised my hand, and closed my eyes.
07:35Then I swung as hard as I could at his shoulder to smack.
07:37Everything around us went silent.
07:39The sound was way too sharp, and the hit felt wrong.
07:42I snapped my eyes open.
07:43Mason had bent down slightly.
07:45His face turned to the side.
07:46Red finger marks stood out across his cheek.
07:49The crowded school entrance went completely silent.
07:52Everyone was staring at us.
07:53My mind went blank.
07:55I swear I was only trying to hit his shoulder.
07:57Who knew he would bend down right then?
07:58At that exact height, my palm landed squarely across his face.
08:02Honestly, I wanted to drop to my knees and apologize right there.
08:05Slapping someone in front of everyone was way too humiliating, but Mason didn't seem
08:09to care at all.
08:10He pressed his tongue against the inside of his cheek, then casually took my backpack from
08:15Then he wrapped an arm around my stiff shoulders and walked away with me in front of everyone.
08:20I kept sneaking glances at his face.
08:22The finger marks had already faded, so why was his face getting redder?
08:26Are you okay?
08:27I really didn't mean to hit your face.
08:29Yeah, I know.
08:30Should I get you some ice water for it?
08:31I'm fine.
08:33Then why is your face still so red?
08:36If you keep staring at me like that, it'll get even redder.
08:39Okay.
08:39I quickly looked away and stopped staring.
08:41I still felt terrible and kept apologizing.
08:44Mason generously told me it was fine.
08:46You're going to be pretty famous after this.
08:48No one should dare mess with you now.
08:50We finally reached my house.
08:51I nervously picked at my fingers, then bowed deeply to him.
08:57I'll make it up to you.
08:59How?
09:04I haven't figured that out yet.
09:07It's fine.
09:09Take your time.
09:10You're protecting me from now on anyway.
09:11I racked my brain trying to figure out how to make up for that slap.
09:14Everything before had been minor, but slapping him in the face wasn't something a small gift could fix.
09:19I tossed and turned all night before finally coming up with an idea.
09:22The next morning, I went to school with dark circles under my eyes.
09:26Mason pushed the breakfast he had brought toward me.
09:28What were you doing last night?
09:30You look exhausted.
09:32Thinking about you.
09:36Thinking about what?
09:37You.
09:39I spent all night thinking about how to make it up to you, and I finally figured it out.
09:43Oh.
09:44So that's what you meant.
09:46What else would I mean?
09:47Nothing.
09:49So how are you going to make it up to me?
09:55Come here.
09:55I'll tell you quietly.
09:57What are you doing?
09:59Come on.
09:59I can't say this out loud.
10:04The way I want to make it up to you might be a little offensive.
10:09So I'm not sure if you'll agree.
10:11How offensive?
10:15It'll be a little forced.
10:18And once we start, you can't ask me to stop.
10:22Why are you so red?
10:24Is it too hot?
10:25Miss Straight A?
10:26You're into that kind of thing?
10:27It's actually how I relieve stress from studying.
10:29Of course, if you don't want to, that's fine.
10:31That's why I wanted to tell you quietly.
10:33It's kind of a lot to ask, and I don't think our relationship is quite there yet.
10:37Give me a second to mentally prepare.
10:38Okay, think about it.
10:39It'll hurt, but it'll feel good too.
10:41I think you'll learn to like it.
10:42Mason looked up at me, brows slightly furrowed.
10:44How did you figure that out?
10:45Was it because of that slap outside school?
10:49I've been watching you for a while.
10:51I think you have a lot of potential.
10:58Okay, I'll do it.
11:00Great!
11:01Then let's start next week.
11:03We can do it at my house.
11:05I still need to get some tools ready.
11:08Tools, too?
11:11Relax.
11:11Just leave yourself to me.
11:13I'm very experienced at this.
11:16Over the next few days, something felt a little off.
11:18Whenever I walked through school, some pretty intimidating students actually bowed to me.
11:23One or two.
11:23I could blame on mistaken identity, but on the short walk from class to the cafeteria.
11:28Seven or eight of them did it.
11:29That was way too weird.
11:30I was too timid to ask.
11:32Whenever they bowed to me, I bowed back.
11:34Then they bowed even lower and ran off looking terrified.
11:37Mason, any idea what's going on?
11:43Maybe they just, like, bowing?
11:46Don't worry about it.
