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00:00When I was 10, I moved into the Hale house after my mother remarried.
00:03My step-brother, Logan Hale, always called me a person, even shoved me down the stairs.
00:09Don't think you belong here just because your home-rocking mother married my father.
00:13Sooner or later, I'll kick you out!
00:15He tore up my notebooks, drew all over my dresses, and humiliated me on purpose.
00:20No matter how obedient I was, his hate never stopped.
00:24By college, Logan was captain of the university hockey team.
00:27His best friend and star-centered Kieran Schoen confessed his love for me on the rink.
00:32After that, Logan finally stopped bullying me.
00:35I thought Kieran was my salvation, and on my birthday, I slept with him.
00:39The next day, my skating session ended, and I went to find Kieran outside the hockey locker room.
00:45Then, I heard Logan's voice.
00:47Did you film her first time?
00:50Of course.
00:52If not help you get revenge, I would never touch the homewrecker's daughter.
00:55I covered my mouth as tears fell.
00:58What I thought was salvation was just Logan's way of revenge.
01:01But Logan didn't know I had already applied for an overseas figure skating training program.
01:06Once I left, I would never come back.
01:10Once those pictures get out, she'll be too ashamed to keep living with us.
01:14What if she can't handle it, like she does something to herself?
01:17Why do you care?
01:19Don't tell me you actually fell for her.
01:20Of course not.
01:22I was only messing around with her.
01:23Sienna's coming back.
01:24I won't have time to waste on Audrey anymore.
01:26I stood outside the door, frozen.
01:28Sienna Clark had grown up with both of them, and she was Kieran's first love.
01:32I had always known Logan hated me.
01:34He believed my mother's arrival had driven his mother to take her own life, so he took all his hatred
01:39out on me.
01:40After I started dating Kieran, Logan still disliked me, but he stopped making my life so difficult.
01:45I thought he had finally accepted me. I might finally have a real brother.
01:49And I had looked forward to the day when we could act like a normal family.
01:53I never imagined he was planning something even worse.
01:56Logan and Kieran were in separate, yet I foolishly believed Kieran loved me.
02:00I had thought too highly of myself.
02:02I swallowed the ache in my throat.
02:04By the time I got home, I was soaked through.
02:07The first thing I did was call my coach, Lena.
02:10Coach, I accept your offer. I'll join that overseas training program.
02:15Lena had coached me for eight years, and taken me to the national level.
02:19And she was one of the most respected names in figure skating.
02:23For my family to acknowledge me, I had pushed myself to be exceptional, but no one ever cared.
02:27The program required me to live and train in Switzerland for three years.
02:31That was why I had turned it down.
02:32Now, there was nothing left to keep me here.
02:35Maybe it was the rain, but I curled into myself beneath the covers.
02:38When a nightmare jolted me awake, my skin was burning.
02:41I was about to get up and look for fever medicine.
02:43My bedroom door flew open. Before I could sleep, my mother threw a stack of photographs in my face.
02:48Audrey, what the hell? Sleeping with some guy and letting him take pictures?
02:53How could you be so stupid?
02:55The photographs had been taken by Kieran when I was asleep.
02:58In only one night, they spread the photos everywhere.
03:01Only two days ago, Kieran had promised me,
03:04I love you, Audrey.
03:06Once we graduate, we'll get married.
03:07That night, he had kept handing me drinks until I said yes.
03:11He had pulled me back into bed again and again, consumed by desire.
03:14I had been stupid enough to believe he loved me.
03:17When I said nothing, my mother kept interrogating me.
03:20Answer me! Who took these?
03:22Do you have any idea what people will say about us if these get out?
03:26She had never cared about me, only herself.
03:29But when I told her Kieran's name, she fell silent.
03:33Why would you get involved with the Shaw family's son?
03:36We can't go up against his family.
03:38Listen, you're dating him.
03:40Even if you have proof, what can we do?
03:41You never said no, right?
03:44The photos have already been taken down.
03:47Give it time and everyone will forget.
03:49The Shaw family had too much influence for the Hales to challenge them lightly.
03:53As my bedroom door closed, I saw Logan standing at the stairs, smiling at me.
03:58He already knew exactly how this would end.
04:01The truth no longer mattered.
04:02I sank into the cooler and sogged.
04:07Harassing messages kept flooding my phone.
04:09The disgusting things they wrote made me sick.
04:12I blocked every number with troubling hands.
04:14My mother called the university and told them I would be away for a while.
