Someone Else

Sharon Smith is a senior in highschool and the

valedictorian of her class. She plays the cello

and piano, volunteers at the library, tutors other kids,

works part time at McDonald's, and has been running

her paper route since she was eight.

On top of all that she is taking college credits online,

saving to buy a car, and applying to all the Ivy League

colleges, but what matters the most to her is her best

friend and next-door neighbor, Calvin. They've known

each other for forever, and she imagines spending the

rest of their lives together. If only he wasn't obsessed

with Sharon's fraternal twin, Shannon.

Shannon is everyone's favorite. She sings like the

angels, is usually smiling, has golden blonde hair,

chocolate brown eyes, and is always the center

of attention. She's not the smartest, but has been

given a free pass in life because of her

severe congenital heart defect.

She has the rarest blood type in the world, which

complicates getting a much needed heart transplant.

Because of this, she sucks up all her parents' attention,

and is in the hospital more than she is out of it, leaving

Sharon alone most of the time. Sharon isn't completely

alone though. She has her maternal grandparents.

Someone Else follows the twin's last year of high

school, the ups and downs of love, family drama, and

trying to make a plan for the rest of their lives. They

may not end up where they want to be, but fate puts

them where they need to be.