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MSA, formerly known as "My Story Animated," is a dynamic YouTube channel that brings real-life stories to life through engaging and visually captivating animations. Specializing in personal drama, emotional journeys, and life-changing experiences, MSA transforms viewers' submissions into powerful animated narratives that resonate deeply with its audience. Each video tackles a wide range of topics, including relationship struggles, overcoming adversity, and self-discovery, making it a platform where real-life events are depicted with creativity and authenticity.

The channel's content is crafted to be relatable and inspirational, offering viewers a blend of entertainment and life lessons. Through animated storytelling, MSA explores complex social dynamics, personal growth, and the challenges of everyday life, providing viewers with stories that are not only entertaining but also thought-provoking and emotionally engaging.

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00:00I'm Delfina from New York.
00:05My story starts with the day my parents decided to send me away, but before I continue, please
00:10hit like and subscribe.
00:11My parents loved me a lot, but I missed them because they were always super busy at work,
00:16and I don't have any friends, not even the imaginary ones.
00:19At least I had my grandma, my Nona, and I would always ask Dad to visit her in Sicily,
00:23but he couldn't afford the tickets for us to go every year.
00:26So for my 7th birthday, he surprised me by finally deciding to send me to Nona's place
00:31with Mom.
00:32I was ecstatic, and it was an amazing place, as was my Nona.
00:36I had a lot of fun running around her farm and petting the animals.
00:40However, the best thing about Nona's farm was the nearby beach, because that's where
00:44I met Giulia.
00:45Wow, that sandcastle looks great!
00:46Can I join you?
00:47Only if you promise to come for a swim with me afterward, but I don't know how to swim.
00:53I'll teach you.
00:54Easy for her to say, Giulia swam like a fish, and I had never even set foot in a bathtub.
00:59Even as a baby, my parents washed me in the backyard with a bucket and a hose.
01:03Plus, I'm not good at trying new things.
01:05Come on, the fish won't bite.
01:07There's fish?
01:08I imagined a gigantic shark coming up from the depths of the sea, eating my butt in one
01:14single bite.
01:15But before I could chicken out, Giulia pushed me in.
01:17I flailed, terrified, but the water barely reached my waist.
01:21See?
01:22I knew you could do it!
01:23Take my hands and start kicking your feet.
01:25Ouch!
01:26Don't kick me, kick the water!
01:28Oops, I accidentally nailed her in the shin.
01:30Giulia backed up a few feet before I tried again.
01:33Yeah, just like that!
01:34And that's how I got over my fear of trying new things.
01:38Giulia was loud, sunny, and fearless, just like I wanted myself to be.
01:43That summer, we got into all kinds of trouble.
01:45We stole the fresh eggs from the chicken coop in the morning, raced after the postwoman,
01:49and made her lose all her letters.
01:51Giulia was also really good at basketball, so we played until the sun went down and Nona
01:56called us home.
01:57We also invented a million new ice cream flavors, and because we needed so much milk, we had
02:02to milk Nona's cow.
02:03Don't you think she's looking at me funny?
02:05She's a cow, and you're pulling on her udders.
02:08Of course she looks at you funny!
02:09With Giulia, I felt like I could do anything, so we milked the cow, made ice cream, and
02:14then ate so much of it that we gave ourselves stomach cramps.
02:18Might this be a lesson for the future?
02:20Excess of anything is bad, honey.
02:22But like all good things, it also ended in a blink of an eye.
02:25I was super sad to return home.
02:28I had made my first real friend, and now I had to leave her behind.
02:32I promised Giulia that I would write to her every day, and I gave her a necklace made
02:36out of seashells that we had collected together.
02:38Wow!
02:39This is beautiful!
02:40Thank you!
02:41I'll treasure it for sure!
02:43When I got on the plane, I realized how much I had changed, and it was all thanks to Giulia.
02:48Since I wasn't allowed a phone yet, and I had forgotten to get her email address, I
02:52would write Giulia actual letters.
02:54Each summer, I promised I'd visit, but in the end, I never did.
02:58With time, the letters became shorter and shorter, and when I was 14, my life turned
03:03upside down when my parents divorced, and I had to move to a new house with my mom.
03:08Giulia kept writing to me, but I was shattered, so I didn't feel like replying, and eventually,
03:13her letters stopped.
03:15Unfortunately, my mom had made a lot of money with her novels and sent me to a new, super
03:19fancy school.
03:20However, I soon discovered that everyone here was obsessed with their looks.
03:25There was this one girl in particular, Olivia, who took an instant dislike to me.
03:29Look at what she's wearing!
03:31Are your parents in the military?
03:33Because it looks like you shop at Salvation Army!
03:35It was actually from a flea market, but her remarks were still mean.
03:39I wanted to return to my old school, but my mom had no patience with my complaints.
03:43I'll get you new clothes, what's the problem?
03:46There's nothing wrong with the clothes I already have.
03:49Other girls would be happy to have an excuse to go shopping.
03:52In the end, I found new clothes, and when I walked into school the next day, I could
03:55feel everyone looking at me with admiration.
03:58Maybe this new school wasn't so bad.
04:00But of course, Olivia still found something wrong with me.
