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00:03In my past life, I was adopted by a poor family.
00:06My little sister Tiffany was taken in by a wealthy family, the Sinclairs.
00:11Yet in less than five years, she was thrown out of the Sinclair house.
00:15She miserably died on the street.
00:18As for me, I studied hard and made it into an Ivy League school.
00:24Sinclair was thrown out of the Sinclair house.
00:27She miserably died on the street.
00:30Sincreftatist Eiling earned the Sinclair.
00:32In the end, I built my own business empire, married Tony with my adoptive parents' blessing,
00:37gave birth to kids, and lived a long, happy life.
00:42Somehow, I was reborn.
00:45The second the couple from the poor family walked in, she ran straight to Tony.
00:49Brother!
00:50Threw herself into his arms, called him her brother.
00:53Then she grabbed our new parents' hands and looked back at me with that smug little smile I knew too
00:57well.
00:58Audrey, you can have the rich family.
01:00But just a heads up, the Sinclair's house is a prison.
01:04I'm not going back there.
01:05I looked at the young man who had once been my husband.
01:08I hoped he would say something.
01:10Stay away from my sister.
01:12So in the end, with my sister grinning like she'd already won, I walked toward the Lincoln with a shogur.
01:19That was the moment it hit me.
01:21One look at her face told me everything.
01:24She had been reborn too.
01:29Get in, miss.
01:31The Sinclairs had sent no one but a chauffeur.
01:35Same as the past life.
01:36At this exact point, the director of the orphanage told us we could choose our own family.
01:42Tiffany stepped in first, lifted her ditt to her chin, and said,
01:46I'm not living broke.
01:48You are the big sister.
01:49You better suffer for me.
01:51Then she got the rich family she wanted, and day by day, the smile disappeared from her face.
01:58And now, I was the one stepping into the Lincoln.
02:03The chauffeur kept talking as he pulled away.
02:05He told me about the Sinclair's house rules.
02:08Got all that?
02:10He looked at me in the rearview mirror with those keen eyes, waiting for an answer.
02:17I got it.
02:20We arrived fast.
02:21I followed the chauffeur into a mansion.
02:24It looked less like a home and more like a royal palace.
02:27Mrs. Sinclair, she's here.
02:30An elegant woman sat on the sofa, sipping tea.
02:33She sized me up slowly and beckoned to me.
02:38Come here.
02:39I walked over.
02:42What's your name?
02:44Audrey.
02:45That was the name the orphanage had given me.
02:48Good.
02:49From now on, you're Audrey Sinclair.
02:54Brent, take her upstairs.
02:57Yes, ma'am.
02:59I followed the butler, step by step.
03:02Everything gleamed.
03:04Everything whispered money.
03:06But none of it shook me.
03:08In my past life, I had built this kind of life with my own hands.
03:12I knew what wealth looked like.
03:18Miss, this is your room now.
03:20He set my bag down by the bed.
03:22Get some rest.
03:23I'll come back for you.
03:24Then he left.
03:27I stepped inside and looked around.
03:30The room was perfect.
03:31And somewhere deep inside me, something stirred.
03:34Excitement.
03:36In my past life, I had no strong family background.
03:39Yet I still built this kind of life with my own hands.
03:42This time, with the Sinclair name, I could become so much more.
03:46I was lost in thought when I heard shouting outside.
03:49A basketball came out of nowhere and slammed into my head.
03:52A boy was there.
03:54Zero manners.
03:56I knew who he was right away.
03:59Jasper Sinclair.
04:00He was into street racing, skydiving, anything dangerous enough to get him killed.
04:05Never serious.
04:06Never still.
04:07In my past life, his legs were crushed in a racing accident.
04:11Hello?
04:12You deaf or what?
04:14His voice snapped in my ear.
04:15I came back to myself, picked up the ball, and did it over.
04:20Here you go, Jasper.
04:22He froze for half a second and said,
04:25What an ask, hearer.
04:26You think living here gets you a cut of the Sinclair money?
