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Hi, my name is Zoe, and my best friend is my mom, Vicky.
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She was a single mom who had me when she was really young, so people always said we looked more like sisters than mother and daughter.
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Once, when I was in eighth grade, we went to a parent -teacher meeting at my school, and somehow we both ended up crushing on the same family.
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I liked this cute boy in my class, and mom liked his dad.
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Is there anything on my teeth?
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No, mom, you're good.
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What about mine?
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Perfect, just like your mama.
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Then, during a snack break, Mom suddenly pretended to trip and spill her water all over my crush's dad, Mr. Tucker.
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He immediately leaned in and helped her up.
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Oh, thank you.
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It's so hard to find a gentleman these days.
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Mr. Tucker smiled politely, and Mom shot me a look like, your turn.
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So I walked over to my crush, tried to copy her move, and spilled my cup on him.
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Except I didn't realize I wasn't holding water.
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I was holding coffee.
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Very hot coffee.
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He screamed and started jumping around in pain.
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Oh my god, I'm so, so sorry.
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Everyone rushed over to help him, and his dad looked horrified.
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Mom just shook her head at me like I had failed her personally.
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Then she leaned in close and whispered, Pass out.
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What?
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Pass out so I can tell them you fainted because you couldn't handle causing him this much pain.
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And just then, she shoved me to the floor.
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See, Mr. Tucker, my daughter couldn't take the guilt of hurting your son, so she...
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But Mr. Tucker wasn't listening.
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He was too busy rushing his son out of the room.
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And then they both tripped over me.
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My crush fell on top of his already burned foot and screamed even louder.
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I shot up from the floor, completely startled.
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Mr. Tucker, we can still work this out.
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Mr. Tucker backed away, polite but firm.
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Please, ma 'am, you and your daughter need to stay away from us.
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That was basically my life with mom.
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Every day felt like an adventure.
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Mom was loud, fearless, and always trying to make me more outgoing, while I was shy enough to apologize when someone else stepped on my foot.
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Except, our adventure mostly happened in grandma's house, because we lived with her.
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And grandma never missed a chance to remind mom what a disappointment she was.
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If you can't get a proper job, then at least make yourself useful and fix what you ruined in high school.
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It's the only way to save this family.
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Grandma said things like that all the time, but I never understood what she meant.
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And whenever I asked mom, she brushed it off.
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Oh, your grandma is just old.
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She still believes in bad luck and curses and all that spooky nonsense.
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She's only 67.
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Also, what bad luck?
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67?
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Like, six, seven?
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Then one day, Grandma got really sick and had to be rushed to the hospital.
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Her face looked pale and her hands were shaking.
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And the doctors kept using serious words.
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One doctor handed me her medical summary, and at the bottom it said, Your grandma will only get better if you like and subscribe to MSA?
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Just kidding, guys.
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I wish it said that, but liking, commenting, and helping this video go viral would definitely make us feel better.
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Anyway, a few days later, the hospital bills started piling up, and we didn't have enough money to pay for all of it.
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Mom tried everything, from selling her bags to flirting with the accountant, but nothing worked.
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Vicky, honey, please, go back to high school and fix this if you want me to survive.
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Sorry, go back where?
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Mom, don't.
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She deserves a normal life.
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Normal?
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Vicky, you had a baby at 17.
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Live in your mother's house and once winked at a judge during your own hearing.
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He added two extra charges, and I had to sell my gold bracelet to bail you out.
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What is she talking about, Ma?
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Fine.
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Our family is a little different.
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We came from a line of witches.
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For a second, nobody spoke.
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Okay, cool.
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And I'm guessing Dad is a vampire and my math teacher is a goblin.
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Mom looked away.
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Wait, is my math teacher a goblin?
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No, just ugly.
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Mom tried to explain, but I was too shocked to understand.
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Twenty minutes later, I finally decided to listen.
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According to Grandma, every woman in our family had to face a special ritual at 16 inside her own school hallway.
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Same age, same time.
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And because mom missed it, the magic never passed to her.
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Grandma said it stayed trapped inside her body instead, getting heavier every year until it started making her sick.
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I looked at mom, and suddenly I noticed how pale she looked.
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Even the skin under her eyes had a weird pinkish tint.