04:18I didn't want her to know about the training program in Switzerland,
04:21so I returned to campus alone to complete the paperwork.
04:24She never had time for me anyway.
04:26She probably wouldn't even notice when I left.
04:28The photos were gone, but they already spread through the hockey team, the skating club,
04:32even the whole campus.
04:33People stared, smirked, and whispered as I passed.
04:36She always acted so innocent.
04:38Turns out she's a slut.
04:39Who knows how many guys she slept with?
04:41Seriously, don't get too close.
04:42You might catch something.
04:43Shame and fear closed in on me.
04:45I didn't remember how I left campus.
04:48I wandered down the street in a daze.
04:50Suddenly, several men stepped into my path.
04:53The front man held up a phone, showing one of my private photos, and looked me over.
04:57That's you in the picture, right?
04:59Nice body.
05:00Come have some fun with us.
05:01I want to turn with Kieran's hot girlfriend.
05:03Guess the hockey star doesn't mind sharing.
05:07What do you want?
05:15Get off me!
05:16Don't touch me!
05:17They held down my arms and legs, and I could only watch as their filthy hands reached for
05:22my body and hurt my clothes tear.
05:24Stop fighting.
05:25No one's coming for you.
05:26Keep us happy, and maybe we won't make it hurt so much.
05:29I bit my lip until I tasted blood.
05:31While they were pulling off their clothes, I yanked the knife on my back.
05:35Stay back.
05:38The first time someone attacked me, I had just finished a competition.
05:42My mother said I dressed too provocatively and told me to stop wearing skirts.
05:46But I just wore my skating dress and my training jacket.
05:49I never knew what would have happened if Logan had arrived on time.
05:53After that, I always carried a pocket knife.
05:56Panic overwhelmed me.
05:57They kept laughing and even tried to grab the knife.
06:00During the struggle, the blade plunged into my belly.
06:02The leader panicked and let me go, afraid I might die.
06:05I collapsed, blood soaking my clothes.
06:08What?
06:08My vision kept going dark, but I heard them lower their voices as one of them made a call.
06:13Shit.
06:14Logan, we've got a problem.
06:16She stabbed herself.
06:17Is she dead?
06:19Then I heard Kieran.
06:20Logan, what the fuck?
06:22You actually had those guys corner her?
06:23Only told him to scare her.
06:25If she tried to kill herself, that's on her.
06:27If she's alive, dump her at a hospital.
06:29Don't let her find out we were behind it.
06:30So he really did want to destroy me.
06:33Something I had once overheard came back to me.
06:35I know Audrey didn't cause my mother's death.
06:37I just don't want her to have an easy life.
06:39My father feels guilty about Audrey and her mother.
06:42I don't.
06:42Then everything went black.
06:44When I opened my eyes again, I was lying in a hospital bed.
06:48Kieran was sitting beside me.
06:50Babe, you're finally awake.
06:51I was worried sick.
06:53I said nothing.
06:55I saw the photos.
06:56I'm sorry.
06:57I got drunk when I was out, and someone grabbed the wrong phone and posted them.
07:01Don't worry.
07:02I've had them all taken down.
07:03And don't overthink it.
07:04I won't let this change anything between us.
07:06He was the one behind it all, yet he stood there pretending to be my savior.
07:10Before I could speak, his phone rang.
07:14I couldn't hear what the person on the other end said.
07:17Kieran answered in a gentle voice.
07:19Then he walked out without looking back.
07:21As soon as he left, Logan walked in.
07:23He looked at me with disgust.
07:25Want to know why he left in such a hurry?
07:27Sienna can't sleep because of the jet lag.
07:29He went to keep her company.
07:30He won't protect you anymore.
07:31Stop fooling yourself.
07:32My body trembled.
07:34Sienna Clark had grown up with both of them.
07:36She was Kieran's first love.
07:38Logan's mother once said Sienna looked just like her.
07:40So Logan had spoiled Sienna since childhood.
07:43I had always cherished Logan as my own brother.
07:46I did everything I could for him.
07:48But none of it mattered as much as one word from Sienna.
07:51I closed my eyes with a bitter smile.
07:52Neither Kieran nor Logan had ever cared about me.
07:56In the past, I would have apologized and tried to please Logan.
07:59This time, I turned away.
08:01I know.
08:01It won't happen again.
08:04Kieran isn't here.
08:05Who's that pathetic act supposed to fool?
08:07He stormed out.
