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00:00It's hard to pinpoint exactly when my parents knew that I was special.
00:03It could be when I said my first word at five months old,
00:05when I started reading by the time I was three,
00:07or when I solved a Rubik's cube at four in less than 30 seconds.
00:11Hi, I'm Katie, and none of that is to brag, by the way,
00:14because being a genius has brought me more misery than I would wish on my worst enemy.
00:18Yeah, I actually have a worst enemy, and you're about to find out who she is.
00:22But first, please like and subscribe.
00:24My father was a famous actor who starred in a ton of action movies.
00:27He fell in love with my mother, a jewelry designer.
00:30She designed the engagement ring he intended to give to another woman,
00:33but he broke off that relationship to be with my mother.
00:35I know, messed up, right?
00:37When I was five, I was being dragged around the world to movie sets
00:39where my father would show me off like some freak Einstein circus monkey.
00:43Daddy, I need to pee.
00:45You can only go after you tell everyone who the 5th, 16th, 25th, and 40th presidents were.
00:50Come on, Paul, Katie really needs to go.
00:53She can go as soon as she answers the question.
00:55James Monroe, Abraham Lincoln, William McKinley, and...
01:00And then I peed.
01:01The entire movie's cast and crew burst out laughing, and I was completely humiliated.
01:07My mother finally had enough and divorced him, taking me back to her hometown.
01:11I would love to say things got better there, but believe it or not,
01:13they only got worse.
01:14Like, a lot worse.
01:16My mom opened a jewelry store, which took up all of her time,
01:19so she got me a nanny who had a daughter named Scarlett.
01:21Scarlett was four years older than me and was really, but really dumb.
01:26Just to give you an idea of how dumb she was,
01:28when her mom told her that carrots helped her see in the dark,
01:30she went outside at night and tried to use one as a flashlight.
01:34Scarlett didn't like that I was so much smarter than her,
01:36so her favorite activity was torturing me, like hanging me out the window by my ankle,
01:41filling my pillowcase with spiders, and replacing my cereal with dog treats.
01:45How's your cereal, Katie?
01:46Maybe afterward we can go play fetch.
01:49Except I knew what my cereal looked like and switched our bowls when she wasn't looking.
01:53My mom put me in kindergarten, but it was way too easy for me.
01:56While the other kids were playing with finger paint, I was doing math equations.
01:59As much as I hated being in school, I hated being home more because of Scarlett.
02:04I tried to tell my mom, but Scarlett had a secret weapon.
02:06But mommy, I hate her!
02:09She tried to put my book in the toilet!
02:11Scarlett, is that true?
02:13The one thing that Scarlett was good at besides bullying was acting.
02:17Never!
02:17It really hurts my feelings when Katie says these things.
02:21Scarlett could cry on command.
02:22I mean, like, full-on sobbing.
02:24Mom!
02:25Cheese!
02:25But I couldn't even finish my sentence before my mom was comforting Scarlett.
02:29There, there.
02:30It's okay.
02:30No matter what happened, I'm sure you two can work it out, right?
02:34And then Scarlett ran and hugged me!
02:36Aw, that's wonderful!
02:38I'm going to work.
02:38See you two besties tonight!
02:40And the second my mom was gone, my book was in the toilet.
02:43And just when I thought things couldn't get any worse, they did.
02:46The school's principal skipped me to the third grade.
02:49Guess with who?
02:49You've got it!
02:50Freaking Scarlett.
02:52Yeah, she was left back a year because, as we already established, was really dumb.
02:57When I got to high school, I was too old to have a nanny.
02:59So my mom hired Scarlett's mother to help her run her jewelry store,
03:03and let them stay in our house because she felt like they were family now.
03:07Yay.
03:08At school, Scarlett would play awful pranks on me,
03:10like putting laxatives in my lunch or filling my hand sanitizer with super sticky glue.
03:15One night, I sat out in the backyard crying.
03:18I just wanted to be normal and with kids my own age.
03:21Then, through the guesthouse window, I saw something unbelievable.
03:24Scarlett was watching Mean Girls and acting out a part.
03:27They say you're a homeschooled jungle freak who's a less hot version of me.
03:31She was actually really good.
03:33But then she turned and looked right at me!
03:35Oh no!
03:35I sprinted back to my room.
03:37I was up all night, terrified about what Scarlett was going to do to me.
03:40The next day at school, Scarlett just stared non-stop at me in our first period class.
