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00:00Hi, I'm Katie from San Francisco.
00:02Before I tell you more, please like and subscribe to MSA.
00:05My dad is a rich business investor,
00:07and mom was a world-famous fashion model.
00:10And I was just like her, only prettier.
00:12With my silver locks, blue eyes, and the bone structure of a goddess,
00:16people would trip over their shoelaces to see me.
00:19And I was insanely popular in school.
00:22But at home, my twin brother Robert took the cake.
00:24Unlike me, who liked to go out with friends and parties,
00:28Robert spent his time at home getting straight A's in school
00:31and helping dad in business.
00:32And he never forgot to rub his achievements in my face.
00:36It seems dear dad was so pleased with my assistance in that lucrative deal
00:40that he decided to give me the world on a silver platter.
00:43And by world, I mean private jet.
00:45What are you babbling about? Talk like a normal person.
00:48Dad's gifting me a jet.
00:49Good. Now use it to find someone who can tolerate you for more than 30 seconds.
00:53Oh wait, that's impossible.
00:55Say what you want. I know you're jealous.
00:57In your dreams, loser.
00:59That weekend, I bawled my eyes out in front of dad to buy me the most expensive pair of shoes.
01:04And Robert hated it.
01:05He couldn't stop complaining about how I was a good-for-nothing, spoiled brat.
01:09But it wasn't my fault that I had more sparkling personality than he did.
01:13But despite being the definition of perfection,
01:16there was one thing I wasn't so good at.
01:18Being smart.
01:19Like this one time, my ex told me that his dad was an indie author.
01:22And I agreed to date him because I thought he was half-Indian.
01:25But later I found out he was fully white.
01:28Such a liar.
01:29I hate liars.
01:30So I broke up with him.
01:31I later knew the meaning of the word indie.
01:33But whatever.
01:34Also, I was really gullible.
01:36And people were always taking advantage of me.
01:38And this one time, I got a zit a week before my Sweet 16 party.
01:42And this girl in my school sold me some kind of magic potion.
01:45Apply it twice a day using peacock feathers only.
01:49The secret ingredient is sourced from the purest water of River Ganges in India.
01:53So always say a big namaste before applying this.
01:57Got it.
01:58Say namaste and apply it with peacock feathers.
02:01Wait, where am I gonna find a peacock?
02:03Try the zoo?
02:04Of course that girl was lying.
02:06And I ended up breaking out worse than ever.
02:08I swore never to fall for another trick like this again.
02:11But a week later, I was shopping online and ended up falling for a credit card fraud scam.
02:16When dad found out, he was not happy.
02:19You take everything for granted, Katie.
02:21Look at Robert.
02:22He's your age and already helping me with business.
02:24Why can't you be more like him?
02:26Because then I'll have to be boring like he is.
02:29I'm not boring.
02:30I just don't like blowing up money on useless things like you do.
02:33It's called experiencing life.
02:36You should try it.
02:36It's fun.
02:37And you should try to become more responsible instead of being so spoiled and selfish.
02:42Blah, blah, blah.
02:43You're such a snoozebust.
02:44Okay, I've had enough.
02:45Robert is right.
02:47You need to understand the value of money.
02:49That's why I'm taking your credit card away.
02:51How am I supposed to pay for things then?
02:53Just come to the office tomorrow and I'll find you a job.
02:56Earn your money and the card is yours.
02:58I did what dad said and went to the office, but I was bad at everything.
03:02I jacked up the printer, spilled coffee on expensive documents,
03:05and mailed the wrong file to the wrong client, which cost us a huge deal.
03:10I tried apologizing, but dad blasted me in front of the whole office,
03:14cut me off for three months, and it was super embarrassing.
03:17I was sobbing in the Lyft lobby when Robert walked up to me.
03:21Can you stop hyperventilating?
03:22It's not the end of the world.
03:24Of course it is.
03:25I need money for clothes, makeup, shopping.
03:28I cannot be seen in the same outfit twice.
03:31Oh my god, this is a mess.
03:36Your materialism is nauseating.
03:38But if you want, I'll talk to dad to reinstate your privileges.
03:42Really?
03:43You would do that for me?
03:44Only if you do something for me.
03:47There's this guy in my school, Jason, who's constantly knocking me off the top spot.
03:51Your job is to make him fall in love with you and keep him distracted.
03:55You want me to impress a guy?
03:57I can do it in my sleep with a face mask on while getting a pedicure.
04:00Let me finish.
04:01If Jason knows you're my sister, he'll never entertain you.
04:05You need to get a makeover.
04:06You're dying your silver hair and wearing lenses.
04:09You'll still be pretty, but not I-descended-from-the-heavens pretty.
04:12Now, do we have a deal?
04:13How do I know you won't back out?
04:15I won't.
04:16I'm a man of my word.
04:17Yeah, yeah, yeah.
04:18Not gonna cut it.
04:19I'm shedding my beautiful personality to help you, so I need reassurance.
04:24I'm surprised you know that word.
04:26But fine, I'll draw a proper contract.
04:28The next day, Robert signed the contract and enrolled me in his school under a different name.
04:33He told dad I was going for a yoga retreat to India.
04:36And the same night, I moved to the beach house.
04:38I changed my hair, wore lenses, did some makeup.
04:44And a week later, I was ready to step into my new life as Masha.
04:48On my first day, I walked into school feeling confident.
04:51But my stupid fake glasses kept sliding off my face.
04:55I was just adjusting them when I missed a step, flew right into someone, and fell on my butt.
05:00I'm sorry, but are you blind or a complete moron?
05:03I almost...
