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00:00Hi there, I'm Becca, short for Rebecca, and my dad's the mayor.
00:03Sounds cool, huh?
00:04Think again.
00:05It's a nightmare.
00:06I'll tell you why, but before I do, please like and subscribe.
00:09When I was a kid, my dad and I were best friends.
00:11We danced in TikTok videos, watched movies every night,
00:14and we even had our own rock band.
00:16But when dad became the mayor, everything changed.
00:19He never had time for me.
00:20So he hired a horrible old nanny named Miss Boot,
00:23which didn't make any sense.
00:24I mean, really, who needs a nanny at 15?
00:27Stop chewing with your mouth open.
00:28You weren't raised in a barn.
00:30And no more candy.
00:32Only vegetables for you.
00:33No video games either.
00:34They'll rot your brain.
00:36I tried everything to get dad's attention.
00:38I got straight A's in school, I sent him funny memes,
00:40and I even went to his office to show him my new dance moves.
00:43But nothing worked.
00:44For his birthday, I made him a special dinner.
00:46But as I was cooking, I glanced out the window
00:48and saw a cute boy across the street waving at me.
00:51So I had to go talk to him.
00:52And one thing led to another, and the kitchen caught fire.
00:55When dad got home, he was furious.
00:57What happened?
00:58The last thing I wanted was dad mad at me.
01:01So I made up a little white lie.
01:03It was the strangest thing.
01:05I was out here smelling flowers when I suddenly
01:07saw flames from the kitchen.
01:09If you ask me, I think it was Miss Boot.
01:11She's a creepy old lady.
01:13She's jealous of us.
01:14And I think she's up to no good.
01:15Of course, dad took Miss Boot's side
01:17and grounded me for lying.
01:19I gave up trying to get dad's attention
01:21and started focusing more on me.
01:23One morning, I decided to ditch school.
01:24So I stole the keys to one of my dad's cars
01:26and drove myself to the beach.
01:28I had so much fun swimming and sunbathing
01:31and even got the most amazing tan.
01:33When I walked back to the parking lot,
01:34dad's car was gone.
01:36I looked everywhere, but I couldn't find it.
01:38It was getting late, so I called an Uber
01:40and went straight home, hoping dad wouldn't
01:42notice the car was missing.
01:43Hey, he hadn't driven it in months.
01:45It was possible.
01:46When I got home, I ran right into dad and Miss Boot.
01:49How was school, honey?
01:50It was great.
01:51Lots of learning.
01:52Your teachers called and said you
01:53didn't show up to your classes.
01:55Oh, there must be some misunderstanding.
01:57I was working on a special project
01:59studying the mating rituals of sand fleas.
02:01And my car?
02:02Uh, I was going to tell you.
02:04It got caught in a flash tornado.
02:06It was picked up and flew into the sky.
02:08Daddy, it was so terrible and scary.
02:11I barely made it out alive.
02:13I think I should lie down and forget
02:14about this horrible day.
02:16Dad didn't believe a word I said
02:18and grounded me forever, especially
02:20since my teachers ratted me out
02:21and a couple of criminals used dad's car
02:23in a bank robbery.
02:24It took my dad weeks to clear that mess up.
02:27A few months later, I got the greatest news.
02:29Mean old Miss Boot was retiring.
02:31The day she left, I celebrated.
02:33I stuffed my face with candy
02:35and played video games all night long.
02:37But the next morning, dad spoiled everything.
02:40I'm hiring a new nanny to look after you.
02:42Uh, hello.
02:43I'm practically an adult.
02:44I can take care of myself.
02:45Before I could plead my case,
02:47the new nanny walked in.
02:48Her name was Miss P,
02:49and she had a daughter named Amy.
02:51They both looked like Disney princesses.
02:53They wore flowers in their hair,
02:54and I swear I heard birds singing when they smiled.
02:57Miss P and Amy will live in the servants' quarters.
03:00They'll be helping out around the house.
03:01It's a pleasure to meet you, Becca.
03:03You're so pretty.
03:04I really hope we can be friends.
03:05I glanced at myself in the mirror.
03:07My hair was a mess, my face was puffy,
03:09and I had chocolate on the corners of my mouth.
03:11Clearly, this girl was blind.
