Hi I’m Binita and I’m from India. My parents are super strict and my dad always says that I can’t have my first kiss until I’m 50.

My dad wasn’t always a control freak but I believe it all started while we were exploring Amer Fort in Jaipur during a family vacation. It was a beautiful place and I was having loads of fun until...

“Where’s Anya?”

We looked around but my sister was nowhere to be found.

“We have to look everywhere! And if we don’t find her I’ll have to call the police!”

Just as we were about to give up, I spotted the scarf of Anya’s saree blowing in the wind around the corner.

“Dad, look over there!”

We walked over and found Anya in the arms of some guy. They were in the middle of a really intense make out.

I’ll spare you from hearing all of the horrible things my parents told her but when we got home, she was locked in her room and told she wouldn’t be able to go anywhere but school for at least a year. Then my dad came to my room and gave me a lecture.

“I don’t want you around boys. Stay away from them. They’re nothing but trouble and I know that because I was young once. Don’t you even dare to do what your sister did until you’re fifty. Kissing is strictly forbidden and if you disobey my rule there will be some serious consequences.”

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Someone pushed me and I went tumbling down the stairs. I hit my head on the handrail. I held my head in pain, and that’s when I realized that one very important thing was missing.

“Oh no no no no! This can’t be happening”

I tried to get up but the throbbing in my head got worse. Kate, who was supposed to be keeping it a secret, was waving my hearing aid in the air for everyone to see. 

“GIVE IT BACK, KATE!”

“Give what back, Molly? This little HEARING AID?”

I jumped and tried to reach it but missed. Kate and her friends laughed as a crowd started to gather. I knew I was doomed. I buried my face in my hands and started weeping. Kate leaned in closer. That's when I grabbed her hand and bit HARD!

“OUCH! YOU PSYCHO! YOU BIT ME!”

She dropped the hearing aid and I grabbed it and bolted out of there.

Hi, My name is Molly and I live in London.

Even though I was born deaf, my parents were rich and I lived a pretty decent life.  I never lacked anything and my mom worked extra hard to make sure that I was comfortable and protected. That might sound like it was a good thing but I hated it.

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Hi, my name is Celeste. I'm from the Bahamas. I never expected to fall in love with my enemy. Isn't that insane?

When I was 5 years old my family moved and we ended up living next to the biggest jerk ever. Antonio. He'd pull off heads from my dolls, tug at my ponytails in class and one time he added salt to the lemonade I was selling so everyone demanded refunds. 

I couldn't wait to go to college to get away from Antonio but that dream was shattered when Antonio got into the same college as me.

On the first day of college I wanted to make the perfect impression so I chose my wardrobe carefully. 

"Hi."

Antonio stepped out in front  of me. 

Then it happened. Someone bounced Antonio's hand and his milkshake flew onto my sweatshirt. 

"I'm so sorry, Celeste."

"Urrgghhh! Why do you have to ruin everything!" 

I stormed off. 

"Hey, wait up!"

I stopped. 

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Hello, I’m May from Thailand.

I grew up in a wealthy family and my parents gave me everything I wanted, except freedom. My mom watched my every move and when she couldn't do it herself, she employed someone to do it. I'm not even kidding guys.

When I was 17, I came home from school to find the house full of guests. Uniformed servers were busy loading tables with all kinds of food.

"Mom, what's going on?"

“May, darling, come sit next to your father and I.”

Sitting across from mom was a scrawny-looking boy around the same age as me.

"May, the king and queen are here to ask for your hand in marriage. This is their son, your future husband!"

I burst out laughing but stopped when I realized that no one else was laughing with me.

"Wait, you're serious?"

"Yes, now say hello and behave yourself."

I shot from my seat and grabbed the table. 

“I will flip this table over mama!" 

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I switched on the television and started flicking through the channels to see what was on, but  there was nothing that looked interesting.

“Oh well, I guess it’s gonna be another boring night sitting in on my own!”

“Bang! Bang! Bang!”

The loud hammering on the door almost made me jump out of my skin.

“Open up! Open up!”

I stood up and was about to go and open the door, but before I had a chance there was a loud crash and the door burst open.

I stood in shock as four big policemen came flying through,

“You’re under arrest!”

“Wait! What? What for?”

“For murder!”

You’re probably thinking that what you’ve just heard is the biggest shock in this story, but you would be wrong! You won’t believe what I'm going to tell you at the end of this video.

It all started a few years ago, I had been down on my luck and one thing led to another and I found myself living on the streets. I was homeless and to be honest my life was pretty miserable. Until one day, when it all changed.

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Hi my name is Melissa and I’m from Montreal, Canada. You know how everyone has flaws? Mine is that I’m too cute and trust me – it’s ruining my life!

“We can keep one twin each. Melissa is mine.”

“No! Melissa is mine! You take Mora. I will not let you separate me from my baby girl!”

“Listen Janet. I won’t let you take her. She’s the one who got my genes after all.”

“Are you calling me ugly?”

“No. That’s not what I mean. Well your personality yes but..”

My parents had a sliding door in their room which led to a balcony and we lived on the fourth floor. Suddenly I saw my mom push my dad out of the door and shove him over the balcony! He was hanging onto the railing by one hand and then just like that, he was gone.

Well, he didn’t die but he hurt himself really badly. My mom was sent to prison for attempted murder and my dad ended up getting custody of both of us in the end. I guess you could say that this was the first tragedy caused by my cuteness.

