r/NuclearRevenge: Cousin Got Destroyed by His Secret & Roommate Paid for Stealing My Inheritance!
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[{'start': '3.231', 'end': '4.332', 'text': 'My cousin bullied me for'}, {'start': '4.372', 'end': '5.572', 'text': 'being gay, so I outed'}, {'start': '5.612', 'end': '7.012', 'text': 'his secret relationship to his'}, {'start': '7.052', 'end': '7.333', 'text': 'church.'}, {'start': '8.392', 'end': '9.014', 'text': 'Hey Reddit.'}, {'start': '10.054', 'end': '11.175', 'text': "This one's been simmering in"}, {'start': '11.214', 'end': '12.554', 'text': 'my memory for years, and'}, {'start': '12.595', 'end': '14.035', 'text': "honestly, I'm still a little"}, {'start': '14.055', 'end': '14.976', 'text': 'conflicted about it.'}, {'start': '16.016', 'end': '17.096', 'text': 'But at the time, it'}, {'start': '17.176', 'end': '18.077', 'text': 'felt like justice.'}, {'start': '19.138', 'end': '21.138', 'text': 'So for context, I, 25M,'}, {'start': '21.338', 'end': '22.138', 'text': 'grew up in a pretty'}, {'start': '22.199', 'end': '24.460', 'text': 'conservative southern town, think BBQS,'}, {'start': '24.760', 'end': '26.420', 'text': 'Friday Night Football, and churches'}, {'start': '26.501', 'end': '27.161', 'text': 'on every corner.'}, {'start': '28.202', 'end': '29.742', 'text': "Being gay there wasn't exactly"}, {'start': '29.803', 'end': '30.182', 'text': 'welcomed.'}, {'start': '31.222', 'end': '32.141', 'text': 'I figured out I liked'}, {'start': '32.181', 'end': '33.803', 'text': "guys around but didn't"}, {'start': '33.843', 'end': '34.823', 'text': 'come out until college.'}, {'start': '35.923', 'end': '37.383', 'text': 'Even then, only to close'}, {'start': '37.423', 'end': '37.783', 'text': 'friends.'}, {'start': '38.884', 'end': '39.484', 'text': 'My family?'}, {'start': '40.463', 'end': '41.484', 'text': 'They found out thanks to'}, {'start': '41.524', 'end': '42.723', 'text': "my cousin, let's call him"}, {'start': '42.765', 'end': '43.064', 'text': 'Zach.'}, {'start': '44.104', 'end': '46.085', 'text': 'Zach, 26m, and I were'}, {'start': '46.145', 'end': '47.164', 'text': 'pretty close growing up.'}, {'start': '48.185', 'end': '48.985', 'text': 'We went to the same'}, {'start': '49.045', 'end': '50.246', 'text': 'high school, played on the'}, {'start': '50.286', 'end': '51.985', 'text': 'same soccer team, even shared'}, {'start': '52.026', 'end': '53.567', 'text': 'a room during family reunions.'}, {'start': '54.606', 'end': '55.567', 'text': 'But the minute he found'}, {'start': '55.627', 'end': '56.728', 'text': 'out I was gay boom.'}, {'start': '57.688', 'end': '58.567', 'text': 'The tone changed.'}, {'start': '59.615', 'end': '61.036', 'text': 'He started dropping jokes at'}, {'start': '61.097', 'end': '61.817', 'text': 'family events.'}, {'start': '62.896', 'end': '64.198', 'text': "Don't bend over near, me,"}, {'start': '64.457', 'end': '65.738', 'text': 'or, careful, he might have'}, {'start': '65.779', 'end': '66.698', 'text': 'a crush on you, it'}, {'start': '66.759', 'end': '67.599', 'text': 'was humiliating.'}, {'start': '68.599', 'end': '69.519', 'text': 'My uncle laughed.'