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00:00Hi, I'm Alyssa.
00:01Please like and subscribe.
00:02Today, I'm excited to share my real-life story
00:05of how I once pretended to be the daughter of the wealthiest
00:08family in town just to hide the truth about my family.
00:11My family was so poor, we lived in a trailer
00:13instead of a house.
00:14We drove it all over the country because my parents
00:17were constantly looking for new ways to make a buck.
00:20For some reason, Mom and Dad liked that kind of life.
00:23They were always cheerful.
00:24Happiness is not about money, my baby.
00:26However, on the other hand, I was always
00:28ashamed of how poor we were.
00:30For as long as I could remember, I
00:32dreamed of wearing fashionable designer clothes
00:34and having my own room.
00:36But instead, my mom sewed my clothes herself.
00:38My classmates often made fun of me for that.
00:41Alyssa, why are you wearing a potato sack?
00:44I tried to ignore the teasing, but deep down,
00:47I dreamed of having rich parents and enough money
00:49to buy whatever I wanted.
00:51The only thing that worked in my favor was my pretty face.
00:54But even that got me into a big mess
00:55when Mom started working with the Johns.
00:58Mr. and Mrs. John were filthy rich
01:00and owned a very successful cosmetics company.
01:03Their life seemed like a movie to me,
01:05and I was fascinated with them.
01:07I always wanted to visit their house.
01:09So when one day, Mom asked me to help her out with some chores,
01:12I happily agreed.
01:13I almost started drooling at the sight of the mansion.
01:16And all I could think was how amazing it
01:18would be to actually live here.
01:19I guess I drooled a bit too much because even Mom noticed it.
01:23Alyssa, don't be jealous of them.
01:24You don't know what secrets they might be hiding.
01:27Mom believed there could be ugliness
01:28behind the beautiful facade, but I
01:30didn't think much of her words.
01:31We got to cleaning, and five minutes into it,
01:34Mom accidentally tripped and fell on this huge plasma TV,
01:38breaking it into pieces.
01:39Just then, a creepy butler came running towards the noise
01:43and called Mr. and Mrs. John.
01:44They saw the mess, and their jaws dropped to the floor.
01:47We've just bought this TV.
01:49It's worth a fortune.
01:50It costs more than you could earn in a lifetime.
01:53Mom turned pale, but that ruthless couple
01:56kept shouting at her.
01:57After a while, they finally noticed me
01:59and abruptly stopped talking.
02:00Who is this adorable girl?
02:03This is my daughter, Alyssa.
02:05Alyssa, oh, you're so pretty.
02:08Mrs. John and her husband moved aside
02:10and whispered to each other for a long time,
02:13sneaking glances at me from time to time.
02:15Then they came back and offered us an unusual deal.
02:18As you know, we own a company, and we
02:21need a model to promote our new line of makeup.
02:24Maybe Alyssa's interested in modeling for us?
02:26They said they would forget about the broken TV
02:29if I agreed to be their model and do
02:30several photo shoots with them.
02:32In return, they promised to transfer me to a better school
02:35and cover my school fees for two years.
02:38I wanted to say yes immediately, but Mom was totally against it
02:41and asked for time to think.
02:43That day when we got home, I tried
02:44talking Mom into the deal.
02:46It's the opportunity of a lifetime, Mom.
02:48I can finally get into the school of my dreams.
02:51Yes, but I keep getting a bad feeling about this deal.
02:54And I'm getting a bad feeling about rotting in jail
02:57if we don't pay for the plasma TV.
02:59Mom and I had a long discussion, after which she finally agreed.
03:03And the next day, she hesitantly signed the contract.
03:06The Johns fired Mom and asked me to move in.
03:09And even though my parents were still concerned,
03:11I reassured them that it would be OK
03:13and also promised to keep in touch with them regularly.
03:15The next few days were nothing short of a dream.
03:18The Johns gave me a huge room with a wardrobe
03:21full of gorgeous outfits.
03:23They took me shopping, and we ate in expensive restaurants.
03:26Mornings were all about shoots and promotions
03:28of their new product, and evenings
03:30were all about pampering myself with expensive spa
03:33treatments.
03:34The coolest thing was that the butler did everything
03:36around the house, and I didn't even lift a finger.
03:39And when I joined school, things only got better.
03:42My new school was a fashion palace.
03:44Everyone wore designer stuff.
03:46And with my new clothes, I was an instant fit.
03:48Are you related to the Johns?
03:50I love their makeup.
03:52Of course, I'm their daughter.
03:53Really?
03:54I didn't know they had a daughter.
03:55OK, so I lied.
03:57But all my classmates came from rich families,
03:59and I would have died of shame if they found out
04:01I was as poor as a street rat.
04:03Besides, no one really knew me, so I just
04:05came up with a clever excuse to explain my sudden existence.
04:09The next time someone asked me where I was all these years,
04:12I just told them that I'd been living in Milan
04:14with my aunt, who was also a brand ambassador for a top
04:17luxury fashion brand.
04:18And surprisingly, that worked.
04:20Everyone wanted to talk to me about my life in Italy
04:23and loved being around me.
