Pratica di Shadowing: I Was Finally REVEALED to the World by My Celebrity Mom! | Story Matter Animated - Impara a parlare inglese con i video

I never thought anyone would notice me,

let alone have a crush on me.

But this painting, I.. it really makes me look so radiant.

I did warn you to stay away from my son.

That's right.

I shouldn't be the one in that picture.

I did warn you!

Ma'am, I've never met the young master before.

Then how are you going to explain this painting?

Are you saying that Ethan imagined your picture himself?

Ma'am, it's time for afternoon tea with Lady Liesel.

No one in this house knows I'm the daughter of the former painter.

When she got pregnant with me,

my mother lied, claiming the baby was the master's.

Don't turn yourself into the kind of woman like your mother.

If I find you lurking around my son again,

I'll make you regret it.

After she was expelled from the manor, I was left behind.

But my mother couldn't fool my lady.

After giving birth to me,

my lady immediately expelled her.

She also pitied me, so she kept me in and asked the old maid to take care of me.

As you wish.

I helped her out of it.

And you must not report this to my mother.

I was allowed to stay on one condition.

I had to keep my existence a secret.

I use secret tunnels to travel,

come out and clean when nobody's there,

and then hide away after finishing my chores.

But Ethan, the lady's son,

painted my portrait exactly, even though I truly had never met him before.

How?

Since then.

Whenever I'm in trouble, someone always shows up just in time to help.

Like they're always nearby, watching over me.

Even though that person always wears a mask,

I think I already know who it is.

Oh, no, no, no, no!

These things always happen to me.

I guess I'm just not cut out to be a maid after all.

But, once again, the person in masks showed up.

After all that time hiding from everyone,

there was someone who had been watching over me all along.

Not a word, not a name,

just the feeling in my heart.

Like it skipped a beat.

If I'm wrong, then maybe he's just the new gardener.

But if I'm right, then I'm totally screwed.

That mask was made of paper,

so when it got wet,

just like I expected, it was torn apart,

revealing a strange yet familiar face.

Young, young master?

I, I'm sorry.

I need to go now.

Watch out!

I, I've never touched anyone before,

and I've never let anyone hold me like that either.

You're supposed to say sorry instead of running away.

Sorry, but I was forbidden to make any contact with you.

There's like an invisible wall between us.

A wall big enough to separate two different worlds.

Then we just go.

I don't even know where we're going.

I just know that for the first time,

I don't want to stop.

Though I just met Ethan for the first time,

it feels like we've known each other for a long time.

If my lady finds out that you brought a maid in here,

it might just blow her mind.

You could be right.

He's smiling, but why do I feel sorrow in his smile?

They're beautiful.

You got this talent from the master?

No, I got it from my mother.

Your mother?

But why did she stop painting?

Even I don't know the answer.

Ethan, your painting won the prize!

Huh?

Shh!

Mm-hmm.

Hmm.

This is the secret tunnel I've always used.

But how come I never knew about this place?

Because it was sealed.

I only found out by accident.

You wait here.

I'll go distract my mother.

This must be the answer to what I've been wondering about all along.

The young master must have been watching from here.

Just like other hidden rooms,

this place is also used to hide secrets.

I just never thought those secrets were connected to me.

The birth records of my lady are here.

The thing is, her baby has the same birthday as me,

and that baby even looks just like me.

No way.

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My mother.

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And she...

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Let's go.

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My mother already left.

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If I'm my lady's daughter, then Ethan, who's he?

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Ethan and I were switched?

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If I told him the truth, what would happen?

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Would he lose everything he has?

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Huh?

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Hmm.

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For the first time in my life,

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I touch this kind of expensive silk as soft as touching the cloud.

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This is something just for those living on the other side of the wall.

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If I were the old me,

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I'd still think I'm a Cinderella.

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But now?

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I really hope you can come to the party tonight.

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You're my inspiration.

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I could never win the prize without you.

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No matter what happened, it was never Ethan's fault.

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There must be some way to...

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Ethan's standing there, waiting for me.

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A mediocre girl no one even cares about.

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But today is the day that everyone has to look at me.

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Not because of my identity.

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Not of the present, the past, or the future.

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You came!

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Ethan, who is this young lady?

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Mother, you've met her before.

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My pleasure, ma'am.

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And then the storm burst through the front door.

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Huh?

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The woman I once called my mother walked straight into the party without hesitation.

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She...

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Does she know the truth about me and Ethan?

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Why are you here?

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You already ruined this family once.

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Isn't that enough for you?

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Ruined?

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I only came to congratulate my son.

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Huh?

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Please don't!

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There are many people here.