}, {'start': '70.540', 'end': '71.421', 'text': 'My dad told me to'}, {'start': '71.480', 'end': '72.902', 'text': 'be the bigger person, Zach'}, {'start': '72.941', 'end': '73.861', 'text': 'always said it was just'}, {'start': '73.902', 'end': '74.262', 'text': 'teasing.'}, {'start': '75.222', 'end': '75.983', 'text': 'But I saw the way'}, {'start': '76.022', 'end': '76.783', 'text': 'he looked at me when'}, {'start': '76.802', 'end': '77.703', 'text': 'he said it, like he'}, {'start': '77.743', 'end': '79.084', 'text': 'enjoyed making me squirm.'}, {'start': '80.125', 'end': '81.644', 'text': 'Fast forward to Thanksgiving a'}, {'start': '81.685', 'end': '82.385', 'text': 'few years ago.'}, {'start': '83.486', 'end': '84.426', 'text': 'I was already out to'}, {'start': '84.486', 'end': '85.367', 'text': 'most of the family at'}, {'start': '85.406', 'end': '86.746', 'text': 'that point, and my parents'}, 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smile and'}, {'start': '106.766', 'end': '107.986', 'text': 'decided I was done being'}, {'start': '108.027', 'end': '108.807', 'text': 'the bigger person.'}, {'start': '109.787', 'end': '111.388', 'text': "Because here's the kicker, Zach"}, {'start': '111.468', 'end': '112.069', 'text': 'is gay too.'}, {'start': '113.150', 'end': '113.510', 'text': 'Yeah.'}, {'start': '114.510', 'end': '115.352', 'text': 'You read that right.'}, {'start': '116.474', 'end': '117.433', 'text': 'I found out two years'}, {'start': '117.493', 'end': '119.314', 'text': 'prior, completely by accident.'}, {'start': '120.415', 'end': '121.454', 'text': 'I was visiting a friend'}, {'start': '121.515', 'end': '122.575', 'text': 'in a nearby city and'}, {'start': '122.655', 'end': '123.596', 'text': 'saw him on Grindr.'}, {'start': '124.676', 'end': '126.036', 'text': 'No profile pic, but I'}, {'start': '126.096', 'end': '127.475', 'text': 'recognized his tattoo and one'}, {'start': '127.495', 'end': '128.677', 'text': 'of the photos, a really'}, {'start': '128.716', 'end': '129.897', 'text': 'dumb tribal design on his'}, {'start': '129.936', 'end': '130.956', 'text': 'bicep he got when he'}, {'start': '130.996', 'end': '131.116', 'text': 'was'}, {'start': '132.657', 'end': '134.157', 'text': 'I never confronted him about'}, {'start': '134.177', 'end': '134.258', 'text': 'it.'}, {'start': '135.318', 'end': '136.657', 'text': 'I figured he was closeted'}, {'start': '136.737', 'end': '137.298', 'text': 'and scared.'}, {'start': '138.399', 'end': '139.318', 'text': 'I understood that.'}, {'start': '140.359', 'end': '141.199', 'text': 'But he lost all my'}, {'start': '141.278', 'end': '142.620', 'text': 'sympathy the day he decided'}, {'start': '142.639', 'end': '144.039', 'text': 'to use my sexuality as'}, {'start': '144.099', 'end': '144.659', 'text': 'a punchline.'}, {'start': '145.717', 'end': '147.139', 'text': 'So, I did something petty.'}, {'start': '148.199', 'end': '149.659', 'text': 'Okay, maybe more than petty.'}, {'start': '150.741', 'end': '151.942', 'text': "Zach's a youth leader at"}, {'start': '151.981', 'end': '152.461', 'text': 'his church.'}, {'start': '153.502', 'end': '154.622', 'text': 'The same church that talks'}, {'start': '154.683', 'end': '156.204', 'text': 'about biblical values and once'}, {'start': '156.264', 'end': '157.344', 'text': 'gave my mom a pamphlet'}, {'start': '157.384', 'end': '159.246', 'text': 'about correcting deviant behavior when'}, {'start': '159.286', 'end': '160.046', 'text': 'she told them I was'}, {'start': '160.086', 'end': '160.366', 'text': 'gay.'