- Victoria Brookes -

My name is Victoria Brooke's.

I'm originally from Wasilla Palmer, Alaska.

That is until something caused us to pack up and move within a week, moving to Los Angeles, California.

Something happened there too however.

I thought leaving my problems was a way to fix it.

There was no running that time.

Time would pass and 8 months later I found myself packing up again.

This time we were moving to Augusta Kansas.

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You'd think with a mother who was the daughter of some rich white dude, that your parents wouldn't have to work.

We had 5.9 billion in the bank, yet my father Kyle Brooke's has been in the Army for 20+ years.

They married two years before he officially joined up after completing basic.

I'd ask him often as a kid why he joined the army.

After all we didn't exactly need the money and it didn't exactly pay crazy money either.

That said, his response to me would always be a version of 'to protect the freedoms I want you to have growing up, as well as for your family and kids to grow up with'.

I have yet to fully understand what he means by that.

I don't feel like I have freedom.

Not with the strict parents I have.

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After the moving and hardships I decided to start a YouTube channel at the age of 12.

When I did, I'd upload random videos every now in then. I didn't have a schedule or a goal, well other than to help me get through all the stuff in my life I was dealing with.

I'd vlog often but never actually post much if any of the footage.

I saw recording my life as a way to help myself cope with everything going on.

All the footage is just stored on one of my computers. It also holds memories of those I have lost.

I'm 17 what loss could I have faced in the beginning of my life you might ask.

When I was 14, when we were living in Alaska my sister Adeline got diagnosed with lung cancer.

She died 3 months later after a long battle with it.

She's the one who taught me how to ride horses. I stopped riding cause it made me think of her to much.

I miss her a ton.

A year and a half later my father got reassigned to California and was asked to be there ASAP.

It was like a fresh start, a way to get away from all the sorrow, so I thought.

I made a friend, her name was Annabelle.

I knew her for 6 months before the world fell before me.

My mother got a call around 7:30 on a Thursday night.

Very specific I know, but I remember it so well because of what that day brought.

It brought so much anger and sadness all at the same time.

My friend Annabelle had taken her own life.

I was left wondering if there was something I could have done, was I not a good enough friend.

I tried my best to cope with it.

I stopped riding dirt bikes and surfing as it was painful because it was something Annabelle and I would always do together.

Why was I losing everyone?

Not to long after that was when we were told we'd be moving yet again.

This time to Kansas.

Well I'll get back to the story, I just thought I'd give you a little background on my life and what made me who I am today.

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- Victoria Brookes -

We were pulling into the new house.

It's in a really nice neighborhood in Augusta Kansas.

Why of all places the military could send us, would they send us to frickn Kansas?!

I get out of the car and walk up the drive and that's when I see them.

My beautiful babies.

My babys are cars. I have a matte turquoise Range Rover and a matte yellow Jeep.

That was until my brother wrapped it in this pink.

"Tori mom says you get the basement" My 19 year old brother Oliver says walking out of the house to get boxes and move them into the house.

"Cool" I say as I grab the keys to my Range Rover so I can pull it into one of the garages.

Since I have two cars I have the one mini garage that will fit two cars in it all to myself .

How lucky!

"Lacie help mom start unpacking while Vic goes to the store" Oliver says as I hop into my Range Rover to head to the nearby Walmart.

I get in my car and roll down all the windows.

Being from Alaska before moving to Cali for a year, it feels hot as hell.

Even though it really isn't that hot.

I get to Walmart and go to the electronics department where I buy myself a G7X camera to start vlogging again. I do baking videos, ones of me dancing, flipping on a trampoline, sports, and other stuff I do, but never really post them that often.

I go get all the groceries we need before I grab the stuff to make cupcakes.

I'm making them to deliver to some of our neighbors to leave a good first impression.

I check out a head to my car and notice a rose gold Audi R8. parked a few spots down.

There are two guys standing in front of it.

"nice car" I yell putting the groceries in the back seat.

"Yours isn't so bad either" the blonde says as I laugh a little before getting in my Range Rover starting the car and driving away.

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The cupcakes are done baking now I just have to frost and decorate them.

When I finish I clean up and have my mom help me pack the cupcakes up. We put four on a plate wrapping it up. We have extras incase someone has more than four people in their family.

"Tori, can you take Lace with you, I have to go run some errands" my mom asks.

"Yeah I could use the help." I respond.

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We are on the last house. And that's when I see the R8 from Walmart.

"Hey can we help you" the blonde asks as my sister and I walk up the drive.

"Hi my name's Victoria, my family just moved into 1793 down the road and wanted to bring you and your family some cupcakes I made" I say handing him the cupcakes.

"We have extra if there aren't enough!" Lacie yells very loud.

"Umm well there's my mom, sister, brother and then my two best friends." The blonde says.

"Well I'll be right back I'm gonna go grab two more cupcakes then" I say as Lacie follows behind me.

When we get back what I assume is the blondes mother is out front.

"Hi I'm Victoria Brooke's, my family and I just moved into 1793, a little ways down the road" I say shaking her hand and introducing myself.

"Nice to meet you Victoria, I'm Kim Braungardt, would you and your family like to come over for dinner Friday night?" Kim asks.

"I'll ask but I think it's probably a yes" I say as Lacie hides behind me. She spots a dog. "What's wrong lay"

"Nothing" she says grabbing hold of me.

"Someone's a little shy right now. She usually isn't like this" I say running my hand through her hair. "Well we should get going. I'll come by tomorrow to let you know what my mom says"

"Can't wait to meet your family" Kim says as I start to walk down the drive.

"Wait were you the girl at Walmart" the boy asks.

"I don't know was I?" I joke as Lacie and I continue walking off to the car.

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The next day!

We were getting ready to go to the Braungardts house for dinner.

I shower quickly jamming out to Sia. When I get out I dry my beach blonde hair before putting half of it up into a bun.

I put on my outfit (outfit below) and head upstairs to help Lacie with her hair.

When I walk into Lacies room she is already ready to go so I start to put up her hair.

Space buns are my absolute favorite to do on her.

And the best part is she loves them too.

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"Welcome, this is my son Tristan, Tanner and my daughter, Taylor, welcome to the neighborhood" Kim says as we enter their house.

"Tristan's Gay" Tanner comments, causing everyone to bust out laughing.

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"So Victoria what do you like to do during your free time?" Kim asks as I'm taking a bite of my burger.

"I, well I'm a YouTuber who rarely posts anymore , but I also bake, dance, I'm a musician, shoot bow and arrow, as well as pellet air rifles and 'real' guns. I scooter, do flips and I used to ride horses.  ohh and I'm also an artist. And Yeah that's pretty much it" I say as I take a sip of my drink.

"Hey I'm a YouTuber too, I do flips and other stuff. Mostly flips though" Tanner says.

"That's cool maybe we can collab sometime" I suggest.

"That'd be cool" he remarks.

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We head home and I get ready for bed.

I pull down my hair before throwing on a tank top and some spandex shorts.

I climb into my bed and fall asleep thinking about my plans for the next few days.

Tomorrow I unpack, then the next few days we clear the yard for all the stuff we want to do with it.