11:47Then what's been going on with you lately?
11:48You avoid my eyes, jump every time I touch you, and keep turning red.
11:53Oh, I know.
11:55You know what?
11:56Did you do something guilty behind my back?
11:58Dreams don't count as doing something guilty.
12:00What did you say?
12:01Nothing.
12:02Fine.
12:03Don't forget to come over this weekend.
12:05The tools are here.
12:06Mason turned red again.
12:07See?
12:08I knew something was wrong with him.
12:11That weekend, I studied while waiting for Mason.
12:14The doorbell rang right on time.
12:15I opened the door.
12:16Mason stood quietly outside.
12:18But somehow, he looked so good it startled me.
12:21I looked closer.
12:22His hair was actually styled today, and he smelled faintly of something cool and woody.
12:26When Mason noticed me staring, his ears turned red.
12:29Aren't you going to let me in?
12:31Oh, sorry.
12:34You smell really good today.
12:36Mason stumbled.
12:37I quickly grabbed his arm.
12:39His forearm was so firm.
12:40I knew he was on the football team, but I'd never paid much attention to it, and I'd never
12:44seen him in a sleeveless shirt before.
12:46I had no idea his arms looked this good.
12:49Mason sat down at my desk, his face still red.
12:51I handed him a glass of ice water.
12:53You've been getting red a lot lately.
12:54You must be hot.
12:55Have some ice water.
12:59Okay, let's start.
13:03Right here?
13:05Where else?
13:06Is the study room not okay?
13:12Whatever you like.
13:13Now I was excited.
13:14I smiled and slowly moved closer.
13:16Mason's pretty face was right in front of mine.
13:18His long lashes fluttered.
13:20Then he closed his eyes like he was bracing himself.
13:24I bent down and pulled a huge sat prep book from under the desk.
13:27I slammed it onto the desk.
13:30Surprise!
13:30Mason stared at the sat prep book for at least five minutes.
13:33I thought he was just too surprised to react.
13:35I patted him.
13:36What are you waiting for?
13:37Start.
13:37When you said forced, you meant forcing me to do practice questions?
13:41Not just that.
13:41I made a whole plan just for you, so technically it's forced studying.
13:44This is how you relieve study stress?
13:46It's kind of a weird habit.
13:47I like making other people study.
13:49It helps them, and I get to review everything too.
13:52And when I see you improve, it feels really good.
13:56Then what did you mean by once we start, we can't stop?
13:58I already bought all the tools.
14:00I spent money on them.
14:01Of course we can't stop now.
14:03So the tools were these books?
14:07Mason tried to escape several times.
14:09Every time, I pushed him back into his chair.
14:11He had agreed to this before.
14:12Now he wanted to run.
14:14Not happening.
14:14This was forced studying.
14:18Trashy school survival rule number two.
14:21Nothing beats a good education.
14:23Then I guess I'm hopeless.
14:24Bye.
14:25I smacked his back with the pointer without mercy.
14:27Mason turned around and stared at me in disbelief.
14:29That's right.
14:30I might look quiet and harmless most of the time.
14:32But once I started studying, I was a completely different person.
14:35The strictest little tutor was here.
14:36Prepare yourself, Mason.
14:38Under my relentless tutoring, Mason was forced to study like crazy.
14:41Watching his grades shoot up.
14:42I felt amazing.
14:43I knew I hadn't picked the wrong person.
14:45Mason slept through class every day and still stayed in honors.
14:48So he obviously wasn't bad at school.
14:50When I made his study plan, I even went through all his tests from the past two years.
14:54Whenever he actually tried, he scored pretty well.
14:56His grades stayed mediocre because he kept missing quizzes.
15:01Another weekend, Mason was studying at my house.
15:04I tapped his head with the pointer and demanded,
15:06Tell me, why do you keep missing quizzes?
15:09I overslept.
15:10Try missing another quiz this semester.
15:12You know what I'll do, right?
15:14You'll beat me to death with that thing.
15:16Mm-hmm.
15:18Mason, I'm going to take a shower now.
15:21You're going to shower?
15:26Be good and finish it.
15:27I'll test you when I get back.
15:28Mason was losing his mind.
15:30Sure, he had misunderstood her before.
15:31But seriously, he wouldn't after hearing all that.
15:34He had spent a whole week preparing himself.
15:36He even showed up at her house looking and smelling his best.