}, {'start': '161.448', 'end': '162.949', 'text': 'After dinner, while everyone was'}, {'start': '162.989', 'end': '164.569', 'text': 'distracted with pie, I took'}, {'start': '164.629', 'end': '165.830', 'text': "Zach's phone from the charger"}, {'start': '165.870', 'end': '166.631', 'text': 'in the guest room and'}, {'start': '166.670', 'end': '167.570', 'text': 'did a little snooping.'}, {'start': '168.592', 'end': '169.893', 'text': 'I guessed the passcode, his'}, {'start': '169.953', 'end': '171.394', 'text': 'birthday, idiot, and boom.'}, {'start': '172.413', 'end': '173.074', 'text': 'There it was.'}, {'start': '174.254', 'end': '174.776', 'text': 'Messages.'}, {'start': '175.884', 'end': '176.205', 'text': 'pics.'}, {'start': '177.385', 'end': '178.848', 'text': 'One thread in particular stood'}, {'start': '178.967', 'end': '180.429', 'text': 'out, his boyfriend, Danny.'}, {'start': '181.430', 'end': '182.570', 'text': "They'd been seeing each other"}, {'start': '182.651', 'end': '183.091', 'text': 'for months.'}, {'start': '184.252', 'end': '185.753', 'text': 'Sweet messages, pics of them'}, {'start': '185.813', 'end': '186.995', 'text': 'on road trips, even a'}, {'start': '187.055', 'end': '189.016', 'text': 'few shirtless selfies, not scandalous,'}, {'start': '189.217', 'end': '189.676', 'text': 'but enough.'}, {'start': '190.798', 'end': '192.259', 'text': 'I screenshotted them and emailed'}, {'start': '192.280', 'end': '193.800', 'text': "them anonymously to his church's"}, {'start': '193.860', 'end': '194.762', 'text': 'general contact.'}, {'start': '195.842', 'end': '197.324', 'text': 'No name, no comment, just'}, {'start': '197.424', 'end': '198.485', 'text': 'a concerned member of the'}, {'start': '198.525', 'end': '200.167', 'text': 'community, I even created a'}, {'start': '200.187', 'end': '201.448', 'text': 'throwaway gmail to do it.'}, {'start': '202.502', 'end': '203.562', 'text': 'A week later, I heard'}, {'start': '203.603', 'end': '204.862', 'text': 'from my aunt, his mom,'}, {'start': '205.103', 'end': '206.163', 'text': 'that Zach had stepped down'}, {'start': '206.223', 'end': '206.804', 'text': 'from his role.'}, {'start': '207.843', 'end': '209.424', 'text': 'Church leadership apparently had a'}, {'start': '209.524', 'end': '211.004', 'text': 'private conversation with him.'}, {'start': '212.025', 'end': '212.865', 'text': 'And while no one said'}, {'start': '212.965', 'end': '214.504', 'text': 'anything out loud, word got'}, {'start': '214.525', 'end': '214.865', 'text': 'around.'}, {'start': '215.925', 'end': '217.126', 'text': 'People in our town talk.'}, {'start': '218.205', 'end': '219.205', 'text': "That's just how it is."}, {'start': '220.366', 'end': '221.425', 'text': "Zach didn't show up to"}, {'start': '221.485', 'end': '222.387', 'text': 'Christmas that year.'}, {'start': '223.467', 'end': '224.407', 'text': "He didn't speak to me"}, {'start': '224.467', 'end': '224.907', 'text': 'for months.'}, {'start': '225.967', 'end': '227.206', 'text': 'When he finally did, it'}, {'start': '227.266', 'end': '229.008', 'text': 'was a three-sentence Facebook message.'