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First Comes Like
by Alisha Rai
“”Everyone wants people to like them.”
“No they don’t.” Realization dawned in the other woman’s dark eyes. “Oh, you’re one of those.”
“One of those what?”
“One of those kids who was raised with weaponized disappointment, so you’re super insecure and crave external validation and when you perceive the slightest rejection you convince yourself you’re a failure, all while pretending you’re a tough cookie who doesn’t give a fuck what anyone thinks about you.”
“Jia’s mouth dropped open.
“Oh, shit.”
“Uh-huh.”
“Oh, shit.”” (p. 273)
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