03:45As soon as the bell rang, I sprinted out of the classroom and hid in a janitor's closet.
03:49Um, this is my closet.
03:51Go find your own.
03:52I nearly jumped out of my skin!
03:54I turned on the light to find a boy sitting in a chair with his feet up on the wall.
03:57His hair was long and messy, his clothes were too big, and he had like 20 earrings.
04:01He was Wesley, the school weirdo.
04:03The rumor was that his family was homeless.
04:06I can't leave!
04:06Ah, yeah.
04:07Scarlett, right?
04:08Yeah.
04:09I think she may actually kill me.
04:10She's just a sad girl.
04:12Just like my sister, Alice.
04:14Your sister?
04:14Yeah, believe it or not, Alice makes Scarlett look like an angel.
04:18That's horrible.
04:19Wait, why are you in here?
04:20It's my place to get away from everyone.
04:22I hate drama.
04:23Wow, I totally get that.
04:24People are so...
04:25Petty?
04:25Judgmental?
04:26Mean?
04:26Yes.
04:27I'm Katie, by the way.
04:28Yeah, I know.
04:29I'm a pretty good observer.
04:30Just with that, Wesley and I became best friends.
04:33I felt like a total jerk.
04:34I always thought he was just a weirdo, but he was the first person who actually understood me.
04:39For the next few weeks, Wesley and I spent more and more time together at school.
04:43He helped me get away from Scarlett.
04:44Wesley knew every hiding place in the school.
04:46Under the stairs, in the attic, there was even an old broken service elevator.
04:50I had no idea.
04:51For a while, things were looking up.
04:52And then one night, something incredible happened.
04:55I received a letter from one of the top universities in the country.
04:59They wanted me to attend next year and were scheduling an interview at my house.
05:03I would finally be rid of Scarlett for good.
05:06I couldn't wipe the smile off my face.
05:08I wanted to celebrate, but Wesley would never meet me outside of school.
05:11There was always an excuse, but this time, I wasn't taking no for an answer.
05:15I tracked down his address online and went there.
05:17I figured we would pull up to a homeless shelter,
05:20but we turned into the driveway of the biggest mansion I had ever seen.
05:23I rang the bell, and this really pretty girl with perfect makeup opened the door.
05:27Whatever you're selling, we don't want any.
05:29Oh, I'm not selling anything.
05:31I'm here to see Wesley.
05:32Does he live here?
05:33Hey, loser!
05:34Someone is actually here to see you.
05:36What do you want with my loser brother?
05:38Oh, you're Alice, Wesley's demon sister.
05:41Katie, what are you doing here?
05:43Hi.
05:43Wow, Wesley.
05:44Is a real girl coming here to take you out?
05:47There must be something seriously wrong with her.
05:50Leave us alone, Alice.
05:51Wesley took me to his room, which was filled with books and other cool things.
05:55He even had a VR experience, and we got to dive in the deep sea with sharks, whales,
06:00and all kinds of marine animals.
06:01It was so cool.
06:02But just as we were about to approach a giant squid, the game got too real.
06:06Suddenly, a wave of water drenched us from top to bottom.
06:09We took off our visors, and there was Alice, holding a huge bucket of water and laughing
06:13her head off.
06:14Alice, what the heck?
06:15Only improving your immersive experience.
06:19You're welcome, guys.
06:20Before we could respond, Alice had already vanished, and Wesley's RV was ruined.
06:24As we dried off in the bathroom, I looked at Wesley angrily.
06:27How can Scarlett and Alice be so hateful?
06:29What is wrong with them?
06:30Alice and I were close when we were kids, but then my mom forced her into beauty pageants
06:35and would always criticize her when she lost.
06:37It changed her, and now she's like this.
06:39Like Alice alone wasn't enough, Scarlett hadn't forgotten about me spying on her.
06:43She was like a snake, just waiting for the right opportunity to strike.
06:46And on the morning of the big interview at my house, she found it.
06:49Well, Katie, we feel that you will be a perfect addition to our university, and it is my honor
06:54to offer you.
06:55Oh, Katie.
06:57Just as the recruiter was about to make me the offer, Scarlett walked in.
07:00My entire body froze.
07:02Oh, sorry.
07:03Is this a bad time?
07:04I'm Scarlett, Katie's bestie.
07:06Uh, hi, bestie.
07:08Can you please come back later?