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Stop pretending to be my daughter.

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I believe that you've already figured it out.

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Maybe not just you, but everyone here, too.

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Ethan is my real child.

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All that time growing up and loving her son,

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my lady still can't win against that bloodline certificate.

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Ma'am, are you all right?

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All this time, I've been so cold to you,

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making you grow up without ever feeling loved.

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You didn't know about it.

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An apology.

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Gee, it's late, but I've been waiting for it for so long.

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I just can't believe it's from someone I least expected.

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The truth about our identities is now revealed.

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The right to the inheritance.

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I will now return it to Leah.

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What?

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I'm sorry I chose this way to reveal the truth.

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She wanted to use me to claim all of Father's property.

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As for Leah, she's been living a life she didn't deserve.

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All because of the mistakes of those adults.

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So, this is the only way.

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He said out loud the things I didn't have the courage to say.

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You.. you dared betray your own mother!

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You're not my son!

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Ever!

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To give me back my life,

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Ethan accepted to give up everything he has.

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You don't have to leave.

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Just don't let hatred separate our family anymore.

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Please, keep being my son.

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We could be a family.

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I've done many wrong things to you.

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Let me make it up to you.

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A family.

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Something that once seemed so far away is now finally mine.

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My name's Alice, a daughter of the servants in a place where even the bathroom makes you feel rich and fancy.

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That girl enjoying a bath there isn't the young lady of the mansion.

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It's my sister, Ivy.

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We all live in the basement.

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I usually try to help our parents whenever I can.

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While Ivy...

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You use the master's bathtub again.

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If they ever find out, we're totally screwed.

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If I don't say it,

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and you don't say it,

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then no one's gonna know.

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To Ivy, lying comes as easily as breathing.

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This is the mansion my whole family serves in.

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It's just like a castle.

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But like in any castle,

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there's not just a princess.

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There are lots of servants, too.

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Ivy, what are you doing?

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These clothes.

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Don't tell me you're a servant here.

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I-I-I-I...

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This is my house!

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For real?

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Sounds pretty unreal.

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Ah!

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Alice!

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Hold it!

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Quick!

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Huh?

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What's wrong?

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She's my servant's daughter.

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I just helped her a bit.

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What are you saying?

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Forget her.

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Let's go grab something sweet.

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Wow, I like it.

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What a rich lady.

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Don't you dare tell anyone that you're sister.

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Why, Ivy, stop lying to everyone.

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If the owner finds out I'm impersonating them,

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they're gonna throw our whole family out of here.

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What are you talking about?

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I'm coming.

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Hold it, Alice.

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Silent!

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We have a new student.

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I'm Ethan.

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I just transferred here because I wanted to be close to the one I like.

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Thanks.

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Hope we can all be friends.

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Whoa!

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Stop it.

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Ethan, go to your seat.

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You'll be sitting behind Alice.

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Hi, Alice.

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That day, I was so caught up thinking about Ivy,

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but I didn't even realize his eyes were always on me.

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Don't forget to help Mom clean up the third floor, too.

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But Mom asked you to do it.

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I'm the young lady.

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Cleaning's none of my business.

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Bye!

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Huh, you're Alice You sit in front of me in the class, right?

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You are John No, you're the new student, right?

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Why are you here?

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I'm here to tutor this family's son Let me reintroduce myself I'm Ethan Hi,

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Ethan Then we can meet more often now Um,

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my heart, it's beating so fast Where do you want to go to do the group assignment this weekend?

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How about we come to your place, Ivy?

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Um, this weekend.

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My place is kind of messy, so...

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How about we go to the self-study room instead?

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No, self-study room's lame.

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You have servants.

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Make them clean it.

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Fine, you can come.

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Whoa, your house hours are so cool.

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Ah, um, it's just regular.

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Ivy, what did she do this time?

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Shut up.

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Let me tell my maid to bring you something to drink.

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I want orange juice.

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Can we order some cakes?

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Sure thing.

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As you wish.

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Ugh, what kind of glass is that?

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It's so slippery.

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Quick, clean it up.

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But you're the one who spilled it.

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Clean the table, Alice.

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That's not necessary.

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Just tell her to replace it herself instead.

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You heard her.

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On your knees.

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Now.

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Ivy, you...

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If you don't want your whole family to get fired.

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Mom and dad will be very disappointed in you, Ivy.

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Don't do it, Alice.

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It's Ethan.

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Is he protecting me?

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Stop it now.

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That's enough.

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Who do you think you are talking like that in Ivy's house?

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Her house?

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Then let me introduce myself.

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I'm Ethan.

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I'm a tutor here.