}, {'start': '230.048', 'end': '230.568', 'text': 'Was it you?'}, {'start': '231.743', 'end': '232.764', 'text': 'You really did that to'}, {'start': '232.804', 'end': '232.944', 'text': 'me?"'}, {'start': '234.064', 'end': '234.985', 'text': "I didn't reply."}, {'start': '235.985', 'end': '236.686', 'text': 'Because yeah.'}, {'start': '237.747', 'end': '238.167', 'text': 'I did.'}, {'start': '239.206', 'end': '239.888', 'text': 'Was it cruel?'}, {'start': '241.008', 'end': '241.388', 'text': 'Maybe.'}, {'start': '242.468', 'end': '243.609', 'text': "I'm not going to pretend"}, {'start': '243.628', 'end': '244.590', 'text': 'I was being noble.'}, {'start': '245.569', 'end': '246.389', 'text': 'But I was tired of'}, {'start': '246.449', 'end': '247.311', 'text': 'feeling like I had to'}, {'start': '247.350', 'end': '248.350', 'text': 'take the high road while'}, {'start': '248.371', 'end': '249.752', 'text': 'he humiliated me for being'}, {'start': '249.792', 'end': '250.872', 'text': 'the exact same thing he'}, {'start': '250.912', 'end': '251.151', 'text': 'was.'}, {'start': '252.272', 'end': '253.092', 'text': 'If he wanted to play'}, {'start': '253.133', 'end': '254.454', 'text': 'games, I had receipts.'}, {'start': '255.554', 'end': '257.215', 'text': "Now, years later, Zack's out,"}, {'start': '257.314', 'end': '257.814', 'text': 'publicly.'}, {'start': '258.876', 'end': '259.776', 'text': 'He moved to a bigger'}, {'start': '259.855', 'end': '260.976', 'text': 'city and is living with'}, {'start': '261.016', 'end': '261.297', 'text': 'Danny.'}, {'start': '262.403', 'end': '263.523', 'text': "From what I hear, he's"}, {'start': '263.562', 'end': '264.463', 'text': 'a lot happier now.'}, {'start': '265.543', 'end': '266.204', 'text': 'Good for him.'}, {'start': '267.305', 'end': '267.985', 'text': 'Genuinely.'}, {'start': '269.064', 'end': '269.946', 'text': "I don't think he's told"}, {'start': '270.005', 'end': '271.105', 'text': 'people how he got outed,'}, {'start': '271.386', 'end': '272.247', 'text': "but maybe that's for the"}, {'start': '272.286', 'end': '272.586', 'text': 'best.'}, {'start': '273.687', 'end': '274.607', 'text': "I'm not looking for a"}, {'start': '274.666', 'end': '274.947', 'text': 'medal.'}, {'start': '275.968', 'end': '276.947', 'text': "Hell, I'm not even"}, {'start': '277.949', 'end': '278.809', 'text': 'sure I did the right'}, {'start': '278.848', 'end': '279.108', 'text': 'thing.'}, {'start': '280.088', 'end': '281.069', 'text': 'But I do know this.'}, {'start': '282.189', 'end': '283.331', 'text': "If you treat someone else's"}, {'start': '283.391', 'end': '284.850', 'text': "identity like a weapon, don't"}, {'start': '284.891', 'end': '286.331', 'text': 'be surprised when it explodes'}, {'start': '286.372', 'end': '286.891', 'text': 'in your face.'}, {'start': '287.951', 'end': '289.714', 'text': 'TLDR, my cousin mocked me'}, {'start': '289.774', 'end': '290.815', 'text': 'for being gay for years,'}, {'start': '291.096', 'end': '293.098', 'text': 'despite being secretly closeted himself.'}, {'start': '294.161', 'end': '294.922', 'text': 'When he took it too'}, {'start': '294.961', 'end': '296.144', 'text': 'far at a family event,'}, {'start': '296.463', 'end': '297.846', 'text': 'I outed his relationship to'}, {'start': '297.886', 'end': '299.267', 'text': 'his ultra-conservative church.'