Mom Forgot Me in the Hospital. I Changed 17 Foster Homes (English)
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00:00Hey, MSA friends! I'm Rain from Belgium, and this is my journey.
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00:11I've lived in an orphanage for as long as I can remember, wishing for a family of my own.
00:16My mom was still around, and she was, well, a bit different.
00:20She couldn't take care of me full-time,
00:21but she'd pop in now and then with her wild stories and crazy outfits.
00:26One time, she showed up during lunch with a huge purple cape covered in shiny bits,
00:30telling everyone she was on a secret mission.
00:33Rain, my star! You're glowing today! Must be those good mashed potatoes!
00:38Then, right there in the middle of the room, she tried to make a spoon float in the air.
00:42Okay, so she was holding it with a string, but we all pretended to be shocked anyway.
00:46When she hugged me goodbye, she slipped a small rock into my hand.
00:49A piece of the moon for you.
00:51It was just a regular old rock, but in her world, it was something magical.
00:55You might think that the kids made fun of me because of my mom or something.
00:58Nah, let me tell you that I was respected and feared in the orphanage, along with my friend Leo.
01:04Leo and I were like the bosses of the orphanage.
01:07When we walked by, kids would stop talking and make room.
01:10Everyone just kind of knew to stay out of our way.
01:13One day, Leo and I were headed to our usual bench in the yard,
01:16where a group of kids were celebrating their good grades with a big cake.
01:19They saw us coming, and the laughter stopped.
01:21They looked at each other, then at the cake, and without a word, they got up to leave.
01:25We're leaving, I swear, but is there a chance we can take the cake?
01:29The whole thing?
01:30Seems a little much, don't you think, Leo?
01:32Tell you what, we will give you the big huge third,
01:35and we will only take the tiny two small thirds.
01:38Oh, thank you, really?
01:39You guys are cool.
01:41I've been dreaming about you both.
01:42They say you dream about people you think about a lot.
01:44Wait, is that peanut butter in there?
01:46You know what?
01:47Just take the whole cake.
01:48I can't stand peanut butter.
01:50Yeah, this is how things were back then.
01:52One afternoon, when we were 12, as Leo and I were planning our next prank,
01:55the warden called us into her office.
01:57She told us we were getting adopted by the Morgans,
02:00a rich family with a pool and a daughter around our age.
02:03I was excited, but also scared Leo might like the new sister more than me,
02:07so I blurted out,
02:08No thanks, I'll pass.
02:09But they want to adopt you both.
02:11That's their condition.
02:12Why do they want both of us?
02:13Who cares?
02:14We're getting our dream, being adopted together.
02:17And don't worry, I'm not gonna love her more than you.
02:20No rich girl can match your wild craziness.
02:22So I gave in.
02:23When the Morgans came to meet us,
02:25they were super nice and smelled like flowers.
02:28Look at you two.
02:29Just adorable.
02:31Leo was practically starstruck by the Morgans
02:33and began spouting off random facts to impress them.
02:36Did you know the country is pronounced Iran and not Iran?
02:40Also, I'm a whiz at geography.
02:42And hey, fun fact, the Earth isn't round or flat.
02:45There's a big chance it's shaped like a donut.
02:47I hung back, not saying much.
02:49But there was one thing on my mind.
02:51Where's your daughter?
02:52They pretended they didn't hear me, so I asked louder.
02:54And they looked a bit hesitant to answer.
02:56Then the mom just said that their daughter Emily was sick.
02:59I'm not an expert, but that looked like a lie.
03:02Even though the Morgans were nice,
03:03something about them just felt weird to me.
03:06Leo thought I was making a big deal out of nothing.
03:08Chill, they've got an awesome pool.
03:10Why are you so crazy about the pool?
03:12You're not a sea dog.
03:13Hey, I don't mind you insulting me at all,
03:16but please keep your voice down.
03:18I have a reputation to maintain around here.
03:20I just shrugged.
03:21Whatever was going on, we were moving to the Morgans' place in a month.