04:29And remember, never call me by my first name.
04:32We're not that close.
04:33He snatched the ball and walked off.
04:37For the next few days, I barely saw Mrs. Sinclair.
04:40The butler showed me around the mansion.
04:42When we were done, he handed me a printed schedule.
04:47This is your schedule from now on.
04:48Starting tomorrow, you'll get private lessons in business management.
04:52Mrs. Sinclair arranged everything.
04:54Just study hard.
04:55If you do well, trust me, it'll pay off.
04:59You can handle that, right?
05:01In my past life, I didn't get to learn any of this until I started my first company.
05:06This time, I was getting it at 15.
05:11Absolutely.
05:15This girl learns frighteningly fast.
05:17She's not only finished the high school curriculum, but she's also mastered obscure business theory.
05:24At this rate, she won't even need to finish high school.
05:28She could start applying to universities now.
05:32But that was never Mrs. Sinclair's plan.
05:35She wanted me to stay with Jasper through high school and then go to university with him.
05:40And she wanted me to rein him in.
05:43Come here.
05:44I walked over.
05:46She took my hand and pulled me down beside her on the sofa.
05:50Then she handed me an acceptance letter.
05:54Westfield High.
05:56A private boarding school.
05:58Super elite.
05:59You did well.
06:00Jasper's grades are a mess.
06:02Help him out.
06:04I don't expect miracles.
06:06Just make sure he passes.
06:10Then she looked me right in the eye.
06:13Get through high school with him.
06:15And I'll cover all your tuition and arrange the best change program for the two of you.
06:19Deal?
06:22And I didn't hesitate.
06:26Thank you, Mom.
06:29Good girl.
06:31No limit.
06:32One day off.
06:34Since arriving at the Sinclair house, it was the first day that actually felt like mine.
06:40I had barely taken a few steps when I saw a face I knew.
06:45Tiffany.
06:46She was standing on the curb in the brutal heat, handing out flyers.
06:51Of course, she had to take a part-time job.
06:54In my past life, that was me.
06:57Three jobs every summer.
06:59School on top of that.
07:00Housework after dark.
07:03Later, I found out why they took me in at all.
07:05Not because they wanted a daughter.
07:07Because they wanted free labor.
07:09Hey there.
07:10Want one?
07:15Audrey?
07:20So, you're living comfortably, huh?
07:22But don't say I didn't warn you.
07:24The Sinclair house isn't for girls like us.
07:27Mrs. Sinclair is far more evil than you think.
07:29Give it time.
07:30You'll find out.
07:31Oh.
07:32Okay.
07:35My parents are amazing, she said.
07:37Tony even helps me study.
07:38Oh, by the way, we got accepted into Westfield High early.
07:43Westfield High?
07:44I almost laughed.
07:47The school was full of Rick Hid's legacy names and a handful of brilliant scholarship students.
07:52In my past life, Tony and I had been the scholarship kids.
07:56Tiffany looked at me like she was already watching my funeral.
08:00Our lives are only going to get better.
08:04You?
08:06You're going to end up dead in the street.
08:10Just as I was about to answer, a voice cut through the noise.
08:13Tiff!
08:14Tony!
08:15What are you doing here?
08:19Tony walked over with a lunch bag in one hand.
08:22Mom sent me.
08:23She wanted me to bring you lunch.
08:24It's blazing out here.
08:25Want me to cover for you for a while?
08:27It's okay.
08:28I'm fine.
08:29The Roberts would rather scrape together money for Tony's test set than let Tiffany take a break.
08:33Same as the past life.
08:34Same pressure.
08:35Same grind.
08:36You're the best.
08:44This is my sister, Audrey.
08:45You met her at the orphanage.
08:48Tony looked me over.
08:49His expression was cold, faintly disgusted.
08:53Don't hang around people like that.
08:54Come on.
08:54Let's go.
08:55He grabbed her hand and pulled her away before I could say a word.
09:00Their voices still carried even after they walked away.
