WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:03.020 When I signed up for the position of PR for Prince 00:00:03.020 --> 00:00:06.000 Kavon, I didn't expect it to be a babysitting 00:00:06.000 --> 00:00:09.380 job. But now I know why no one else wanted it. 00:00:09.539 --> 00:00:13.000 I'm fresh out of university with zero experience. 00:00:13.199 --> 00:00:17.480 And yet the palace hired me to be his PR agent. 00:00:17.920 --> 00:00:21.300 From the outside looking in, you'd think everything 00:00:21.300 --> 00:00:24.260 in the palace is picture perfect and nothing 00:00:24.260 --> 00:00:28.120 ever goes wrong. But it does. It's a hellhole. 00:00:28.269 --> 00:00:31.289 Not that I can really say that, because one, 00:00:31.589 --> 00:00:35.009 it's bad for the press, and two, I'd get fired. 00:00:35.329 --> 00:00:37.729 The last thing I need is for the headlines to 00:00:37.729 --> 00:00:41.229 read, one minute PR tossed into the fire. That 00:00:41.229 --> 00:00:44.450 won't look good on future job references. Anyway, 00:00:44.950 --> 00:00:47.649 let's just say that Kayvon is not the guy they 00:00:47.649 --> 00:00:51.250 make him out to be. He's obnoxious, conceited, 00:00:51.649 --> 00:00:55.869 egotistical, and such a brat. He's every woman's 00:00:55.869 --> 00:00:58.740 worst nightmare. yet they still flock to him 00:00:58.740 --> 00:01:01.960 like sheep to a shepherd. It's disgusting, really, 00:01:02.240 --> 00:01:04.659 because I don't see what they see in him. I mean, 00:01:05.159 --> 00:01:07.859 he treats them like trash, tosses them to the 00:01:07.859 --> 00:01:10.359 side after he fucks them and pretends they don't 00:01:10.359 --> 00:01:13.239 exist anymore. If I hadn't gotten this job, I 00:01:13.239 --> 00:01:16.219 probably would have said, Oh, Prince Caven, he's 00:01:16.219 --> 00:01:20.340 so handsome and good looking. But now he's my 00:01:20.340 --> 00:01:24.500 worst enemy. I try to hide how I feel, but sometimes 00:01:24.500 --> 00:01:27.480 it's inevitable. I was tasked with following 00:01:27.480 --> 00:01:31.340 him everywhere he goes and making sure everything 00:01:31.340 --> 00:01:34.859 runs smoothly, that the news and press don't 00:01:34.859 --> 00:01:37.900 get a whiff of anything bad he's doing. I mean, 00:01:38.140 --> 00:01:41.719 I'm literally his babysitter. And when things 00:01:41.719 --> 00:01:45.340 spiral out of control, I'm the one doing damage 00:01:45.340 --> 00:01:48.900 control. Let's just say that happens at least 00:01:48.900 --> 00:01:52.299 twice a month. It's bloody exhausting. But I 00:01:52.299 --> 00:01:55.750 signed up for this and the pay is great. So I 00:01:55.750 --> 00:01:59.010 can't complain too much. I had expected to be 00:01:59.010 --> 00:02:01.650 holding press conferences for the royal family, 00:02:02.049 --> 00:02:05.870 making sure their image stayed pristine. Instead, 00:02:06.370 --> 00:02:09.870 I've been thrown to the wolves. Worse yet, when 00:02:09.870 --> 00:02:12.949 he goes on his escapades, I have to stand outside 00:02:12.949 --> 00:02:15.689 the door and listen to everything going on in 00:02:15.689 --> 00:02:19.389 there. Yes, I have to hear him fucking all the 00:02:19.389 --> 00:02:22.590 girls he's chosen to be with. And then, when 00:02:22.590 --> 00:02:25.300 he's finished... I have to barge in like his 00:02:25.300 --> 00:02:28.780 mother and make sure he used a condom. I check 00:02:28.780 --> 00:02:32.199 the bed and if anything looks suspicious, I'm 00:02:32.199 --> 00:02:35.340 required to hand the girl a Plan B and watch 00:02:35.340 --> 00:02:38.419 her swallow it right in front of me. Because 00:02:38.419 --> 00:02:42.199 no, Prince Cavern cannot have basted children. 