03:25A month flew by, and then boom, Leo and I were at the Morgans.
03:29It was wild, like stepping into a movie with their huge house.
03:32And yes, the epic pool Leo wouldn't shut up about.
03:36We had a blast that summer, splashing around and living it up.
03:40The Morgans even signed us up for a fancy private high school.
03:43Everything was pretty awesome, except we hadn't met Emily yet.
03:46Emily's spending the summer with her aunts in France.
03:49She'll be back when school starts.
03:50A week before school started, Emily finally arrived.
03:54She walked in with her suitcase,
03:55looking totally different from what I'd pictured.
03:58She was our age, but acted like she was something else.
04:01She had this snobby vibe that got on my nerves.
04:04And well, it was hatred at first sight.
04:06I could tell we weren't going to be friends.
04:09Hi, Emily.
04:10Sweetie, how was your flight?
04:12Mom, stop asking me about my feelings.
04:14Just ask sensible stuff, okay?
04:16I'm not a little kid anymore.
04:17You know, you are a kid.
04:19And don't snap at your mom like that.
04:20If you want us to get along, you've got to be nicer.
04:23Who are you, anyway?
04:24Emily, these are the kids we've adopted.
04:26Remember?
04:27We talked about this.
04:28I know why you brought them here, but I'd prefer if they didn't talk to me.
04:32I already don't like them.
04:34What reason could that possibly be?
04:36Let's just say it's better we don't talk.
04:38My IQ is 151.
04:40I'm a genius.
04:41You and I, we're not on the same level.
04:43Nope, that's not how it works.
04:45I'm the boss around here, and you'll do what we all want.
04:48The boss?
04:49Please, act your age, not your shoe size.
04:51Mom, Dad, I'm going to my room.
04:53Just bring my dinner there.
04:54Who did she think she was?
04:56Treating us like we were beneath her?
04:58Kids, don't take it to heart.
05:00Emily is unique, and she can be tough to deal with.
05:03But give it some time.
05:04She'll adjust.
05:05I'd rather go back to the orphanage than deal with this nonsense.
05:08Rain, come on.
05:09It's not that bad.
05:10I can't stand her already.
05:12I think I even hate her.
05:13Leo leaned in, whispering.
05:14Guess we can both hate her together, huh?
05:16He was spot on.
05:17I wasn't about to back down.
05:19I was the boss, and I would make sure to teach Emily, who was running this place.
05:23The first week of school was tough.
05:25Emily seemed to have everyone charmed with her smarts.
05:28And Leo and I felt like we were fading into the backgrounds like nobodies.
05:32But we weren't giving up that easily.
05:34One weekend, the Morgans went out, leaving us three at home.
05:37I was still super angry because of Emily's attitude.
05:39I decided it was time to make a point.
05:41I glanced at Leo and said, watch this.
05:44I snatched Emily's laptop and dashed outside.
05:46I heard Emily's footsteps pounding after me.
05:48What are you doing with my laptop?
05:50Without a word, I flung the laptop into the swimming pool.
05:53It hit the water with a loud splash, sinking quickly to the bottom.
05:57Oh my god, why would you do that?
05:59That's what you get for thinking you're above us.
06:01We're in this together, whether you like it or not.
06:03I left her there and walked back inside.
06:05Leo caught up to me, whispering.
06:07You know this means war, right?
06:09But to my surprise, Emily didn't do anything.
06:11She didn't even tell her parents when they were back.
06:13So I continued.
06:14I started by hiding her favorite shoes and replacing her shampoo with green hair dye.
06:19Then during dinner, I'd imitate her snobby tone, making Leo snicker.
06:23Each prank was my way of showing Emily she wasn't the boss of our new home.
06:27But she never reacted or even told her parents anything.
06:30After weeks of our pranks, Emily started doing something unexpected.
06:34She was being nice to Leo.
06:37One afternoon, she helped him with a tough math problem he'd been struggling with for hours.
06:41I saw them laughing together and something twisted inside me.
