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00:00Hi, I'm Rose from Austria.
00:02Before I tell you my story, please like and subscribe to MSA.
00:05I grew up in a huge mansion with my parents, grandparents, aunt, and lots of maids.
00:10We were rich, and my life was practically perfect, especially because I had the best mom ever who spoiled me rotten.
00:16Like when I was six and went to school wearing a fairy costume for a month.
00:20It was against the dress code, but somehow mom convinced the teachers to make an exception.
00:24And when I was eight, I wanted a big dollhouse.
00:27Mom got one constructed in our backyard big enough to fit a family of humans.
00:31I loved having mom around, and she was a very kind and sweet person, but she was a bit peculiar.
00:37You see, mom was fascinated by everything paranormal and thought she could communicate with ghosts.
00:42No one in our family thought it was a big deal, till one day when I was ten, mom and dad had a fight and dad left.
00:48Who needs humans when you have a million ghosts to keep you company?
00:51You're insane! Go hug your invisible friends! I'm outta here!
00:55After dad left, mom became obsessed with her hobbies and spent hours locked in the room talking to herself.
01:01But one night, she lit too many candles and caused a fire which burned down half of the mansion.
01:06My grandparents were furious and asked mom to leave.
01:09Mom and I moved to a smaller place, and even though we had enough to live comfortably,
01:13it was nothing compared to our life before, and it really affected me.
01:17Look, I bought you a new doll.
01:18This is a rag doll, mom, and it's so scary! Take that away from me!
01:22But sweetie, I made this for you.
01:24Well, you wouldn't have to waste your time if you didn't burn down my old toys!
01:28Mom looked at me sadly before leaving, and I felt bad, but I was a kid, and I really missed my old life.
01:34I thought mom would eventually give up her obsession and we would move back to our old home, but she only got weirder.
01:40Like when I was twelve, a weird lady showed up at our door, offering her fortune-telling services.
01:45Wow, the universe must have sent you! Please, come in.
01:49Mom and the lady sat down for a reading, and halfway through, the lady started communicating with spirits.
01:55The table started shaking, and mom looked amazed.
01:58What do the spirits want?
01:59Oh, they're upset. So very upset. You burnt their old house down, and now they're homeless.
02:07Um, they are invisible, right? They can stay in the White House and no one will know.
02:11Child, you make fun of spirits? How dare you!
02:15The weird woman got up and started jumping on one leg, chanting things.
02:19Mom joined in too, and the whole thing just looked ridiculous.
02:22Anyway, soon after, she left, and the next day, grandpa showed up for a surprise visit, and mom told him about what had happened.
02:29Now, I just need to find a way to please the spirits, and...
02:33I can't believe you're still looking into these things. I wanted to give you another chance, but you haven't changed a bit!
02:39Saying that, grandpa left, and mom cried all night.
02:42Why can't you just let these spirits go, mom? I really want to move in with nana and papa. I miss them.
02:48No way. You saw what happened with the medium. I'm not putting them in danger again.
02:53So you'd rather make us live like street rats? Come on, mom. This is not real. That weird lady, medium whatever, she was tricking you.
03:02I'm not discussing this, Rose. Go to your room.
03:04That's when I realized the only way to get mom out of this paranormal world was to convince her that there was no such thing as ghosts.
03:11While she spent time and money on psychics, seminars, and meditation retreats, I did research to debunk her beliefs.
03:18There is no scientific basis for crystal healing. The Bermuda Triangle has finally been explained.
03:24Most ghost activities can be traced back to change in temperature, electromagnetic interference, or...
03:29Mom, are you listening?
03:31Oh, no. It's the unholy hour. I can't talk now. Bye.
03:35Mom just wasn't paying attention to me, and things got worse when one day I invited a couple of friends over for a sleepover.
03:41Everything was going well until it was nighttime and mom walked into my room with candles and crystals.
03:47It's a full moon tonight. Tell me, girls, when was the last time you got a cleanse?
03:51She forced me and my friends to sit in a circle while she smoked us with incense. I was so embarrassed.
