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00:00Hi, I'm Chloe, and I'm from Portland.
00:02Please do like and subscribe, and I'll tell you what.
00:04If you do, I might invite you to my show when I become a famous TV presenter.
00:08So, picture your best friend.
00:10Got it?
00:11Well, now imagine them gone.
00:13Gone as quick as a badly rated Netflix series.
00:15Ever since I can remember, my best friend was Jade.
00:18Literally, we started our lives side by side because our moms were next to each other in the hospital.
00:23They became best friends, so it was written that we'd be best friends too.
00:26We were practically inseparable.
00:28The dynamic duo of mischief.
00:30You could say at times I got a little hot-headed, and Jade would always try to calm me down.
00:35One time in kindergarten, our grand cardboard castle faced a royal crisis when this boy refused to let us princesses in.
00:43You shall not pass, as I am king, yeah?
00:47Well, you're only a king if you wear a crown, and I'm about to knock yours off.
00:51Wait, you'll get in big trouble.
00:53You're right.
00:54Much better to do a liquid siege.
00:56And Jade reluctantly helped me pour water all over the castle until it became soggy and collapsed on his head.
01:02Growing up, I wanted to be a famous TV presenter.
01:06Think Jimmy Fallon or Ellen DeGeneres, but funnier and cooler.
01:09Although Jade hated doing it, she always listened to me no matter what.
01:13You're the K-pop star of the moment.
01:15Everybody wants to know your deepest and most personal secret.
01:18Please, say it looking straight at the camera.
01:20If you can cry, that would be great too.
01:22Don't you want to interview the president instead?
01:25Does he have a new double padlocked Balenciaga bag?
01:28I think not.
01:29One time, when we came home from school, our moms were arguing loudly.
01:33They stopped when we walked in.
01:34Oh, hi kids.
01:35Good day at school?
01:36Jade, we're going.
01:37But now.
01:38And just like that, they stopped talking or going around each other's houses.
01:42Mom, come on.
01:43Whatever it is, it'll blow over, right?
01:45She's just not the person I thought she was.
01:47Jade and I didn't pay much attention to them.
01:49We had to deal with the usual high school stuff.
01:52There were heartbreaks.
01:53He asked Bailey to the dance.
01:55Bailey!
01:55You can do better.
01:56I heard he doesn't bathe.
01:58Paranoia.
01:59What if I freeze and no words come out?
02:01Then I pee myself and everyone laughs at me?
02:03You're just getting a soda.
02:05Complete meltdowns.
02:07How am I supposed to remember all this stuff?
02:09This is just torture.
02:10You could be the first person to sue the school.
02:12Nah, who cares?
02:13I'm going to be rich and famous anyway.
02:15Jade was always there for me.
02:17And I figured we'd be besties forever.
02:19But as it turns out, I was wrong.
02:22One day, I raced to school because I wanted to show Jade my updated showreel.
02:26But she wasn't in.
02:27So I texted.
02:28And I could see she read it, but didn't reply.
02:30It's cool.
02:31She's probably ill.
02:32Or maybe her mom took her out of school again.
02:34Oh yeah, she does that sometimes.
02:35For yoga or something.
02:37And Jade hates it.
02:38Anyway, by the evening, still no reply.
02:41Not even a quick, hey, I'm alive text.
02:43The next day, she wasn't in school either.
02:46Or the next.
02:46And nothing was on her socials.
02:48Not that she posted stuff anyway.
02:50Did aliens abduct her?
02:51Is she going through a phone detox?
02:53Did I do something wrong?
02:54I have to find out.
02:55By the time I got to her house, I was angry and preparing what to say.
02:59See this friendship bracelet?
03:00Given that you don't care about our friendship, I'm gonna rip it off and burn it.
03:03But when I went to knock on the door, I realized it was already open.
03:07To my shock, the place was empty.
03:09I mean, furniture gone, belongings gone, even wallpaper gone?
03:12It was as if nobody had ever lived there.
03:15I ran up to Jade's room, completely empty too.
03:17Then, I heard the door downstairs open and bang shut.
03:20Someone else is in the house.
03:22I sneaked a look over the banisters and saw this scary looking man with a shaved head and
03:27a daisy tattoo on his hand.
03:28He was stuffing some paperwork in his pocket and knelt by a section of an open floorboard.
03:33I got it, boss.
03:33But just then, I stubbed my toe and I couldn't help but make a noise because of the, oh yeah,
03:39excruciating pain.
03:41I heard the man start to come upstairs and luckily, I knew that there was a way out of
03:44Jade's bedroom window via an oak tree.
03:47My heart was pounding as I climbed down and when I looked back to the house, I saw the
03:51scary man scowling at me from Jade's window.
03:54I ran home so fast and told mom everything.
03:57Jade and her mom have gone.
03:58What did you and her mom fall out about?
04:00It was nothing.
04:01People change and grow apart.
04:02It's how it is.
04:03I thought that was really weird as they'd been as close as Jade and I and I could never
04:08imagine falling out with Jade like that.