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Maybe grandma wasn't being dramatic after all.
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How do you miss becoming a witch, Ma?
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By sneaking out to a party with a boy named Brandon, who wore sunglasses indoors.
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He had sensitive eyes.
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I stared at Mom, and she just shrugged her shoulders, mumbling, I'm sorry.
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And just like that, Mom called her shady ex -boyfriend to help.
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Two days later, Mom had a brand new identity.
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Her name was Violet now, which was convenient because we could still call her V.
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According to her fake file, Violet was an orphan who had been raised in a very strict orphanage.
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And just like that, my mom became a sophomore in my high school, and my life changed forever.
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I was sitting in class when the principal came in, dragging mom behind him.
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Who called this sweet little girl a stupid orphan?
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Is this how we welcome a new student?
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What in the world now?
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I'm sure no one said that, Mr. McDonut.
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She probably just misunderstood.
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She can sit next to me.
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Come on, Ma - Mom suddenly shot her head up and squinted at me.
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Um, are you constipated or something?
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Wait a second, it's her!
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Mr. McDonut, she's the bully!
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My jaw literally dropped.
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Mr. McDonut shook his head in disappointment.
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Zoe Butterman, how could you?
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I never expected this from you.
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Your mother raised you better.
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Mom's face immediately lit up.
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You know what?
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I forgive her.
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At the orphanage, they taught us to forgive identity thieves and bullies.
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Zoe, we're good.
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What?
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Mr. McDonut touched his chest emotionally and asked for the class to clap for her.
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Then she hopped over and sat right next to me.
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I gave her a look, and she whispered back.
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I barged into his office without knocking, so I had to make up a story on my feet to make him feel sorry for me.
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So you threw me under the bus?
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Did you know he's bald?
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That's a wig he's wearing.
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His poor wife has to look at that thing every morning.
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And just like that, Mom became one of us.
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She adjusted so fast that she made friends on the very first day.
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Kids were waving at her in the hallway and even calling her Cool V.
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But she just couldn't control herself.
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A week later, when she saw the P .E teacher, she almost started drooling.
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She winked at him during basketball practice, even though I tried to stop her many times.
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Then she literally blew him a kiss while throwing the ball at him.
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Oops, sorry, sir.
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That was when he finally had enough and reported her to the principal.
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I went with her for moral support.
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Big mistake.
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You know, Mr. McDonut, being raised in an orphanage with no mother figure in my life, I just don't always know how to do the right thing.
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I'm sorry.
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Mr. McDonut felt sorry for her immediately and handed her some tissues.
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Then Mom opened her bag, pulled out a bottle of hair growth serum, and handed it to him.
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She nodded at him like, I got you.
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It worked on my cousin.
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Her name was also Zoe.
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She used to have only three hairs, and now...
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She looked at me, then continued.
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Uh, not bad.
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Yeah, Mom used it once.
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Now she has hair in places.
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Science can't explain.
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Poor thing.
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Well, thank you, V.
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I'll let this slide this time.
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And for the record, I'm praying this works because let me tell you, these wigs are itchy as heck.
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Now dismissed.
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Chop, chop.
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Mom saluted him and dragged me out.
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On our way to the schoolyard for break, Mom put her arm around me.
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You know, Zoe, I noticed you don't have many friends.
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Maybe because your face isn't very friend -worthy, honey.
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But I'm going to fix that.
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I'm going to make you popular, just like me.
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I had no idea what that even meant.
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But just then, I saw Miles coming.
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He was so cute and nerdy looking.
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Exactly my type.
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Of course, he had no idea I existed.
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So when he got closer, I hid behind Mom, who noticed immediately.
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Please don't tell me that's your crush.
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I was just starting to have hope for your social life.
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Just keep walking, Mom.
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Don't let him notice me.
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Relax, I'll help you win him over.
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But just as he reached us, he tripped on something and fell flat on his face.
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Mom nudged me to help him up, but I froze, so she went over and helped him herself.
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Wow, you look...
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Tired and old.
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This is Zoe.
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She's awesome.
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Hi.
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Hi.
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So what's your name again?
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It's Zoe.
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No, not you.
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I mean her.
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Oh my god.
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Was he seriously trying to hit on mom while ignoring me?
