The Words Claire Dederer and at twenty-six

and at twenty-six

bigger egos

I was sick of being the family disappointment

The plan was 1) take over her abuela’s role as head baker at their panadería

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The Words Claire Dederer and at twenty-sixThe World thought he was a god But I knew the truth. He was the talented bad boy everyone wanted. I was the irrelevant geek everyone hated. He was the sun drawing all of us in. I was a black hole taking up space. He was destined to be a star. I was destined to remain an insignificant no one. Until he made me believe I was special and then he destroyed me. I never thought I'd see Phoenix Walker again after he broke my heart, but fate had other plans.