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Follow a powerful story where relationships are tested, hidden truths are revealed, and lives change forever. From romantic moments to shocking surprises, this drama keeps you engaged from beginning to end.
Featuring stories about CEO, billionaire lifestyles, family connections, and life-changing decisions, this movie delivers strong love and unforgettable scenes.
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01:13Yeah, done. He paused, then tried to coax me.
01:15Is my little princess mad?
01:16I said nothing.
01:17Logan, Madison, and I went out to buy you a graduation gift. We wanted to surprise you.
01:20Our phones were on silent. We didn't mean to ignore your calls.
01:23His voice softened.
01:24Come on, don't be like that. We'll be there soon and make it up to you.
01:2720 minutes later, the lock clicked.
01:29Ethan came in first, carrying my favorite strawberry cake.
01:31Logan, my childhood friend, held a gift box.
01:34Madison carried an iced milk tea.
01:35They stood by the door, smiling like every other time they made me mad.
01:38Ethan set the cake on the table and reached over to mess up my hair.
01:41I lend away.
01:42His hand stopped in my fair. His brows pulled together.
01:44Logan pushed the gift box toward me.
01:45Ivy, drop the attitude. It's your graduation gift. Open it.
01:48Madison, lend closer.
01:49Seriously, you look even bigger when you pull that face.
01:51I looked at them.
01:52So where did you really go today?
01:54I told you, we went gift shopping.
01:55I opened my phone and put Lily's post in front of them.
01:58In the picture, Ethan was carrying her shoes.
02:00Logan had his jacket around her shoulders.
02:01Madison was linking arms with her.
02:03The smiles on their faces froze.
02:04Then I opened the team group chat from Ethan's tablet.
02:07Is this part of the surprise too?
02:09Madison's eyes turned red first.
02:11Ivy, don't be like this. We didn't mean to hide it from you.
02:13Logan lowered his voice.
02:14Lily's fragile. She'd be scared going to North H by herself.
02:17Ethan sighed. His voice carried that familiar impatientness.
02:19Ivy, you've always been sturdy.
02:20Lily gets hurt all the time. She needs people to look after her.
02:22I looked at him.
02:23After our parents died, he was my only family.
02:25When I had nightmares, he used to hold me and say,
02:27I'm here, I'll always be here.
02:28But now he said I was too sturdy and someone else was too weak.
02:31So which school did you commit to? North H or North N?
02:33No one answered, but I already had my answer.
02:35Logan avoided my eyes.
02:36They're both in the Northern College football conference.
02:38We can still come see you every week.
02:39Yeah, it's not like we'll never see each other.
02:40Don't make this into such a big deal.
02:41I laughed.
02:42Four years of training.
02:43Four years of sweat.
02:45Four years of hope.
02:46To them, a weekly visit was enough to make up for all of it.
02:48Ethan saw that I stopped asking.
02:50He looked relieved.
02:51He pushed the cake closer to me.
02:52Fine.
02:53Now that you know, we won't hide it anymore.
02:54We already planned the post-season trip.
02:56We're going to Colorado.
02:56Lily said she's never seen the Rockies.
02:58You already decided.
02:58Why even ask me?
03:00He paused.
03:00Of course we have to ask.
03:01You're my sister.
03:02Madison took out her phone and showed me the route.
03:05Messages kept pouring into the group chat,
03:06which was buzzing like it was Christmas morning.
03:08So they didn't just have a voting group.
03:10They had a travel group too.
03:12And I wasn't in that one either.
03:13I tightened my grip on my phone.
03:15Then Ethan looked at my necklace.
03:16Oh, Lily really likes that necklace you're wearing.
03:18My hand flew to it.
03:19My mom put it around my neck herself before she passed away.
03:21There were four words engraved on the back of the silver pendant.
03:24Ivy, stay safe always.
03:26My voice went cold.
03:27No.
03:28Ethan frowned.
03:29I'm not done.
03:29I just want to let her borrow it for a few days.
03:31She'll give it back when we get home.
03:32I'll buy you a better one.
03:33There isn't a better one.
03:34Ivy, don't be so selfish.
03:35I looked at him quietly.
03:36He snatched the necklace.
03:37After them all gone, the strawberry cake was still on the table.
03:40The frosting had started to melt.
03:41I hadn't taken a single bite.
03:43Then my phone buzzed again.
03:44It was a message from Madison.
03:46Oh, Ivy, for the team party tomorrow,
03:48I can't wear matching outfits with you.
03:49That store doesn't have your size.
03:50Lily and I are about the same size,
03:52so we bought the same dress.
03:53I already promised her.
03:56On the day of the team party,
03:58the private room was already loud
03:59when I pushed open the door.
04:01Madison sat next to Lily.
04:02They wore matching white dresses.
04:04You two are matching.
04:07Madison lowered her voice and explained.
04:11Ivy, it's just because they didn't have your size.
04:13Don't read into it.
04:14I looked at her but said nothing.
04:16She used to say that no matter whether I was fat or when,
04:18we'd wear matching outfits forever
04:19and take tons of pictures together.