04:25Everyone, except this one guy, Greg.
04:27He was our school captain, really handsome,
04:29and definitely my type.
04:31But he always used a sarcastic tone with me.
04:33So you're Mr. John's daughter, huh?
04:35I heard you've been in Italy all this while.
04:37Could you speak a few lines in Italian for me, please?
04:41Dolce vita, mamma mia.
04:44Sorry, my throat's a bit off today.
04:46Can we talk tomorrow?
04:47Sure.
04:48And with that, he simply smirked and walked away,
04:51leaving me confused.
04:52What was his problem?
04:53As much as Greg annoyed me, I didn't have time
04:55to pay attention to his nonsense.
04:57Lately, there were too many photo
04:59shoots happening at the same time,
05:00and I was extremely homesick.
05:02Alyssa, my dear, are you all right?
05:04I'm fine, mom.
05:05I'm in the middle of a shoot.
05:06So can I call you back?
05:07I put my phone away and went to the photo shoot
05:09to pose with Mr. and Mrs. John.
05:11We looked like a happy and successful family
05:14in the photos, but only I knew how hollow these pictures were.
05:17Alyssa, you are stunning.
05:20You're going to be very rich.
05:21I can feel it.
05:22Really?
05:23My parents say there are more important things than money.
05:26That's a lie poor people made up.
05:28Now smile.
05:29Soon, I was everywhere on TV, and my popularity
05:32went shooting through the roof.
05:34I got busier at work and school.
05:36Mom kept calling me up, but I didn't have
05:38enough time to answer her calls.
05:39I thought I'd make it up over the weekend when I'd meet mom.
05:42But a few days later, I was called to the school office
05:45saying there was someone to visit me.
05:47I thought it was Mrs. John trying
05:48to surprise me at school, so I took my friends along.
05:51But when I got there, it was mom sitting at the front desk
05:54wearing an old, ugly dress.
05:56Um, guys, this is our nanny.
05:59I wasn't feeling well this morning,
06:00and my parents were busy at work,
06:02so I think they sent her to check on me.
06:04I then told mom to tell them that I was perfectly fine,
06:07and they didn't have to bother her.
06:09My mom played along and left, but deep down,
06:11I felt really bad for hurting her this way.
06:14That day when I got home, I was unusually stressed
06:16and decided to take a nap when I noticed torn pictures of me
06:20scattered around the bed.
06:21I called for the butler, and he quickly cleaned up everything.
06:23But later that night, I saw someone's silhouette
06:26creeping through my room.
06:28I thought I was dreaming until the next morning.
06:30I woke up to find all the clothes in my closet
06:33had been cut up, and the bathroom mirror
06:35had a creepy message.
06:37Run, or something terrible will happen.
06:39By now, I was pretty freaked out and told Mr. and Mrs.
06:42John about everything, but their reaction surprised me.
06:45It's a big house, darling.
06:46Maybe some rat found its way in.
06:48But what about the message?
06:50Alyssa, baby, you're a famous girl.
06:53Maybe some servant is playing a prank.
06:55In any case, I'll look into it.
06:57Don't worry.
06:58I wasn't satisfied with that answer
07:00and started to spy on them.
07:01Soon, I eavesdropped on a suspicious conversation
07:04between Mr. John and the butler.
07:06Don't you dare tell Alyssa anything.
07:08I won't let you down.
07:09I crept away without hearing much and ran to my room.
07:12The next morning, I was on my way to school,
07:14still thinking about what the butler was saying,
07:17when I spotted my mom near the school.
07:19I quickly got out of the car and stopped her
07:20before any of my classmates saw her.
07:22Mom, what are you doing here?
07:24Lately, I've been having bad dreams.
07:26I just wanted to know if you were OK.
07:28I'm fine.
07:29And you could have just called me
07:30instead of coming all this way.
07:32But dear, just then the bell rang,
07:33and I asked mom to leave.
07:35Immediately after she left, Greg came
07:37from the shrubs on the roadside with his phone in hand.
07:39I knew it.
07:40You liar.
07:41She's your real mom, right?
07:43Don't even think about lying.
07:44I've recorded everything, and I will not
07:46shy away from letting everyone know the truth.
07:49I was really freaked out and didn't know what to do.
07:51So I ended up confessing everything.
07:53I told him how I came from a poor family
07:55and how the Johns had made a deal with my mom.
07:57I didn't want anyone to find out the truth
07:59about my real family, so I lied.
08:01Please don't tell anyone.
08:03I won't, if you agree to help me.
08:05And that's when Greg revealed something shocking.
08:08He told me how the Johns had a daughter named Jessica.
08:10But one day, she disappeared without a trace.
08:12Jessica and I were best friends.
08:14But after middle school, I left for London.
08:16When I came back, I found out that she'd
08:18been missing for a whole year.
08:19I've been trying to get inside that house ever since.
08:22But that butler just wouldn't let me in.
08:25Gosh, that butler gives me the creeps.
08:27Yeah, he's a total jerk.
08:28But he's also close to the family.
08:30If there's anyone who knows about Jessica, it's him.