04:04Is that a pimple, Delfina?
04:06Ugh, here, take a mint, your breath stinks.
04:09No matter how hard I tried, every day she found something else to make fun of.
04:14Look at her hair!
04:15Is it dandruff or lice?
04:17Eww!
04:18And that was the last straw.
04:20I couldn't take her nastiness anymore.
04:23Let's see how your hair looks now!
04:25So I threw my glass of water right in her face, but Olivia dodged and the water drenched
04:30my teacher.
04:31She went ballistic and didn't listen to me.
04:33Instead, she sent me to detention for a week with that wicked witch.
04:37After that, school was hard because Olivia wouldn't stop bugging me.
04:41One time, she literally bugged me.
04:43She spilled an ant farm on me.
04:44It was a whole thing.
04:45Somehow, I survived two years, and then my life took another turn.
04:50When Tristan joined my class in high school, the second I laid eyes on him, I felt my heart
04:54start to race and my stomach flip with anticipation.
04:57Or was that from the lunch in the school cafeteria?
05:00Either way, I didn't care.
05:01I had never seen anyone so handsome in my entire life.
05:05But under Olivia's stunned gaze, he walked straight up to me and extended his hand.
05:10Hello, I'm Tristan.
05:11Can I sit here?
05:12I kept staring at him.
05:13It was as if we had known each other for an eternity, just like in those romantic movies.
05:18Tristan didn't wait for a reply and just sat beside me, and he kept smiling at me.
05:23In class, at recess, at lunch, well, in a matter of days, he became close to me and
05:29became the most popular guy in school.
05:31He always had the best brands and wore the latest fashion.
05:35And he was too good at sports, so he joined the basketball team as well.
05:39I was wondering…
05:40OMG, he joined it because of me!
05:43Well, the more Tristan paid attention to me, the more Olivia got jealous, and her pranks
05:48grew cruel.
05:49She would drop ketchup in my bag and cut my gym shoelaces.
05:53She even threw chewing gum in my hair.
05:55OMG, I'm sorry, I was spitting it out, and I don't know how it ended up in your hair.
06:00OMG, you're such a liar!
06:02Do you always spit your gum five feet across the room when you're spitting it out?
06:06This is insane!
06:07I was about to cry, but when I saw how worried Tristan was, I forgot everything, and he gently
06:12pulled it out by using the ice from the cafeteria, and I could see Olivia's face in dismay.
06:18The other day, the teacher called Olivia up to answer a question on the board, when…
06:22RIP!
06:23As she struggled to stand up, her pants ripped apart.
06:26Turned out, someone had put glue on her chair.
06:29Surprisingly, no one felt bad for her.
06:30I guess that's what you call karma.
06:33Revenge!
06:34Finally!
06:35She knew how I felt every day!
06:36But who could've glued Olivia's chair?
06:39I looked around, and Tristan winked at me.
06:41Did you do this?
06:42Yeah, it was about time that someone taught her a lesson.
06:45No one had stood up for me in all that time, and it touched my heart.
06:50I discovered that Tristan was a lot of fun, almost as much fun as Julia.
06:54And whenever Olivia tried to be nasty to me, Tristan would retaliate with an even bigger
06:58prank.
06:59Soon, Tristan and I became inseparable.
07:02In particular, we enjoyed playing basketball together.
07:04Come on, is this all you've got?
07:07Let's play another game, and I'll show you.
07:08We played one game, and then another one, until it started raining, but we still didn't
07:13want to stop.
07:14But then I slipped, and luckily, I landed on Tristan's strong arm.
07:18Our eyes met, and I felt a spark between us.
07:21Wow, he's really handsome, isn't he?
07:23I was living a dream.
07:25After a few days, it was my birthday, and I could hardly wait for him to surprise me.
07:29Or, perhaps, propose to me.
07:31I wasn't ready for a proposal, but I did have a David's Bridal Catalog, just in case.
07:35Uh, yeah.
07:36You said something?
07:37Me?
07:38No.
07:39Nothing.
07:40What?
07:41Do you want to say something?
07:42No, just focus on work.
07:43Jerk.
07:44I was so mad that he forgot to wish me a happy birthday.
07:46I couldn't even sleep, I kept tossing and turning.
07:50Just then, my phone rang, and it was him.
07:52I couldn't wait anymore, so I picked it up on a single ring.
07:55Hi.
07:56Come down, please.
07:57What?
07:58I looked out, and Tristan was in front of my house.
08:00I got so excited that I tried to jump from the window, but then I realized I wasn't Rapunzel.
08:05But I didn't feel any less than a princess that day.
08:08My mom was away, so it was easy to sneak out of the house and go with Tristan.
08:12We drove to a quiet spot, where you could see all of the sparkling lights of New York.
08:17He finally wished me happy birthday, and man, it was super romantic.
08:22The way he looked at me, perhaps he was thinking the same thing.
08:25He leaned in, and I closed my eyes, waiting for a kiss, but...
08:29I...
08:30I have something to tell you.
08:31I really like you, Delfina, but there are things about me you don't know, and I'm not
08:36sure I'm ready to tell you.
08:38You have secrets?