08:08My injuries were serious, so I spent a week in the hospital.
08:11When my mother found out, she only sent me money for the medical bills.
08:14Then she left on a business trip with my stepfather without visiting me.
08:18I was alone until the day I was discharged.
08:20I started packing when they were not at home.
08:22There wasn't much to take.
08:24Most of what I had once treasured was Logan's handouts.
08:27The only thing I wanted was the necklace my grandma had left me.
08:30My grandma had raised me.
08:31I only went to live with my mother after she died.
08:34Before she passed away, grandma fastened the necklace around my neck.
08:37Be safe, Audrey, and be happy.
08:39But when I opened the box, the necklace was gone.
08:42I searched the entire room.
08:43Then I checked the security footage and saw Logan take it.
08:48He wouldn't answer my calls.
08:50I finally found Logan at the bar.
08:52The hockey team was celebrating Sienna's birthday after a home game.
08:55Someone laughed and teased Kieran.
08:57Hey man, you dumped your little skater?
09:00Let the rest of the team have a turn.
09:03It's Sienna's birthday.
09:05Why bring that bitch up and ruin the mood?
09:07I clenched my fists.
09:08When I reached their table, everyone went quiet.
09:11Give me back my necklace.
09:12Before he could answer, Sienna touched her neck.
09:14You mean this?
09:15Logan gave it to me.
09:17That's mine.
09:18It means a lot to me.
09:19Please give it back.
09:20Logan scoffed.
09:22So what if it's yours?
09:23You live in my house.
09:25Everything you have belongs to me.
09:26I take whatever I want.
09:27My nails dug into my palms, but I felt no pain.
09:30You can take anything else, not this.
09:33It was my grandmother's.
09:34Come on, just a necklace.
09:35I'll buy you another one.
09:37Sienna likes this one, so call it your birthday gift to her.
09:39A smug look flashed in Sienna's eyes.
09:41Yeah, I really like this necklace.
09:44Name your price.
09:45I'll pay whatever you want.
09:46I don't want money.
09:47I want my necklace.
09:49Logan looked at me coldly.
09:50You're pushing your luck, Audrey.
09:52Take the money or get out.
09:54Don't be mad, Logan.
09:55I'll talk to her.
09:56She walked over and lowered her voice beside my ear.
09:58You think you can replace me?
09:59You played innocent around Logan and threw yourself at Kieran when I was gone?
10:03I'll always come first with both of them.
10:05Want the necklace back?
10:06Get on your knees and beg.
10:07Maybe I'll consider it.
10:09My breath faltered, but I said nothing.
10:11It was the only thing Grandma had left me.
10:13I thought of her gentle face and my chest tightened.
10:16I slowly dropped to my knees in front of everyone.
10:18Please, give it back.
10:20Logan and Kieran sat on the couch and watched.
10:22God, you're pathetic.
10:24You think kneeling and playing the victim will work?
10:26Who are you trying to guilt?
10:28Fine, here.
10:29Oops, I dropped it.
10:31She had done it on purpose.
10:32The pendant shattered across the floor.
10:34My chest heaved with rage.
10:36I raised my hand and slapped her.
10:39Someone shoved me away.
10:41I fell onto the ground.
10:42Kieran pulled Sienna into his arms.
10:44Logan's face darkened.
10:46Audrey!
10:46How could you hit her?
10:47Apologize to Sienna.
10:49Now.
10:49Your dead grandmother's cheap necklace was worthless.
10:52Enough with the drama.
10:53I slapped it.
10:55Logan?
10:55You asshole.
10:57The necklace was the most important thing I had.
10:59You had no right to give it away.
11:01She broke it on purpose.
11:02I'm not apologizing.
11:04Never.
11:04Logan stepped on the broken necklace.
11:06You think you can do whatever you want?
11:08Hold her down.
11:08Make her apologize until she means it.
11:11Don't let her up until Sienna accepts.
11:13Someone grabbed me.
11:14They forced my forehead against the broken necklace again and again.
11:17Warm blood ran down my face and dripped onto the floor.
11:20I could barely think through the pain.
11:22Logan stared at the blood on my face.
11:25Do you understand what you did wrong?
11:27Keep going.
11:28Don't stop until she apologizes.
11:29Logan, stop.
11:30You're going to seriously hurt her.
11:32Logan waved him off.
11:34What?
11:35Feeling sorry for her?
11:36Don't forget who took those pictures.
