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The security guard's hand grabbed her
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wrist so hard she thought her bones
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might break. But Naomi didn't cry. She
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never cried. Not when her parents died.
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Not when she lived on the streets for 3
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years. And definitely not now. How did
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this beautiful girl end up being
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homeless and what she was stealing in a
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rich wedding? Let's watch it together.
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But before, please subscribe to my
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channel. Let me go, she said quietly,
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her dark eyes burning with a fire that
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made the big man step back. The fancy
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wedding tent went silent. 200 rich
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guests in their expensive clothes turned
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to stare at the skinny girl in torn
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jeans and a dirty shirt. In her free
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hand, she held a plate of rice and
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chicken she had taken from the food
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table. "Thief!" Someone shouted, "Call
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the police!" yelled another. But then a
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voice cut through the noise like a
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Everyone turned. The groom walked toward
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them. He was tall and handsome in his
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perfect white suit. His name was Jordan.
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And this was supposed to be the happiest
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day of his life. But something in his
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eyes looked different, sad maybe, or
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angry. "Let her go," Jordan said to the
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security guard. "But sir, she stole food
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from your wedding," the god said. Jordan
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looked at Naomi, really looked at her,
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not at her dirty clothes or her thin
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face. He looked into her eyes, and what
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he saw there made his heart skip a beat.
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"What's your name?" he asked softly.
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Naomi lifted her chin. She wasn't
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ashamed. She was hungry and she took
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food. That was survival.
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Naomi. Naomi, Jordan repeated. The name
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felt strange on his tongue, like he had
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said it before, long ago. How old are
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you? 25. A woman in a beautiful pink
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dress pushed through the crowd. This was
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Esther, Jordan's bride. Her face was red
2:01
with anger. Jordan, what are you doing?
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It's our wedding day. Make her give back
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the food and leave. But Jordan didn't
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move. He kept staring at Naomi. Where
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are you from? Does it matter? Naomi
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asked. She tried to sound tough, but
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something about this man made her feel
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strange, like she knew him from
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somewhere. "Yes," Jordan whispered. "It
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it matters more than you know." An old
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woman stepped forward. This was Mrs.
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Chen, Jordan's grandmother. She was
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small but strong with silver hair and
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wise eyes. "Jordan," she said carefully.
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"Maybe we should talk inside."
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"No," Jordan said. His voice was getting
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louder. I want to know. Naomi, do you
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remember anything about your childhood
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before you were on the streets? Naomi's
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heart started beating fast. Why was he
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asking this? I I lived in an orphanage.
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My parents died in a car crash when I
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was seven. Why? Esther grabbed Jordan's
3:03
arm. Jordan, you're scaring me. What's
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wrong with you? But Jordan pulled away
3:08
from his bride. He walked closer to
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Naomi. so close she could see tears
3:12
starting in his eyes. "Show me your left
3:15
shoulder," he said. "What?" Naomi
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stepped back. "Please, just please."
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Something in his voice made her listen.
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Slowly, Naomi pulled down her shirt. On
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her left shoulder was a small scar
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shaped like a star. Jordan's legs went
3:33
weak. He almost fell down. "Oh my god,"
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he whispered. "Oh my god, it's you,
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Jordan." Esther hair screamed. What is
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happening? Mrs. Chen moved closer. Her
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old hands were shaking. Jordan, no, it
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can't be. It is, Jordan said. Tears were
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running down his face now. Grandma, look
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at her. Really? Look. The old woman
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stared at Naomi, at her dark eyes, at
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the way she held her head high, even
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when everyone was against her, at the
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Impossible, Mrs. Chen breathed. Will
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someone please tell me what's going on?
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Naomi demanded, but her voice was
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shaking now, too. Jordan turned to face
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all the wedding guests. His voice was
4:16
loud and clear. Everyone, I need to tell
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you something. This wedding, it can't
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happen. What? Esther shrieked. Because,
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Jordan said, looking right at Naomi.