09:06Tony, why are you being so mean?
09:08What if you scared her?
09:10You're too nice.
09:11Girls like that are trouble.
09:13Stay away from her.
09:14One day she'll stab you in the back.
09:15The words hit, like pressing on a bruise that had already healed wrong.
09:19I stood there for only a second.
09:21Then I looked down at the card Mrs. Sinclair had given me.
09:25I went luxury shopping.
09:27When I walked out of the stores with both hands full, Tiffany was still outside.
09:31The jealous look on her face was almost funny.
09:34What a show-off.
09:35You're still going to die on the street.
09:37Tony and I, we're going to run companies one day.
09:41She was so naive.
09:43The truth was, none of the shopping was for me.
09:46Everything I bought was for them.
09:48For Mrs. Sinclair.
09:49For Jasper.
09:50For the staff.
09:53Jasper was home.
09:54That was rare.
09:55Well, look at that.
09:58You've been here for just a while, and you're already spending money that doesn't belong to you.
10:05Jasper.
10:07She's your sister.
10:09In what world?
10:10I don't have a sister, and I never will.
10:12You think I'm bringing this bumplad around my friends?
10:15Oh, please.
10:16Jasper had never liked me, and I wasn't dumb enough to push him.
10:19Mom, this is for you.
10:22Then I handed out gifts to the butler and the rest of the household staff.
10:28The butler and the rest of the staff were only Jasper-ed.
10:31His face dropped on the spot.
10:33Oh, come on.
10:34You really think a few gifts are enough to buy people off?
10:38You think that makes you...
10:39Well, this one's for you.
10:41It was a custom race car model.
10:44I heard you're into racing.
10:45I saw it and thought of you.
10:54School started soon after that.
10:57I was already set to grab a cab on my own, but when I stepped outside, I saw a car
11:02waiting at the front.
11:03I smiled before I could help it.
11:06I ran over.
11:08Jasper!
11:10I told you not to call me by my first name!
11:14Well, get in.
11:15I don't have all day.
11:17Oh, right.
11:20I climbed in, slowly, on purpose.
11:24Then I handed him the breakfast the cook had packed.
11:28Mom said there was one for each of us.
11:31Who even eats breakfast these days?
11:33But he still took it.
11:38He was back with that we-don't-know-each-other face.
11:41Listen carefully.
11:42I don't care what mom said, but at school, you do not tell people you're a Sinclair.
11:47You do not tell people we're related.
11:49If I hear any rumors, I'll blame you.
11:53Don't mind young Mr. Sinclair, he's always been like that.
11:56I know.
11:59I stepped out after Jasper.
12:02And there they were.
12:03Tiffany and Tony, right by the front gates.
12:06Tony was handsome, clean cut, straight A golden boy.
12:10The quiet kind that made girls talk.
12:12A crowd had already formed around them.
12:15I caught snipses as I walked by.
12:18Did you hear about the transfer kid?
12:19He was top of the district.
12:21And his sister, too.
12:22She scored top 15.
12:24God, I wish my brother were like that.
12:27My test scores landed me in the advanced academic class.
12:30I stepped into the classroom first.
12:32A few seconds later, Tony and Tiffany came in behind me.
12:38Well, what a coincidence.
12:40Who would have thought we'd end up in the same class, sis?
12:45Then again, with Sinclair money, getting you in here was probably easy.
12:49Not like Tony and me.
12:50We had to earn it.
12:52By the way, where's the Sinclair screw-up?
12:54Did his mommy bought him a seat, too?
12:57Tiff.
12:59He moved to her side at once and put himself between us.
13:04That same disdainful look crossed his face again.
13:07I told you not to hang around her.
13:09Tiffany looked up at him with those wide, fake, innocent eyes.
13:12She's my sister.
13:14She won't hurt me.
13:15How would you know?
13:16He shot back.
13:17I had zero interest in their little act, so I pulled out my business notes and kept to myself.
13:26When school let out, Jasper and I were supposed to meet at the front gate and head home together.