08:39I wasn't always the nice guy you know today.
08:42What did he mean?
08:44What kind of dark secret could he have?
08:46I don't know if I can date someone who doesn't trust me.
08:49It's okay, I understand, but I still need some time before I tell you.
08:54After that, things between Tristan and me became different.
08:56I couldn't look at him without wondering what his big secret was, and my imagination was
09:02running wild.
09:03I still wanted to be his girlfriend, but I felt hurt that he couldn't trust me with his
09:07secret.
09:08What kind of couple would keep secrets from each other?
09:10The more I thought about it, the more it seemed strange that someone like Tristan could be
09:14interested in me.
09:15After all, when we met, I was the underdog, and he was the coolest guy in school.
09:21Maybe this was all a trick of some kind.
09:23My suspicions were confirmed one day when I went to basketball practice and I found
09:27Tristan and Olivia playing together.
09:29They were laughing, and he was teaching her how to shoot three-pointers, which was my
09:33specialty.
09:34And when I saw them close together, I couldn't stand and watch it.
09:37I stormed onto the court and slapped him.
09:40How dare you!
09:41You played with me!
09:43What?
09:44I know that you didn't like her, but it looks like I was wrong.
09:47Everything you told me is a lie!
09:49Suddenly Tristan looked super guilty, and I knew I was right.
09:53I ran away.
09:54Wait!
09:55She told me this was your idea, that you wanted to make peace with her and forget the past.
09:59I didn't believe him.
10:00When I got home, I was crying on my bed.
10:02I cried so much that I was suddenly sitting in the middle of a small pool, and I slid
10:07onto the floor.
10:08And there I noticed an old shoebox under my bed.
10:11I pulled it out, dusted it off, opened it, and Giulia's letters!
10:15I had almost forgotten about them.
10:17I started reading them, and it reminded me how happy I had been that summer.
10:21Giulia would have never betrayed me as Tristan had.
10:24And since I'm rich now, I bought a ticket to Italy to see my Nona again.
10:28And maybe Giulia...
10:30What happened to you, dear?
10:31How about school?
10:33It's only for a few days.
10:34Can I stay, please?
10:36Nona could never say no to me, so I spent the next few days wandering around the places
10:40of my childhood.
10:41There was so much that reminded me of Giulia.
10:43But when I went to see her house, I found it locked.
10:46It looked abandoned.
10:47I asked around the village, but even if they did remember Giulia, no one knew where she
10:51went.
10:52Also, one of my teammates texted, confirming that Olivia had really told Tristan that teaching
10:57her basketball was my idea.
10:59That sneaky witch!
11:01Of course she did!
11:02I went back to school, ready to apologize, but Tristan ignored me.
11:05He wasn't completely wrong.
11:07I slapped him, left him, and didn't trust him.
11:10Of course he was angry with me and avoiding me, but I decided to get his attention anyway.
11:15I came to school dressed up all fancy, but everyone laughed at me.
11:18Then I tried to cook him a fishy surprise and put it in his locker, but it smelled so
11:22bad after a few hours that everyone gave him the stink eye.
11:26I even tried to dance for him at the basketball game, but I accidentally kicked Tristan as
11:30I jumped.
11:31But thanks to Olivia, she threw a banana peel on the floor, which made me slip.
11:35I was sure I would fall.
11:37Tristan caught me midair.
11:38Are you okay?
11:39Yes.
11:40I'm sorry I didn't believe you.
11:42I know you'd never team up with Olivia.
11:44You know I don't like her.
11:46So can you tell me your secret now?
11:48Tristan looked at me, and he took a big breath.
11:51His face got all serious.
11:53Come with me.
11:54Where did he want to take me?
11:55But we went to the lockers, and thankfully, the fishy smell was gone.
11:58The corridor was deserted because everyone was still at the game.
12:01He opened his locker and took out a necklace.
12:04It was made of seashells, and I immediately recognized it.
12:07I made that necklace, but I gave it to Giulia.
12:10How is he Giulia's brother?
12:13He must have some connection with her.
12:14He was looking at me with a broad, hopeful grin, and suddenly, I remembered where I had
12:19seen that smile before.
12:21You!
12:22You're...
12:23Giulia, but it's Tristan now.
12:24Now that I knew the truth, I was shocked that I hadn't seen it before.
12:28That's why Tristan felt so familiar.
12:30We had met before.
12:32So this is your big secret?
12:34I was hoping you'd recognize me, but you never did.
12:36You never gave me any clue!
12:38I'm the one who taught you to play basketball.
12:40I walked closer to look at Tristan and compared him to Giulia.
12:44Well, this version of him felt right.
12:46I couldn't imagine a grown-up version of Giulia that wasn't a boy.
12:50Is this why you never got in touch?
12:53Yeah, I was afraid you would reject me, but I missed you too much, so I decided to risk
12:57it.
12:58Is the fearless Tristan afraid?
13:00Tristan took my hands.
13:02You really don't care that I was born a girl?
13:04Giulia was my first real friend, but you were my first love, and you are perfect just the
13:10way you are.
13:11Now kiss me.
13:12And so he did, and it was the best kiss in the world.