04:21Logan sat in the middle
04:22with one empty seat between him and Lily.
04:25He waved at me.
04:26Come here.
04:27I had barely taken a step when Lily spoke softly.
04:31Logan, I'm a little cold.
04:33He gave her his jacket right away
04:35and moved closer to her.
04:36That seat was gone.
04:37Logan noticed me stop.
04:38He frowned.
04:39Ivy, don't just stand there.
04:40There's more room at the end.
04:41Sit there.
04:43I sat at the far end of the table.
04:47No onions.
04:48Lily doesn't eat onions.
04:49But Ethan always said,
04:50What's the big deal?
04:51You can't keep picking what you want to eat.
04:53No wonder you can't lose weight.
04:54Then he'd purposely put a spoonful of onions onto my plate.
04:56Over time, I forced myself to get used to them.
04:58I bit down hard on my lip
05:00and tried not to let anyone notice my sadness.
05:02I heard you four are signing with different colleges now.
05:05Someone joked.
05:07But Ivy's tryout results are solid.
05:10She's definitely going to North End, right?
05:11Of course.
05:12This is Ivy, the legendary female quarterback.
05:16People around the table agreed.
05:18Before I could answer, Lily gave a small laugh.
05:21Ivy, I really wasn't trying to set you up.
05:23It's just, on the day of the state championship,
05:25I think I saw you take some kind of pill before the game.
05:28The room went still.
05:30She didn't have to say it.
05:31Everyone knew what she meant.
05:33I looked at her and spoke slowly.
05:35Are you saying I used PEDs before a football game?
05:40Tears immediately fell from Lily's eyes.
05:42I didn't!
05:44I never said that!
05:47She waved her hands in panic.
05:49Her eyes read.
05:50I just saw it, and I was scared to say anything.
05:54I was afraid it would ruin you.
05:56I was afraid everyone would misunderstand you.
05:59Ivy, please stop pushing me.
06:01Madison clenched the hem of her dress, her face pale.
06:05Ivy, maybe Lily saw it wrong.
06:08Do you believe she saw it wrong, or do you believe I never did it?
06:12Her lips moved, but no answer came out.
06:15Ethan spoke coldly.
06:17Lily never said you took PEDs.
06:19She just said she saw pills.
06:21Logan frowned too.
06:23Ivy, Lily's been trying to protect you.
06:25Why do you have to put it in such ugly terms?
06:27I laughed.
06:28So you all really think I'd take drugs before a game?
06:30I saved the recording on my phone.
06:32Then I looked at Lily calmly.
06:33Lily, accusing an athlete of using PEDs comes with consequences.
06:39The room was so quiet that all I could hear was the air conditioner.
06:42What did the bottle look like?
06:44Outside which field did you see me?
06:46What time was it?
06:47Lily froze.
06:48I stared at her and pressed on.
06:51Do you dare say that clearly in front of everyone?
06:53Ethan's face darkened at once.
06:56Enough.
06:57Do you really have to make things this ugly at a team party?
07:01Madison stepped in to smooth things over.
07:04Yeah, Ivy.
07:05Lily was only joking.
07:07I picked up my glass of water and said nothing.
07:10But Lily suddenly held out her phone.
07:13Ivy, I think my phone's frozen.
07:15Can you look at it for me?
07:16I had just taken it when she let go.
07:18The phone slammed onto the floor.
07:20The screen cracked instantly.
07:22The room went silent.
07:26Ethan picked up the phone and glared at me.
07:29Why have you been targeting Lily today?
07:32Apologize.
07:33She let go of it herself.
07:35I looked up.
07:36Lily shook her head right away.
07:37Tears ran down her cheeks.
07:38Ivy, I didn't.
07:39I know you don't like me, but I wouldn't deliberately break my own softly.
07:42Forget it, Ethan.
07:43Don't force her.
07:44I'm okay.
07:44That made Ethan's eyes turn even colder.
07:48Logan's face hardened, too.
07:50Ivy Carter, Lily's already hurt, and you're still making excuses?
07:55I stared at him in shock, like I was seeing him for the first time.
08:00The night we won the state championship, he stood outside my house with flowers in his arms.
08:04Once we get to North End, I'll officially pursue you.
08:07Madison came over and lowered her voice.
08:10Ivy, just say sorry.
08:11Everyone's watching.
08:12Don't make this worse.
08:14Am I the one making it worse?
08:17Lily suddenly stepped forward and tried to grab my arm.
08:21Ivy, stop fighting with them.
08:23I really don't blame you.
08:24But she acted like she lost her balance and fell to the side.
08:26She knocked a bottle off the table.
08:28Glass shattered with a sharp crash.
08:29A vivid streak of red quickly spread beside her leg.
08:32Lily fell to the floor.
08:34Wine soaked into her skirt.
08:36Logan rushed over first.
08:37Ethan turned to me.
08:39His eyes were full of anger and disappointment.
08:42Ivy, you're really spoiled.
08:49I stared at him.
08:51At the brother who held me at our parents' funeral.