15:39And left carrying three sap prep books thick enough to kill him.
15:42Who was he supposed to complain to?
15:44Fine, he could study.
15:45If it made her happy, he'd do it.
15:46But now this.
15:47What did she mean she'd test him after her shower?
15:49Did she have any idea how suggestive she sounded?
15:53With the shower running in the background,
15:55Mason couldn't remember a single thing he had just studied.
15:58A little later, I started singing loudly from the bathroom.
16:01Completely off-key and very, very happy.
16:03Mason covered his face and laughed.
16:05Yeah, he was completely done for.
16:07Tutoring someone was seriously fun and ridiculously satisfying.
16:11When our semester grades came out, Mason had made huge progress.
16:14He was still behind me,
16:15but he had already climbed into the top 10 in our honors group.
16:18I was thrilled.
16:19I bought him ice cream and generously offered to grant him one wish.
16:23Anything?
16:23Yep, as long as I can do it.
16:28You can, but I'll save it for later.
16:30Sure.
16:31I was in a great mood and walked ahead happily.
16:33Then a blonde punk suddenly jumped in front of Mason.
16:35Bro, why are you smiling like an idiot?
16:40I found the pudding head you asked me to look into, but...
16:45You're the girl who slapped my bro outside school.
16:48Oh, future sister-in-law.
16:49Hi.
16:54He's my distant cousin.
16:56He tapped the guy on the head.
16:57He's not very bright.
17:00I'm taking my cousin to get his brain checked.
17:02Be careful on your way home.
17:04Then Mason dragged him away by the neck.
17:06I stood there frozen, my ice cream completely forgotten.
17:08Three minutes later, I made the boldest decision of my life.
17:11I followed Mason.
17:12That blonde punk had mentioned a pudding head.
17:14Had Mason secretly asked him to find the punk who took my money?
17:17And that blonde punk definitely looked like trouble.
17:20Was Mason getting involved because of me?
17:22I pictured Mason quietly getting beaten up somewhere.
17:24No way.
17:25Mason was under my protection now.
17:27I followed them all the way to another school's field house.
17:30I peeked through the door.
17:31Six or seven pudding heads stood in a row.
17:33I froze.
17:34How were there this many pudding heads in the world?
17:38Bro, these are the guys who were near your school that day.
17:41But none of them admitted taking money from a student.
17:46Cole, even if you gave us ten lives,
17:48we wouldn't dare mess with anyone from your school.
17:50I kept peeking through the cracks.
17:51It looked like the pudding head was bowing to the blonde punk.
17:54Wow, that blonde punk was impressive.
17:55At least Mason probably wouldn't get beaten up now.
17:58Yeah, Cole.
17:59I even bought a girl from your school boba once.
18:01She was pretty shy, too.
18:03She insisted on giving me ten bucks for it.
18:05Mason, who'd been lounging in his chair the whole time,
18:07finally sat up straight.
18:09The blonde punk waved a hand.
18:10Everyone else immediately moved aside.
18:13Did she say she wanted boba?
18:18Girls get shy.
18:19She was obviously playing hard to get.
18:20The next second, Mason stepped forward and kicked him hard in the thigh.
18:24The pudding head went flying.
18:25He hit the wall, then slid to the floor.
18:27When a girl says no, it means no.
18:30It means she's rejecting you and telling you to get lost.
18:33Try calling that playing hard to get again.
18:39She wasn't even mad, Cole.
18:40I swear, I didn't ask for that ten bucks.
18:42Mason didn't bother arguing.
18:44He kicked him twice more.
18:45The pudding head immediately shut up.
18:47Mason planted a foot on his shoulder.
18:49You've got some nerve.
18:50You even dared mess with our top dog?
18:53Aren't you the top dog?
18:58Nope.
18:59Nora Taylor is.
19:00Next time you see her, stay out of her way.
19:05And get her ten bucks back.
19:07Then he grabbed his backpack and walked out.
19:09Behind him, the blonde punk kicked the pudding head again.
19:14You took my future sister-in-law's money?
19:17And who said you could have the same hair color as me?
19:19I'll turn that pudding head of yours into pudding mush!
19:22The moment Mason pushed the door open,
19:24he found me standing there like a statue.
19:26There was too much information.
19:28My brain had completely crashed.
19:29Mason's eyes tightened.
19:31He grabbed my wrist.
19:32Let me explain.
19:37So, you're our school's bully?
