I Like Me Better (Becoming Her #1)
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Becoming Her #1
They say love starts at home.
But what if home is where you learned first to hate yourself?
There is this girl, Mariana Dela Cruz.
She didn't learn to hate her face from others.
She learned it from her father's words every time he looked at her. "dirty," "lazy,"
From all the times she cried in the empty room, nobody knocked not even once.
Her pimples aren't the problem. What is the real problem?
But someday, she wants to believe in herself, too.
Maybe not today. Maybe not tomorrow. Someday
But just when she's convinced no one could ever look past her skin... but he does.
Javier Ramirez is loud, messy, and kind in a way that feels not serious in life.
He sits beside her like she belongs. He talks to her like she matters. He smiles like he doesn't see what everyone else does.
And with that, maybe he's the reason why Yanna likes herself better than anyone.
Date started: 07/31/25 - 02/06/26
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