08:54Don't be scared.
08:54The one who kept saying,
08:55So one day, he could look at me like this too.
08:58My throat tightened, like I was some awful person making trouble and hurting others.
09:02Lily sat on the floor.
09:03Blood bespread her leg.
09:04Logan knelt in front of her, his face pale.
09:06Don't be scared.
09:07I said, I'm taking you to the hospital.
09:09I didn't push her.
09:10No one listened.
09:11Madison crowd beside Lily, fumbling with tissues as she pressed them to the wound.
09:14Ivy, she's hurt.
09:16Why are you still making excuses?
09:17From the broken phone to Lily's fall, they saw everything.
09:20But they only believed Lily's tears.
09:22It was ridiculous.
09:24Ethan walked over to me.
09:26Give me your phone.
09:27His voice was low.
09:28It was an order.
09:29I gripped my bag strap.
09:31Why?
09:32The next second, he yanked my phone out of my bag.
09:34I tried to grab it back, but I was too late.
09:36He slammed it onto the floor.
09:38The sound of the screen shattering rang through the room.
09:41I froze.
09:43Ethan looked at me without a trace of sympathy.
09:46Since you don't know how important other people's things are, maybe now you'll understand.
09:51Someone grasped.
09:52But Ethan didn't look back.
09:54Logan had already picked Lily up and hurried out.
09:56Madison followed them.
09:57Before she left, she looked back at me.
09:59Ivy, you really went too far today.
10:01When you calm down, go apologize to Lily at the hospital.
10:05Madison followed them.
10:06Before she left, the door shut.
10:11An awkward silence settled over the private room.
10:14I crouched down and picked up my broken phone.
10:16When I was little, I once broke a glass cup.
10:18Ethan crouched in front of me, tending to the cut on my finger.
10:21But now he had broken my phone himself, just to take Lily's side.
10:24So the football team's big quarterback has a bad day too.
10:27Someone laughed behind me.
10:28Lily has a great figure, and she's sweet.
10:30Who wouldn't like having her around?
10:31Another girl chimed in.
10:32I said nothing.
10:34I put my broken phone in my bag and walked out.
10:37It had started raining.
10:38The wind blew the rain sideways.
10:40It hit my face, cold and sharp.
10:43It would take over an hour to walk home.
10:45Before, all I had to do was text Ethan.
10:48He would come get me.
10:49Logan would complain that I was a hassle, then shove his umbrella into my hands.
10:54Madison would yell at me for not checking the weather, then drape her jacket over my shoulders.
10:59But now they were all at the hospital with Lily.
11:02Rain ran down my face.
11:04I couldn't tell if it was rain or tears.
11:06By the time I reached home, I could barely stand.
11:09The house was dark.
11:10I leaned against the wall and slowly slid to the floor.
11:13I was shaking from the cold.
11:14Then I remembered another rainy night, the year our parents died.
11:17I waited outside school, but no one came for me.
11:21I called Logan and cried into the phone.
11:23He rode over on his bike.
11:24His team jacket was soaked, but he pulled it over my head.
11:27But this time, he didn't come.
11:29He carried Lily away.
11:31I touched the necklace around my neck.
11:33The pendant was ice cold against my palm.
11:35Mom, I think I really don't have a home anymore.
11:38The lights in front of me slowly blurred, right before I passed out,
11:41like someone had finally remembered me.
11:43But I didn't have the strength to look.
11:47When I woke up, the smell of disinfectant hit my nose.
11:50The nurse beside me sighed in relief.
11:52You're finally awake.
11:52Your fever was almost 104 degrees.
11:54You're a football player.
11:55Given your size, a fever that high can be dangerous.
11:57I closed my eyes.
11:58My throat hurt too much to speak.
11:59The nurse poured me some water and told me not to move around.
12:02Then the door opened.
12:03Ethan walked in first.
12:04Logan and Madison followed him.
12:05The moment I saw them, something inside me still ached.
12:08Maybe that was just how pathetic people could be.
12:10No matter how many times they leave you behind,
12:11when you wake up, you still look for the people closest to you.
12:14Ivy, did you really have to make yourself sick enough to end up in the hospital?
12:17But Ethan's first words crushed what little hope I had left.
12:20I stared at him.
12:20His face was full of impatience.
12:22Lily needed stitches.
12:23This could affect her season and tryout.
12:24Instead of apologizing, you got yourself sick.
12:26Are you trying to make everyone feel sorry for you?
12:28Logan stood at the foot of my bed.
12:29His voice was cold too.
12:30Ivy, you really crossed the line this time.
12:32Madison looked conflicted.
12:33You never used to get this upset when people questioned you.
12:36Ivy, did you really violate the rules?
12:38I almost laughed.
12:39Even getting sick had become another one of my schemes.
12:41There was a soft knock at the door.
12:43Lily walked in, holding a bouquet.
12:45Her face was pale.
12:45Her leg was wrapped in bandages, and she limped slightly as she walked.
12:48Logan immediately turned to help her.
12:49Your leg still hurts.
12:50Why did you come here?