19:40No.
19:40I never said I was.
19:42But I just saw you beating someone up.
19:44He harassed you first.
19:46If I didn't teach him a lesson,
19:48he'd keep thinking a girl saying no
19:49meant she was playing hard to get.
19:51I was just teaching him what no means.
19:53I took a step back.
19:55Mason immediately noticed my hand trembling in his.
19:57He let go like he'd been burned.
20:00Are you... scared of me?
20:03Was I scared?
20:03I was terrified.
20:04He had just kicked that pudding head across the room.
20:06If he kicked me like that,
20:08I'd probably stick to the wall.
20:09Then I remembered slapping him outside school
20:12and all the force studying.
20:13I'd even smacked him with my pointer
20:15more times than I could count.
20:16I was doomed.
20:17My knees went weak.
20:18I almost wanted to kneel again.
20:20Before I could,
20:21Mason caught me and gently led me to a bench nearby.
20:24He sat me down,
20:25then crouched in front of me.
20:26I never wanted to be the top dog.
20:31When I first transferred here,
20:32people kept picking fights with me.
20:34I had to fight back.
20:35Then somehow everyone started calling me that.
20:39Nora, I promise.
20:40From now on,
20:41I won't hit anyone again.
20:42Even if someone hits me first,
20:43I won't fight back.
20:44So,
20:45don't be scared of me, okay?
20:48Then,
20:49you're not mad that I hit you,
20:50smacked you with the pointer,
20:51and bullied you every day?
20:53You were doing it for my own good.
20:55Why would I be mad?
20:57Well,
20:58if someone hits you first,
21:00you can still fight back.
21:05You can hit me or smack me with the pointer
21:07just like before.
21:08Don't feel bad about it.
21:09That was when the blonde punk came out,
21:11dragging the pudding head with him.
21:12The battered pudding head froze.
21:14Holy shit.
21:15The top dog is slapping the former top dog again.
21:18The blonde punk covered the pudding head's mouth
21:21and dragged him away.
21:22They ran off faster than rabbits
21:23without looking back.
21:24By the next day,
21:25every kid around the nearby schools
21:27with red,
21:28orange,
21:28yellow,
21:28green,
21:29blue,
21:29or purple hair
21:30had dyed it back to their natural color.
21:32A new school legend had started going around.
21:34If you let your dyed hair grow out
21:35until you became a pudding head,
21:37you would mysteriously get beaten up.
21:38Before I knew it,
21:39we were in the final semester of senior year.
21:41My fourth study plan with Mason
21:43was still going strong.
21:44I was aiming for the top school
21:45while pushing Mason toward a good college.
21:48We both had bright futures ahead.
21:49One ordinary afternoon
21:51after studying,
21:52Mason and I had just left a store
21:53when I spotted my childhood friend Owen
21:55waiting outside school.
21:57You've loved my mom's cinnamon rolls
21:59since we were kids,
21:59so I brought you some.
22:04Who's this?
22:05Oh,
22:06he sits next to me in class.
22:09Mason gave Owen a polite nod.
22:11Owen looked back at me.
22:14So he's your study partner too,
22:15like me?
22:17I nodded.
22:19Something shifted in his eyes
22:20as he looked at me seriously.
22:22Nora,
22:23you're still aiming for the Ivies, right?
22:26Of course.
22:28Transferring here never changed that.
22:29He gave Mason a meaningful look,
22:31then smiled brightly at me.
22:33Good.
22:33Don't forget our promise.
22:35After we got back,
22:36Mason was in a bad mood.
22:37He spent the whole afternoon
22:38sleeping with his head down.
22:40I thought he might be sick,
22:41so I dropped a vitamin C tablet
22:43into a bottle of water
22:44and set it on his desk.
22:45He suddenly lifted his head
22:46and looked at the bottle.
22:47If you're not feeling well,
22:49drink this.
22:49It might help.
22:50What promise?
22:51Huh?
22:52The promise your childhood friend mentioned.
22:54What was it?
22:55Oh,
22:55we promised we'd get into the same Ivy.
22:57You made that promise a long time ago?
22:59Yeah,
22:59but it's not really a big deal.
23:01Lots of people want to go there.
23:02He lowered his eyes
23:03and looked unusually down.
23:05I figured he regretted
23:06not taking school seriously sooner.
23:08It's okay.
23:08You've worked really hard.