}, {'start': '300.310', 'end': '301.732', 'text': 'He lost his position, moved'}, {'start': '301.771', 'end': '303.334', 'text': 'away, and eventually came out'}, {'start': '303.374', 'end': '303.774', 'text': 'for real.'}, {'start': '306.985', 'end': '308.485', 'text': 'My roommate stole my inheritance'}, {'start': '308.544', 'end': '309.466', 'text': 'money, so I faked a'}, {'start': '309.506', 'end': '310.705', 'text': 'job offer, lured her to'}, {'start': '310.766', 'end': '312.025', 'text': 'another state, and ghosted.'}, {'start': '313.086', 'end': '314.506', 'text': 'Okay, so this story still'}, {'start': '314.567', 'end': '315.886', 'text': 'feels surreal to me, but'}, {'start': '315.947', 'end': '316.786', 'text': "since it's been over a"}, {'start': '316.827', 'end': '318.206', 'text': "year and Karma's already done"}, {'start': '318.247', 'end': '319.308', 'text': "her work, I think it's"}, {'start': '319.347', 'end': '319.968', 'text': 'time to share.'}, {'start': '321.088', 'end': '321.847', 'text': "Let's rewind."}, {'start': '322.908', 'end': '324.569', 'text': 'I, 29M, used to live'}, {'start': '324.589', 'end': '325.848', 'text': "with this roommate, let's call"}, {'start': '325.888', 'end': '326.348', 'text': 'her Jess.'}, {'start': '327.409', 'end': '328.470', 'text': "Jess and I weren't super"}, {'start': '328.510', 'end': '329.609', 'text': 'close, but she was a'}, {'start': '329.670', 'end': '330.789', 'text': 'mutual friend of a friend'}, {'start': '330.830', 'end': '332.030', 'text': 'who needed a place, and'}, {'start': '332.069', 'end': '332.950', 'text': 'I had an extra room'}, {'start': '332.990', 'end': '334.150', 'text': 'in my apartment in Philly.'}, {'start': '335.234', 'end': '336.516', 'text': 'She moved in with promises'}, {'start': '336.556', 'end': '338.336', 'text': 'of split bills, mutual respect,'}, {'start': '338.577', 'end': '339.636', 'text': 'blah blah blah, you know'}, {'start': '339.657', 'end': '340.076', 'text': 'the drill.'}, {'start': '341.137', 'end': '342.538', 'text': 'At first, she was fine.'}, {'start': '343.539', 'end': '345.420', 'text': 'A little self-centered, loud facetimes'}, {'start': '345.480', 'end': '347.119', 'text': 'at midnight, used my expensive'}, {'start': '347.160', 'end': '348.280', 'text': 'shampoo without asking.'}, {'start': '349.361', 'end': '350.822', 'text': 'Annoying, but not psycho.'}, {'start': '351.883', 'end': '352.862', 'text': 'Then things changed.'}, {'start': '353.883', 'end': '355.224', 'text': 'About six months in, my'}, {'start': '355.264', 'end': '356.264', 'text': 'grandma passed away.'}, {'start': '357.325', 'end': '358.084', 'text': 'We were close.'}, {'start': '359.185', 'end': '360.405', 'text': 'She helped raise me, and'}, {'start': '360.426', 'end': '361.206', 'text': 'her death hit hard.'}, {'start': '362.282', 'end': '363.142', 'text': 'She also left me a'}, {'start': '363.182', 'end': '364.262', 'text': 'decent chunk of money in'}, {'start': '364.303', 'end': '365.984', 'text': 'her will, nothing outrageous, but'}, {'start': '366.045', 'end': '367.024', 'text': 'enough to make a difference,'}, {'start': '368.005', 'end': '368.305', 'text': '$18k.'