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Then he pulled out his small notebook and started writing.
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Sorry, I have this short -term memory issue, so I write down important things before I forget them.
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So, your name?
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The girl with the ponytail.
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And he literally wrote down Mom's name and ignored mine.
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When he left, Mom turned to me.
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Don't worry, he's not my type.
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That's not what I'm worried about.
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I mean, I had never really tried to make Miles notice me before, but now I had to act fast before he started liking Mom too much.
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So, a couple of days later, Mom suggested giving me a makeover.
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And somehow, I became her copy.
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We literally looked like twins.
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And everyone started to like me too.
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We got invited to parties, study groups, and all that.
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But all I wanted was for Miles to like me.
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The problem was, every time Mom tried to shut him down, he took it as useful information.
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I don't like guys with glasses.
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He wrote that down in his notebook.
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And the next time I saw him, he wasn't wearing his glasses.
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I only like blonde guys.
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The next day, he came to school with his hair dyed blonde.
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I just don't like your face, all right?
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Leave me alone, dude.
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Then she walked away, while Miles whispered to himself, That's strange.
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I didn't write that down.
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So I immediately snatched his notebook.
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Let me write it for you.
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I wrote it down and shoved the notebook into his chest.
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By the next week, he was trying to talk to Mom again.
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Someone wrote in my notebook that you're a witch.
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It's not my handwriting.
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People have tried to prank me before, but I know better.
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Oh, sweet mother of Jesus.
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After that, Mom had to wear a card around her neck.
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Whenever Miles came near her, she'd flip it over for him to read.
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Dear Miles, no. So one day during lunch, while we were sitting with the coolest girls in school, I asked Mom for something.
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Mom, I have a serious idea.
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What?
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You want to become more outgoing and cool like your mama?
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I said a serious idea, not science fiction.
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Anyway, once you become a witch, the first thing you owe me is making Miles hate you.
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Oh, Lord knows I need that spell for many guys.
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But just then, Ashley came to our table.
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She was the school's biggest and meanest bully.
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She had been away for a month visiting her relatives in Sweden, and apparently, peace ended the second she came back.
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Well, well, well.
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I leave for one month and suddenly you think you run this place?
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This is my table.
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Move.
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Excuse me?
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I wasn't talking to you, wannabe.
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Ugly makeover, by the way.
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What's wrong, V?
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Cat got your tongue?
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But Mom just stared at her without saying a word, which was very weird.
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Are you deaf or something?
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I don't usually talk back, but Mom looked so frozen that I felt like I had to say something.
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No, she just can't remember hearing about you.
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I guess your reputation wasn't as life -changing as you thought.
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Ashley scoffed and shoved me.
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I shoved her back and a few kids quickly stepped in and pulled her away while she kept cursing and threatening us.
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Mom didn't even try to protect me.
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I turned to her and gave her a look like, seriously?
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What?
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I let you handle it.
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I'm not getting involved in teen drama.
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Now let's go to class.
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But something about that felt very weird because my mom never backed away from drama.
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Days passed and Grandma's health wasn't getting any better.
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To make it worse, She didn't remember the exact date Mom had to be ready for the transformation.
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It's somewhere between December and February.
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Great.
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Very specific.
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And I still hadn't gotten Miles to like me.
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By the way, he had stopped talking to Mom, but he was still obsessed with his notebook.
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And even though he had short -term memory issues, he was really smart, especially in chemistry.
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One day in chemistry class, I was assigned to work with Miles.
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I tried to act nonchalant, because if he wasn't going to notice me, then I wasn't going to notice him either.
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You're holding the beaker so steady.
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It's like you were born for this.
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Oh, wow.
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Thank you.
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Aren't you the sweetest?
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Then he pulled out his notebook and scribbled something down.
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What?
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Did you write that I have magical beaker hands?
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But when I glanced at his notebook, I saw the letter V written all over the page.
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Okay, seriously?
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What do you want from V?
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Why are you so obsessed with her?
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Obsessed?
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Me?
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No, I just need to tell her something, but she won't listen to me.
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He looked around, then lowered his voice.
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Something's wrong with her eyes.
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Most people wouldn't notice it, but the whites of her eyes aren't fully white.