00:02:43.080 --> 00:02:45.759 I also have to do whatever else is necessary 00:02:45.759 --> 00:02:48.639 to prevent any chaos from breaking out between 00:02:48.639 --> 00:02:51.539 him and the girl. Crimes of passion, for example. 00:02:51.680 --> 00:02:54.539 It's my worst nightmare because even after everything, 00:02:54.639 --> 00:02:57.800 he struts around his room completely naked. I 00:02:57.800 --> 00:03:00.860 mean, he's literally swinging and he doesn't 00:03:00.860 --> 00:03:04.060 give a fuck that I can see him. I do what I can 00:03:04.060 --> 00:03:06.740 and turn away, but it's like he loves playing 00:03:06.740 --> 00:03:09.580 with me. It's a whole show. He'll emerge from 00:03:09.580 --> 00:03:14.580 anywhere and just be hanging. Currently, I'm 00:03:14.580 --> 00:03:17.159 standing in the middle of a hotel room, having 00:03:17.159 --> 00:03:20.560 just administered a Plan B to a girl named Katrina. 00:03:21.099 --> 00:03:25.719 You need to go, I say. What? Why? Because he's 00:03:25.719 --> 00:03:28.699 finished with you. There's an Uber waiting downstairs 00:03:28.699 --> 00:03:32.719 if you'd like, but you can't stay here. I'm sorry. 00:03:34.020 --> 00:03:37.020 She purses her lips, just like every other girl 00:03:37.020 --> 00:03:39.719 he's been fucking over the last few months, and 00:03:39.719 --> 00:03:42.919 gets up with a huff. Are you really going to 00:03:42.919 --> 00:03:46.599 let her throw me out? She asks, cave on shrugs. 00:03:46.919 --> 00:03:51.599 I mean, I am finished with you. He says boldly. 00:03:51.840 --> 00:03:56.000 She huffs again. You're such a dick. Well, I 00:03:56.000 --> 00:03:59.759 do have a really big one. He says, smirking. 00:04:00.379 --> 00:04:03.400 So that would be a fitting name. Katrina storms 00:04:03.400 --> 00:04:06.500 out, gathering her belongings. It was nice meeting 00:04:06.500 --> 00:04:10.900 you, Katrina. I call after her, waving. I turn 00:04:10.900 --> 00:04:13.639 to Kavon. He's wrapped in a towel this time, 00:04:13.819 --> 00:04:17.040 which surprises me. But the scowl on my face 00:04:17.040 --> 00:04:20.810 is clear. Would you ever grow up? I snap. Would 00:04:20.810 --> 00:04:24.170 you ever mind your business? I am working while 00:04:24.170 --> 00:04:27.850 you play the biggest womanizer around town. Whatever. 00:04:28.689 --> 00:04:31.129 He disappears into the bathroom and leaves me 00:04:31.129 --> 00:04:33.949 to clean up his mess. Condoms are scattered around, 00:04:34.009 --> 00:04:37.050 but based on how long he was going at it, I know 00:04:37.050 --> 00:04:39.810 he definitely didn't use one for all of them. 00:04:40.410 --> 00:04:43.649 And the thing is, he'll never say. I have to 00:04:43.649 --> 00:04:46.810 play detective. He always tells me to guess. 00:04:47.410 --> 00:04:51.209 I hate this motherfucker. Kayvon emerges from 00:04:51.209 --> 00:04:54.230 the washroom. Towel still wrapped around his 00:04:54.230 --> 00:04:57.750 waist and a toothbrush in his mouth. One of these 00:04:57.750 --> 00:05:00.310 days, your dick is going to fall off. I say. 00:05:00.670 --> 00:05:04.889 He laughs. Never. You fuck at least ten girls 00:05:04.889 --> 00:05:08.149 a week. It is bound to fall off. You don't know 00:05:08.149 --> 00:05:10.889 what these girls have and you use fewer condoms 00:05:10.889 --> 00:05:14.990 every time. Oh, come on. I know you're just mad 00:05:14.990 --> 00:05:17.939 it isn't you. I would rather fuck a mangy dog 00:05:17.939 --> 00:05:21.300 than lie with the likes of you. He laughs again. 