11:38Sienna suddenly fainted.
11:39Kieran picked her up without hesitation.
11:41He didn't even look at me before carrying her out.
11:45See?
11:46Kieran never cared about you.
11:48Stop reaching for things that were never yours.
11:50You don't deserve them.
11:52Sienna's my sister.
11:53If she gets hurt, you're done.
11:55After they left, I went to have my wounds treated alone.
11:58I had just left the hospital.
12:00My coach called.
12:01Audrey, we have to leave for Switzerland.
12:04Earlier than planned.
12:05We're flying out tomorrow morning.
12:07Okay.
12:08Back at the hospital, Logan couldn't explain the sudden restlessness inside him.
12:12He pushed the feeling aside and entered Sienna's room.
12:15The next second, Sienna held up her phone with a smile.
12:18Logan, Kieran, can't believe you actually sent Audrey away from me.
12:21What?
12:24What do you mean?
12:26Who sent Audrey away?
12:27She wouldn't leave.
12:28I don't believe you.
12:29Logan and Kieran questioned Sienna at the same time.
12:32Their reaction left her frozen.
12:34When she stayed silent, Kieran grew more anxious.
12:36He grabbed her wrist.
12:38Say something.
12:38What did you mean?
12:40Sienna cried out and tried to pull free.
12:42Kieran, you're hurting me.
12:43Let go so I can explain.
12:44Kieran realized he had lost control and released her.
12:47Sorry.
12:48I panicked.
12:49Why did you say we sent Audrey away?
12:51What happened?
12:52Logan said nothing.
12:53He only stared at Sienna, waiting for an answer.
12:56Seeing how worried they were, filled her with jealousy.
12:59Why did Audrey matter this much to them?
13:01It had always been this way.
13:02Sienna had spent years turning them against Audrey.
13:05Otherwise, they might have forgotten Sienna long ago.
13:08She would never let that happen.
13:09Both men had to belong to her.
13:11I heard it from someone else.
13:12The university posted an announcement.
13:14Audrey is leaving for Switzerland with her coach.
13:16For a three year figure skating program.
13:18Everyone says she couldn't face anyone after those private photos got out.
13:22Begged.
13:23That's why she begged her coach to take her along.
13:25But she's not good enough for a program like that.
13:28You two must have pulled strings to get rid of her.
13:31Why else would her coach take dead weight like her?
13:35The hospital room went silent.
13:37Kieran seemed to lose all his strength.
13:39He stood there in shock.
13:41How is that possible?
13:42The photos were taken down.
13:44Why would she leave because of them?
13:45Kieran had taken the photos because he had promised to help Logan get revenge.
13:49But he had never meant to drive Audrey away.
13:51Logan's face darkened.
13:53You said you had the photos under control.
13:55How the hell did they spread?
13:56Kieran shook his head.
13:57She was my girlfriend.
13:58Why would I leak them on purpose?
14:00I did what you asked.
14:01I only meant to scare her.
14:02Someone got into my phone when I was drunk and spread the pictures.
14:05As soon as I found out, I had them taken down.
14:07I told everyone to keep their mouths shut.
14:08Sienna moved between them and tugged at Kieran's sleeve.
14:11Kieran, Logan, do you think she's angry because I broke her necklace?
14:15This is all my fault.
14:16I never should have worn it.
14:18Logan gave a short laugh.
14:19You're right.
14:20She's lived here since she was a kid.
14:22She wouldn't just leave.
14:23She's only trying to get back at us.
14:24I'm going home.
14:25He turned and walked out.
14:27Kieran hurried after him.
14:28The doctor said you're fine, Sienna.
14:30You can take care of yourself.
14:31We need to find Audrey.
14:34A moment later, Sienna was alone in the hospital room.
14:37She swept everything off the table.
14:39Why?
14:40We grew up together.
14:41Why do they care so much about that bitch?
14:44I can't let her come back.
14:46Logan sped home.
14:48Audrey was probably angry about her grandmother's necklace.
14:50He could have an identical necklace made to make up for it.
14:53He had gone too far this time, but Audrey never stayed mad at him.
14:56This time would be no different.
14:58Kieran was just as restless.
15:00He already felt guilty about the photos.
15:02Now he regretted not stepping in when they humiliated Audrey in the bar.
15:06He must have been out of his mind.
15:07Kieran kept calling her.
15:09Every call went straight to voicemail.
15:11Her phone was off.
15:12When they rushed into Audrey's room, she was gone.