03:13I stormed off to my room
03:14and pouted for the rest of the day.
03:16Don't judge me.
03:17Like you're perfectly mature all the time.
03:19To my surprise, I started to enjoy
03:21having Miss P and Amy around.
03:23Miss P kept our house sparkling clean,
03:25and she was the best cook.
03:27She made my favorite foods and told me funny stories.
03:29Amy was pretty cool too.
03:31She loved playing video games
03:32and watching sci-fi movies with me.
03:34Even though Amy and Miss P didn't have much money,
03:36Amy was still the best dressed girl I knew.
03:38One day we went shopping together,
03:40and she gave me the best advice.
03:42Green is totally your color.
03:43It brings out your eyes.
03:44I don't know.
03:45I'm not really into dresses.
03:47Trust me, with that dress and those shoes,
03:49you'll look like a supermodel.
03:51Amy was right.
03:52As we walked through the mall,
03:53everyone kept staring at me
03:55and giving me compliments.
03:56A couple of boys even asked me for my number.
03:59After that, Amy and I were attached at the hip.
04:01We were total besties.
04:02I begged dad to pay Amy's tuition
04:04so we could go to the same school,
04:05and he said yes.
04:06On our first day,
04:07I introduced Amy to my other best friends,
04:09Layla and Jasmine,
04:10and they loved her.
04:11Amy even joined them on the cheerleading team.
04:13I was never into cheerleading.
04:15I was too busy coming up with new dance moves
04:17to post on my TikTok and YouTube channel.
04:19A couple of months later,
04:20Amy, Layla, and Jasmine went away for a week
04:22to cheerleading camp.
04:23But when Amy came back home,
04:24something was wrong.
04:26She'd barely look at me.
04:27Every time I tried to talk to her,
04:28she'd run the other way
04:30until I ambushed her at her locker.
04:31Something's up.
04:32Why are you acting so strange?
04:34Amy pulled me into a corner and whispered,
04:36It's Layla and Jasmine.
04:37I'm not sure how to say this,
04:38but never mind.
04:40It's nothing.
04:40I don't want to ruin your friendship.
04:42Forget I said anything.
04:43Just tell me.
04:44No one will ever know we had this conversation.
04:46I promise.
04:46What Amy said next rocked my world.
04:49She told me that Layla and Jasmine
04:51thought I was a horrible dancer,
04:53the most annoying girl in school,
04:54and they were only friends with me
04:56because my dad was the mayor.
04:57Amy even showed me text messages on her phone
05:00of Layla and Jasmine making fun of me.
05:02I was so mad.
05:03I was about to explode.
05:05Later, I saw Layla and Jasmine
05:06in the cafeteria laughing,
05:08and they had the nerve to smile at me
05:10like they were my friends.
05:11I stormed right up to them.
05:12You backstabbing witches.
05:14You think you're so cool,
05:15but you're as dumb as a box of rocks.
05:16Are you for real?
05:18As serious as a math test.
05:19They stood up and got in my face.
05:21Okay, loser.
05:22You think you're special,
05:23but you're just a basic chick.
05:24Well, you're both as ugly as a horse's butt,
05:27and you smell like porta-potties.
05:28Jasmine pushed me.
05:29I shoved her back.
05:30Then I snatched some ice cream
05:32off a kid's lunch tray
05:33and threw it in their faces,
05:34which turned into a huge food fight.
05:36I was suspended for a week,
05:38but it felt really good
05:39to kick those two-faced jerks out of my life.
05:41I felt bad about betraying Amy, though,
05:43and begged her to forgive me.
05:45Eventually, she did,
05:46and we got even closer.
05:47I even told her about my secret crush,
05:49a football player named Mike.
05:51Why don't you tell him how you feel?
05:52I'm totally not his type.
05:54Of course you are.
05:55Let's have a double date.
05:56Amy set up the date a couple nights later.
05:58I put on my best dress
05:59and spent an hour doing my makeup.
06:00When I arrived at the restaurant,
06:02I had the shock of my life.
06:04I saw Amy kissing Mike.
06:06My face turned as red as a chili pepper
06:08as my heart shattered to pieces.
06:10Amy spotted me and walked over.
06:12Hey, you don't look so good.
