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Where Are You Now

Chapter 23 – We're The Same

(BPOV)

The morning passed by so slowly. After lunch, Emerald took a nap, and after that I decided to talk to Edward and tell him about what happened to Alice.

Edward is in the music room; he is sitting on a couch, and looks like he is writing. He looks so cute. His lips are in a slight grin, and his eyes were so soft and peaceful looking.

"Hey, would you mind if I interrupt you?" I said playfully.

"No, will you sit here with me?" he asked softly as he places the music sheets on the table.

I sat beside him and I laid my head on his shoulder. He wrapped an arm around me and leaned his head on top of mine.

"Will you tell me now what's bothering you?" he mumbled.

"Alice is missing," I stated.

"You sound like you're not worried at all," he accused.

"Because I think I know where she is right now, and you're going to help me," I explained.

"How am I able to help you? I don't even remember anything about Alice; all I know is that she's your sister."

"Isn't you said that you and Jasper used to hang out a lot during high school?"

"Yes." He cocked an eyebrow.

"Do you know where his house is?"

"Yes, I think it's not that far from here. Wait…you think Alice went there? But why?" He said confusedly.

"Duh? She likes Jasper and Jasper likes her back," I said observably, "Also mom and dad do not know where he lives that's why Alice chose to go there."

"So you want me to bring you there?"

"Yup, but not now. Maybe next week, let us let Alice enjoy Jasper's company for a while, she deserves him," I said giddily.

"Hmm…like you enjoy my company?" he said cockily.

"Maybe," I winked.

"You want me to play the piano for you?" he offered.

"Sure."

With that Edward stood up and went towards his piano, and then I listened as he created soulful melody.

After he played, we have discussed Emerald's going to school. I think she's in the right age now to start school so we are going to enroll her to the nearest preschool here. I'm sure she'll love the idea of studying. She'll meet new friends and she'll learn a lot of things. I'm so excited for her. I wonder how I'll feel during her first day. I have never imagined that I will be there…here since the day that I knew that she was adopted. But I am here, and I couldn't be happier.

Speaking of school, I have already sent a resignation letter to Forks High. Teaching is not really for me. I'll have to start writing now since I have a brilliant story idea. Yes, I finally thought of it. It's something that nobody has ever read before, and I'm sure that it would be pretty interesting to the people. And I have lots of inspiration now, hopefully, it would come out to be perfect.

Tomorrow, I'll be going with Edward for his therapy for his amnesia. I suggested this to his parents, and they thought it would be good for him. I also found out that if you repeat to Edward the things that he have done before, or similar to that, he tends to remember. You won't believe me; I even thought of bringing him back to Emmett's bar and get him drunk so that he'll remember me. But that's humiliating, so I disregarded that idea.

…

(APOV)

"Alice, you should really go back to your house now. You're parents might me dead worried right now," Jasper said.

"I don't want to go back there. They want me to marry a man that I do not love. What could be worse than that?" I huffed.

Yesterday I asked Jasper to pick me up in front of a restaurant. I thought he wouldn't come because it's like 3 am in the morning. He asked me why I am with so many things, and I confessed him the truth. He offered me to stay his house for a while and I gratefully accepted it.

"Alice, I don't know if this is right," he admitted.

"What they're doing to me isn't right," I insisted.

He had a pained look on his face.

"Jasper…if you don't want me here, I'll just leave," I said guiltily as I stood up from the chair where I was seated.

I went to the spare room of his apartment where my things are. As I fix my things up, I can't help but cry. I don't really know where I am going now. If I go out of the country, they'll still know. Maybe I need fake identity so I could leave unnoticed, but how am I going to get a fake identity? My life really sucks.

I was about to go out of the room when Jasper entered.

"You don't have to go," he mumbled.

I froze. Why did he say that?

"W…why?" I stuttered.

"I understand you, I also ran away from my parents. They can't accept what I wanted to do in my life," he clarified.

"Oh," was all I can say.

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Days passed, and being in something that I'm not used to is an extraordinary experience. I don't have maids here so I do everything myself, it is hard, but when you've done the task properly, it feels good and I am proud of myself because I didn't know that could do something like that.

I wonder, maybe this is how Bella lived her life. She's so independent and she's been through many things. Maybe it's a good thing that I am experiencing this. I'll know how hard it is to be independent and maybe I'll have to work for my money. I can't let Jasper pay all the expenses in the house, I'll have to share something to him…maybe paying the half of the rent or paying for the food.

I have to go to college. I really want to go in a fashion school. But I don't know how's that possible. I barely have money and school will start in a few weeks. I have to have money so I can pay the expenses for the school, but I don't know how. I can't ask help from Jasper, because that would be too much. I also don't know if I could get a job which has a high salary. Also, I have to work in a place where mom and dad won't find me.

And then an idea popped into my mind. Bella could help me, of course she will, she's my sister and my best friend. And I know that I can trust her, even if she'll know where I am, she'll not tell mom and dad. If I tell her the reason why I left, she'll understand.

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