15:14Her belongings lay scattered across the bed.
15:16A half-packed suitcase sat beside it.
15:18Logan and Kieran exchanged a look.
15:20Both felt relieved.
15:21Her suitcase is still here.
15:22She can't have left.
15:23Get someone to find her.
15:24I really thought she'd walk out for good.
15:26Kieran's phone rang.
15:27Kieran, I found out what happened with the photos.
15:29I sent you the recording, but-
15:31Kieran hung up before the man could finish.
15:33He opened the recording.
15:37Sienna's voice filled the room.
15:38Did you take care of everything?
15:39I'm coming back soon.
15:41I won't let Audrey take my place with Kieran and Logan.
15:44I want her reputation destroyed.
15:46It's done.
15:47I spread the photos everywhere and leaked her number.
15:49Those two already hate her.
15:51Why else would Kieran take private photos of his own girlfriend?
15:53They even sent men to scare her.
15:55Clean it up.
15:56Don't let them trace it back to us.
15:58Don't worry.
15:59They hired the men.
16:00I only made things worse.
16:02Just don't forget what you promised me.
16:04Logan had already been on edge.
16:05The recording shattered what little control he had left.
16:08He turned on Kieran.
16:09What the hell is this?
16:10You said the leak was an accident.
16:12You said the photos were gone.
16:13How did this happen?
16:14Kieran looked just as confused.
16:16Panic rushed through him.
16:17I never wanted the picture spread.
16:19I was drunk.
16:19I didn't know someone had gotten into my phone until the pictures were everywhere.
16:22I'll find out what happened and I'll explain everything to Audrey myself.
16:25Kieran spent the next few hours calling everyone connected to the leak.
16:28By evening, he had confirmed who was involved and what each of them had done.
16:32He and Logan drove straight to Sienna's house.
16:34Sienna's eyes filled with tears when they entered her room.
16:37Kieran?
16:38Logan?
16:38What are you doing here?
16:39She pulled the blanket closer.
16:41I'm still hurt.
16:41I need to rest.
16:42Before she could finish, Logan threw his phone onto the bed.
16:48What did you do to Audrey?
16:50Tell me now or this gets much worse for you.
16:53Sienna had never seen him like this.
16:55She backed away and nodded.
16:57I'll tell you.
16:58You'd better tell the truth.
16:59We'll find out everything anyway.
17:02Lying won't save you.
17:03Logan paced across the room.
17:04He finally understood why he had felt so restless.
17:07The girl who had followed him everywhere, desperate to be his sister, was really gone.
17:11He had always wanted Audrey to leave.
17:13Now he regretted it more than anything.
17:15Sienna began to cry.
17:17I was scared Audrey would replace me.
17:19I couldn't stand the thought of losing my place with either of you.
17:22That's why I had the photos spread.
17:25I knew you had sent those men to scare her.
17:27So I paid them to go further.
17:29I told them to rape her.
17:31You sick bitch.
17:32How could you do that to her?
17:33Now he understood the disappointment in Audrey's eyes.
17:36She thought every part of it had been their plan.
17:38Kieran had never imagined Sienna could do something so cruel.
17:41In his memory, she had always been sweet and cruel.
17:44Yet every time Audrey needed him, he had left her for Sienna.
17:47Audrey must have felt completely alone.
17:51Then he saw the vicious messages.
17:53He saw the photos of Audrey fighting back with the knife.
17:56Regret hit him all at once.
17:58At the same time, Logan pulled up security footage from the hallway outside the hockey locker room.
18:03Audrey stood beside the half open door.
18:06She had heard everything.
18:07She had known from the beginning.
18:09Kieran's hands began to shake.
18:11She knew-
18:12Logan struck his own face again and again.
18:15This is my fault.
18:16I came up with that sick plan.
18:18I made you lie to Audrey.
18:21None of this would have happened if I hadn't.
18:24She wouldn't have left.
18:25Kieran looked lost.
18:26I think I fell for her a long time ago.
18:29But you hated her, so I never admitted it.
18:31Where is she now?
18:31She wasn't supposed to leave for five more days.
18:34Why can't we find her?
18:35Sienna said in my love.
18:37Because she finally gave up on both of you.
18:38She left early.
18:40You still don't know, right?
18:41Her coach changed the schedule.
18:42They already flew to Switzerland.
18:44She's never coming back.
18:46You'll never see her again.
18:47The words, never coming back, cut deep.