06:45What's happening?
06:45I thought we were in this together.
06:47I know, Rain, but she's really good at math.
06:49She just wanted to help.
06:51So that's it?
06:51She does one nice thing and suddenly she's not so bad?
06:55It's not like that.
06:56Maybe we've been too hard on her.
06:58But you said we'd hate her together.
07:00I know, but maybe it's time we gave her a chance.
07:03How dare you?
07:04I pounced on him, throwing punches.
07:06When Emily jumped in to save him, I swung at her too.
07:08But just then, my parents burst in.
07:10They pulled us apart and kept calling me for a family meeting.
07:13But I ignored them, including Leo, the dumb traitor.
07:17A week later, Leo approached me looking serious.
07:20Rain, I hate seeing you upset.
07:22Tell me what you want me to do and I'll do it.
07:24Anything to make things right.
07:25Fine.
07:25You want to make it up to me?
07:26Then wreck her precious science project.
07:29She needs it for the competition tomorrow.
07:31And without it, she can kiss her chance to go to NASA for summer camp goodbye.
07:35Rain, that's extreme.
07:36She worked so hard on this.
07:38That's exactly why.
07:39I'd do it myself, but it's too heavy and I don't want to hurt my back.
07:43Reluctantly, Leo agreed and sabotaged the project.
07:46The next morning, when Emily discovered it, she was in a panic.
07:49But only for about a minute.
07:51Then she calmed down and started to repair the project, hardly showing any frustration.
07:56And yes, you guessed it, she didn't tell her parents about this either.
07:59Turns out, Leo didn't do a good job of destroying it.
08:02Emily managed to fix it in just half an hour.
08:04I was convinced he did it on purpose.
08:06So I swore I'd never speak to him again.
08:08Even though he kept saying sorry.
08:10Just go hang out with your new sister.
08:11She's all you need, right?
08:13Rain, come on.
08:14We were a team at the orphanage.
08:16Cool and respected.
08:17But now you're going too far.
08:19I didn't listen to him and just walked away.
08:21A few days later, Emily won her scholarship and the Morgans planned a huge celebration.
08:26But Emily, in her usual snobby way, insisted that I go to bed early and not attend the party.
08:31It was so arrogant of her and it made my blood boil.
08:34The night of the party sounded amazing from my room.
08:37I could hear the laughter and voices with Leo out there having a blast.
08:41That idiot.
08:42Then I had a brilliant idea.
08:44I called mom and told her we needed her show for the party.
08:47She arrived 20 minutes later.
08:49I was expecting her to ruin the party with her silly acts.
08:52Then Leo sent me a photo on Instagram.
08:54To my surprise, everyone was actually enjoying mom's performance.
08:58Ugh!
08:58That night, I decided to try a new tactic.
09:01I'd be nice.
09:02My plan was to get close to Emily, understand her better, and then, as her friend,
09:06I could easily manipulate her to become her boss.
09:09The next morning, I prepared breakfast and took it to Emily's room.
09:12Everyone was shocked.
09:13Did you put poison in this?
09:14Want Leo to taste it first?
09:16Leo showed up from behind her door.
09:18Obviously, he was eavesdropping.
09:20No, thanks.
09:20I want to stay alive.
09:21To my surprise, Emily said the breakfast was delicious.
09:24From that day, I was nicer to her.
09:26I even tricked Leo into keeping Emily busy so I could set up a birthday surprise in her room.
09:31In reality, I wanted to snoop through her things for answers, but I found nothing.
09:35Weeks passed, and I was getting along better with Emily.
09:38I was secretly messing with her, though.
09:39Like turning off her alarm so she'd miss her weekend lessons and hiding her homework.
09:43But I was done with pretty pranks now.
09:45So one morning before school, I came down crying frantically.
09:49I can't find my necklace.
09:50The one mom gave me.
09:52The gold one.
09:53I've looked everywhere.
09:54I swear it was on my side table.
09:56I can't lose it.
09:57I just can't.