00:05:21.620 --> 00:05:24.399 You're into bestiality, huh? I didn't peg you 00:05:24.399 --> 00:05:29.120 for that kind of gal. Oh, shut the fuck up. He 00:05:29.120 --> 00:05:31.379 pulls the toothbrush out just long enough to 00:05:31.379 --> 00:05:34.920 smirk. Did I get you mad? Why would I waste that 00:05:34.920 --> 00:05:38.839 kind of energy on you? To be fair, you do look 00:05:38.839 --> 00:05:43.079 pissed. It's unfair that I have to babysit a 00:05:43.079 --> 00:05:46.259 grown man who acts like a child. A 10 -year -old 00:05:46.259 --> 00:05:49.660 has more common sense. I ignore him and head 00:05:49.660 --> 00:05:51.939 for the packet of condoms by the nightstand. 00:05:52.379 --> 00:05:55.800 He hates it when I ignore him. No more wood for 00:05:55.800 --> 00:05:59.319 his flame. He hisses and walks back into the 00:05:59.319 --> 00:06:02.759 bathroom. I gather his belongings and pack them 00:06:02.759 --> 00:06:06.139 away in the corner. Again, this is not what I'm 00:06:06.139 --> 00:06:09.480 paid to do, but I have to clear the area just 00:06:09.480 --> 00:06:12.819 in case we run into press outside the door. Are 00:06:12.819 --> 00:06:15.699 you finished in there? I ask. You have lunch 00:06:15.699 --> 00:06:19.740 with your parents at one. Silence. Five minutes 00:06:19.740 --> 00:06:24.319 later. Still nothing. Come on! I yell. Did you 00:06:24.319 --> 00:06:28.860 hear what I said? Still nothing. Sometimes he 00:06:28.860 --> 00:06:31.899 ignores me and it irritates the living hell out 00:06:31.899 --> 00:06:34.740 of me. I walk to the bathroom door and knock. 00:06:35.220 --> 00:06:38.699 Nothing. For a moment, my heart skips a beat. 00:06:39.500 --> 00:06:43.040 What if he's passed out or something? So I push 00:06:43.040 --> 00:06:47.480 the door open. and instantly regret it. He stands 00:06:47.480 --> 00:06:50.879 there without his towel, his semi -hard dick 00:06:50.879 --> 00:06:54.300 in my direct view, and smiling like the devil 00:06:54.300 --> 00:06:58.879 himself. You're a scumbag. You know that. It's 00:06:58.879 --> 00:07:02.899 glad to know, he replies, grinning. You take 00:07:02.899 --> 00:07:05.439 pride in cursing me out, despite the fact that 00:07:05.439 --> 00:07:09.100 I'm the boss of you. I walk out of the bathroom. 00:07:09.839 --> 00:07:12.720 I'll be outside whenever you're ready. Jesus, 00:07:12.759 --> 00:07:17.500 you sicken me. He chuckles. I exit the hotel 00:07:17.500 --> 00:07:20.420 room and stand outside the door. I pull out an 00:07:20.420 --> 00:07:22.899 energy bar because I might actually need it. 00:07:23.180 --> 00:07:26.300 I don't think I've eaten anything of real sustenance. 