13:31He hated the idea.
13:34Mrs. Sinclair made it a rule.
13:36The first few days, he acted like it was torture.
13:38But every time, he still showed up and always brought some snacks.
13:41The first time he held out a cupcake, I just stared at it.
13:45Don't girls like these?
13:46What, you don't want one?
13:47Well, of course I do.
13:49After that, it became a thing.
13:51Every day, something different.
13:52Fries.
13:53Fruit cups.
13:55Yogurt drinks.
13:56By the end of the week, I was pretty sure he had worked his way through half the snacks points
13:59near the school.
14:01By the end of the semester, things between us had gotten a lot better.
14:05That afternoon, I headed to the gate like always, already expecting to go home with him.
14:10He wasn't there.
14:12I waited.
14:15Checked the whole campus.
14:17Nothing.
14:18That was when I heard voices behind me.
14:21Did you hear?
14:22Hear what?
14:22Jasper Sinclair is up at the ridge.
14:24Are you sure?
14:25100%.
14:25It's about to start now.
14:27My blood ran cold.
14:28Then it hit me.
14:29In the past life.
14:31Same day.
14:32Someone had talked him into a race.
14:34Someone had tampered with his car.
14:35The back ridge roads were steep, narrow, and built like a death trap.
14:38The crash had ruined him.
14:39His legs had been crushed.
14:40By the time help arrived, it was too late.
14:42He never walked again.
14:47I froze.
14:49No.
14:51Not again.
14:52I took off running.
14:54By the time I got there, the race had already started.
14:58Cars tore across the dirt.
15:00Engines screamed.
15:01People were packed along the edge, shouting, filming, losing their minds.
15:07Dust filled the air.
15:09Next second, Jasper's red car fishtailed hard.
15:12The car shot off course.
15:14Straight into the rocks.
15:16The crowd scattered.
15:18People started running, screaming.
15:20Nobody tried to help.
15:25Jasper!
15:26I sprinted for the wreck.
15:29I was one second away from reaching the door when someone grabbed me from behind and yanked me back.
15:38I hit the ground hard.
15:39An intimidating man stepped in front of me.
15:42He looked down at me and smirked.
15:44That's your brother?
15:46Call 911!
15:47He's dying!
15:48Jasper was pinned behind the wheel.
15:51There was barely any space left around him.
15:53Your brother pissed me off.
15:55You think I'll let you save him?
15:58He crouched down and slapped me.
16:01Not hard.
16:02Just enough to humiliate me.
16:04I snapped.
16:05I shoved him back and hit him across the face with everything I had.
16:09This is attempted murder.
16:11You touched that car.
16:13I know you did.
16:14I swear to God I'll bury you for this.
16:17Hoping to back them down, I reached for my phone.
16:20A hand snatched it away.
16:21Another blow came fast.
16:23A brutal slap.
16:24It knocked me sideways into the dirt.
16:26Who the hell do you think you're talking to, kid?
16:30A boot came down on my face.
16:32Pain exploded through my jaw.
16:35I saw someone I knew.
16:37Tony.
16:39Tony, help me!
16:41He turned.
16:43Started toward me.
16:46Suddenly, Tiffany showed up and grabbed his arm.
16:49Tony, don't stay out of it.
16:51Those guys are dangerous.
16:52Please, let's just go.
16:55Looked at the struggle on his face become compliance.
16:57Okay.
16:58Just like that.
17:00He looked at me one last time.
17:01Then he turned and walked away with Tiffany.
17:05The man spit to the side and stodded back to the wrecked car.
17:11No one puts their hands on me.
17:13He lifted the hammer.
17:16Now learn what that costs.
17:18The second the hammer came down, I shut my eyes.
17:20But the pain never came.
17:22I heard a moan by my ear.
17:24Jasper was in front of me.
17:26He had thrown himself between us.
17:28Jasper, wake up!
17:29Come on!
17:30Look at me!
17:31Shut up!
