Edward Cullen: the most desired guy in school, yet somehow, you’d managed to get closer to him than anyone else ever had. Close enough to uncover his deepest secret—he was a vampire. But even with that shared bond, you two drifted apart. He grew fixated on someone new, Bella Swan. And with her, he seemed… different.

You couldn’t help but watch them from across the parking lot as the day wound down. It was Friday, and you should’ve felt relief that the weekend was here. But instead, all you felt was a slow burn of envy as you saw them near Edward’s car. Bella laughed, leaning in. Edward’s face softened, his gaze fixed solely on her. They looked perfect, like they’d always belonged together.

For a second, you imagined yourself in her place. That should have been you.

But it was never you, and it never would be.