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Why didn't I know about him?

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Does he even know about me?

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Just a puny tutor.

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Ivy can get you fired anytime she wants.

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He's new anyway.

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Let's go upstairs.

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We don't need to waste our time with those servants.

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It's all right, Alice.

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This thing will soon end.

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Mm-hmm.

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Ivy always knows how to make me feel bitter.

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Ethan just happened to show up and help.

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Still, this whole thing might leave a scar on my mind.

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Alice!

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Pretty, right?

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I'll wear it on my birthday party.

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We'll throw a birthday party like we always do.

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But this time, I want to have it at the mansion and invite my friends over.

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That's enough, Ivy.

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Yeah, I thought so.

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That's why I need your help to set everything up carefully for the party.

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I want to show them our sincere apology through it.

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If you really think so, then I'll help.

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Each of these cakes, each of these flowers,

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they all come from my sincerity.

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And so, this party made me think that maybe everything could get better.

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Whoa!

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Not a single flaw, Alice!

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Now, the one who needs to get ready is you.

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I've already prepared a dress for you in my room.

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Go change into it.

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Put it on so you look more proper, okay?

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Um, I get it.

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Tonight is gonna be fun!

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Just stay in there, Alice.

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Ivy?

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No!

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Let me go, Ivy!

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I won't let you ruin my party!

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Ivy!

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Ivy!

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Why do you have to do this, Ivy?

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Ethan, it's him again Why do you have the key to this place?

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I have keys to every room in this house

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Because I'm the owner of this place And it's time for you to have your own party Look,

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this is the life I deserve Luxury,

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gorgeousness, and being bathed in the spotlight What's going on?

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How come you maids are having a party in my house?

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I'm sorry, my lady.

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What?

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Maids?

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Ivy, you liar.

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What are you standing there for?

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Clean this mess up.

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Now.

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My lady, we're just.. just...

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Wait, Mom.

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Mom?

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Then you're...

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Oh, my God.

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Mom, I want to throw a birthday party for Alice.

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So people who aren't involved shouldn't even be here, right?

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But I'm Alice's sister.

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But you haven't really treated her like a sister, have you?

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Security!

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No!

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I won't go anywhere!

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Let go of me!

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Let go!

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My heart is beating a bit too fast, right?

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I have a surprise for you.

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All that time in the dark,

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I never thought someone would bring me into the light like this.

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His hand is so warm.

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Happy birthday, Alice!

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Thanks for always showing up when I'm in need.

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And how strange it is.

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Somehow it feels like everything's getting better,

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just like I always believed.

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This is me, Violet, inside my mother's body.

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That's right, a 45-year-old literature professor just now becoming a TikToker.

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Sorry, Harvard.

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My mom's career was all ruined after just 15 seconds of trending.

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And that's my mom, stuck in her 18-year-old daughter's body.

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Right now, she's wishing the floor would swallow her whole.

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Everything started last night.

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And now, let's go with the Chili Toss Challenge.

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I was just filming some random challenge on TikTok.

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I was supposed to start a new hot trend, but nope.

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My mom immediately shut down my rise.

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I've told you to leave the door at least five inches open.

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And surprised, the video's now going viral.

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Not me, but my mom.

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Who would do that to her daughter?

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Just a minute ago, I had 200,000 views.

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In a blink of an eye, my videos vanished.

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Just like my allowance usually does.

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Thanks to whom?

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My dear mom, of course.

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Dad would never do this to me.

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You've ruined my life.

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Yeah, a typical Gen Z girl line.

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But at that moment, I had no idea karma had already started spinning.

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Even the universe had to up the prank with a shooting star.

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And that's how I'm living the worst memory of my life right now.

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My back?

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It doesn't hurt anymore.

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Uh-huh, my mom's so happy.

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Suddenly having the back of an 18-year-old girl.

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Ouch, my back!

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While me...

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Well, welcome to the age of 45.

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And in that moment that I realized the universe hates me.

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Look at that displeased face.

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It's my mom trapped in her daughter's body.

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And guess what?

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I'm on my way to ruining her reputation with every passing minute.

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Mrs. Josie, I want to ask about this question.

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Boo!

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Nerd.

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Admit it.

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Age is just a number to me.

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I still know how to go viral.

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We already agreed that you would answer the question.

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Well, I just need to say that it's right.

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Right?

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But we also agreed that you can't make me look like a nerd.

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Now I need to go find Mr. Pickle and cancel the date on Friday because my daughter has an audition.

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Great.

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If I have to go on a date with him,

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I swear I'm going to throw up.

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We can't make any contact with him until we figure out how to switch our bodies back.

