Daddy, How Much for a Hug? · Episode 1 — A Dollar Can't Buy Cake

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1. [00:00] In my house, everything has a price tag.
2. [00:03] Water costs money, food costs money, even sleeping costs money.
3. [00:09] Mum and Dad call it elite independence training.
4. [00:12] Then, why does my adopted little sister get everything for free?
5. [00:25] To pay off my debt, I sold myself to human traffickers.
6. [00:39] So why did my parents, who called it elite education, end up crying with regret?
7. [00:47] Stella! No! No! No, I'm sorry! I'm sorry!
8. [00:57] Everything at home has a price
9. [01:00] Juice is 50 cents
10. [01:02] A shower is one dollar
11. [01:05] On my birthday, I took out the dollar I'd earned collecting bottles
12. [01:10] Um, excuse me?
13. [01:13] Mom, can I buy a little piece of cake?
14. [01:15] I don't need any fruit on it
15. [01:16] Is one dollar enough?
16. [01:18] It's my birthday too
17. [01:19] It's two dollars
18. [01:20] No money, no cake
19. [01:22] This is part of your training.
20. [01:26] So I went hungry and spent my $1 on 10 minutes of cartoons on Dad's phone.
21. [01:32] Then a payment alert popped up on the screen.
22. [01:35] Family card top-up, $10,000.
23. [01:38] Note, spending money for my precious adopted daughter.
24. [01:41] So, Mom and Dad's elite education was only for me.
25. [01:46] But I was their real daughter.
26. [01:48] That morning, I walked out of the house alone.
27. [01:52] A man asked if I wanted some candy.
28. [01:55] How much is the candy?
29. [01:57] It's free.
30. [02:02] Sir, does the ride cost money?
31. [02:06] I made one dollar collecting bottles, but I spent it on cartoons.
32. [02:10] No, it's all free.
33. [02:12] I'll take you somewhere you can eat and sleep for free.
34. [02:14] I finally relaxed.
35. [02:20] Sir, are you going to sell me to someone else to be their daughter?
36. [02:23] Something like that. We're finding you a new home.
37. [02:25] Then, does water cost money there?
38. [02:28] They charge you for water at home?
39. [02:30] Mm-hmm.
40. [02:35] Mom, I have a fever. My head hurts so much. Can I have some water?
41. [02:42] You really do have a fever, but don't think that means it's free.
42. [02:46] If you want water, pay $2.
43. [02:59] Tap water is 50 cents.
44. [03:01] Warm water is $1.
45. [03:03] Juice is $2.
46. [03:05] Fuck.
47. [03:06] I've been in this business for over a decade, and I've never seen parents this stilgy.
48. [03:10] Are your parents Scrooge reincarnated?
49. [03:12] I didn't know what Scrooge meant.
50. [03:15] But I knew dad was the CEO of a public company.
51. [03:18] He was generous.
52. [03:20] He donated millions to charity at a time.
53. [03:22] So why was he so stingy with me, even over 50 cents?
54. [03:27] Uncle, once you sell me to my new family, will I have money?
55. [03:33] Yeah, you'll have a lot of money.
56. [03:35] You can eat whatever you want.