06:13Are you feeling all right?
06:14How could you do this to me?
06:15What? I thought you'd be happy.
06:17Why would I be happy?
06:18I caught you making out with my secret crush.
06:21Your secret crush is Mike?
06:23I thought you said Ike.
06:24I swear, that's what I thought,
06:25and I invited him.
06:26I turned around and saw Ike,
06:28the weirdest kid in school,
06:30staring at me.
06:31The whole night was a disaster.
06:33I had to watch Amy and Mike
06:34making out for hours.
06:35A few times when Amy and Mike were kissing,
06:38I caught Amy glancing at me.
06:39Beneath her sweet smile and soft brown eyes
06:42was something sinister.
06:43I tried to keep my distance from Amy,
06:45but she never let me get far.
06:47She'd show up in my room late at night.
06:49Are you still mad at me, bestie?
06:50In the backseat of my car.
06:51I feel like you're avoiding me.
06:53She'd ambush me after class.
06:54We're still friends, right?
06:56I couldn't even go to the bathroom
06:57without running into her.
06:58Wanna hang out after school?
06:59She was totally creeping me out.
07:01I hid out in the school library to avoid her,
07:03but a few days later,
07:04something crazy happened.
07:06The principal called me into her office
07:08and accused me of cheating.
07:09I was horrified.
07:10Now wait, that's not true.
07:12I've never cheated in my life.
07:14Then Amy walked in with tears in her eyes.
07:16Dad was right behind her.
07:18I'm sorry, Becca.
07:19I couldn't keep lying for you.
07:20I had to come clean.
07:21I told the principal how you've been
07:23forcing me to do your homework
07:24and helping you during tests for months.
07:27Shame on you, Becca.
07:28I can't believe you'd do something like this.
07:30I'm innocent, Dad.
07:31You have to believe me.
07:33Amy's a liar.
07:34She's scaring me, sir.
07:35The last time she was this angry,
07:37she hit me.
07:38Dad gave me the saddest look.
07:40I couldn't believe he was falling
07:42for Amy's lies.
07:43I am so disappointed in you, Becca.
07:45I'd had enough.
07:46I jumped out of my seat
07:47and charged toward Amy.
07:48She ran around the room
07:50screaming for help.
07:51Dad and the principal
07:52had to pull us apart.
07:53After that, Dad sent me away
07:54for a month of therapy.
07:56When I got back,
07:57things took a horrible turn.
07:58Dad announced that he and Amy's mom
08:00were getting married.
08:01After the wedding,
08:02Dad showered Amy with gifts and attention.
08:05He invited Amy and her mom
08:06to all his political events
08:08and left me at home.
08:09It was the worst.
08:10Amy stole all my friends,
08:12my secret crush,
08:12and my dad in a matter of months.
08:14I was so mad I wanted to scream.
08:17I tried meditating to calm myself down
08:19and when that didn't work,
08:20I ate a tub of ice cream.
08:22Then early one morning,
08:23I woke up to someone
08:24pounding on the front door.
08:25I raced down the stairs.
08:27The police were at the door
08:28and they had an arrest warrant.
08:29Someone had accused Dad
08:31of stealing money from the city.
08:32This is outrageous.
08:34My husband is an honest man.
08:36This has to be a mistake.
08:37The police ignored us,
08:38arrested Dad,
08:39and hauled him off to jail.
08:41I was devastated.
08:42Miss P fainted
08:43and Amy was nowhere to be found.
08:45Dad swore he was innocent
08:47and tried to fight the case,
08:48but during the trial,
08:49the prosecutor called Amy to the stand.
08:51She told this crazy story
08:52about how my dad was a crook.
08:54The mayor is a monster.
08:55He stole money
08:56from the children's hospital,
08:57a homeless shelter,
08:58and a retirement home.
09:00I couldn't let him hurt
09:01all those innocent people,
09:02so I printed copies
09:03of all his bank transactions
09:04and gave them to the police.
09:06The lawyer showed the judge
09:07all the evidence.
09:08Dad swore he was innocent,
09:09but the evidence against him
09:11was too strong.
09:12On the day of the sentencing,
09:13everyone in town was there,
09:14even Miss Boot.
09:15The judge sentenced Dad
09:17to 20 years in jail.