08:33Please, Alyssa, if you can get me any information on Jessica,
08:36I promise to protect your secret.
08:38Greg looked at me desperately, and I just
08:40felt really sorry for him.
08:42So I agreed to help in whatever way I could
08:44and started my investigation by cornering the butler.
08:47So who do you think wrote that message on my bathroom mirror?
08:50I bet my butt you know something.
08:52It's none of your business, girl.
08:54I mean, I don't know what you're talking about.
08:56What about my tattered clothes?
08:58I don't know, OK?
09:00Leave me alone.
09:01Yeah, right.
09:02Like I'd believe that.
09:03I kept bombarding the butler with questions every day.
09:06But he wouldn't open his mouth.
09:07And I'd almost given up until one day,
09:10I was getting some leftover dessert
09:11when I noticed the butler going towards the basement.
09:14He then pulled out a book from one of the shelves,
09:16and a secret door opened in the wall.
09:18He went inside, and I slept through behind him.
09:20And that's when I saw a girl.
09:22Who are you?
09:23The butler and the girl both turned around to see me.
09:26I was pretty sure this was Jessica, Mr. and Mrs. John's
09:29daughter.
09:30There was no more hiding, and they
09:31decided to tell me the truth.
09:33And I was just at a loss for words.
09:36I always felt like my parents didn't love me.
09:38I thought it was because I wasn't pretty enough.
09:41Seeing disappointment in their eyes hurt my self-esteem.
09:44I felt like a failure.
09:46And I started spending more time alone.
09:49Eventually, I asked my parents if I could live here.
09:51They didn't want to at first, but I didn't back down.
09:54In the end, they agreed.
09:55They gave me everything I needed,
09:57even hired a tutor for my studies.
09:59Jessica also confessed that she was
10:01the one who scared me and ruined my things because she
10:04wanted me to leave.
10:05Even though she freaked me out, I
10:07realized she was really going through a lot
10:09and was just jealous that her parents chose me over her.
10:12Your parents are beautiful, but have ugly hearts.
10:15You're pretty, and you shouldn't listen to them.
10:18No one has ever said that to me before.
10:20Jessica and I got talking, and our conversation
10:22made me realize how ungrateful I've been to my parents.
10:26I remembered how they used to read me bedtime stories,
10:28buy me secondhand toys, and how my mom sewed clothes for me.
10:32They've always shown their love and concern,
10:34doing everything to make me happy, despite having nothing.
10:37But I took them for granted.
10:39I felt ashamed of them, even going
10:41as far as denying my mother in front of my friends
10:44because of how poorly she was dressed.
10:45I felt like slapping myself so hard.
10:48Suddenly, we all heard noises in the hallway.
10:51I went out of the hidden bedroom and saw
10:53that Mr. and Mrs. John had come back home with some guests.
10:55As soon as they saw me, Mrs. John
10:57walked over and took my hand in hers,
10:59introducing me to the guests.
11:01This is our daughter, Jessica.
11:03You might not recognize her.
11:04She used to be ugly.
11:06But thanks to this miracle remedy,
11:08Jessica transformed from an ugly caterpillar
11:10into a beautiful butterfly.
11:12That's when I realized what was going on.
11:14Those liars invented a new product
11:17and wanted to convince the investors it
11:19could make anyone beautiful.
11:20So they told everyone I was Jessica.
11:23It made my blood boil, and I decided to expose their lies.
11:27Sorry, guys, but Mr. and Mrs. John are lying to you.
11:30I'm not their daughter.
11:32She is.
11:33I went back into the hidden bedroom
11:34and came out with the real Jessica.
11:37I told the investors everything.
11:38Jessica and the butler confirmed my story,
11:41and the investors were so angry, they
11:43simply got up and walked away.
11:45The Johns ran behind to stop them,
11:47and I just hugged Jessica and left for my parents' place.
11:50I saw them enjoying their favorite show on our small TV.
11:54Mom saw me and ran to hug me tight.
11:56Is that you, my dear?
11:58Come in.
11:59We've missed you.
11:59Mom, I'm sorry for being an ungrateful daughter
12:02to you and Dad.
12:03I was ashamed of you guys because we were poor,
12:06and I treated you so badly.
12:08Please forgive me.
12:09No, darling, we are sorry for not being able to give you
12:13all that you want, but we promise to work hard.
12:16We love you.
12:17Later that evening, I called Greg and told him everything,
12:20and he couldn't thank me enough.
12:22Mr. and Mrs. John were eventually sued for child abuse
12:25and sentenced to five years in jail.
12:27They even paid me compensation for all the work I'd done.
12:30I could finally afford to go to my fancy school
12:33with my hard-earned money.
12:34But now everyone in my class knows what my family's like,
12:37and surprisingly, everyone was cool about it.
12:40With time, I became very confident in who I was
12:43and even wore the beautiful dress my mom sewed for me.
12:46But as usual, there were still a few bullies.
12:48Hey, imposter, what is it with your sack?
12:51It's barely a month, and you're already a beggar.
12:54I didn't care anymore because now I had my real friends
12:57who stood up for me.