12:51You'll mess up your college tryout.
12:52Lily shook her head.
12:53Her eyes were red as she looked at me.
12:55I wanted to see Ivy.
12:56She held the flowers out towards my bed.
12:58Ivy, I'm sorry.
12:59I know you didn't mean to break my phone, and you didn't mean to hurt me.
13:02Please don't be mad, okay?
13:03The scent of flowers hit me all at once.
13:04My breathing caught.
13:05My throat instantly started itching.
13:06Then I began coughing hard.
13:07Tears flooded my eyes, my nose stunned, and my chest felt too tight to breathe.
13:11I reached out to push the flowers away.
13:13Take them away.
13:14Lily looked startled and stood there helplessly.
13:17I'm sorry.
13:17I didn't know Ivy was allergic to pollen.
13:19When I was little, I ended up in the hospital because of a pollen allergy.
13:22Ethan threw out every flower in the house.
13:24Every spring, Logan reminded me to wear a mask.
13:26Madison used to joke that I was like a princess and couldn't even touch flowers.
13:29They all knew.
13:30But Ethan's first move was to support Lily and comfort her.
13:33It's okay.
13:33It's not your fault.
13:34Logan took the flowers from her, too.
13:35You meant well.
13:36Madison looked at me and sighed.
13:37Ivy, Lily's came to see you.
13:39Don't take it out on her just because of the PD rumors.
13:40I coughed until everything in front of me went dark.
13:42My eyes were red and burning.
13:45Get out.
13:45All three of them froze.
13:46Logan's face turned dark.
13:47Ivy!
13:48The nurse heard the noise and rushed in.
13:49She quickly moved the flowers away and frowned at them.
13:51She has a pollen allergy.
13:52Why would you bring flowers into her room?
13:54Please leave.
13:54She needs rest.
13:55Lily started crying again.
13:56Ethan helped her out.
13:57Before he left, he gave me a cold look.
13:58Reflect on what you did.
13:59When you've thought it through, go apologize to Lily.
14:02After the door closed, the room was quiet again.
14:05No one came to get me on the day I was discharged.
14:07I handled the paperwork alone and took a cab home.
14:10The living room was empty.
14:11They had already gone to Colorado.
14:12Their social media feeds were full of photos.
14:14Snowy mountains, blue skies, pine trees, happy faces.
14:17Ethan carried Lily's bag.
14:18Logan put his jacket around Lily's shoulders.
14:20Madison and Lily wear matching scarves and made heart signs with their hands.
14:23Their caption said,
14:23You should travel far with the people who matter most.
14:25I swiped through every picture.
14:26My finger stopped on one group photo.
14:28Lily stood in front of the snowy mountains, smiling sweetly.
14:31Around her neck was a necklace I knew too well.
14:33I zoomed in.
14:34For a moment, I couldn't hear anything.
14:37All I could remember was mom before she died.
14:39Her fingers were thin, almost all bone.
14:42But she still tried to put that necklace around my neck.
14:44She said,
14:44Ivy, grow up safely.
14:46But now, it was around Lily's neck.
14:48She wore it, surrounded by everyone's favor.
14:50I blocked and deleted every one of their contacts.
14:52Then I packed my bags and boarded a flight to the south.
14:54From then on, we were headed in different directions.
14:56We never had to cross paths again.
14:58By the time my flight landed in Austin, the sun was just coming up.
15:02I wheeled my suitcase out of the terminal.
15:03No one came to pick me up.
15:04No one even knew I was here.
15:06Warm, humid air hit my face.
15:07Everything felt unfamiliar and quiet.
15:09But standing in that crowd, I realized something for the first time.
15:12Even if no one shielded me from those judging stairs, I could still walk on my own.
15:15The other players got there before I did.
15:17When I walked into the locker room, a short-haired girl immediately set down her gear.
15:21You're Ivy, right?
15:23I'm Harper.
15:24Come on in.
15:24I saved you this locker.
15:26Have you had breakfast?
15:27I bought burritos and got an extra one.
15:29Heat seeped through the paper bag into my palms.
15:32I didn't count calories.
15:34I just took a bite.
15:35The cheese was so hot, it made my tongue go numb.
15:38And in that moment, Austin felt right.
15:40After I finished enrollment and team registration, I went to Oak Avenue.
15:44Mom brought me here years ago.
15:46She touched my head and said,
15:47Ivy, one day, go live in a city you love.
15:50Don't trap yourself somewhere just because you can't let someone go.
15:55I really did want to come to Austin.
15:57But later, Ethan said siblings shouldn't live too far from each other.
16:01Logan said North End was a great school.
16:03He said he'd be there with me.
16:05Madison said North End was for the four of us.
16:07No one gets left behind.
16:09So I kept removing Southern State from my list.
16:12Until the very last minute, I put it back.
16:14I was done waiting to become the kind of girl they liked.
16:17I finally chose myself.
16:19I put the empty jewelry box at the bottom of my suitcase.
16:22Mom's necklace wasn't inside.
16:24But one day, I would get it back.