04:10Soon after that, I was taking out the trash and there I discovered a scrunched up lyre
04:14with daisies on it, just like the tattoo the scary man had.
04:17I didn't say anything to mom because I knew she'd make me stay away from it.
04:21But hey, a good presenter is always ready for action.
04:24The website on the flyer was a place called Harmony Farm.
04:27It looked like one of Jade's mom's yoga trips, but weirdly, there was no phone number
04:32or address.
04:32A place called Harmony Farm can't be that bad, can it?
04:36I figured Jade was okay and would be back in contact soon.
04:39After all, we are best friends.
04:41But weeks went by and still no contact.
04:44I was angry, but when this bully tried to trip me in the canteen, I didn't unleash my inner
04:49hulk with the help of an image of Jade scolding me.
04:52No, you'll get in trouble.
04:54Then, Mr. Trip-a-Lot turned lunch into a chaotic circus with flying milkshakes and frosted donuts
05:00in all directions.
05:01Enough is enough.
05:02Hey, knock it off.
05:04People just want to have lunch.
05:05What's it got to do with you, weirdo?
05:07You're such a weirdo.
05:08Always talking alone and interviewing a mirror?
05:11No wonder your friend bailed on you.
05:13Oh, that was it.
05:14I grabbed his tray and sent it on a gravity-defying journey to the other side of the canteen.
05:20Cue the applause.
05:21Yep, I was a hero.
05:23But of course, heroics come with consequences.
05:25And boy, did I get in trouble.
05:27First detention, and then mom.
05:29I'm so disappointed.
05:30This must stop.
05:32Jade's moved on, and so should you.
05:34Mom is right.
05:35She ghosted me.
05:36If Jade wanted to break our friendship, so did I.
05:38I took down every picture of us and burned our friendship bracelet in the backyard in some
05:42sort of ritual of detachment.
05:44And the perfect distraction came with my big TV break.
05:48They were holding auditions in the next town for a new cool teen channel.
05:51I am a teen.
05:52And I am cool.
05:54This is perfect for me.
05:56The next day, I went there.
05:57It was this tatty warehouse.
05:59And the line went on for miles.
06:01But hey, no pain, no gain, right?
06:03So I stood in line.
06:04Thank the heavens I could watch loads of MSA videos.
06:07And I had my trusty MSA water bottle.
06:10But as I got further up the line, the most shocking thing happened.
06:13I saw these two girls about my age and wearing these hideous yellow dresses,
06:18talking to some people in line and handing them something.
06:21Please take a daisy.
06:22A daisy?
06:23Suddenly, a security guard ran over to them.
06:25You two again?
06:26What did I tell you?
06:27Get out of here.
06:28The girls ran away.
06:29I had to follow them.
06:31They might lead me to Jade.
06:32So I went after them and got onto the same bus.
06:35They got off at this remote stop, and I followed.
06:37They went through a garden gate, and so did I.
06:39Exactly five minutes after them, I started filming, just in case they went all midsummer on me.
06:44Here we are at Harmony Farm, but I don't see any animals suspicious.
06:49And that's when I saw Jade watering tomatoes in the same ugly dress.
06:54I thought to myself, I thought to myself, Chloe, be calm, collected, listen to her side of the story.
06:59But instead, I went bat tail crazy.
07:01You ghosted me.
07:03And what is with the outfit?
07:05Put on a statement necklace at least.
07:07Chloe, you don't belong here.
07:08Just go.
07:09Oh, hi.
07:10Nice to see you, too.
07:11No need to apologize or anything.
07:13What happened to all the BFFs forever stuff?
07:16You didn't even give me a, it's not you, it's me speech.
07:19That's because it's you.
07:21You're so materialistic all the time.
07:24I want a simpler life.
07:26To be with nature and people like me.
07:28I don't want to be best friends anymore.
07:30And she just walked away.
07:32Fine.
07:32She's gonna regret this.
07:34The next time she sees me, I will be on TV.
07:36And she will still be watering tomatoes.
07:39I had to wait an age for the bus.
07:40But when I got to the auditions, I looked at everyone there posing like they were famous already.
07:45Do I look like that?
07:46I can't look that sad.
07:48Is Jade right about me?
07:49I didn't go to the audition.
07:50And when I got home, I looked at my fishing board.
07:53All designer shoes and red carpets with Jade and me in the middle.
07:57Maybe she's right.
07:58I realized that we always did what I wanted and never what Jade wanted.
08:02Well, there was the time I went with her to help out at a soup kitchen.
08:06See, I'm not all about the material stuff.
08:08Well, I suppose I did promise to go back and never did.
08:12Hey, how was the audition?
08:13Jade's in a cult.
08:14Why didn't you tell me?
08:15Don't try to deny it.
08:16I found the flyer in the trash.
08:18Calm down.
08:19Jade's mom tried to convince me to go, but she got furious when I refused.
08:23That's it.
08:24That's it?
08:25No, that's not it.
08:26We need to get an army together and get Jade out of there.
08:29Let Jade be.
08:30She's where she wants to be.