07:09I would, but I have my math test coming up and need that special sheet you always give
07:14me with all the answers.
07:15I have the money, I swear.
07:17She pays you to give her the answers to your tests?
07:20That's not true.
07:21She's lying.
07:22Okay, I think we are done here.
07:23Please, don't listen to her.
07:25I've never cheated in my life.
07:26Me neither.
07:28And that was the end of it.
07:29Scarlett won.
07:30Did I scare your little college recruiter off?
07:32Oopsie.
07:33I was so angry, I just exploded.
07:36You are a horrible, horrible human being.
07:39In fact, I wouldn't even call you human.
07:41You are a monster.
07:42The next morning, as I was going to my locker, a crowd was around someone.
07:46Wesley walked up to me and he looked as depressed as I was.
07:49Did you see?
07:49We have a new student.
07:51When the crowd cleared, I saw who our new student was.
07:54It was Alice.
07:55She got expelled from her all-girls school, so my mother was able to bribe our school
07:59to take her in.
08:00And then she saw me and Wesley came over and turned to the crowd.
08:03Oh, we're going to have a lot of fun here together.
08:06Now you can't avoid me.
08:08Alice laughed like a true Disney villain and left with her new group of followers.
08:12I guess I'll just have to wait for her to add this school to her expulsion collection.
08:17You know what?
08:17No.
08:18I've had enough of these bullies.
08:20We are going to fight back.
08:21No, Katie.
08:21Just ignore them.
08:22We can't fight with them.
08:23They are older, stronger, and meaner, but we are smarter.
08:26We are not going to fight them ourselves, Wesley.
08:28We're going to make them fight each other.
08:30I'm listening.
08:31We may not be able to change them, but we maybe can redirect their hate.
08:35I told Wesley the rest of my plan, and he agreed to join me.
08:38We were going to make our bullies mortal enemies.
08:40First of all, we sent a little welcome to our school gift to Alice from Scarlet.
08:44Oh my god.
08:46Is this the new Givenchy?
08:47It wasn't.
08:48Wesley simply took the empty bottle from her trash.
08:50This is my favorite perfume.
08:52But I guess you could call it perfume.
08:54It certainly had a memorable fragrance.
08:56Alice put it on and immediately realized it was not her favorite Givenchy.
09:00Yuck.
09:01This smells like skunk.
09:03Actually, it was a nasty mix of fermented anchovies, spoiled cheese, and overripe cabbage.
09:09But yeah, just as bad as skunk and even harder to get off.
09:12Exactly at the same time, we printed a fake version of the school newspaper,
09:16which Alice had just begun to run.
09:17And in a very special edition, we crowned Scarlet as the champion of, well, everything
09:23on the worst list, from fashion disasters to bad hair days, makeup mishaps, terrible
09:29classmates, and the worst student overall.
09:31You name it, she snagged the title.
09:33As soon as she saw it, Scarlet burst into flames and went in search of Alice.
09:36They met in the middle of the hallway.
09:38The tension was so intense that it felt like a Dragon Ball Z battle.
09:41This is war.
09:43And thus the war began.
09:45And believe me, they pulled out their heavy weapons.
09:47Their pranks were, let's say, pretty original.
09:50Alice kicked things off by spreading the rumor that Scarlet was really a 40-year-old
09:54divorcee posing as a teenager.
09:56That doesn't make any sense.
09:58Scarlet fired back bluntly and traditionally, vandalizing Alice's Barbie car and Brace
10:03for Impact painting it black.
10:05No!
10:06That's not even a real color!
10:08Alice carried out her revenge following the old rules of the glitter warfare.
10:13She hid a glitter bomb in Scarlet's locker, and when she opened it, she turned the entire
10:17hallway into an impromptu disco party.
10:19It took Scarlet weeks to get all the glitter off her.
10:22And how could we forget the time that Scarlet locked Alice in the bath with a little mouse?
10:26Next-level torture right there.
10:28Of course, like top-tier bullies, they occasionally ditched their sophisticated tactics for some
10:33classic down-and-dirty, hand-to-hand combat.
10:35Yet the best part of my master plan was that they were good to us, even though it was just
10:40to infuriate the other.
10:41It's amazing what hate can lead to.
10:43You're truly a genius.
10:45I should be modest, but I can't.
10:46I am a genius.
10:48Our era of prosperity and peace incredibly lasted for a year.
10:52However, as usual, nothing good ever lasts.