16:28Three days later, Ethan and the others came looking for me.
16:31That night, I was organizing my practice gear in the player lounge
16:34when my spare phone buzzed.
16:36It was an unknown number.
16:39I didn't answer.
16:41A message appeared right away.
16:44It was Ethan.
16:50I turned my phone face down on the table.
16:53You okay?
16:54Harper noticed my expression.
16:55I'm fine.
16:56I shook my head.
16:57But the messages keeping coming from me.
16:59I stared at those words.
17:00Stop making a scene.
17:02Then I laughed.
17:03They finally noticed.
17:04Too late.
17:05Back at the high school team facility,
17:07Ethan stood outside my locker room.
17:09He still held the gift he brought back from Colorado.
17:11Half the room was empty.
17:12My football uniform was gone from my locker.
17:14The team photo on my desk was face down.
17:16The protective gear and footballs in my drawer were gone too.
17:19Madison's voice shook.
17:21She didn't really leave, did she?
17:24Logan called me right away.
17:27Still nothing.
17:29Eakin found our high school coach's number and called him.
17:31His voice was shaking.
17:33What did coach say?
17:34A few minutes later, he hung up.
17:36The room was terrifyingly quiet.
17:38Ethan gripped his phone.
17:39His knuckles turned white.
17:43She's already registered at Southern State.
17:46Madison froze.
17:47No way.
17:48Didn't she commit to North End?
17:49Ethan said nothing.
17:50His eyes landed on the center of the desk.
17:52A photo of him and I from our youth football days sat face down there.
17:55Beside it were my training facility access card and my locker key.
17:57There was a note underneath.
17:58Madison stood by the door and spoke carefully.
18:00Ethan, don't panic.
18:02Ivy took off without a word and went so far away.
18:04She's probably just mad at you.
18:06Ethan cut her off.
18:07Shut up.
18:07He didn't turn around.
18:09His face was dark.
18:10In his mind, I couldn't live without him.
18:12Leaving the group chat.
18:13Blocking them.
18:13Leaving the team.
18:14Going to Austin.
18:15Leaving behind my access card and locker key.
18:17It was all just me throwing a tantrum to force him to give in.
18:20He took out his phone and called his assistant.
18:22Find out what team she joined.
18:23Get the flight ready.
18:24We're flying to Austin tonight.
18:25They arrived in Austin three days after the semester began.
18:28I had just come off the field.
18:29Harper had her arm linked with mine,
18:30saying she'd take me to get cheese fries by the stadium that night.
18:33I saw them standing by the field from far away.
18:35Harper noticed me stop.
18:36You know them?
18:36I nodded.
18:38I used to.
18:42Ivy?
18:44Ethan saw me and immediately strode over.
18:46Ivy, are you done with this?
18:49Plenty of players heard him and looked over.
18:51I stopped.
18:53You came all the way to Austin just to ask me that?
18:56Ethan frowned.
18:57You used to be scared of strangers staring at you.
18:59Now you run off without a word.
19:01You leave the group chat, block us, ignore our calls,
19:04and don't answer our texts.
19:06Do you know how long we've been looking for you?
19:08I looked at him.
19:09When you decided to commit to North H, did you ask me?
19:12When you went to Colorado with Lily to see the Aurora, did you tell me?
19:19When you gave Mom's necklace to her, did you ask me?
19:22He froze.
19:23Ivy.
19:24Logan stepped forward.
19:25We came here to talk things through.
19:27Is this how you talk things through?
19:31Madison couldn't hold it in anymore.
19:33Ivy, Ethan was really worried about you.
19:36He didn't sleep all night after you left.
19:38I smiled.
19:40When I had a 104 degree fever, did he lose any sleep then?
19:44Madison's face went pale.
19:45That was when Lily stepped out.
19:47Her eyes were red.
19:48Her voice was soft.
19:51Ivy, I'm sorry.
19:53This is all because of me.
19:55If it weren't for me, you wouldn't have fought with them.
19:58She lowered her head as if she had been deeply hurt.
20:01If you hate me, I can leave.
20:04Just don't give up your family because of me.
20:07This isn't your fault.
20:08Ethan immediately frowned.
20:09Logan instinctively shifted half a step closer to her.
20:12Hey, if you want to fight, do it somewhere else.
20:13This is a practice field, not your living room.
20:15Harper suddenly stepped in front of me.
20:17This is a family matter.
20:18Ethan looked at her.
20:20Not anymore.
20:21I spoke softly.
20:23Ethan, the second you gave mom's necklace to Lily,
20:26we stopped being family.
20:29Whispers started to spread through the crowd.
20:30Lily rushed to explain.
20:32It's not what you think.
20:33Ethan said I could borrow it for a few days.
20:35I didn't know it was that important to you.
20:39My name is engraved on the back.
20:41You didn't see that when you wore it?
20:44Lily's lips trembled.
20:45She said nothing.
20:47Ethan looked upset.
20:49Ivy, I was wrong about the necklace.
20:51I was going to give it back.
20:53But you can't just disappear over that.