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This woman, she's my sister. The tent
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exploded with noise. People gasped and
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shouted. Esther started crying, but
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Naomi just stood there frozen. That's
4:40
impossible, she said. My brother died in
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the same crash as my parents. I was told
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he died. No, Mrs. Chen said quietly. She
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looked very old all of a sudden. Jordan,
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you were told your sister died and
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Naomi, you were told your brother died.
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But you were both wrong. Jordan stepped
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closer to Naomi. I remember you. We used
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to play in the backyard. You had a
5:06
little stuffed elephant named Peanut.
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And that scar on your shoulder, you got
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it when you fell off your bike trying to
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follow me and my friends. Naomi's hand
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went to her shoulder. Her mind was
5:17
spinning. She did remember a stuffed
5:19
elephant. She remembered a boy who
5:22
looked like her. A boy who always
5:24
protected her. But how? She whispered.
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Mrs. Chen's voice was heavy with
5:29
sadness. After the crash, you were both
5:31
hurt badly. Jordan was taken to one
5:34
hospital. Naomi was taken to another.
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The paperwork got mixed up. Each of you
5:40
was told the other one died. Jordan came
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to live with me. Naomi? She looked at
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the young woman with pain in her eyes.
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Naomi went to the orphanage.
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You mean? Naomi said slowly. For 18
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years, we both thought the other one was
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Yes, Jordan said, his voice broke. I
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mourned for you every day. Every single
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day. Esther was still crying, but now
6:06
she looked angry, too. This is crazy.
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You can't just stop our wedding because
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some homeless girl looks like someone
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you used to know. But Jordan wasn't
6:16
listening to Esther anymore. He was
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looking at his sister. His little sister
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who had been living on the streets while
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he lived in a big house. his little
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sister who had to steal food while he
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ate at fancy restaurants. "I'm so
6:30
sorry," he said. "Naomi, I'm so sorry.
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If I had known you were alive." "It's
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not your fault," Naomi said, but her
6:38
voice was different now, softer. "You
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didn't know." A man in a black suit
6:44
pushed through the crowd. This was Mr.
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Williams, Jordan's business partner.
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"Jordan, you need to think about this."
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He said, "You can't just cancel your
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wedding. Think about the business. Think
6:55
about the money. Think about your
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future. Jordan turned to look at Mr.
7:00
Williams, then at Esther. Then at all
7:03
the fancy guests who were more worried
7:04
about the party than about the fact that
7:06
he had just found his dead sister alive.
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You know what, Jordan said? His voice
7:11
was getting stronger. I am thinking
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about my future. And my future includes
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my sister. He started taking off his
7:19
expensive watch, then his gold ring,
7:22
then his fancy jacket. "Jordan, what are
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you doing?" Mrs. Chen asked. "I'm giving
7:28
these to Naomi," he said. "She's been
7:31
living on the streets for 18 years while
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I lived like a king. That stops now. You
7:36
can't just give away everything," Esta
7:39
shouted. "Watch me," Jordan said. He
7:42
looked at Naomi. "We have the same
7:44
parents. We should have inherited
7:46
everything together. Half of everything
7:48
I have is yours. Naomi stared at the
7:51
expensive things in Jordan's hands. She
7:53
had been hungry for so long. She had
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slept in the cold for so many nights.
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These things could change her life. But
8:00
instead of taking them, she pushed his
8:01
hands away. I don't want your money, she
8:04
said. Everyone stared at her. What?
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Jordan asked. I said, I don't want your
8:10
money. I survived for 18 years without
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it. I don't need it now. But Naomi, no,
8:16
she said firmly. I came here tonight
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because I was hungry. I took food
8:21
because I needed to eat. But I never
8:23
asked for charity, and I won't start
8:25
now. Esther stopped crying. Mr. Williams
8:29
stopped talking. Even Mrs. Chen looked
8:32
surprised. Then what do you want? Jordan
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asked softly. Naomi looked at her
8:37
brother. This man who had everything
8:39
while she had nothing. This man who was
8:42
willing to give it all up for her. I
8:44
want to know if you're a good person,
8:46
she said. Rich people can be good or
8:48
bad. Poor people can be good or bad.
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Money doesn't make you who you are. Your