05:04Before I could finish, I looked up and saw a very handsome guy staring at me.
05:08Jason.
05:09Robert had shown me his pictures, but that was nothing compared to how he actually looked.
05:14He was like Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt had a love child, only taller, cuter, and way more hotter.
05:20It was literally speechless.
05:22You were saying something?
05:24Me?
05:24Oh, well, I'm always saying something.
05:27Why don't you say something-something?
05:30What?
05:30You're abs-solutely sorry.
05:32I mean, I'm sorry, and new, Masha.
05:35I mean, I'm new to the school, and my name's Masha.
05:38Good for you.
05:39Now, can you move?
05:40You're in my way.
05:41Aren't we all in each other's way?
05:43You meet someone, and you get to know them, and find out that they're the one you've been waiting for all your life.
05:48It's destiny, or luck, or just how the world works.
05:52You see where I'm going with this?
05:53But Jason just turned around and left without even answering me.
05:57That was kind of rude.
05:58Since my first interaction with Jason pretty much blew up in my face,
06:02I decided to up my game and sign up for all the same classes Jason was in.
06:06I guess luck was on my side because we got paired up as partners in biology class.
06:11We meet again.
06:12I'm starting to think this is destiny.
06:14And I'm starting to think you're stalking me.
06:16What?
06:17No!
06:18The teacher thought it would be a good idea to pair the new girl with the smartest guy in class.
06:23I'm guessing that's you.
06:25Mm-hmm.
06:26You know, biology is, in fact, one of my favorite subjects.
06:30It's just amazing how we can explore so much about nature with...
06:34Ahem, pardon me for asking, but is that a dead cockroach?
06:38Yeah, you have a problem?
06:40Nope, none at all.
06:42I love cockroaches.
06:43They're...
06:44Excuse me.
06:45And with that, I just rushed out of the class and barfed all over the washroom floor.
06:50The janitor gave me the stinkiest eye that day.
06:52But I slept in an extra hundred, and I guess he was okay.
06:56That night, I stalked Jason on social media and found out that, apart from being a genius,
07:01he was also a big football fan.
07:03So, I booked two very expensive front-row tickets to the latest game.
07:07And the next day when I saw Jason, I walked up to him.
07:10Can I help you?
07:11You tell me.
07:12Can you be helped?
07:13Are you done being weird?
07:15Because I don't like talking to people while I eat.
07:17We don't have to talk.
07:18I'll just sit here and stare at this, um, rotten sandwich.
07:22What's even in this thing?
07:24I can smell cucumbers, and maybe that's cheese.
07:27Why are you eating this?
07:28Can you stop touching my food?
07:30Sure, sure.
07:31Ah...
07:35Hmm...
07:37So, I was wondering, what are you doing this Friday?
07:41I have two front-row tickets to tonight's football game, in case you're interested.
07:46Just as a thank you for helping me in biology class.
07:49Oh, wow.
07:50These seats have the best view.
07:51That's what I'm talking about.
07:53And these were so hard to get.
07:55My little brother would be thrilled.
07:57Sorry, what?
07:58I think there's some confusion.
08:00Thank you, Masha.
08:01I hope to see you in biology today.
08:03And Jason, again, got up and left, leaving me completely dumbfounded.
08:08What the heck just happened?
08:09This was the third time in a row I had made a complete fool of myself in front of Jason.
08:13But I wasn't gonna let go that easily.
08:16So I swallowed my pride and went to the game anyway.
08:18I wore my best outfit and walked straight to Jason's seats.
08:21When I saw him sitting there with a girl, I felt a pang of jealousy as I marched up to him.
08:27Jason looked at me and jumped in shock.
08:29Masha, what are you doing here?
08:31I came to see if you're having fun with your little brother.
08:34But I guess you're having more fun than I'd expected.
08:37You lied to me so you could come here to spend time with this pathetic blonde twig?
08:42What did you just call me?
08:43A pathetic blonde twig.
08:44Are you deaf, too?
08:45Should I call you a deaf blonde twig instead?
08:48I'll show you what a blonde twig can do.
08:51Saying that, the girl jumped on me, kicked my shin and bit my arm.
08:54I tried to free myself and flapped my hands around like a rabid chicken.
08:59But it was useless. She was too strong.
09:01It took Jason and two security guards to throw that girl off me.
09:05And we both got kicked out of the stadium.
09:07The whole thing was televised and the whole world saw me lose my mind.
09:12If that wasn't humiliating enough, Robert came to the beach house that evening and tore me apart.
09:17What the heck is wrong with you?
09:19I was just trying to get Jason's attention like you asked me to.
09:22By behaving like an animal?
09:24I thought you could impress a guy in your sleep.
09:26Did you lose your brain while getting your hair changed or something?
09:29It's not like that, okay?
09:30I got the date. I was just not on it.
09:33Yeah? And whose fault is that?
09:35Figure something out fast, Katie, or you can kiss your allowance goodbye.
09:38I wanted to punch Robert in the face with a chair, but I decided to focus on the bigger picture.
09:43Jason was a different kind of guy.
09:45So if I needed his attention, I had to think out of the box.
09:49And I got my chance when a few days later, I was coming from the salon and saw Jason's bike parked outside the cafe.
09:55I got down to say hello when I saw him going into a dark alley.
09:59I followed him and saw him exchanging an envelope.
10:02I wanted to see more.
10:03So I tiptoed my way to get closer when this homeless guy popped out of nowhere and my soul left my body.
10:09Hey, honey, what's a pretty girl like you doing here at this time of the hour?
10:13That's none of your business.
10:15Oh, but it is. You look fancy.