20:56I looked at him.
20:57It was absurd.
20:58Not over that.
21:00I pulled up the team pole again.
21:02What about this?
21:04Ethan went completely still.
21:06Logan looked away.
21:08Ivy, we were just...
21:09Madison burst into tears.
21:11I looked at her.
21:13You just thought I'd forgive you no matter what?
21:15Madison couldn't say a word.
21:16You just thought I didn't have parents?
21:18And that I was too scared to make new friends because of my size.
21:21But no matter what you chose, I had nowhere else to go.
21:23I'd just wait for you to come back?
21:24I looked at Ethan.
21:26When you voted for her, did you remember I was your sister?
21:28His face slowly turned white.
21:30When you gave her mom's necklace, did you remember mom gave it to me to keep me safe during training?
21:34After I said that, Ethan didn't speak for a long time.
21:38Lily seemed to remember something.
21:39She quickly took out her phone and opened a video.
21:43Since all of you think this is my fault, I have nothing else to say.
21:46The video showed the party that night.
21:48The lights were dim.
21:49The music was loud.
21:50It cut right to the moment when I reached out.
21:52Lily fell.
21:53And the bottle shattered on the floor.
21:55Blood began to seep from her leg while I stood there.
21:57Then the video stopped.
21:58Lily choked back a sob.
22:00I didn't want to show this.
22:01But I really don't know what I did wrong to make her hate me this much.
22:05People in the crowd began to hesitate.
22:07Even Logan looked at me.
22:09Doubt filled his eyes.
22:10Are you choosing her again?
22:12I asked him.
22:13Logan's face stiffened.
22:15Ivy, why do you keep forcing them to choose?
22:17From the beginning, you were the one who wouldn't accept me.
22:20Lily shook her head as she cried.
22:24I opened my phone.
22:25I knew the password to Ethan's old tablet.
22:27I had already saved everything I needed.
22:29First, I pulled up a screenshot from the group chat.
22:32Madison told them not to bring flowers to the hospital because I was allergic to pollen.
22:36Under that message, Lily replied with a cute heart emoji.
22:40I held up the screenshot.
22:41You didn't know I was allergic to pollen?
22:44Lily panicked and grabbed Logan's sleeve.
22:47Logan, I didn't mean any harm.
22:49I was just jealous of Ivy.
22:52She's so fat, but she still has all of you caring about her.
22:56I just wanted to be your friend.
22:58Logan looked down at her hand.
22:59For the first time, he didn't rush to comfort her.
23:02I opened the last full video.
23:04Someone had filmed it from the corner of the private room that night.
23:07In the video, Lily handed me her phone.
23:09She said her hands were wet.
23:11The second I took it, she let go.
23:13Then she grabbed my sleeve.
23:14I stepped back and she ran into the corner of the table herself.
23:17The bottle fell and shattered.
23:19When the video ended, the field was dead silent.
23:21Harper gave a cold laugh.
23:23And you call that an accident?
23:24The fragile act on Lily's face finally cracked.
23:27Was I wrong?
23:28Everyone looked at her.
23:30Lily's eyes were red.
23:31Her voice shook.
23:33Why does everyone have to like Ivy?
23:35Why does she get a brother, a childhood friend, and a best friend?
23:39She's fat, she's sensitive, and everyone still spoils her and loves her!
23:44For the first time, there was nothing but hate in her eyes.
23:47I just wanted to prove you'd choose someone prettier.
23:50Someone you'd be proud to take out.
23:51Is that so wrong?
23:53Ethan stood there like he was seeing her clearly for the first time.
23:56Ivy.
23:56He called my name hoarsely.
23:58I took a step back.
23:59Don't call me that.
24:00His face went pale.
24:01I looked at him and said every word clearly.
24:04Ethan, you're not my brother anymore.
24:08Ethan didn't come after me.
24:14Are you okay?
24:16Harper walked with me for a long time before she finally asked.
24:20I'm fine.
24:21I nodded.
24:22But I wasn't.
24:23When your heart hurts badly enough, you just go quiet.
24:26My phone kept buzzing.
24:28Ethan sent message after message.
24:29I didn't open them.
24:34The next day, they went back to Denver.
24:36By the time Ethan got home, it was dark.
24:38He opened the door to my old room.
24:39It was quiet.
24:40He stood in the doorway for a long time before slowly walking in.
24:43There was an old photo face down on the desk.
24:45It was from my 10th birthday.
24:47Our parents had only been roan for a short time.
24:49My eyes were still swelling from crying.
24:51Ethan stood behind me, his hand awkwardly resting on my shoulder.
24:54On the back of the photo were words I wrote as a child.
24:59Ethan stared at the crooked handwriting.
25:01His fingers trembled.
25:04He opened the drawer and found a stack of neatly organized folders.
25:07His player registration forms, physical test results, health insurance papers, and season reports.
25:13I had sorted everything into clear folders.
25:16There was a sticky note on the outside.
25:18He always thought he was the one taking care of me.
25:21Only then did he realize I had been holding our family together, too.