18:50Logan and Kieran staggered back.
18:51We were wrong.
18:53She'll never forgive us.
18:54I left the Hale House before sunrise with one duffel bag.
18:58The half-packed suitcase stayed on my bed.
19:00So did everything Logan had ever given me.
19:03Each step through the airport pulled at the stitches in my stomach.
19:06The bandage beneath my hair still felt damp, but I kept walking.
19:10Lena took one look at me and stopped.
19:12What happened to you?
19:13It doesn't matter.
19:15Audrey, you can't train like this.
19:17Just get me on the plane.
19:18My phone vibrated while we waited at the gate.
19:21Kieran.
19:21I watched his name disappear.
19:23A second later, Logan called.
19:25I let that call die too.
19:27Then I held down the power button until the screen went black.
19:30Are you sure?
19:31No.
19:32But I'm leaving.
19:33The final boarding call for Zurich echoed through the terminal.
19:36The gate agent scanned my pass.
19:38I stepped onto the jet bridge without looking back.
19:41On the plane, I gripped the buckle and forced myself to breathe.
19:44I had spent years begging them to let me stay.
19:47Now I was the one leaving.
19:49The plane lifted from the runway, carrying me farther from the Hale family with every second.
19:54I didn't know it then, but Logan and Kieran reached the airport 11 minutes after the doors closed.
20:01By the time Logan and Kieran reached the airport, the departure board already showed the Zurich flight as departed.
20:08Call the gate.
20:09Please, tell them to stop the plane.
20:11The doors are closed.
20:12There's nothing I can do.
20:14Kieran called Audrey again.
20:16Her phone went straight to voicemail.
20:18Logan stared at the word on the screen until it blurred.
20:22She really left?
20:23The recording on the phone gave them nowhere to hide.
20:26They turned it over to the police, along with the names of the men Logan had hired.
20:30During questioning, Kieran admitted he had taken the photos while Audrey slept.
20:34Logan admitted he had paid those men to corner and frighten her.
20:37Neither of them could blame Sienna for that.
20:39By evening, the university and the athletic department had been notified.
20:43Their coach was waiting outside the hockey locker room when they returned to campus.
20:46You're both suspended until the investigation is over.
20:51Coach, we can explain.
20:53The locker room behind him had gone silent.
20:55Teammates who once followed Logan's every order now avoided his eyes.
20:59Logan reached for the door.
21:00The coach blocked him.
21:01I built this team, and you disgraced it.
21:04You're done as captain.
21:05The sea comes off tonight.
21:09By the time I landed in Zurich, my phone had been off for nine hours.
21:13Lena drove me straight to the training center.
21:15I watched the city disappear behind us and kept one hand on my back.
21:19At the entrance, she handed me a room key and a training schedule.
21:22The schedule started with conditioning at five and ice time at six.
21:26Then Lena took me to the medical office.
21:27The doctor asked me to remove my jacket.
21:29His expression changed when he saw the bandage and the way I guarded my stomach.
21:33When were you injured?
21:35Last week.
21:36He pressed gently beside the stitches.
21:38Pain shot through me.
21:39This wound hasn't healed.
21:41I can handle it.
21:43Who did this to you?
21:46I'm here to skate.
21:47Lena stood beside the door without speaking.
21:50You're exhausted, underweight, and still healing from two serious injuries.
21:54If I miss training, I'll lose my place.
21:56No one is taking your place.
22:00You have to rest.
22:02No, Audrey, you're not cleared to skate.
22:06For six weeks, I watched the other skaters through the glass.
22:10Every morning began in rehabilitation.
22:13I worked until my legs shook, then sat beside the rink with an ice pack against my stomach.
22:19Some days, I could barely stand it.
22:21Lena stayed until I finished.
22:23The morning the doctor signed my clearance form, I read it twice.
22:26Ten minutes, he warned.
22:28No jump.
22:28I changed before he could take it back.
22:30At the rink, my fingers trembled as I tied my skate.
22:33The familiar pressure around my ankles made my throat tighten.
22:36I stepped onto the ice and held the board.
22:39For one terrible second, I couldn't move.
22:42One edge, Audrey.
22:43That's all.
22:44I pushed off.
22:45My injured side pulled, throwing off my balance.
22:48I made it halfway through the turn before my blade slipped.
22:51The impact jarred through my hip.
22:54That's enough for today.
22:57Again.
22:58This time, I completed the turn.
23:00Then the rink door opened.