}, {'start': '369.326', 'end': '370.188', 'text': "I didn't shout it from"}, {'start': '370.207', 'end': '371.668', 'text': 'the rooftops, but I mentioned'}, {'start': '371.689', 'end': '372.588', 'text': 'it to Jess one night'}, {'start': '372.649', 'end': '373.530', 'text': 'when she asked why I'}, {'start': '373.570', 'end': '375.031', 'text': 'was suddenly being extra frugal.'}, {'start': '376.091', 'end': '376.792', 'text': 'I told her I was'}, {'start': '376.871', 'end': '378.033', 'text': 'planning to invest most of'}, {'start': '378.093', 'end': '379.314', 'text': 'it, maybe start a small'}, 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'days later.'}, {'start': '402.709', 'end': '403.989', 'text': 'I called the bank immediately'}, {'start': '404.049', 'end': '405.069', 'text': 'and found out someone had'}, {'start': '405.108', 'end': '406.310', 'text': 'withdrawn it in person at'}, {'start': '406.349', 'end': '407.329', 'text': 'a branch I never go'}, {'start': '407.370', 'end': '407.530', 'text': 'to.'}, {'start': '408.450', 'end': '409.130', 'text': 'Panic mode.'}, {'start': '410.171', 'end': '411.671', 'text': 'Long story short, someone had'}, {'start': '411.751', 'end': '413.052', 'text': 'used my ID, my real'}, {'start': '413.132', 'end': '413.432', 'text': 'ID.'}, {'start': '414.511', 'end': '415.453', 'text': 'I tore through my room,'}, {'start': '415.712', 'end': '416.433', 'text': 'checked everywhere.'}, {'start': '417.548', 'end': '418.689', 'text': 'My ID was gone.'}, {'start': '419.728', 'end': '420.409', 'text': "I'd kept it in a"}, {'start': '420.450', 'end': '421.570', 'text': 'little tray on my dresser'}, {'start': '421.630', 'end': '422.451', 'text': 'after a night out when'}, {'start': '422.490', 'end': '423.731', 'text': 'I forgot my wallet and'}, {'start': '423.792', 'end': '424.733', 'text': 'it just vanished.'}, {'start': '425.813', 'end': '426.853', 'text': 'I confronted Jess.'}, {'start': '427.954', 'end': '428.974', 'text': 'She swore up and down'}, {'start': '429.036', 'end': '430.376', 'text': "she didn't know anything about"}, {'start': '430.415', 'end': '430.495', 'text': 'it.'}, {'start': '431.537', 'end': '432.337', 'text': 'Made a big show of'}, {'start': '432.397', 'end': '433.838', 'text': "being offended I'd even ask,"}, {'start': '434.138', 'end': '435.259', 'text': 'but something about her vibe'}, {'start': '435.280', 'end': '436.800', 'text': 'was off, too defensive, too'}, {'start': '436.901', 'end': '437.121', 'text': 'angry.'}, {'start': '438.253', 'end': '439.314', 'text': 'I checked my camera, the'}, {'start': '439.374', 'end': '439.995', 'text': 'one I kept in the'}, {'start': '440.034', 'end': '441.096', 'text': 'living room for my dog'}, {'start': '441.116', 'end': '441.896', 'text': 'when I was at work,'}, {'start': '442.036', 'end': '442.817', 'text': "and wouldn't you know it,"}, {'start': '443.097', 'end': '444.016', 'text': 'I caught her holding what'}, {'start': '444.037', 'end': '445.057', 'text': 'looked like my ID and'}, {'start': '445.098', 'end': '446.218', 'text': 'doing a happy little dance'}, {'start': '446.259', 'end': '447.199', 'text': 'around the time the money'}, {'start': '447.239', 'end': '447.719', 'text': 'went missing.'}, {'start': '448.800', 'end': '449.441', 'text': 'I was livid.'}, {'start': '450.420', 'end': '451.461', 'text': "But I didn't show it."