08:31I tried to listen to my mom, but that night, I couldn't sleep.
08:34I needed to apologize to Jade.
08:36When dawn broke, I went back to the farm.
08:39I knew she never wanted to see me again, and I would respect that.
08:42But I had to get this off my chest first.
08:44Luckily, when I snuck in, this big meeting was in progress, and someone was on stage.
08:49Jade was bound to be in there.
08:50And suddenly, I realized Jade's mom was on stage, giving a speech.
08:55I couldn't see Jade, so I snuck out the back, and weirdly, I found a door with Jade's mom's
09:00name on it.
09:01It was this really shabby office with hardly anything in it.
09:04No compromising paperwork was in the drawers or behind the books on a shelf.
09:08Then suddenly, when I moved a book, something clicked.
09:11A secret door.
09:12Inside was another office.
09:13But this was huge and grand with mod cons.
09:17I'm talking Apple products on tap, a walk-in wardrobe complete with designer shoes and bags.
09:22Not a very simple life, if you ask me.
09:26There were also boxes of people's passports, money, and bank statements for Jade's mom.
09:30Wow.
09:31This is a lot of money.
09:33What are you doing?
09:34I turned, and the scary man was staring at me.
09:37I want to join the cult.
09:38I know you.
09:39You are at the boss's house.
09:41Boss?
09:41Jade's mom was the boss?
09:43Before I could process that, the scary man started chasing me around the desk.
09:47I ran out and ended up on stage.
09:50Jade's mom looked at me, shocked.
09:52Then, she smiled calmly.
09:54I gave up on trying to make your mom see sense, but I always had hope for you.
09:58Um, that's a no from me to the weirdy beardy cult.
10:02Sorry.
10:03The audience gasped.
10:04You were always so angry, Chloe.
10:06You still don't understand that materialism is the only distraction from true bliss.
10:12Oh, is that so?
10:13What about your secret office?
10:15It's like the Kardashian-Jenner clan threw up in there.
10:18And don't get me started on the passports and the small fortune I found.
10:22Well, it's small only by Bill Gates' standards.
10:25Everyone looked confused at Jade's mom, and she looked panicked.
10:28Suddenly, Jade came on stage.
10:30She had a face that looked like she wanted to do a TED Talk on the benefits of rage.
10:34I had never seen her so angry.
10:36There is no secret office.
10:38Chloe is lying to get back at me.
10:40No, Jade.
10:40I promise.
10:41I'd never lie to you.
10:42We're besties.
10:43No, we are not.
10:45Why can't you just leave me alone?
10:47You know what?
10:47Fine, I'll just go.
10:49At least I fought for our friendship.
10:51I was more than ready to leave that place and never come back.
10:54But it wasn't that simple.
10:56Jade's mom caught up with me and closed my path.
10:58Behind her were loads of Daisy-loving worshippers and the scary man who looked like he was about
11:03to whip out some nunchucks.
11:05You think you can just accuse me of something like that and just walk away?
11:08I was thinking that.
11:09Yeah.
11:10Well, this isn't your mother's house where you can do whatever you want, you brat.
11:14Ouch.
11:14Here, trespassers and criminals are prosecuted and punished.
11:18I was genuinely frightened.
11:20If they could endure wearing those horrendous dresses, who knew what else they were capable
11:24of?
11:25The followers began to advance on me.
11:27I was completely surrounded.
11:29They each grabbed some tomatoes.
11:31Oh, no.
11:32At that moment, Jade arrived on the scene.
11:34Mom, wait.
11:35Oh, Jade, I know you want to be a part of this.
11:38Of course I do.
11:39Jade grabbed a tomato.
11:40But first, everyone, you should know that your donations have been going to my mom.
11:44Chloe, my bestie, was right.
11:47Jade showed everyone the bags, the shoes, the passports, bank statements, and money that
11:51her mother had hidden.
11:52Everything turned to chaos then.
11:54Jade's mom and the scary man tried to bolt, but they got hatched.
11:57Or should I say, catch up.
11:59Everyone threw their tomatoes at them.
12:01It was brutal.
12:03Blood flowed on the farm.
12:04Well, maybe it was just tomato sauce.
12:07Okay, too many tomato jokes.
12:09Got it.
12:10I'll stop now.
12:10I walk towards Jade.
12:12Jade, listen.
12:13I'm really sorry.
12:14I didn't mean to cause all this chaos.
12:16No, I'm sorry.
12:17Mom convinced me that leaving everything behind was for the best.
12:20That our old life was too materialistic.
12:23It's all because of you, Chloe.
12:24If you hadn't shown up and questioned everything, I wouldn't know the truth.
12:28I missed you.
12:29I couldn't give up on our friendship either.
12:31Then Jade held up her friendship bracelet.
12:33BFF, where's yours?
12:35Oh, I...
12:36It's in the laundry.
12:38I think after mom gets arrested, I'm gonna come live with you for a while.
12:42And you, my friend, need to take an anger management course.
12:45Yeah.
12:46And to stop obsessing over celebrities and materialistic things.
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