09:19Dad and Miss P started
09:20crying their eyes out,
09:21and Amy flashed a sinister smile.
09:23I was so angry,
09:25my hands started shaking.
09:26Then Amy whispered in my ear,
09:28Too bad about your dad.
09:29Now he'll rot in jail
09:30and no one can do anything about it.
09:32Funny how a few little lies
09:34could do so much damage.
09:36Just as I was about
09:36to smack Amy in the face,
09:38Miss Boot pulled me away.
09:39Calm down, child.
09:41Act like a lady.
09:42Your father taught you
09:43better than that.
09:43I heard what that nasty girl
09:45said to you,
09:46but hitting her
09:47won't help your case.
09:48She's evil,
09:49and she ruined Dad's life.
09:50We have to stop her.
09:51The best way to fight a lie
09:53is with the truth.
09:54Miss Boot walked away
09:55without another word,
09:56and then I got an idea.
09:58That night,
09:59Miss P, Amy, and I
10:00were packing our things
10:01to move out of the mayor's mansion.
10:02While Miss P and Amy
10:04were downstairs,
10:04I snuck into Amy's room.
10:06She hadn't packed yet,
10:07so I searched around
10:08to find evidence
10:09to prove that my dad was innocent.
10:10I was just about to give up
10:12when I found a small notebook
10:13tucked away in her drawer.
10:15Inside,
10:15it had pictures of me and my dad
10:17with X's on our faces,
10:18a bunch of old newspaper clippings,
10:20and a photograph of a young Amy
10:22standing next to an old woman
10:23in a hospital bed.
10:24The articles explained
10:25that Amy's grandmother
10:27lost her apartment
10:28after my dad signed a bill
10:29to demolish the building
10:30and replace it with a shopping mall.
10:32Amy's grandma collapsed
10:33during a protest,
10:34hit her head on the ground,
10:35and fell into a coma.
10:36It was such a sad story.
10:38Then I heard footsteps behind me.
10:40I turned around to see Amy
10:41with this demented look on her face.
10:43Your dad had to pay
10:44for hurting my family.
10:46And now it's your turn.
10:48Amy picked up a broom
10:49and charged toward me like a maniac.
10:51I thought I was a goner.
10:52And then Miss P and Miss Boot
10:54appeared out of nowhere.
10:55Miss Boot snatched the broom
10:56out of Amy's hand.
10:57Miss P stepped between me and Amy.
10:59Amy, stop this right now.
11:01What happened to your grandma
11:03wasn't the mayor's fault.
11:04The city council made that decision.
11:06But it's not fair.
11:07I know, honey.
11:08But what you're doing isn't right.
11:10It won't help your grandma.
11:11But perhaps I can.
11:13My son is a neurologist,
11:14and I can ask him to take a look
11:16at your grandmother.
11:16But under one condition.
11:18Miss Boot glanced at me.
11:20You tell the truth about my father.
11:22Amy agreed.
11:22We all went to the police,
11:24and Amy told them
11:25how she lied about dad
11:26and had hired someone
11:27to make up all the evidence against him.
11:29Dad was released from prison,
11:30and Miss Boot fulfilled her promise.
11:32She told her son about Amy's grandma,
11:34who decided to put her
11:35into a clinical trial,
11:36where she had a great chance
11:38of recovering fully.
11:39On the day of Amy's trial,
11:40dad felt so sorry
11:42about Amy and her grandma
11:43that he asked the judge
11:44to be lenient.
11:45The judge sentenced Amy
11:46to a year of therapy
11:47at a mental institution.
11:49Dad was reinstated as mayor.
11:50But every day,
11:51he made sure to spend more time
11:53with me and Miss P.
11:54Miss P apologized
11:55for not believing me
11:56and taking Amy's side.
11:57But I still felt guilty.
11:59Dad, if I hadn't lied
12:01so many times to you before,
12:02you would have believed me
12:03when I told you about Amy.
12:04None of this should have happened.
12:06This is all my fault.
12:07You can't blame yourself, honey.
12:09You had no control
12:10of what Amy would do.
12:11All we can do now
12:12is pick up the pieces
12:14and try to move on
12:14with our lives.
12:16And that's what we did.