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There's this faint silver shade around the edges.
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At first, I thought it was the lighting, but I saw it three times.
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He flipped the notebook toward me.
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It said, silver in eyes, getting stronger, not normal.
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Tell her.
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Also, not to be mean, but doesn't she look a little older than 16?
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Maybe she got held back a couple of years, or three?
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Poor thing.
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Yeah, definitely.
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She's just so dumb.
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I looked at Mom, and she flashed me a smile, then gestured for me to keep talking to Miles.
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But her face immediately dropped when Ashley walked up to her.
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Ashley suddenly shoved the beakers and test tubes off the table, and they shattered so loudly that the whole class froze.
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Did you tell people that I was a dumb, useless, good -for -nothing witch?
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Uh, not in that particular order.
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Ashley gasped, her eyes widening, then grabbed Mom by the collar.
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That was when I rushed over and pushed her away.
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What is your problem, dude?
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Stay out of it, weirdo. Or what?
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I got so close to her that her foreheads touched, and we were both breathing like angry bulls.
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Then the teacher came and pulled us apart.
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While Ashley was still glaring at me like she wanted me dead, I turned around, but Mom wasn't there.
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I felt overwhelmed, so I went to the bathroom to wash my face.
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I was standing by the sink, writing my initials and Miles' on the mirror when I heard a faint crying sound.
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I got closer and tried to open the stall door.
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Surprisingly, it was unlocked.
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And even more surprisingly, Mom was sitting there, crying like a little baby.
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Ma?
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Nothing.
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It's just onions.
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What onions?
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We're in a school bathroom.
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Also, you haven't touched a stove since I was five.
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Ma, are you okay?
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I just don't know how to stand up to bullies.
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What?
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You?
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You're the strongest, craziest woman I know!
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Not when I was 16.
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Back then I was insecure and weak.
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There were rumors that I came from a family of witches, and I became an easy target.
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I didn't know how to defend myself.
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The day I was supposed to transform, I wasn't partying like Grandma thinks.
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I was here, in a bathroom, crying because a bully had humiliated me.
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Mom told me that after high school, she and Grandma moved to another town, And her way of dealing with her failure was making jokes,
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going out with guys, and pretending nothing hurt her.
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But deep down, she knew she had disappointed Grandma.
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I didn't know Mom had been holding all that inside.
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So I walked over and hugged her tight.
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It's okay, Ma.
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We can fix this together.
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Mom suddenly covered her mouth.
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Oh, honey, did you eat falafel?
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Mom, I'm literally trying to comfort you.
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Mom gently pushed my face away.
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That was beautiful.
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Now, say it facing the wall.
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For the next few weeks, Mom and I stuck together.
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But then I noticed the silver line around the edges of her eyes were getting bigger.
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So I suggested she wear sunglasses.
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A few days later, her hair started turning gray too.
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No matter how many times she dyed it, the gray kept coming back.
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So she started wearing hats every day.
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But that will make Ashley pick on me even more.
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And that was exactly what happened.
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Ashley had even more minions join her, and they all laughed at Mom.
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Whenever I defended her, they laughed even harder.
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Aw, look at that.
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Zoe Butterman is protecting this loser.
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Shady V and her body fart.
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When Ashley walked away, Mom looked completely defeated.
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I'm gonna hide in the bathroom until I die.
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But you'll miss your transformation.
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Then Mom pulled me closer and put her hands on my shoulders.
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And help me!
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So, I tried talking to Miles.
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Maybe he could help with all the chemistry mumbo -jumbo.
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Hey, so, remember that faint silver line you noticed around V's eyes?
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Do you know any chemistry magic that could make it disappear?
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Yeah, sure.
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Let me just grab this silver eye reversal potion I use every Tuesday.
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Oh, please hurry.
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I need it before Tuesday.
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We both laughed, and then I found myself asking him something.
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Do you believe in witches?
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Well, I have no reason not to.
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Science explains a lot of things, but not everything.
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I don't know why, but that made me feel closer to him.
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Most people would have called me crazy, but Miles just accepted it like I'd asked him to believe in Canada.
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Then Miles offered me some Fanta, and I drank it in one go.
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I was so thirsty.
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Congrats, you just drank a love potion.
