The speaker, Ella, starts by sharing her story of growing up as an only child with parents who nurtured her musical talent. She recounts how her life took a turn when her parents divorced and her father remarried to a woman named Lindsay and her daughters, Anna and Joanna. Ella felt uneasy with her stepfamily, especially when they began to treat her poorly. She also discovered that Lindsay had married her father for his money.
When Ella's father started traveling for work, Lindsay, Anna, and Joanna's true colors emerged. They made Ella's life miserable and treated her harshly. This led Ella to turn to music as a means of escape. She started recording her songs and uploading them online under a pseudonym, using her stepfamily's money.
One day, Ella's music was discovered by Lindsay, who threatened to take away her laptop if she didn't stop. However, Ella refused to stop, leading to a confrontation with Lindsay and Joanna. Joanna recognized Ella's voice and playing style in one of Ella's songs. In desperation, Lindsay and Joanna proposed a scheme to use Ella's fame for their own gain.
Despite Ella's fear, she agreed to the scheme, believing it was her only way out of the situation. However, things took a turn when Ella won a musical competition with her song, leading to a contract with an important record label. When they went to sign the contract, Ella played the song live for Liam, the CEO of the record label, who recognized Ella's voice.
Liam confronted Lindsay and her daughters, revealing the truth. Ella was finally able to confront her stepfamily and fight for her father, who was in jail due to a fraudulent company. With Liam's help, Ella was able to hire a lawyer and fight her father's case. Her father was eventually released, and Ella became a superstar, her dreams of becoming a famous musician coming true.
In the end, Ella met Liam, who gave her a bouquet of flowers, and they shared an ice cream date. Ella concludes her story with a nod to the fairy tale of Cinderella, stating that she got her happily ever after.
1. Ella is from New York and is an only child.
2. Ella's parents loved her and cared a lot about her musical talent.
3. Ella's parents noticed her musical talent when she was only six.
4. Ella played the piano, wrote songs, and sang when she was young.
5. Ella's life changed when she turned 13 and her parents divorced.
6. Ella's father remarried to a woman named Lindsay, who had two daughters named Anna and Joanna.
7. Lindsay and her daughters pretended to be nice to Ella at first.
8. Ella discovered that Lindsay had married her father for his money.
9. Ella's father started traveling for work, leaving Ella with Lindsay, Anna, and Joanna.
10. Lindsay, Anna, and Joanna treated Ella poorly after her father started traveling.
11. Ella discovered that Lindsay and her daughters were stealing her music and money.
12. Ella started uploading her songs online to cope with the situation.
13. Ella's songs gained popularity, and she became a social media sensation.
14. Ella won a musical competition, which led to a record deal with an important record label.
15. Ella was forced to go to the record label with Lindsay and Joanna to sign a contract for the album.
16. Ella was able to prove that Joanna was not the talent behind her music.
17. Ella's album became a hit, and she was able to hire a lawyer to fight her father's case.
18. Ella's father was finally released from jail.
19. Ella became a superstar and had a happy ending, similar to the story of Cinderella.