17:32The thug stalked over, grabbed a fistful of my hair, air vang to some hair, and yanked me off the
17:38ground.
17:39If you scream one more time, I'll sew your mouth shut myself.
17:44I clawed at his wrist.
17:46This is murder.
17:46You hear me?
17:47Murder!
17:48I called the cops.
17:49Let us go now, or...
17:50I couldn't catch my breath or find my voice.
17:54I could only stare as his face twisted.
17:58Cops?
17:59You think I'm scared of the cops?
18:01I'm gonna show you what happens when you come at me.
18:04Then he smiled and threw me.
18:07I slammed into the ground so hard my head rang.
18:11Then he kicked him.
18:13Hard.
18:15Jasper curled in on himself, struggling in agony.
18:19Jasper!
18:20I threw myself forward and grabbed the thug's leg.
18:23Don't touch him!
18:25I screamed it with everything I had.
18:27He flung me off with one brutal jerk.
18:30I went flying sideways.
18:33He looked down at me and laughed.
18:36Oh, now you get to make rules?
18:38He lifted a hand.
18:39The others rushed in.
18:41They stormed Jasper, fists, boots, one after another.
18:44Blood splashed across the dirt.
18:46Then I saw it.
18:47A metal bar on the ground.
18:49I grabbed it and swung.
18:51Get away from him!
18:53I just kept swinging at whoever was in reach.
18:55Seeing me go berserk like this, they all scattered.
18:58Once I'd driven them all away, I didn't care about anything else.
19:01I rushed over and pulled him into my arms.
19:03Jasper, stay with me.
19:04Please.
19:05Please stay with me.
19:07I'm getting you out of here.
19:08Mrs. Sinclair had made me work out with private trainers.
19:11It was the only reason I could move him at all.
19:12I hooked his arm over my shoulders and started dragging him toward the road.
19:15If I could just make it to the bottom, I could get an Uber or something.
19:18A shadow came over my head, blocking the path.
19:20Where do you think you're going?
19:22You really think you two are walking out of here?
19:24Leave me here.
19:25Jasper tried to push my hand away.
19:27Just go.
19:29But his strength wasn't enough to push me away.
19:34No way.
19:36It was the first time in forever that I'd ever gone against him.
19:39I held on tighter.
19:43We go together.
19:44I'm not leaving you here.
19:48Look at that.
19:50What a lovely family.
19:52The ringleader actually clapped.
19:54Then his eyes sharpened.
19:56But this little drama ends now.
19:59He drove his boot into me.
20:00I hit the ground hard.
20:02Jasper went down with him.
20:04The others closed in step by step.
20:06Metal pipes scraped across the dirt.
20:11Go on.
20:12Have fun.
20:13Whoever hits hardest gets paid extra.
20:16Then they rushed us.
20:17All at once.
20:20Jasper!
20:21I threw myself over and covered him with my body.
20:25He couldn't get hurt.
20:26That was all I had in mind.
20:30Just when I thought this was the end,
20:33a gunshot rang out and metal pipes clattered to the ground.
20:36Police!
20:37Hands where we can see them!
20:39Finally, they were locked.
20:41The same men who had been laughing seconds earlier scattered like rats.
20:45Officers rushed in and formed a wall around us.
20:50I grabbed one by the sleeve.
20:53Please.
20:54Please.
20:55Help my brother.
20:57He needs to get to a hospital now.
20:59His legs had already been crushed,
21:00and I'd seen them beat him on the injury again.
21:02If help came too late,
21:04I couldn't finish that thought.
21:05Blood freezing.
21:07The medics arrived quickly.
21:08A stretcher rolled in.
21:10I watched them lift Jasper into the ambulance.
21:12Only then did my body get out.
21:16Everything went black.
21:19I woke up the next afternoon
21:21and saw Mrs. Sinclair sitting beside my bed.
21:23The moment she saw my eyes open,
21:25she grabbed my hand.
21:27Audrey.
21:28Thank God.
21:30Her eyes were red.
21:31I pushed upright.