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For this club activity this afternoon,

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you have to say that your leg hurts so you can't dance.

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No dancing, I repeat.

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Two missions, one body swap.

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What could possibly go wrong?

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Nobody's here?

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Perfect.

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Leave a note, then run.

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Great, now I'm a klutz in 4K.

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And cue the soap opera.

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Finally, alone at last Wait, is he cheating?

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This is worse than every TikTok cringe compilation combined After marrying that old lady,

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I can promote you to be an official professor Promise?

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Oh my God, he's a full-on villain arc I have to tell Mom,

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like right now Please, God,

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don't let him see me.

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You're so thoughtful.

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Thoughtful?

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Lady, he's proposing to you while pickling my mom.

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Huh?

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Ghost!

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Huh?

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I just looked away from her for a moment,

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and now my mom's like the main heroine of Black Swan.

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Cassie!

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Cassie!

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Cassie!

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Why has she never told me this?

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Have you told him yet?

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Wait, you know ballet?

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That was my dream, until I injured my back If she could actually be this young,

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I can't imagine how much more she could grow Thanks to your body,

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I can do ballet again Ta-da!

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Mom's going viral again Won't you delete my video this time?

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I gotta share this with my students.

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Oops, I mean my classmates.

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Mom could finally loosen up a bit and smile more.

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How am I supposed to tell her now that Mr. Pickle's cheating on her?

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I know you don't like Mr. Pickle,

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and he could never replace your father.

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But he doesn't deserve you.

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Cassie, not everyone could accept a widow.

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I was so hard on you back then.

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Maybe I can't handle two rolls at the same time like I thought I could.

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I used to think she didn't understand me.

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Turns out, I don't understand her at all either.

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Mom, there's something I want to tell you.

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Yes, honey?

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I haven't canceled your date with Mr. Pickle yet.

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It's all right.

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We'll figure a way out.

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Sleep tight, honey.

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Mm-hmm.

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And that day finally came.

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We came to meet Mr. Pickle.

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We, here of course, means me and mom.

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Okay, just one meal.

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For our bright future, Mrs. Josie.

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If the Olympics gave a prize for cringe,

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Mr. Pickle would win the gold medal without a doubt.

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But beyond my expectations, he pulled out a ring box.

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If it were the me from before,

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I still wouldn't let her accept this ring,

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even if hell froze over.

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But now the decision is up to Mom.

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I.. no. I agree.

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I mean, she.. she agrees.

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That's good.

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The ring's going on her finger,

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but the hurt is going straight into my heart.

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And her biggest day has finally come.

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I'm so nervous.

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Huh?

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We can't let anyone know that our bodies have switched, especially Mr. Pickle.

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Their souls and bodies are switched?

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How dare you do this right on our wedding day?

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Stop pretending, Cassie.

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I know you're inside your mom's body.

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I don't know how that worked,

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but you can't fool me anymore.

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You don't even care if I tell my mom about this?

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You and your mom aren't even that close.

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You think she'll buy it?

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He thinks he's holding the knife,

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but the play isn't over yet.

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What's wrong?

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Am I looking too good today?

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This man has committed the crime of betraying the Bible.

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I'm now condemning this wedding.

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What the?

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Hello, Mr. Pickle.

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You're now going viral.

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For the first time, I actually see something good about this cancel culture.

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And that, ladies and gentlemen,

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is the first mother-daughter collaboration to expose the cheater right on the wedding day.

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That's right.

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The moment we finally understood each other, our bodies switched back.

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Hmm.

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I...

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I'm back?

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Mom?

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Hello, honey.

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Maybe we still have some fights and still disagree on some things,

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but at least we always have each other.

Cos'è la tecnica dello Shadowing?

Shadowing è una tecnica di apprendimento delle lingue supportata da studi scientifici, originariamente sviluppata per la formazione dei traduttori professionisti e resa popolare dal poliglotta Dr. Alexander Arguelles. Il metodo è semplice ma potente: ascolti un audio in inglese di madrelingua e lo ripeti immediatamente ad alta voce — come un'ombra che segue il parlante con un ritardo di solo 1–2 secondi. A differenza dell'ascolto passivo o degli esercizi di grammatica, lo shadowing costringe il tuo cervello e i muscoli della bocca a elaborare e riprodurre simultaneamente i modelli di discorso reale. La ricerca dimostra che migliora significativamente la precisione della pronuncia, l'intonazione, il ritmo, il discorso connesso, la comprensione dell'ascolto e la fluidità del parlato — rendendolo uno dei metodi più efficaci per la preparazione alla prova di speaking dell'IELTS e per la comunicazione reale in inglese.

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