}, {'start': '452.542', 'end': '453.082', 'text': 'Not yet.'}, {'start': '454.163', 'end': '455.743', 'text': 'I contacted the bank, filed'}, {'start': '455.804', 'end': '457.365', 'text': 'a police report, and disputed'}, {'start': '457.405', 'end': '457.865', 'text': 'the charges.'}, {'start': '458.906', 'end': '460.706', 'text': 'They started an investigation, but'}, {'start': '460.766', 'end': '461.888', 'text': 'things were moving slowly.'}, {'start': '462.955', 'end': '464.536', 'text': 'Meanwhile, Jess was walking around'}, {'start': '464.575', 'end': '465.516', 'text': 'like she owned the place,'}, {'start': '465.776', 'end': '467.437', 'text': 'even started randomly talking about'}, {'start': '467.497', 'end': '468.418', 'text': 'moving out soon to do'}, {'start': '468.457', 'end': '469.038', 'text': 'bigger things.'}, {'start': '470.157', 'end': '471.258', 'text': 'So I made bigger things'}, {'start': '471.318', 'end': '471.658', 'text': 'happen.'}, {'start': '472.699', 'end': '474.019', 'text': 'I created a fake email'}, {'start': '474.058', 'end': '474.399', 'text': 'account.'}, {'start': '475.539', 'end': '477.039', 'text': 'Using some decent graphic skills'}, {'start': '477.099', 'end': '478.099', 'text': 'and a real company name'}, {'start': '478.120', 'end': '479.341', 'text': 'from a startup I interviewed'}, {'start': '479.380', 'end': '480.700', 'text': 'with last year, I crafted'}, {'start': '480.741', 'end': '482.222', 'text': 'a very convincing job offer'}, {'start': '482.261', 'end': '483.502', 'text': 'for a marketing position in'}, {'start': '483.521', 'end': '483.861', 'text': 'Denver.'}, {'start': '484.901', 'end': '486.103', 'text': 'Jess had mentioned wanting to'}, {'start': '486.163', 'end': '487.883', 'text': 'move to Colorado before, mountains,'}, {'start': '488.163', 'end': '489.764', 'text': 'weed, hot guys, the usual.'}, {'start': '490.853', 'end': '492.013', 'text': 'I forwarded the offer to'}, {'start': '492.073', 'end': '493.753', 'text': "her anonymously, saying she'd been"}, {'start': '493.794', 'end': '495.313', 'text': 'scouted through LinkedIn and needed'}, {'start': '495.354', 'end': '496.094', 'text': 'to act fast.'}, {'start': '497.194', 'end': '498.474', 'text': 'She fell for it instantly.'}, {'start': '499.515', 'end': '500.496', 'text': 'She showed me the email,'}, {'start': '500.735', 'end': '501.735', 'text': 'asking if it looked real,'}, {'start': '501.936', 'end': '502.856', 'text': 'I played dumb and said,'}, {'start': '503.136', 'end': '504.836', 'text': "wow, that's amazing, I even"}, {'start': '504.877', 'end': '505.798', 'text': 'helped her book a flight.'}, {'start': '506.818', 'end': '507.737', 'text': 'The next two weeks were'}, {'start': '507.758', 'end': '508.859', 'text': 'a whirlwind of her selling'}, {'start': '508.899', 'end': '510.818', 'text': 'stuff, packing bags, and quitting'}, {'start': '510.859', 'end': '511.919', 'text': 'her actual job with a'}, {'start': '511.960', 'end': '513.740', 'text': "smug, I'm outta here, suckers."}, {'start': '514.780', 'end': '515.961', 'text': 'The day she left, she'}, {'start': '516.001', 'end': '517.661', 'text': 'took two suitcases, her phone,'}, {'start': '517.920', 'end': '519.382', 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