The narrator, Haley, shares her story of growing up with a stepmother and stepsister, Emily, after her mom passed away. Emily is jealous and competitive, often trying to one-up Haley. When Emily starts a YouTube channel and buys fake subscribers, Haley discovers the truth and decides to create her own TikTok account. To her surprise, her video goes viral, and she gains a large following. Her dad, who had previously favored Emily, tries to get Haley to collaborate with Emily, but Haley refuses, standing up for herself and her talents. In a dramatic confrontation at a restaurant, Haley's dad disowns her, but she's already financially independent thanks to her TikTok success and moves into her own house, starting a new life.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. The narrator, Haley, does not remember her mom as she passed away when Haley was a baby.
2. Haley's dad got remarried when she started primary school.
3. Haley has a stepsister, Emily, who is the same age as her.
4. Emily had snapped all of Haley's crayons in half on their first Christmas together.
5. Emily's mom, Haley's stepmother, was turning a blind eye to Emily's behavior.
6. Haley's dad never took her side in conflicts with Emily because he was scared to compromise his relationship with his wife.
7. Emily started a YouTube channel and named it "Princess Emily".
8. Emily bought 1,000 subscribers from a website for $100.
9. Emily's YouTube channel was shut down by YouTube because she had fake subscribers.
10. Emily started a TikTok account and had only two followers initially.
11. Haley created a TikTok account called "A Hundred Languages" and gained 23,000 followers overnight.
12. Haley's video "How to say leave me alone in 100 languages" went viral on TikTok.
13. Emily asked Haley to do a video with her to promote her account, but Haley refused.
14. Haley's dad asked her to do a video with Emily to help her gain followers.
15. Haley refused her dad's request and told him she made her TikTok videos because he said she had no talent.
16. The argument between Haley and her family ended with her dad disowning her.
17. Haley had been making good money from TikTok and bought a house in a nice neighborhood.
18. Haley left her family and started a new life in her own house.