Julia, a science enthusiast, has grown up in the shadow of her famous model sisters and a mom who doesn't understand her interests. She lands a prestigious internship at the Natural History Museum, where she meets her supervisor, Pierre, and they start dating. However, their relationship is put to the test when Pierre's true intentions are revealed: he stole Julia's research to impress his father and get a chance to work with a renowned scientist, Dr. Keller. Julia feels betrayed and ends their relationship. A year later, Pierre tries to apologize, but Julia is unforgiving, telling him to stand up for himself and his passions rather than cheating. With her sisters' support, Julia moves on, focusing on her studies and rebuilding her research from scratch.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. The narrator, Julia, is from New York City.
2. Julia has twin sisters, Tina and Sophia, who are 10 years older and famous models.
3. Julia's mom is also a model.
4. Julia got a pet piglet on her sixth birthday, but it went missing a few weeks later.
5. Julia's sisters took her pet piglet and her mom cooked it for Thanksgiving dinner.
6. Julia was a geeky child who loved science and sugar.
7. By age 13, Julia weighed twice as much as her peers.
8. Julia lost weight after exercising.
9. Julia's sisters never let her forget about a farting incident during a family photo shoot.
10. Julia's older brother spread false rumors about her sisters' beauty secrets.
11. Julia got into a fight with a classmate who was spreading rumors about her sisters.
12. Julia landed a prestigious summer internship at the Natural History Museum at age 17.
13. Julia met her supervisor, Pierre, on her first day at the museum.
14. Pierre is the son of a diplomat and had recently moved to New York.
15. Julia started dating Pierre, but they had a rocky relationship.
16. Julia's sisters stole a dinosaur tooth worth $40,000 from the museum.
17. Pierre's dad helped Julia's sisters avoid getting arrested for the theft.
18. Julia met Dr. Keller, a famous marine scientist, at a fundraiser.
19. Pierre dragged Julia away from Dr. Keller and later apologized for his behavior.
20. Julia and Pierre worked on a research project together, but Pierre stole her research and presented it as his own.
21. Julia confronted Pierre and slapped him for his betrayal.
22. Julia graduated top of her class and went on to study at Harvard.
23. Julia built her research from scratch and started to make progress.
24. Pierre tried to apologize to Julia a year later, explaining that he had done it to impress his father and follow his passion.
25. Julia rejected Pierre's apology and told him to stand up for himself instead of lying and cheating.