21:35How's Jasper?
21:36At the mention of his name,
21:37she started crying.
21:38Jasper.
21:39He's still in surgery.
21:43Right then,
21:44a doctor stepped in and told us Jasper was out.
21:46Mrs. Sinclair and I were already on our feet
21:48before he finished the sentence.
21:49We rushed into the hall together.
21:51The doctor comforted us.
21:53Take a breath.
21:54He's stable.
21:55He's lucky.
21:56Very lucky.
21:57We were able to save his legs.
21:59If he had come in any later,
22:01the outcome could have been very different.
22:03Some trauma to her back.
22:04She's going to need a lot of physical therapy,
22:06but she's going to be okay.
22:08I was relieved.
22:09If Jasper had lost his legs because of me,
22:11I didn't think I could ever have forgiven myself.
22:14Jasper woke up two days later.
22:15Mrs. Sinclair tore into him
22:16the second he was alert enough to listen.
22:18What in God's name is the matter with you?
22:19He barely reacted.
22:21He just looked past her at me.
22:25You okay, Audrey?
22:28Audrey Sinclair.
22:29The room went still.
22:30I stared at him.
22:31Mrs. Sinclair stared at him too.
22:35What did you call her?
22:37Jasper didn't even blink.
22:38Well, that's her name now, isn't it?
22:41Mrs. Sinclair put a hand on my shoulder.
22:43And I knew.
22:44That was it.
22:45That was the moment.
22:46Finally, everyone in this family accepted
22:48I was a Sinclair now.
22:49Not just someone meant to support Jasper,
22:51but as my own person.
22:52Mrs. Sinclair covered her mouth for a second.
22:55My sweet...
22:56She whispered.
22:57Then she pulled me close with one arm
22:59and reached for Jasper with the other.
23:02And you are done with racing.
23:04From now on, you will sit down,
23:06behave yourself,
23:07and study with your sister.
23:08She must have said the same thing
23:09at least three times before.
23:11Every other time,
23:12Jasper had fought her on it.
23:14But this time,
23:14he just nodded.
23:17Okay.
23:19I'll do it all with Audrey.
23:21Then he looked at me again.
23:23Mrs. Sinclair squeezed my hand
23:24and warmth came through.
23:26For the first time in both my lives,
23:28I believed it.
23:29I had a family.
23:30I told the police everything,
23:32including that the car had been tampered with.
23:34After an investigation,
23:35the police found out the truth.
23:37Added assault.
23:39Added attempted murder.
23:41By the end of it,
23:43every last one of them
23:44went down on multiple charges.
23:46When it was over,
23:47Jasper took my hand,
23:48with a determined look,
23:50and said he would protect me.
23:52Don't ever pull a stunt like that again.
23:54Don't go charging it alone for me.
23:57You hear me?
23:58Okay.
24:01But deep down,
24:02I already knew the truth.
24:03Next time, I'd do it again.
24:04And the time after that.
24:05And the time after that.
24:07I would make the same choice for you.
24:13Jasper was in the hospital for three months.
24:15I took care of him every day.
24:16And while he healed,
24:17I helped him keep up with senior year work.
24:24By the first month,
24:26he was strong enough to return.
24:27We went back together.
24:28Just in time for the first return.
24:32When I walked out of the exam room,
24:34I saw two faces I hadn't seen for a while.
24:37Tony and Tiffany.
24:39Audrey?
24:40Oh my God!
24:41When did you come back?
24:42I heard you got hurt.
24:43Was it bad?
24:44I honestly thought you dropped out.
24:46She overplayed it.
24:47I could see the gloating behind her eyes.
24:49I didn't answer.
24:50I walked right past them.
24:51Audrey.
24:52Tony's voice made me stop.
24:54I turned.
24:56For once,
24:57he wasn't looking at me with disgust in his eyes.
25:00Are you...
25:01okay?
25:02I thought about that day on the ridge.
25:04I'd been begging for help.
25:05And how he looked when he decided to leave.