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Now you love me.
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Uh, no. I don't think it's working.
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By the way, I liked your hair and style before you copied that V -girl.
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I don't want to be mean, but how do you even remember how I looked?
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I have short -term memory problems, not blindness.
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Then he showed me a sketch in his notebook, and it was of me.
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Please don't think I'm some obsessive weirdo.
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I just draw things I like.
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We both laughed again, and somehow we ended up exchanging numbers.
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Days turned into weeks, and I started getting closer to Miles.
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I even helped him with his memory.
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But Mom still needed my help all the time, because I couldn't just stand there and let Ashley and her minions bully her.
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I'm sorry, honey, I'm ruining your.. best years.
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Oh, Ma, don't say that.
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If you think about it, you kind of made my life better.
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I never had a reason to be strong or defend anyone before, but now look at me, getting into fights and stuff.
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The Zoe from a few months ago would never believe this.
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I kept talking, but Ma suddenly noticed someone walking down the hallway.
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He was a nice -looking man in his 40s,
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so Ma gently shoved me aside later later hey you are
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you lost sir yeah actually i'm miles's dad he forgot his notebook
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and i really need to give it to him oh miles
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i'll walk miles to help you find miles i do miles yards
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and feet and eyes and hair with that ashley walked by
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and snatched mom's hat off while one of her minions yanked off her sunglasses.
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Mom's eyes were even more silver now, and everyone gasped.
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Jeez, someone call 911.
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Are you okay, kid?
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But the kid started laughing and pointing at Mom while she sank to the floor, hugging her knees with terrified silver eyes and wild gray hair.
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I couldn't just stand there and watch her like that, so I lunged at Ashley.
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But she fought back and shoved me against the lockers.
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Then she pulled the hair stick out of her bun and came at me with it.
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I was too frozen to move.
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I just closed my eyes.
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Then I heard Mom scream.
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Stay away from her!
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When I opened my eyes, Ashley had already slashed Mom's arm, but Mom didn't care.
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She looked like a lioness protecting her cub.
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She broke the hair stick in half, grabbed Ashley's arm, and twisted it behind her back.
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You stay away from my baby.
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Nobody touches my baby.
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Everyone stared, terrified.
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Then Mom shoved Ashley away, and Ashley stumbled back with pure fear on her face.
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Anyone else want to try me?
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Come on, I'm not scared of you anymore.
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Come at me if you dare, you useless, brainless bullies!
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Most of the kids ran.
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A few teachers tried to calm Mom down, but she was too fired up.
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She pushed past them and came straight to me, pulling me into the tightest hug.
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Mom was a petite woman, but in that moment, her hug felt like the biggest, warmest shield in the world.
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Then, my phone buzzed.
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It was a message from Grandma.
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Grandma says she remembers the transformation date.
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Mom, it was 30 minutes ago.
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You missed it.
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Funny.
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The first time I missed it because I was hiding from a bully.
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This time I missed it because I finally stood up to one.
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Come on, baby.
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Let's go home.
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When we got home, Grandma was in the kitchen, cooking dinner like nothing had happened.
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Mom and I froze.
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What?
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I was sick, not dead.
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Stop staring at me like I came back from the grave.
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I had some complications, but I'm only 72.
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Mom turned to me, triumphant.
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I knew it.
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Told you she wasn't 67.
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Mom, really?
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Grandma, you said mom had to become a witch to save you.
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And look at her.
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She finally stood up for herself.
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So yes, I'd say she transformed.
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Wait, so I'm a witch now?
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Grandma stared at her for a second, then burst out laughing.
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A witch?
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Please.
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The only thing you ever enchanted was stupid men.
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So none of it was real?
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The magic?
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No. The problem?
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Very real.
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After the bullying in high school, your mother never really recovered.
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That girl humiliated her so badly that Vicky stopped believing she could face anything hard.
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So she hid behind jokes, flirting, and pretending nothing mattered before anyone could hurt her first.
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Deep down, she was still that scared 16 -year -old girl hiding in the bathroom.
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I tried everything to make her face herself, and I was almost out of hope.
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Then I found those medical test results she never bothered to open.
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Medical results?
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Yes.
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You have a rare pigment condition.