23:01A staff member called Lena over and whispered something to her.
23:05When Lena returned, her face was tense.
23:07Audrey, Logan and Kieran want to see you.
23:11They're not here, Lena added.
23:13They called the center.
23:14They want me to put them through.
23:16No.
23:18They said they need to explain.
23:19I know what they did.
23:20They also asked for your number and training schedule.
23:22I looked toward the empty ice.
23:23Six weeks ago, I might have answered.
23:25That girl had spent years waiting for them to choose her.
23:28I wasn't her anymore.
23:29Don't give them anything.
23:31Tell them never to contact me again.
23:33Are you sure?
23:33They had their chance.
23:35Lena nodded and ended the call.
23:37Ready?
23:37I nodded.
23:38Weeks later, the doctor cleared me to jump.
23:40They called Lena twice more.
23:42My answer never changed.
23:43Over the next three years, I competed whenever my federation gave me the chance.
23:47One medal led to another, and my name began appearing in sports headlines back home.
23:52By my third season, I had become one of the biggest new names in American figure skating,
23:56and I was named to the U.S. world team.
23:58Weeks later, Lena found me beside the rink.
24:01Her finger moved to the final name on the list.
24:03Mine.
24:04You're skating last at the world championships.
24:08The arena went quiet when my name echoed through the arena at the world championships.
24:13My legs shook as I took my position.
24:15Thousands of people were waiting for me to move.
24:17Lena stood behind the board.
24:19Trust your training.
24:20Trust yourself.
24:21Music began.
24:22I landed my opening combination cleanly.
24:24The fear in my chest loosened with every spin and step.
24:28By my final jump, the crowd was clapping with the music.
24:30My blade struck the ice and held.
24:32When I finished, the arena erupted.
24:35The score placed me first after the short program.
24:37Two nights later, I entered the free skate as the last competitor.
24:41The previous skater had posted a career best total.
24:45I needed a nearly perfect program to beat her.
24:47Halfway through, my landing tilted.
24:49I thought of every fall in Switzerland.
24:51Then, I entered my final combination.
24:55The second jump landed clean.
24:57I finished on one knee, breathing hard as the crowd rose around me.
25:01In the kiss and cry, Lena gripped my hand while the numbers appeared.
25:04A new personal best.
25:06The highest total score of the competition.
25:08My name moved into first place.
25:10Audrey Bennett is the new world champion.
25:12I looked past the cameras and saw two familiar faces behind the barrier.
25:19Logan and Kieran.
25:20For a moment, the noise of the arena faded.
25:23I hadn't seen either of them in three years, but I recognized them immediately.
25:27An official opened the gate and called me toward the podium.
25:30This is your moment.
25:31Don't let them take it.
25:32I turned away.
25:33When the gold medal settled against my chest, the entire arena rose to its feet.
25:37By the time the ceremony ended, Logan and Kieran were gone.
25:41At least, I thought they were.
25:42My teammates pulled me away for a late dinner.
25:44When we stepped outside the arena, Logan and Kieran were waiting near the entrance.
25:48Their old arrogance was gone.
25:50They had both lost weight, and neither of them looked well.
25:53After three years apart, they seemed almost like strangers.
25:56The moment they saw me, they walked over.
25:58Their lips moved, but neither of them spoke.
26:01Why are you here?
26:02We came to apologize.
26:03We needed to know you were okay.
26:05He hesitated before continuing.
26:07Your mom wants to see you.
26:09She wants you to come home.
26:10He took one more step toward me.
26:12Come home with me, Audrey.
26:13I'm still your brother.
26:17Brother?
26:18It was the first time I had ever heard him call himself that.
26:21But now, I felt nothing.
26:23I'll deal with my mother myself.
26:25I'm not going home with you.
26:26Audrey, please let us explain.
26:29I started all of this, and I'm sorry.
26:31But Sienna was behind everything that happened afterward.
26:34I gave the police all the evidence.
26:36She's facing charges now.
26:38Can we start over?
26:40I swear I'll never hurt you again.
26:42No.
26:42What we had was a mistake from the start.
26:44I rarely left the training center, but I knew they had come looking for me again and again.
26:49Whenever I saw them waiting outside, rain or shine, I pretended not to notice.
26:54I no longer hated them, but no matter what they did, I would never forgive them.
26:58I didn't want them disturbing my life anymore, so I decided to make myself clear.
27:05None of this would have happened if you hadn't gotten me drunk that night.