03:58Of course, nobody came to my place after that, and while I couldn't have my friends over, psychics kept showing up at her door.
04:04Some of them even became mom's friend and stayed for days with us.
04:08I'd given up hope until one day while I was going home, I heard some kids talking about a dare at the local haunted house, and it gave me the perfect idea.
04:16If I exposed this local ghost story, then maybe mom would finally believe me.
04:21I asked the kids if I could join in, and they agreed. And that night, while mom was asleep, I quietly got into the house with the rest of the group.
04:28But five minutes into the exploration, I heard a blood-chilling scream from the upstairs room.
04:33I followed it, only to discover one of the boys panicking.
04:36There's something here. It knocked that vase. It's a ghost!
04:40That's not a ghost. It's a mouse.
04:42I picked up the mouse by its tail, and the boy let out a wilder scream.
04:46He went running downstairs, and the rest of the group saw him, and they all started running around like headless chickens.
04:52One by one, they all ran outside until I was left alone, so I sat on a dusty couch and took a nap.
04:58The next day, word spread around the school that I stayed in the haunted house all night, and I became popular overnight.
05:04Soon, other people wanted to join me on my ghost adventures, and so we formed a club.
05:09And by the time I was 15, my paranormal investigation club was super popular.
05:14I had a lot of fun with it and solved all kinds of stuff, including some alien and Bigfoot sightings.
05:20Life was somewhat okay, except Mom was still a lost cause.
05:24One day, Mom and I were coming back home from a shopping trip when we noticed a new store.
05:28Mom walked in, and I was talking to the woman who was running the place when a boy around my age walked up to me.
05:34Bonjour. Can I show you something?
05:37Those stress lines do not look good on a pretty face like yours.
05:40How about some incense for meditation? An amethyst pendant to relieve stress?
05:44Um, no thanks.
05:45Oh, Rosie, that's a cute pendant.
05:47No, it's not. It's hideous. Let's go home, Mom.
05:50I stormed out of the store without waiting a second longer.
05:53The bad luck seemed to follow me because the next day at school, I ran into the same guy from the store.
05:58He was surrounded by some girls and was selling them weird little bottles. What's that?
06:03Oh, hello, sweet Rosie. You smell divine. I'm Ed, by the way.
06:08And I'm Rose for you. What did you give them?
06:11Love potions to tingle the romantic bones that are clearly missing from your body.
06:17Shut up. You're scamming innocent girls. I'll have to report you to the principal.
06:21No, pour de voir. Why don't you see for yourself first? If they don't work, you know where to find me.
06:27Saying that, Ed winked at me and left. What a weirdo.
06:30Anyway, I agreed to wait a couple of days just to see if the stupid potion worked.
06:35And to my surprise, all the girls who used that got a date with their crush. I couldn't believe it.
06:40I had to talk to Ed and found him in the cafeteria cracking a raw egg in his salad.
06:45I was waiting for you, pretty Bella. Some salad?
06:48No, thanks. I don't want that. Tell me about the love potions.
06:51It's a trade secret, obviously.
06:53Or maybe that potion gave them a bit of confidence and everything else was pure luck.
06:58You can't prove that, can you, Shelly?
07:00I was furious. Now that I think of it, all of those girls were very pretty, but a bit shy.
07:05Of course it worked. A few days went by, and I decided to avoid Ed.
07:09I already had my fair share of weird with Mom, and I didn't want another piece of work in my life.
07:15Soon enough, it was time for college.
07:17I was sorting out my college application one night, and Mom walked into my room with the amethyst pendant from the other day.
07:22What's this for? It's pretty. It reminds me of your eyes.
07:25Uh, this was kind of expensive, Mom. Are you sure you can afford this?
07:29Of course I can. And while we're talking about money, I have something to talk about.
07:33That's when Mom told me that she actually had nothing saved for my college and suggested that I should ask my grandparents for my college fund.
07:40There's no way they'll listen to me, but I'm sure they'll help you.
07:43So all these years, you didn't consider that I had to go to college? How could you be so selfish?