00:07:26.720 --> 00:07:29.379 That, and the fact that dealing with cave -on 00:07:29.379 --> 00:07:33.060 is just tiring. I mean, he knows he's well endowed, 00:07:33.220 --> 00:07:36.060 but does he have to flaunt it like that? I've 00:07:36.060 --> 00:07:39.139 seen his dick so many times I could count how 00:07:39.139 --> 00:07:43.170 many moles he has on it. Ugh. 30 minutes later, 00:07:43.610 --> 00:07:47.910 the door opens and a freshly bathed, fully clothed 00:07:47.910 --> 00:07:51.069 cave -on walks out. I can't believe you think 00:07:51.069 --> 00:07:54.850 you can wear that to your parents' lunch. I most 00:07:54.850 --> 00:07:58.490 certainly can. They'll crucify me if you show 00:07:58.490 --> 00:08:01.129 up in three -quarter pants and a t -shirt. You 00:08:01.129 --> 00:08:05.290 need to dress. I don't have anything here. Well, 00:08:05.389 --> 00:08:07.050 you should have thought about that before you 00:08:07.050 --> 00:08:11.670 brought that hoochie up here. Hoochie, huh? Someone's... 00:08:11.529 --> 00:08:16.529 Jealous. I laugh sarcastically. Jealous? I'm 00:08:16.529 --> 00:08:20.430 more concerned about them than you. Hmm. That's 00:08:20.430 --> 00:08:24.550 not in your job spec. I glance at my watch. Come 00:08:24.550 --> 00:08:26.990 on, we don't have enough time. And we have to 00:08:26.990 --> 00:08:29.649 make it out the back. I already heard the press 00:08:29.649 --> 00:08:33.330 is downstairs trying to get an exclusive. The 00:08:33.330 --> 00:08:37.789 press? He says, smirking. Hmm. Maybe I should 00:08:37.789 --> 00:08:42.189 go through the front. I'm feeling a bit... Spontaneous 00:08:42.189 --> 00:08:47.730 today. No, you shall not. I grab him by the arm 00:08:47.730 --> 00:08:52.149 and yank him down the hall. You know, I think 00:08:52.149 --> 00:08:55.210 you get yourself all worked up about me. Sometimes 00:08:55.210 --> 00:08:58.490 I think you actually care. I'm just doing my 00:08:58.490 --> 00:09:01.809 job. I don't want to get fired. I've been working 00:09:01.809 --> 00:09:05.610 for you for nine months. Trust me, you won't 00:09:05.610 --> 00:09:09.750 get fired. No one wanted this job anyway. You 00:09:09.750 --> 00:09:12.889 should be ashamed. Your behaviour is the reason 00:09:12.889 --> 00:09:15.870 why people left and why no one wants this job. 00:09:17.090 --> 00:09:20.470 I'm just trying to be myself. You can be yourself 00:09:20.470 --> 00:09:24.009 in a decent way. Why would I do that? Then you'd 00:09:24.009 --> 00:09:28.690 be out of a job. Not so. I huff and he laughs. 00:09:29.470 --> 00:09:32.090 Let's go. The driver is already at the back. 00:09:33.210 --> 00:09:37.009 We arrive at lunch and his parents are flabbergasted. 00:09:37.389 --> 00:09:40.350 What on earth is he wearing? His mother whispers 00:09:40.350 --> 00:09:43.549 to his father. My God, is this what we pay you 00:09:43.549 --> 00:09:48.110 to do? His father snaps at me. I'm sorry. Enough 00:09:48.110 --> 00:09:51.769 of that. You make excuses for everything. I glance 00:09:51.769 --> 00:09:55.389 at Kayvon, and he glances back at me. There's 00:09:55.389 --> 00:09:59.149 a little softness in his eyes, as if he's apologising. 00:09:59.789 --> 00:10:02.289 But I don't fall for it. He's the reason I'm 00:10:02.289 --> 00:10:05.340 being scolded right now. I excuse myself from 00:10:05.340 --> 00:10:08.139 the table to give them their privacy, and I'm 00:10:08.139 --> 00:10:10.679 standing in the hallway when I get a call. A 00:10:10.679 --> 00:10:14.200 random call, actually. But it soon turns into 00:10:14.200 --> 00:10:17.500 misery. My father is in the hospital. He'd had 00:10:17.500 --> 00:10:21.019 a terrible fall at the shop. I have to go. I 00:10:21.019 --> 00:10:26.659 have to go! Shit! I whisper. I glance over my 00:10:26.659 --> 00:10:29.279 shoulder at the royal family, still having their 00:10:29.279 --> 00:10:33.840 lunch. Crap. I walk straight up to them and say, 00:10:34.799 --> 00:10:38.179 Excuse me, I have an emergency, a family emergency. 