27:09I was stupid enough to think you really loved me.
27:12But it was my first time, and you took those pictures.
27:15Then they ended up everywhere.
27:17Do you know how disgusting it felt to have people look at me like that?
27:20I wanted to die.
27:23You said she wanted it.
27:25You got her drunk?
27:27She agreed to sleep with you.
27:29I never knew you'd get her drunk.
27:30I know I was wrong, Audrey. Please, just give me one chance to make it up to you.
27:34I looked at them without feeling anything.
27:36There had been a time when all I wanted was to be loved.
27:39I had seen Logan as my brother.
27:41I had seen Kieran as my salvation.
27:43But they were the ones who dragged me into hell.
27:45I couldn't understand them.
27:47Wasn't me leaving exactly what you wanted?
27:49Kieran, you can be with Sienna now.
27:53And Logan, you can have her as your sister.
27:57They both shook their heads.
27:59No, I treated Sienna that way because I knew it would hurt you.
28:02You were the only sister I ever had.
28:04You were the only person who truly cared about me.
28:07Sienna was never my sister.
28:09You were.
28:09I almost laughed.
28:11For years, he had reminded me that I didn't belong in his family.
28:15Now that I no longer wanted a place in it, he was finally calling me his sister.
28:19Kieran stepped forward.
28:20I never wanted Sienna.
28:21I acted like I cared about her because I didn't want Logan to know how I felt about you.
28:25I was a coward, Audrey.
28:27I loved you and I still chose to hurt you.
28:30I'm sorry.
28:31The word love sounded wrong in his mouth.
28:33He had gotten me drunk, slept with me, and taken those photos while I trusted him.
28:37Whatever he had felt for me had never stopped him from destroying me.
28:41Neither of them moved.
28:42They watched me as if one more apology might give them back the girl who had once followed
28:47them everywhere.
28:48That girl was gone.
28:49Please, just tell us what to do.
28:51I looked from him to Logan.
28:53For the first time, they were waiting for my answer.
28:55There is one thing you can do for me.
28:59Hope flashed across both their faces.
29:02I didn't let it stay there.
29:04If you really feel guilty, stay out of my life.
29:06Audrey.
29:09Don't come looking for me again.
29:11Don't call Lena.
29:12Don't send messages through my mother.
29:13I don't want anything from either of you.
29:15I'll wait as long as it takes.
29:16Then you'll be waiting for nothing.
29:18His face tightened, but I felt no urge to comfort him.
29:21There had been a time when one wounded look from Kieran could ruin my entire day.
29:26A single cold word from Logan could send me running after him,
29:30desperate to make things right.
29:31I had spent three years learning how to stand without either of them.
29:35I walked past them without looking back.
29:37After that night, they never came looking for me again.
29:40Months later, a lawyer contacted me.
29:42Logan had signed over nearly everything he owned to me.
29:45Kieran sent me a check of his own.
29:47They seemed to think money could repair what they had broken.
29:50Logan included a letter.
29:52He said he would always be my brother, even if our parents divorced.
29:56Kieran wrote that he would wait for me.
29:58If I ever changed my mind, he would still be there.
30:00I put both letters away and returned to training.
30:03Then I learned my mother had finally made a choice of her own.
30:07After I left, my mother learned what Logan had done to me.
30:11She divorced his father soon afterward.
30:14I still sent her money every month, but I kept my distance.
30:17She never spent a cent of it.
30:19When she finally called, she struggled to get the words out.
30:23I failed you as a mother.
30:24I should have protected you.
30:26I don't expect you to forgive me.
30:28I just need you to know I'm here if you ever need me.
30:30I held the phone against my ear without answering.
30:33Once those words would have been everything.
30:36Now they came too late.
30:38I no longer blamed her, but I couldn't comfort her.
30:41Too many times she had chosen not to see me.
30:44Some things didn't go back.
30:46Months later, a package arrived without a return address.
30:49Inside was a necklace, identical to the one grandma had given me.
30:53I held it for a long time before closing the box.
30:56It looked the same, but it wasn't hers.
30:59It never would be.
31:00I never saw Logan or Kieran again.
31:03I heard they weren't doing well, but their lives had nothing to do with mine anymore.
31:07The next morning, I returned to the rink.
31:09I tied my skates, stepped onto the ice, and waited for the music.
31:13When it began, I pushed forward.
31:16I had left the past behind.
31:18From then on, I skated for myself.