25:24I remembered his leg injuries.
25:26I knew where he kept his driver's license.
25:28I knew he couldn't sleep the night before the anniversary of our parents' death.
25:31Those things seemed so small.
25:33So small that all he ever saw was a sensitive, insecure, younger sister.
25:36He never saw how much she had been taking care of this family.
25:38Then he opened the nightstand drawer.
25:39There was an old letter inside.
25:41The paper had turned yellow.
25:42His name was written on the seal.
25:43It was mom's handwriting.
25:45Ethan froze for a long time before slowly opening it.
25:48There weren't many words.
25:50Mom wrote that if she and dad couldn't stay to raise us,
25:53she hoped Ethan wouldn't force himself to grow up too soon.
25:55She wrote that Ivy was young.
25:57She looked delicate, but what she feared most was being left behind.
26:00She also wrote that the necklace was for Ivy.
26:02Her name was engraved on the back of the pendant.
26:04She hoped Ivy would stay safe all her life.
26:06The last line was written in a faint hand.
26:08Ethan, if your father and I are no longer here,
26:10please protect your sister for us.
26:12Ethan read that line and seemed to lose all his strength.
26:15Late that night, he sent me a long message.
26:17He said he was wrong.
26:19He said he should never have hidden the North Age commitment from me.
26:21He should never have broken my phone.
26:23He should never have doubted me when I was sick.
26:26And he should never have given Lily the necklace mom left for me.
26:29He said he always thought I was ashamed of my body and couldn't live without them.
26:32He thought that no matter how they treated me,
26:35I would stay home, wait for him, and forgive him.
26:37At the end, he wrote,
26:39Ivy, can you give me one more chance?
26:42The dorm was quiet when I read it.
26:44The sky outside was starting to get light.
26:47I stared at the screen for a long time.
26:50Then I sent one sentence back.
26:53I put my phone aside and walked to the practice field.
26:56Harper came out of the player tunnel.
26:58She looked shocked when she saw me.
27:00You didn't sleep at all?
27:02I slept a little.
27:04We have our first game this morning.
27:06Are you really okay?
27:07Yes.
27:08That morning, I went to the locker room to change into my uniform.
27:12A few minutes later, the door opened.
27:14It was Logan.
27:15He looked worse than he did at the field.
27:17He was carrying a hot chocolate protein drink.
27:20He used to bring me this most often.
27:23During senior year, I trained a lot.
27:25After late practice, he would wait outside the field and shove a hot drink into my hands.
27:30He'd call me a hassle, but he always kept the cup warm for me.
27:36Ivy, I want to talk.
27:38If you're here for Ethan or Lily, don't bother.
27:40I'm not.
27:41I'm here for myself.
27:43What I said before graduation wasn't a joke.
27:46When I said I'd pursue you for real in college, I meant it.
27:49I said nothing.
27:50He looked up at me.
27:51There was panic in his eyes now.
27:53I've always liked you.
27:54I just cared too much about what other people thought.
27:55I kept thinking once you lost weight, we'd have plenty of time.
27:57So when you carried her to the hospital, did you think I'd come back?
28:00When you told me to apologize to her, did you think I'd come back?
28:02His lips moved, but no sound came out.
28:04That rainy night, all he had to do was look back once.
28:07He would have seen me standing there in the rain.
28:11But he didn't.
28:12I'm sorry.
28:14Ivy, I know I was wrong.
28:15Can you give me one more chance?
28:17Logan, the deadline already passed.
28:19So did my feelings for you.
28:21I didn't look back.
28:23When I walked out of the locker room, Madison stood on the steps by the player tunnel.
28:29Ivy, I really regret it.
28:30I shouldn't have told Lily about us.
28:32I shouldn't have used your size as an excuse to wear matching dresses with her.
28:35And I shouldn't have taken her side when you were hurting the most.
28:38I looked at her.
28:39So many memories flashed through my mind.
28:42Freshman year, she held my hand and said we'd be best friends forever.
28:45Sophomore year, she fell during conditioning.
28:47I carried her to the trainer's room.
28:49Senior year, we hid under the clankets in the team hotel planning our graduation trip
28:52and talking about going to college in the same city someday.
28:55So much real love.
28:56And somehow it had all changed beyond recognition.
29:01Madison, let the past be the past.
29:09Can we still be friends?
29:12We can't.
29:17That afternoon, the stands were packed when I walked onto the field for our first game.
29:21Harper sat beside the bench.
29:23She gave me a thumbs-um through her helmet.
29:24I put on my helmet and took a deep breath.
29:27The whistle blew.
29:28That was when I saw three people in the last row of the stands.
29:31Ethan, Logan, Madison.
29:32They were all watching me.
29:34There was guilt in their eyes, regret, and a careful kind of hope.
29:37Before, I might have softened because they were finally willing to publicly stand by me.
29:41But now, I just looked away and calmly walked onto the field.
29:44My voice carried through my helmet, clear to every one of my teammates.
29:47The center crouched over the ball.
29:48The wide receivers adjusted their spots along the line.