10:54When it seemed that this beautiful war would continue for generations, Alice delivered
10:58a precise and lethal blow.
11:00Somehow, she got her hands on a video of Scarlet performing in the toilet, just as I had seen
11:04her months before at home in front of her TV.
11:06She made it viral at school, and Scarlet became a laughingstock.
11:10The war was over, and Alice had won it.
11:12Long live the Queen Alice!
11:14Long live!
11:15Well, maybe they didn't cheer like that, but you guys get the point.
11:18When I got home, Scarlet was still crying, and the waterfalls didn't slow down for days.
11:22She even stopped going to school because she was so embarrassed.
11:24I had finally beaten my bully, but surprisingly, I didn't feel great.
11:28On the contrary, I felt sorry for her, and so very, very guilty.
11:32Not because she didn't have it coming.
11:34She had it coming.
11:35Oh boy, did she have it coming.
11:37Still, the feeling of being the one causing her tears felt horrible, even worse than when
11:41I was the one crying because of her evil deeds.
11:43So I decided to come clean and face the consequences of my actions.
11:47Scarlet, go away!
11:49The scream was frightening enough to give me second thoughts about confessing, but I
11:52carried on.
11:53I have something to tell you.
11:54After confessing all about my plan, I closed my eyes and waited for my punishment.
11:58I hope this is quick and painless.
12:00Or at least just quick.
12:01I waited a few seconds, but nothing happened.
12:03I opened my eyes and looked at Scarlet.
12:05Aren't you gonna murder me?
12:06I should, but I kind of get why you did it.
12:08It's not fun at all to be on the receiving end.
12:10No, it isn't.
12:11I guess what I'm trying to say is, you know what it is.
12:14Don't make me say it.
12:14Yeah, I know.
12:15Me too.
12:16For what it's worth, I think you have a real talent as an actress.
12:19You think so?
12:20Totally.
12:20You had my mom believing you were an innocent angel for years.
12:23Not even Zendaya could pull off a character like that.
12:26Aww.
12:26Thanks.
12:27Then, something unprecedented began taking place.
12:30Scarlet and I went in for a hug.
12:32However, just as we were about to make it happen-
12:34Nope.
12:35That's too much.
12:36You did ruin my life.
12:37And you ruined my future.
12:38Call it even.
12:39Sure.
12:40The following weeks were pretty good, actually.
12:41Scarlet called the college recruiter and explained everything.
12:44I'm going to college!
12:45I'm going to college!
12:46I'm going to college!
12:48As a thank you, I showed the tape of Scarlet acting to my dad.
12:51And he got her a small role in his next movie.
12:53When word of that got around the school, Scarlet got noticed again.
12:56But this time, for good.
12:57Even better, she became part of our little crew.
12:59Wesley, it's time you also stand up for yourself against your sister.
13:02By now, Alice had assembled an army of plastic girls and drooling boys that would do anything
13:06she said.
13:07And with no rival, Alice went back to making Wesley's life miserable.
13:10Until one day, during lunch in the cafeteria, Alice walked up to Wesley and acted like she
13:15had stumbled, making all her food spill onto him.
13:17Wesley stood up and pulled out an old photo from his wallet and showed it to Alice.
13:21See this picture, Alice?
13:22It's from when you won your first beauty pageant.
13:25Look how happy we both look here.
13:27Yes, I look pretty.
13:28Unlike your dorky face.
13:29In a moment of frustration, Wesley tore the picture into pieces, shocking Alice.
13:34How dare you!
13:35I always missed your younger self, Alice.
13:38And I hoped you would go back to being my lovely sister.
13:40But I guess you chose to be a witch.
13:42And I'm done waiting or being patient.
13:43Alice tried to push Wesley away, but he held her hand tightly and firmly.
13:47You really thought you're stronger than me, Alice?
13:49I never touched you because I respected you as my big sister.
13:52You're hurting me!
13:53I'll hurt you more if you don't back off.
13:55My friends are around me.
13:57Guys, you know what to do!
13:58But just as Alice's friends were about to step in, Scarlett and I appeared from behind Wesley.
14:02And we know what to do, too.
14:04The kids behind Alice began to look scared and uncertain while she stomped her feet in
14:08frustration.
14:08Fine, you don't talk to me and I won't talk to you.
14:11Sounds good to me.
14:12With that, Alice left and we all hugged, knowing we had finally stood up to the bullies.
14:16I learned from the best.