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That's what caused the silver in your eyes and the gray in your hair.
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Not magic.
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Not a curse.
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Just your body being dramatic, which honestly fits you.
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So you used it to make us believe she was turning into a witch?
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I used what I had, and it worked.
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She went back as that scared 16 -year -old girl, but this time, she didn't run.
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She faced the thing that broke her and protected her daughter.
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That's more powerful than any spell.
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Mom frowned like she wanted to argue, but then she looked at me and I was smiling.
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And we both immediately started laughing.
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Well, I guess I should go then.
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It was a pleasure being your bestie daughter.
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You'll always be my bestie, Ma.
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I didn't even know I could be brave until I had to protect you.
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Okay, off I go.
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Also, I heard Ashley's dad is rich and newly divorced.
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Maybe I can become her stepmom.
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Oh, God.
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Сценарий: Приключения мамы и дочери в школе
В видео рассказывается о необычной ситуации, произошедшей на родительском собрании. Зои и её мама Вики, которые внешне похожи на сестёр, влюбляются в одного семейства: Зоя в симпатичного парня из её класса, а мама в его отца. Их попытки познакомиться превращаются в комические неудачи — от пролитой воды до горячего кофе, что приводит к неловким ситуациям. Этот диалог прекрасно подходит для практики разговорного английского, так как он полон естественных реплик, эмоций и повседневных выражений.
Полезные сочетания и фразы для запоминания
- Crush on someone — влюбляться в кого-то. Например: "We both ended up crushing on the same family" (Мы оба влюбились в одного семейства).
- Pretend to trip — притворяться, что споткнулась. "Mom suddenly pretended to trip" (Мама вдруг притворилась, что споткнулась).
- Shot me a look — подкинула мне взгляд. "Mom shot me a look like, your turn" (Мама подкинула мне взгляд, словно говоря: "Теперь твой ход").
- Couldn't handle the guilt — не смогла справиться с вины. "My daughter couldn't take the guilt of hurting your son" (Моя дочь не смогла справиться с вины за то, что ранила вашего сына).
- Backed away — отступил. "Mr. Tucker backed away, polite but firm" (Мистер Такер отступил, вежлив, но твёрдо).
Ваше задание на shadowing: повтори за диалогом
Shadow speech (или shadowing) — отличный способ улучшить произношение, интонацию и скорость речи. Для этого включите видео, остановите его после каждой реплики и повторите её сразу, стараясь подражать темпу, интонации и эмоциям говорящего. Сконцентрируйтесь на фразах из списка выше — например, попробуйте повторить "pretend to trip" с правильной интонацией или "backed away" с естественным ударением. Если вы ищете место для практики, используйте shadowing site, где можно найти подобные диалоги с транскриптами. Проведите 5–10 минут каждый день, и вы заметите, как ваша речь становится более уверенной!
Грамматика в этом видео
Конструкции, которые говорящий использует чаще всего, с точными словами из видео:
| Конструкция | В видео |
|---|---|
| Пассивный залог be + причастие прошедшего времени — важно, что происходит, а не кто это делает | be rushed · had been raised · being raised |
| Present Perfect have/has + причастие прошедшего времени — прошлое действие, важное сейчас | have tried · haven't touched |
| Придаточные определительные who / which + предложение — уточнение о человеке или предмете | now, which was · word, which was |
| Past Continuous was/were + -ing — действие, которое длилось в определённый момент прошлого | wasn't holding · was holding · wasn't listening |
Что такое техника Shadowing?
Shadowing — это научно обоснованная техника изучения языка, изначально разработанная для подготовки профессиональных переводчиков и популяризированная полиглотом доктором Александром Аргуэльесом. Метод прост, но эффективен: вы слушаете аудио на английском от носителей языка и немедленно повторяете вслух — как тень, следующая за говорящим с задержкой в 1–2 секунды. В отличие от пассивного прослушивания или грамматических упражнений, Shadowing заставляет мозг и мышцы рта одновременно обрабатывать и воспроизводить реальные речевые паттерны. Исследования показывают, что это значительно улучшает точность произношения, интонацию, ритм, связную речь, понимание на слух и беглость речи — что делает его одним из самых эффективных методов для подготовки к IELTS Speaking и реального общения на английском.