00:10:39.279 --> 00:10:42.039 They stare at me as if that's not urgent enough. 00:10:42.419 --> 00:10:45.000 We'll be done in 30 minutes, the Queen says. 00:10:45.500 --> 00:10:48.159 Then you can go, after Kayvon is back at the 00:10:48.159 --> 00:10:52.740 palace. That'll take forever. I mumble, trying 00:10:52.740 --> 00:10:57.580 to keep my composure. But... Oh Jesus, Mom. Kayvon 00:10:57.580 --> 00:11:01.019 cuts in. She's having a fucking family emergency. 00:11:01.279 --> 00:11:05.679 She needs to go. I'll be fine. No, you will not, 00:11:05.840 --> 00:11:08.940 the Queen snaps. Everything you do is a disgrace. 00:11:09.460 --> 00:11:13.919 You need her by your side. Well then, he says, 00:11:14.399 --> 00:11:17.120 pushing his plate back like an uncouth child. 00:11:17.460 --> 00:11:21.019 I'll be going with her to the hospital. The King's 00:11:21.019 --> 00:11:25.440 eyes widen. You will absolutely not. Well, it 00:11:25.440 --> 00:11:29.240 is an emergency, Cavan says, already standing. 00:11:29.559 --> 00:11:32.120 And this lunch is very boring anyway, so I'm 00:11:32.120 --> 00:11:36.740 leaving. With her. Kayvon grabs my hand and pulls 00:11:36.740 --> 00:11:39.299 me out of the restaurant. You didn't have to 00:11:39.299 --> 00:11:44.519 do that. I wanted to. Besides, the lunch was 00:11:44.519 --> 00:11:47.460 such a humdrum affair anyway, and the food didn't 00:11:47.460 --> 00:11:50.600 taste too good. And it's a family emergency. 00:11:51.100 --> 00:11:54.779 You should be able to leave. I stare at him. 00:11:55.399 --> 00:12:00.159 Why are you being nice to me? Because... He pauses. 00:12:00.919 --> 00:12:04.580 Because what? Nothing. Had my parents been ill, 00:12:04.720 --> 00:12:07.679 I would have wanted to be there too. The car 00:12:07.679 --> 00:12:11.659 pulls up at the hospital and I dart inside. My 00:12:11.659 --> 00:12:14.759 father is lying in bed. His leg is bandaged. 00:12:15.039 --> 00:12:18.179 He's broken it in two places. The doctors are 00:12:18.179 --> 00:12:21.259 watching me, their faces grim. What's wrong? 00:12:21.620 --> 00:12:25.659 He's just had a broken leg. It's cancer. One 00:12:25.659 --> 00:12:30.080 of them says. What? The discoloration, low energy, 00:12:30.299 --> 00:12:33.519 the bruises. We've done the tests. Your father 00:12:33.519 --> 00:12:38.240 has leukemia. I cover my mouth, trying to stifle 00:12:38.240 --> 00:12:44.580 my tears. He's all I have. No, no. At the same 00:12:44.580 --> 00:12:48.159 moment, Kayvon enters the room and the doctor's 00:12:48.159 --> 00:12:53.100 eyes go wide. What's wrong? Kayvon asks. Nothing. 00:12:53.580 --> 00:12:56.639 You shouldn't be in here. Why are you crying? 00:12:57.190 --> 00:13:00.509 I try to shove him out, but he stands firm in 00:13:00.509 --> 00:13:05.490 his stance. Lara, tell me what's wrong. This 00:13:05.490 --> 00:13:10.129 doesn't concern you. You need to leave. Not until 00:13:10.129 --> 00:13:13.950 you tell me. He touches my shoulder and I pull 00:13:13.950 --> 00:13:17.970 away. How dare he touch me like that, as if we're 00:13:17.970 --> 00:13:22.169 friends. We're not fucking friends. No one cares. 