Title: Someone Like Me

Summary: "The life of the dead is placed in the memory of the living." – Marcus Tullius Cicero

Prologue

"I thought it would be nice if we got to know each other." He smiles nervously, gripping his coffee. "You know instead of just 'hi' here and there."

I nod. "I agree."

Silence fall between us, and I'm at a loss of things to say to him. Do we talk about why we visit so much? Who we're visiting? Or is that too personal so soon?

Or is it perfect for us?

He decides for me. "I come to visit my sister."

My gaze meets his, and I'm met with the same grief deep in his eyes that I see in my own every time I look in the mirror. "I'm sorry."

"I come to visit my parents." I take a deep breath, willing the tears away. They fall anyway.

His face softens. Normally I hate the look people give me when I tell them. All the 'I'm sorries,' or 'I understand what you're going through.' They don't, and I hate that they think they do. It's nothing but pity; I don't need it and I don't want it.

But with Edward it's different. He understands.

"Was it sudden?" he asks, and I nod.

"Alice too. Sometimes I still can't believe she's gone. We were arguing—I can't even remember what about really, something stupid I think." He shakes his head and takes a sip of his coffee. "She stormed out. An hour later I received a visit from the police—she'd skidded through a red light."

I gasp, leaning back in my seat. "She died in a car accident?"

He scrunches his eyes closed. "Yes," he whispers. "Ten years ago tonight."

xXx

Thanks to Iris, MidnightCougar and SparklyMeg for their help. Always.

Thanks to TLS for featuring me on this week's Sneak Peek!

And thank you for reading!

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Fic Rec:

Glimmer Darkly by Rochelle Allison – She loses him almost as soon as she finds him… but things aren't always what they seem. Will Bella follow her heart down the rabbit hole? AU-ish.

Rochelle is one of my fav authors – HATE that I've only found this story a few weeks ago!