23:10Even if you don't get into an Ivy,
23:11you can still get into a great college.
23:13Then I won't be at the same school as you.
23:16So?
23:17But he will.
23:20I didn't understand what he meant.
23:22Mason put his head back down.
23:23Luckily,
23:24he was completely back to normal the next day.
23:26Actually,
23:26he studied even harder than before.
23:28I didn't even need my pointer anymore.
23:30He did everything on his own.
23:31Finally,
23:32college decision day arrived.
23:33I got into an Ivy,
23:35just like I'd hoped.
23:36Mason got into a great university too.
23:38I screamed with excitement.
23:39Then I turned
23:40and saw Mason sitting there
23:41looking miserable.
23:42Why don't you look happy?
23:47You got into a great school.
23:49Mason,
23:49that's amazing.
23:53Besides you,
23:53no one cares how well I do
23:55or where I go to college.
23:56Mason's parents were divorced.
23:58Before long,
23:59they both remarried
23:59and had new kids.
24:01Only little Mason
24:01was left behind
24:02in the house they used to share.
24:03He had always been a good kid.
24:05He thought being good
24:06would make his parents love him more,
24:08but it didn't.
24:09Mason,
24:10you have to understand
24:10your little sister is still young.
24:13I don't have much time
24:14for you right now.
24:15Mason,
24:16things are different here now.
24:17It might be hard for you to adjust.
24:19You're better off
24:19staying at the old house.
24:20You'll have more freedom there.
24:22Little Mason never understood
24:23what he had done wrong.
24:24His parents sent him money
24:26every month
24:26but never had time to visit.
24:30He lowered his head
24:31and gave a bitter smile.
24:33Even if you had a dog,
24:34you'd still worry about
24:35whether it had eaten
24:35or gotten sick.
24:36Mason used to get good grades.
24:38Then one day,
24:39during an argument,
24:40a classmate sneered.
24:41No wonder your parents
24:42don't want you.
24:43Mason beat him badly enough
24:44to get expelled.
24:45That was the first time in years
24:46both his parents
24:47showed up together.
24:48When I saw how disappointed
24:49they looked at me,
24:50I suddenly thought
24:50maybe this was what
24:51I was supposed to be.
24:52If people could throw me away
24:54that easily,
24:55maybe I really was trash.
24:57Then he transferred
24:58to this school
24:58and from that day on,
24:59he never listened in class again.
25:01My eyes filled with tears.
25:03That was so sad.
25:04My parents were just
25:05busy with work.
25:05How did Mason end up
25:06having it so much worse?
25:07I walked over
25:08and hugged him gently.
25:09You're not trash.
25:10Mason stiffened.
25:11A few seconds later,
25:12he slowly wrapped his arms
25:13around my waist.
25:14I patted his back.
25:15I care when you do well
25:16and I want you
25:17to keep doing better.
25:18Even if we don't go
25:19to the same college,
25:20maybe we can still
25:21be in the same city.
25:23Yeah.
25:24I'll go wherever you go.
25:26Okay.
25:27And if you're still sad,
25:29I could also be your...
25:30My what?
25:33I bit my lip
25:34and hesitated.
25:35Mason looked incredibly nervous.
25:36His chest rose
25:37and fell as he stared at me.
25:39Nora, tell me.
25:40What do you want to be to me?
25:43I could be your mom!
25:44Mason froze.
25:45Then he burst out laughing.
25:46His shoulders shook.
25:47I pouted beside him.
25:48Was it really that funny?
25:50People always said
25:51kids without moms
25:51had it hard.
25:52So if he needed one,
25:53I could reluctantly
25:54be his mom.
25:55After laughing for a while,
25:56Mason finally calmed down.
26:03You once promised
26:04to grant me one wish.
26:05I think I'm ready
26:06to tell you what it is.
26:08My wish is also the secret
26:10I've been keeping from you.
26:11His voice was so serious
26:12that my heart suddenly
26:13started pounding.
26:14Nora, I like you.
26:16From the day we met,
26:17my wish has always been you.
26:19Only you.
26:22I've been making fun of you.
26:22I've been doing so many times.
26:23I'm trying to deal with you.
26:23That's what I'm trying to do.
26:23I'm trying to do this.
26:23I've been making fun of you.
26:24You have to tell me.
26:24I'm trying to be more good.
26:24I'm trying to be going for you.
26:24I'm reaching out.