29:50Coach watched me closely from the sideline.
29:52No one knew who had left me behind.
29:54And no one asked me to hide in the corner or give up my spot because of my size.
29:56On first down, the football landed in my hands.
29:58I dropped back and looked up.
30:00The defense came rushing at me.
30:01I shifted aside, dodged the hit, and threw the ball.
30:03Touchdown!
30:03Cheers exploded from the stand.
30:05First time, I understood.
30:07Leaving them didn't mean I lost my life.
30:09It meant I no longer had to lose weight to become what they wanted.
30:11And I didn't have to share my light with people who never deserved it.
30:17After the game, I took off my helmet and walked off the field.
30:21Ivy Carter, that throw was beautiful.
30:23Coach kept nodding.
30:24Not bad.
30:26We're celebrating tonight.
30:27Before I could answer, Ethan called out behind me.
30:30I stopped.
30:31There were still people on the football field.
30:33A few people looked over.
30:34Ethan stood at the end of the sideline, holding a small box.
30:37I got the necklace back.
30:38So, do you want me to thank you?
30:40He held the box out to me.
30:41I didn't take it right away.
30:43No, that's not what I mean.
30:44Ivy, I know I was wrong.
30:45I just wanted to give it back.
30:46I took the box and opened it.
30:47The silver necklace lay inside.
30:50I have it back.
30:51You can leave now.
30:52Ivy, I know it's too late no matter what I say,
30:53but I still want you to know that I regret it.
30:55I know, but that has nothing to do with me now.
31:01It started raining outside the player tunnel.
31:03Austin rain came down fast and warm.
31:06Ivy, come home with me once.
31:08Please?
31:08They followed me to the door.
31:10The anniversary of our parents' death is coming up.
31:12We always visited them together.
31:13Ethan's voice was almost begging.
31:15My hand tightened around the jewelry box.
31:17He seemed to see a glimmer of hope.
31:19He rushed on.
31:20I'll go with you this time.
31:21Yell at me if you want.
31:22Ignore me if you want.
31:23Just don't abandon this family.
31:25Whenever Ethan mentioned our parents,
31:27I used to give in.
31:28But now, I only shook my head.
31:33Ivy.
31:33I'll visit them by myself.
31:35Ethan, what mom and dad left me wasn't a home I had to suffer in just to belong.
31:39They wanted me to grow up safe.
31:41They didn't want me trapped in your guilt or your love.
31:43He couldn't say anything else.
31:47Ready?
31:50Ivy, if you ever want to turn back, I will still be here.
31:54I won't turn back.
32:00That night, I put the necklace back on.
32:03The silver pendant rested against my skin, slightly cool.
32:06I sat at the long table in the player lounge and opened my laptop.
32:09Before it disappeared, I saw my 10-year-old self standing in front of a birthday cake.
32:13My eyes were red, but I was trying to smile.
32:16Back then, I thought if I got fitter, sweeter, and more understanding, no one would leave me.
32:20Later, I understood, no matter how big or small I was, the one person who would never reject me or
32:25leave me behind was myself.
32:27On the anniversary of my parents' death, I went to the cemetery alone.
32:31I placed white lilies in front of their headstone.
32:34Then I pulled the necklace from under my collar and held it gently in my palm.
32:38Mom, Dad, I'm doing well.
32:42Wind moved through the trees.
32:45Sunlight fell across the headstone, soft as a hand.
32:49I really did grow up safe.
32:54When I left the cemetery, I didn't look back.
33:01Two years later, I stood on the field as the starting quarterback in the championship game of the Pro League.
33:07The camera swept across the name on my helmet.
33:10Final play, Ivy. It's yours.
33:12Harper was now my wide receiver.
33:13She stood a few yards away and gave me a nod.
33:15We were down by one, 18 seconds on the clock.
33:16I took the snap.
33:18Drop back came at me like a wave.
33:19The crowd roared in my ears.
33:22For a second, I remembered years ago.
33:24People told me I wasn't thin enough, not pretty enough, that I didn't belong under the lights.
33:29They told me to stay in the corner and give my place to someone else.
33:32They were sure I couldn't live without them.
33:34But now, I stood here.
33:37Harper broke into the end zone and secured the catch.
33:39The whistle bloomed.
33:40The whole stadium erupted.
33:41We won.
33:42My teammates rushed over and lifted me up.
33:44Gold confetti fell from above.
33:46From the podium, I saw Ethan Logan and standing at the back of the crowd.
33:50They didn't come closer.
33:51Maybe they finally understood.
33:53I never left so that someone would beg me to return.
33:57I left to become myself.
34:00Ivy, you're the youngest championship quarterback in league history.
34:03What would you like to say to your younger self?
34:05A reporter held out a microphone.
34:07I looked up at the bright stadium lights and smiled.
34:10Thank her for not staying.
34:12I looked up at the bright stadium lights and I looked up at the bright stadium lights and
34:14I looked up at the bright stadium lights and I looked up at the bright stadium lights and
34:16I looked up at the bright stadium lights and I looked up at the bright stadium lights and