07:49I gave you everything you need, and I know your grandpa won't hesitate to give you more money,
07:54but do you think I have any chance of getting more funds for my research?
07:57I can't believe you're still thinking about that, Mom. You're seriously crazy. I wish I could have just left with Dad.
08:03Don't use that tone with me, Rose.
08:05Actually, I'd rather not use any tone with you.
08:08Shut up. And don't forget, I'm your mom. You're the one who forgot.
08:11Saying that, I just stormed out of the house. I needed to clear my head.
08:15So I went for a walk around the neighborhood, and I felt like someone was following me.
08:19I turned around and saw Ed right behind me.
08:21What are you doing?
08:22Trying to make sure the girl I like is safe.
08:24What are you doing roaming around the streets at this hour?
08:27I was just... Wait, did you say that you like me?
08:29Well, obviously the love potion doesn't work on you, and neither do my hints.
08:34So I'll say it directly. Yes, Rosie, I like you. Now tell me what's wrong. You look stressed.
08:40Ed and I sat down, and I ended up telling him everything about my life, including my recent conversation with Mom.
08:46I was pleasantly surprised to see that he was a good listener.
08:50That's tough.
08:51I don't understand why Mom is so focused on the supernatural instead of trying to mend things with her family.
08:56It could really make our life easier, you know?
08:59Maybe, but in her head, it's all real. I'm sure she has her reasons.
09:03She actually told my mom a while back how she heard knocking and scratching in the walls,
09:08threatening messages appeared overnight, and she saw a white figure in her room once.
09:13This happened for years.
09:14Oh, please. It was probably just her imagination.
09:17Whatever it was, she's your mom, and you're the only person she can fall back on.
09:22Maybe Ed was right, but I couldn't just forgive Mom so easily.
09:25Being weird is something, and being an irresponsible mom is something else.
09:29The next morning, I took a bus back to the mansion, and it was completely changed.
09:34As I walked towards the entrance, I was filled with nostalgia for my childhood.
09:39Then suddenly, I saw my Aunt Angelica, Mom's older sister.
09:42She saw me, came running, and pulled me into a hug.
09:45You've grown so much, my pretty rose.
09:48So have you. I mean, you look amazing, Auntie. How have you been?
09:52I'm good. But why are you wearing these weird clothes?
09:55Come in. Let me set you up with a beautiful dress.
09:58Aunt took me inside, gave me a bunch of things to eat, and as we sat down,
10:02I told her all about Mom's spending problems and how now my studies were at risk.
10:07That's terrible. I knew my sister was weird, but I would have never thought she was this irresponsible.
10:12Don't worry, child. I'll take care of everything.
10:15I was over the moon with joy, and I immediately got to work sending out applications.
10:20Ed helped me a lot with filing my applications, and the more I hung out with him, the more I liked him.
10:25He was a bit weird, but at least he was there for me,
10:28unlike Mom, who still refused to come back to the mansion.
10:31I'm happy you're having a good time there, but I don't think I'm welcome there.
10:35You won't know if you don't give it a shot.
10:37Isn't family more important than your dumb psychic research?
10:40Why can't you just listen to me for once?
10:42You have no idea what it means to be treated like a crazy person by everyone, including your own parents.
10:48Stop playing the victim, Mom. You did this to yourself.
10:51Mom's face dropped, and I could see she was hurt, but I was so tired of her behavior,
10:55especially after seeing how amazing Aunt Angelica was with me.
10:59She had a very successful business and was willing to take me under her wing,
11:02and she spoke with Grandpa to renovate my old room.
11:05I was over the moon to get back to the mansion, wake up to breakfast in bed,
11:09take walks in the lush garden, and feel like a princess again.
11:13My college was nearby, and I even had a personal driver to take me there.
11:16Life was finally perfect, but I still missed Mom a lot.
11:20I only got to see her on weekends, and I tried my best to get her back home,
11:23but she wouldn't drop her stupid ego.
11:26Then one day, I was sorting out some old jewelry when I found the amethyst pendant Mom bought me a while ago.
11:31Suddenly, I felt my eyes well up.