25:07You don't do that to a stranger.
25:11I'm fine.
25:12I turned to leave.
25:13Then he stepped forward and grabbed my wrist.
25:15Audrey, I...
25:16A backpack flew between us.
25:19What the hell are you doing?
25:21Stay away from Audrey.
25:22Tiffany rushed in before he could finish.
25:24Tony, forget them.
25:24Let's go.
25:25She grabbed his arm and pulled him away.
25:29Next time he puts a hand on you, you tell me.
25:33I swear.
25:35He lifted a fist.
25:37I'll break his face.
25:39I laughed.
25:40I'm fine.
25:41Come on.
25:41Let's go home.
25:42Fine.
25:43By the way, I definitely nailed the test.
25:45I'm telling you right now, I will be in the advanced academic class too.
25:48You better get ready to have me as your classmate.
25:49He sounded super confident.
25:52I believe you.
25:54You.
25:55You don't sound convinced at all.
25:58I'm serious.
25:59I always knew you could do it.
26:00I had never doubted Jasper's intelligence.
26:03He just hated being told what to do.
26:05But over those three months, I watched him begin to change.
26:08Bit by bit.
26:09The truth was, I was right.
26:10A week later, his scores came out.
26:12Jasper had done it.
26:14He went from near the bottom of the grade to the top 30 in his year.
26:18Enough to move into the advanced class.
26:20My ranking held steady.
26:21Still number one.
26:22No surprise there.
26:24The surprise was Tony and Tiffany.
26:26The two of them had always ranked near the top five.
26:28This time, both of them dropped out of the top hundred.
26:30They got pushed out of the advanced academic class.
26:33Tiffany stood in front of the ranking board, staring at it like it had slapped her.
26:36Her jealousy was burning holes through the paper.
26:38No.
26:39That's impossible.
26:40You cheated.
26:40There's no way.
26:41You were out of school for months and still came back as number one.
26:43Who would buy that?
26:44And him?
26:44He was supposed to be finished.
26:45He was supposed to be crippled.
26:46Why is he okay?
26:46Why is he suddenly doing this well in school?
26:48I don't believe it.
26:52You both cheated.
26:54Tiffany was beside herself and insisted on taking the matter all the way to the principal,
26:58demanding a thorough investigation.
27:00Tony reached for her arm, tried to stop her, but it didn't work.
27:02She glared at me, her eyes vicious.
27:04Cheating gets you expelled.
27:06You're dead meat, Audrey.
27:07Tiff, that's enough.
27:09You're my brother.
27:10You're supposed to take my side, not hers.
27:12What, did you fall for her now?
27:17Fine.
27:18Just wait.
27:31You can't put it on my record.
27:33They cheated.
27:35Are you all blind?
27:36How is this even possible?
27:48You can't put it on my record.
27:58Even Tony started distancing himself from her.
28:01The moment Tiffany noticed, she spiraled all over again.
28:05Tony looked wrecked, tired all the time.
28:08His grades plummeted.
28:09He fell from the top 100 all the way to the bottom.
28:11Teachers called him in more than once.
28:13They warned him directly.
28:14This is completely...
28:15Get your head back in the game.
28:16You're here because of your grades.
28:19Without them, you could end up getting kicked out.
28:21When Tiffany heard that, she marched to the staff office and made another scene.
28:25This time, she accused a teacher of having a thing for Tony.
28:28She said the teacher was trying to come between them on purpose.
28:31It got ugly fast.
28:32By the end of it, she had shoved the teacher hard enough to send her to the hospital.
28:38That was it.
28:39No more warnings.
28:41She was expelled.
28:45I was taking notes when I heard the gossip, and someone held out a slice of cake to me.
28:49Take a break.
28:49Your brain's going to catch fire.
28:52I looked up.
28:53He was grinning at me.
28:55Thanks, Jasper.
28:58I took the cake and ate it slowly.
29:02Through the window, I felt someone watching me.
29:05It was Tony, standing across the courtyard.