00:13:22.529 --> 00:13:25.370 No one gives a shit about me or my dad. Get the 00:13:25.370 --> 00:13:29.190 fuck out of here. Come on, this is not the time. 00:13:29.809 --> 00:13:34.809 He eyes me. His gaze is softer. Off. But I can't 00:13:34.809 --> 00:13:39.529 be fooled by him. Then he walks out. I burst 00:13:39.529 --> 00:13:43.009 into tears. My dad shakes his head from the bed. 00:13:43.529 --> 00:13:47.730 I'm sorry, sweetheart. I didn't know. The doctor 00:13:47.730 --> 00:13:51.370 turns to me. There's always hope, but it's going 00:13:51.370 --> 00:13:55.509 to cost you. I shake my head. I don't have that 00:13:55.509 --> 00:13:58.309 much money. And I'm already swimming in student 00:13:58.309 --> 00:14:02.190 loans. We don't have anything. Well, there are 00:14:02.190 --> 00:14:05.490 always benefits. The doctor suggests. Do you 00:14:05.490 --> 00:14:10.570 have insurance? I shake my head again. Yes, but 00:14:10.570 --> 00:14:14.350 it's for me, not him. Maybe you two should talk 00:14:14.350 --> 00:14:16.950 about it. Reach out to other family members. 00:14:17.850 --> 00:14:22.649 She says gently, then walks out. What other family? 00:14:22.769 --> 00:14:26.860 My mother is dead. It's only him and me. Dad, 00:14:26.940 --> 00:14:32.019 I'm so, so sorry. It's not your fault, he says. 00:14:32.759 --> 00:14:34.620 I had the signs, but I didn't get it checked. 00:14:35.019 --> 00:14:37.799 I should have gotten it checked. I reach for 00:14:37.799 --> 00:14:41.080 him. I don't want you to leave me. I don't want 00:14:41.080 --> 00:14:46.039 you to die. Life happens, sweetheart. He reaches 00:14:46.039 --> 00:14:50.500 for my cheek, his hand trembling. Life happens. 00:14:51.480 --> 00:14:54.340 I stay with him for a few hours until visiting 00:14:54.340 --> 00:14:57.460 time is over. But when I walk out of the room, 00:14:57.899 --> 00:15:00.879 Kayvon is still seated there. His head is tilted 00:15:00.879 --> 00:15:04.299 back as if he's napping. But the moment I draw 00:15:04.299 --> 00:15:07.980 closer, his head lifts. What are you still doing 00:15:07.980 --> 00:15:13.399 here? I... I, um... You don't know when to quit, 00:15:13.559 --> 00:15:17.759 do you? I couldn't leave you here. I just felt 00:15:17.759 --> 00:15:21.539 that... Felt what? You don't owe me anything. 00:15:22.120 --> 00:15:26.279 I'm your employee, remember? Yes, but I wanted 00:15:26.279 --> 00:15:29.539 to give you some support. You're the last person 00:15:29.539 --> 00:15:33.399 I want support from. You're not nice. I walk 00:15:33.399 --> 00:15:37.320 off, leaving him in the hallway. The car ride 00:15:37.320 --> 00:15:40.820 back to the palace is silent, as it should be. 00:15:42.279 --> 00:15:46.519 The moment we pull up, he steps out. I head inside, 00:15:46.899 --> 00:15:50.379 clock out, and go home. There's a text on my 00:15:50.379 --> 00:15:53.860 phone from Kayvon. He's never texted me before. 00:15:54.200 --> 00:15:58.299 I'm sorry about your dad, it says. But why does 00:15:58.299 --> 00:16:02.320 he care? He's just a spoiled brat who uses his 00:16:02.320 --> 00:16:05.179 parents money and power while the rest of us 00:16:05.179 --> 00:16:08.799 suffer in silence. I don't want his sympathy. 00:16:09.539 --> 00:16:14.259 I don't need anything from him. All I want is 00:16:14.259 --> 00:16:18.740 my dad. How terrible life can be, especially 00:16:18.740 --> 00:16:22.600 when it's fine one minute and in the next total 00:16:22.600 --> 00:16:26.110 doom. I thought my life couldn't get any worse. 00:16:26.850 --> 00:16:29.730 But life has a twisted sense of humor. Turns 00:16:29.730 --> 00:16:32.450 out, I hadn't even scratched the surface.