11:33I decided to do something about the situation and turned to Ed for help.
11:37Why don't you do what you're best known for, solving paranormal stuff?
11:40You've solved all the cases around here except that of your mother.
11:44But that was years ago. How am I supposed to investigate that now?
11:48You live in the mansion. Try looking around. Old artifacts, cold spots.
11:53Maybe something will turn up to prove that she was right,
11:56and her family will finally see that she wasn't crazy.
11:59Even I'm not fully convinced with that, Ed. How will I convince others?
12:02Have faith, pretty Bella.
12:04Ed dropped me back home, and I got to work.
12:06I didn't expect to find much, but that night, I waited for everyone to be asleep and tiptoed out of my room.
12:11I spent hours searching around the place, looking in the library, around the hallways, outside the perimeter of the house,
12:17but there was nothing suspicious.
12:19I was returning to my room defeated when my nightgown got tangled in one of the statues in the corridor.
12:24I tugged on the fabric, but it bent the statue's arm, and a panel in the wall nearby started opening.
12:29What the freaking frogs? A hidden passage?
12:31I turned on the flashlight on my phone, started recording, and walked along the dark corridor,
12:36which led straight to Mom's old room.
12:38And suddenly, everything made sense.
12:41This door opened from the other side of the hall,
12:43so it was possible for someone to slide into Mom's room every night
12:47and make those weird sounds, and even disguise as a ghost to freak her out.
12:51But who would do that?
12:52I was still lost in my thoughts when a flashlight blinded me, and what I saw blew my mind.
12:57Auntie?
12:58Rose, what are you doing here?
12:59Oh my god, it was you, right?
13:01You knew about this secret passage!
13:03Were you the ghost that haunted my mother?
13:05I saw her surprised mask fall, and an evil smirk appeared on her face.
13:10Well, what can I say?
13:11Your mom was always too stupid to figure it out.
13:14You probably took after your father.
13:16But why, Auntie?
13:17What did Mom ever do to you?
13:19She took everything from me.
13:20She was always the favorite child because she was younger and prettier.
13:24I did everything to get our parents' attention, but they didn't have time for me.
13:28I could still let go of that.
13:29But then, she married the guy I liked, and I knew I couldn't take it anymore, and worked out a plan.
13:34All I had to do was to show everyone how crazy she was, and she was stupid.
13:38She actually fell for it.
13:40You were in love with Dad?
13:42Please tell me you didn't have anything to do with their divorce.
13:44I may have given him evidence of your mom cheating, and while she was busy moping around,
13:50I amped up the hauntings.
13:51But the fire and everything were all her.
13:53You hated Mom, but you helped me?
13:56Why would you do that?
13:57To take away the last thing she had, of course.
13:59Wow, you're evil.
14:01Wait till I tell Grandpa.
14:03You can try, but you won't if you want the funds for your college to keep coming.
14:09Oh, don't you worry.
14:10I've learned a trick or two of my own.
14:12After all, we are related by blood.
14:14I waved the phone in front of my aunt while she looked at me in shock.
14:18She tried to snatch it, but I was fast and ran out of the house.
14:21The next day, I asked Mom to come over and showed the video to her and my grandparents.
14:25They were shocked and decided to banish my aunt right there and then.
14:29I am so sorry, Mom, for never believing you.
14:31I didn't give you a reason to trust me either, sweetie.
14:34So, I guess it's a new start for us both.
14:36My grandparents apologized to Mom and sent my aunt away to the ancestral cottage in a far-off village.
14:42They asked Mom to move back in, but she just looked at me with sad eyes.
14:46I wish you could have trusted me instead of thinking I was crazy.
14:49It will take a while to forgive you guys, but Rose, I leave it up to you.
14:52It's okay, Mom. Let's go home.
14:54My grandparents felt guilty and kept funding my college.
14:57Mom and I still live in our small house, and we were closer than ever.
15:01Ed and I started dating officially, and he offered me a job at his store.
15:04But on one condition. You'll have to wear this pendant. Only if you want to, of course.
15:09Have you spiked it with a love potion?
15:11I don't think I have to.