09:58It's the only thing my moms have forgiven to me.
10:01Everyone in the family comforted me and helped me look, but obviously no one found it.
10:05I cried some more on my way to school and kept crying in class, too.
10:09Yeah, it's a talent I have.
10:11I can make myself cry whenever I want.
10:13Leo and Emily looked really worried.
10:15And as we were heading out for recess, I decided to put the second part of the plan into action.
10:20I reached for the gold necklace that was in my pocket all along and pretended to trip over my shoelace.
10:25As I tried to break my fall, I grabbed Emily's open bag and it came tumbling to the floor,
10:29with all its contents spilling out.
10:31And in the chaos, I purposely dropped the necklace, too.
10:34I slowly crept to the necklace and picked it up.
10:37And Emily's eyes went wide with shock.
10:40This.
10:40This fell out of your bag.
10:41You stole it?
10:42How could you do this to me?
10:44Green, hold on.
10:45Maybe we should talk about this later?
10:47No, Emily.
10:48You are the biggest witch I've ever met.
10:51You have everything.
10:51Your fancy parents and your fancy brain and your fancy house.
10:55And you just can't share all that with anyone, can you?
10:58You hate having me around so much.
11:00You decided to take away the one precious thing I had, too.
11:04Who steals from an orphan?
11:06Only someone heartless.
11:08A crowd had gathered, and then the principal walked in on the scene and took Emily with her.
11:12Ha!
11:12Miss High and Mighty would surely get suspended now.
11:15But when I got home, I found the entire family gathered in the hallway,
11:19standing next to my packed bags.
11:21My biological mom was waiting, too.
11:23Sweetie, I'm so happy you can live with me now.
11:26I'm doing so much better with my new meds, so I can take care of you.
11:30You're moving out.
11:30Rain, I know what you've been doing.
11:32I tried to make you feel like family, but you need to leave.
11:35You have problems.
11:36What?
11:37I didn't do anything.
11:38We know everything, sweetheart.
11:39This has to end.
11:40Oh, great.
11:41So living with my crazy mom will fix everything?
11:44That's not a nice thing to say.
11:45Maybe if you were a better mom, I wouldn't act like this.
11:48And you guys?
11:49You're no better.
11:49You let Emily boss us around.
11:51No, Rain.
11:52Emily was fine.
11:53I mean, not the greatest, but also not evil.
11:55You need help.
11:56Help?
11:57You all think I'm crazy?
11:58Fine!
11:58I'll show you crazy!
12:00Then I stood there for a bit.
12:01We're waiting.
12:02Well, I wanted to attack one of you, but that'll prove your point that I'm crazy.
12:05I'm not.
12:06But I like things to be under my control.
12:08Always.
12:09Come on, Mom.
12:09Let's go home.
12:10These people don't deserve me.
12:12Weirdos.
12:12I went with Mom, but honestly, I miss the Morgans a lot, including Emily.
12:17Liu and I kept in touch.
12:18I thought living with my biological mom would be the hardest part, but I was actually learning
12:22and thinking about new things.
12:24One day, after Mom's street performance, a girl asked her,
12:27Can I be brave like you when I grow up?
12:29Bravery isn't just about doing daring things.
12:31It's also about being kind, accepting others, and understanding that we all have fears.
12:37On our way home, Mom talked about her past, how she pushed people away and felt lonely.
12:41She wished she had learned the importance of connection sooner.
12:44I was so busy being different, Rain, that I didn't realize I was alone in my own world.
12:49For the first time, I didn't see Mom as just crazy.
12:51She had her issues, but I realized it's never too late to change.
12:55She had improved, and now she was raising me with love.
12:58Then it hit me, and the next thing I knew, I was apologizing to my adoptive family.
13:02What I did was wrong.
13:04I'm not asking to come back.
13:05I want to live with Mom, but I want us to be friends.
13:08You're forgiven.
13:09We're more than friends.
13:10We're sisters.
13:11And always will be.
13:12I hugged everyone and left for my first therapy session.