29:08He looked nothing like he used to.
29:11The cool, untouchable golden boy was gone.
29:13He looked worn down now.
29:15Thin, hollow-eyed.
29:17It was as if life had taken a bite out of him and kept chewing.
29:21I looked away.
29:23Finished my cake and went back to work.
29:27As senior year closed in, Mrs. Sinclair helped Jasper and me apply to universities, most Ivy Leagues.
29:33She told us we didn't even need to take the SAT, but we both took it anyway.
29:37No real reason.
29:39Maybe I just wanted to do it one more time and know that this time, things would end differently.
29:44On the night of graduation, the whole dorm was loud.
29:47People yelling, crying, taking pictures.
29:52Jasper snuck off campus and came back loaded down with snacks.
29:55Way too many.
29:56He dumped them in my arms.
30:00Share with your roommates.
30:01Then he was gone again before I could answer.
30:03I turned with the bags in my hands and saw someone standing in the dark.
30:06My whole body went rigid for a second.
30:08Who's there?
30:09The figure stepped forward.
30:11It was Tony.
30:12Tony.
30:13He looked even worse up close.
30:14Two thin eyes sunken.
30:17He stopped a few feet away.
30:19How did you do?
30:21I stared at him.
30:23So now we're at the ask about my scores, Phage?
30:27If memory served, he'd spent most of his life looking at me.
30:30That was a problem.
30:31Silence sat between us.
30:33Then he swallowed.
30:35Audrey.
30:36You really don't remember me?
30:38His voice was rough.
30:39That was the moment I knew.
30:41He had been reborn, too.
30:42You?
30:43That day, I was going to help you.
30:46His mouth tightened.
30:48Tiffany pulled me away.
30:49A few days later, I heard you'd taken a leave of absence from school.
30:52I couldn't stop thinking about it.
30:55Then the dreams began.
30:56Dreams.
30:57Right.
30:59I dreamed my family adopted you.
31:02You became my sister.
31:05He gave a short laugh.
31:06I dreamed we went to school together, built a business together, got married, had kids.
31:12I dreamed you told me we'd be together for the rest of our lives.
31:17Tell me I'm not crazy.
31:21Tell me that was real.
31:22Tell me that happened.
31:23We were together.
31:23We built a life together.
31:24We...
31:25Stop.
31:26I cut him off cold.
31:27I'm Jasper Sinclair's sister.
31:29I'm a Sinclair.
31:30We do not know each other.
31:31Leave me alone.
31:32Then I walked past him.
31:34Fast.
31:35Straight for the stairs.
31:38I didn't turn around.
31:39Didn't slow down.
31:41Later, my roommates told me that he had stayed downstairs all night.
31:45So, what was that?
31:47Nothing.
31:47I don't know him.
31:52The next day, I packed.
31:55The Sinclair car pulled the house off.
31:57And just like that, I left it all behind.
32:00All three years of it.
32:02My SAT score ranked first in the city.
32:05Jasper came to me for the theater.
32:06Mrs. Sinclair was so happy she threw us an 18th birthday party big enough to make headlines.
32:13By September, we were off to Harvard.
32:15At the airport, I saw Tony one last time.
32:18Standing outside the barrier.
32:19Watching me like he was waiting for a miracle.
32:21I kept walking.
32:23Never slowed.
32:24Never looked forward.
32:26Later, people in the group chat said he bombed his exams.
32:29Ended up at a community college.
32:33Tiffany took the SAT, too.
32:35She did even worse.
32:36She couldn't get in anywhere.
32:37And somehow, everything had changed.
32:39And somehow, everything was still the same.
32:41She became left alone.
32:43The city fell over the ground.
32:44And I flew straight toward the life that was finally mine.
32:47The city did all the right.
32:48escrever shows and eyes closed.
32:48She said he wouldn't go out of nowhere.
32:48And meanwhile, it fell over.
32:49And the city fell over there and it荒 away from the teraz.
32:49So loved the fate.
32:49We have the dist Diat.
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