I have a fraternal twin sister named Mora and that means we don’t really look alike.  When we were kids, everyone liked me more. I was the favorite because somehow, I got all the cuteness. Poor Mora was just an average looking kid and sometimes people totally ignored her if we were in the same room. She didn’t seem to mind though and we got along pretty well until we were five years old. That was when my parents couldn’t stand each other’s guts anymore.

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Hi I’m Myra from Kentucky and I lived a pretty average life with my ordinary mom and dad who I thought were good, honest people. I was so wrong. But we’ll get back to that soon. I was an only child so I got all their attention and I got my way most of the time.

When I was twelve years old I begged them to let me go to summer camp because I heard that Ron was going to be there and he’d been my crush since kindergarten. Rumor had it, he liked me too and this was going to be the camp that would seal the deal forever.

Little did I know that my romantic aspirations would land me in a hospital bed surrounded by confused doctors and nurses. This story gets even crazier so don’t go anywhere!

“Is she dead?”

“No, she’s just unconscious but she’s breathing. More hives are popping up! Oh my gosh.”

“I’ve never seen this before.”

“What do you think it could have been? Poison Ivy? A snake bite?”

I tried to remember what happened right before I passed out. I was walking hand in hand with Ron. We had just explained our feelings to each other after sneaking away from some silly kind of scavenger hunt. There were trees all around us. We looked around to make sure no one was looking and then he kissed me! It was so amazing ... I felt butterflies, stars, bliss and then... I blacked out.

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Hi, my name is Latoya, and I'm from the Caribbean. I never expected that I'd have the school bully wrapped around my finger. 

When I was 5 years old my parents died in a car crash and I was sent to live with my grandmother.  That's where I met Kegan, my best friend, and our neighbour. In our town everyone knew we were pretty tight-knit. I loved our quiet little part of paradise.

In 4th grade everything changed when the Pillage family came to town. They bought a few of the stores and turned them into large shopping malls. 

Not only was our town no longer quiet and peaceful but the Pillages' son, Victor, was in my class and he became the school bully, even to the teachers. 

During 5th grade Victor stuck a sign on my back which said "pinch me". Every person I  passed in the hallway that day pinched me until Kegan pulled it off. 

Once on a field trip, in 6th grade, Victor locked me in the bathroom. The janitor unlocked it about 30 minutes later and I got detention for a week for separating from the group for over five minutes. Can you believe it?

Then in 7th grade, during the talent show while I was singing, Victor rigged a bucket of ice water to fall on my head during my stella performance. I was sick for three days. 

In 8th grade, he stuck glue to my chair and when I stood up my skirt ripped. The entire class laughed at me as I shimmied out the class with books covering my behind. I had to wear boy's pants from the lost and found. Ewwwww.

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Hi, my name’s Brittany and I’m from Florida.

My parents are super rich. We own a huge mansion and I can basically get whatever I want, whenever I want. I had everything.. Well, except, popularity.

I was probably the least popular kid in my class growing up. I was always picked last in team games, and no one wanted to speak to me. I remember on my 15th birthday, my parents had invited everyone in my class to our mansion, and I know the only reason they came was because they knew the party would be amazing since we’re so rich. I wanted to impress everyone so I wore my favourite Hello Kitty dress. As I walked down the stairs, they all stared at me. I was flattered they were so speechless by the sight of me, but then one of them screamed: “Eww what are you wearing?” 

Everyone laughed. I turned bright red.

“*laughs* Yeah! Hello Kitty? More like Hello Brittany!”

Everyone laughed and I was about to run back to my room when one boy jumped out in front of everyone.

“Hey! Leave her alone! I think she looks beautiful!”

Everyone was shocked, because the boy who had defended me was Marco, the new kid in our class. He was so cute. Marco and I spent the rest of the evening together, and by the end of it Marco had already asked me out on a date.

Our first date was amazing. Turns out Marco’s family was rich too, cos he took me to this super expensive restaurant and bought me a diamond necklace afterwards. I was in love with him. He was so sweet and kind. The next day at school I was walking through the hallway when I saw Marco. He had blonde hair today. He must have just bleached it! It looked really good and I was about to call out to him when suddenly he pressed himself against the girl he was chatting to and kissed her! I froze. My heart felt like it had literally broke into two.

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Hi, my name’s Tamara and I’m from Texas.

I didn’t know I was famous until my boyfriend finally told me.

When I was 10 years old my parents took me to a carnival. We went on one of those rollercoasters where they flash a photo of you while you’re on the ride. Well, as we flew down, I started to feel really sick.. And, well.. I threw up. It’s a pity the automatic sensors for the camera took a photo precisely at that gross moment. *shudders* Anyway, it turns out unbeknownst to me that picture of me throwing up on the rollercoaster went viral. So viral, that when I showed my boyfriend an old picture of me throwing up on the rollercoaster, he freaked out.

“Wait, that’s you?!”

“Yeah. Why?”

“Tamara, that’s crazy! You’re famous!”

“What are you on about?”

“Look.”

And Tyrone showed me all the memes and buzz over my photo from when I was 10 years old. It was crazy. They called me the vomit Queen. Not that catchy, huh? *clears throat* But anyway, I was famous. I was surprised I hadn’t found out sooner. Like, how had I gone nearly 12 years without knowing I was famous? But that didn’t matter. What mattered was what I was gonna do next.

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