The one who turned everything upside down.

April

"Why the long face? I thought that you would have been happy to see me."

George just continued to stare. I rolled my eyes and pushed past him.

"Nice place. My cabin is better though."

"How can you be here?!"

"Nice to see you too." I said sarcastically. "It's magic George. Thought that you would like that, since you like magic."

"People just don't magically rise up from the dead! Only zombies can do that! Are you a zombie?"

I laughed at him. "If I was a zombie, I would have taken your brains by now."

He patted his head in worry.

"I would have been too ugly to notice too. You wouldn't even see me coming."

"I saw you."

"Huh? What do you mean?"

"Your apparition."

I was more confused than George.

"What apparition? I'm not dead, if you haven't gotten the picture yet."

"I looked for proof about ghost sightings."

"And?"

"Didn't find anything useful."

"That's because ghosts aren't real George! I'm here in living proof!"

"You can't."

I was getting worried now.

"Why not?"

"I saw you fall off that cliff to your death! I mourned!"

"You barely knew me. Why should you mourn the death of a stranger?"

I had him there. "Was my body ever found?"

"No."

"Precisely. The Black Hand needed to be convinced of my death and now that their all locked up, I think I'll pay them a little visit."

"What about everybody else? Shouldn't they be informed?"

"At a later date. I want to surprise them. Since it's near summer, I think that I'll surprise them with a little party with a surprise guest."

"How could you let me mourn?"

"As I said before, how can you mourn the death of a stranger?"

"I pushed everybody away because of you!"

"Your own fault. You should learn to control your emotions."

"Emotions are a part of being human!"

"I don't know if you're noticed, but I'm not human."

"Get out."

"Sorry?"

"Get out. I never want to see you again."

"You have every right to be mad but please, don't leave me to fend for myself."

"Go."

There really was no sense in arguing with him.

"Okay. Say hi to Emily for me."

I walked out, well, more like waltzed out but, into the world that I never wanted to see again. The world was cruel and harsh. I was becoming like the world. I was becoming the person that the world wanted me to be. I needed to start becoming the person that I wanted to be. I needed to turn around and apologize to George. My attitude and emotions were getting in the way.

"Come on April. Be better than the world." I thought. "Think of George."

With much reluctance, I forced myself back up the stairs. It was like being prepared for a big game or something like that. I needed a pep talk. I needed confidence. I felt like slapping myself. I was April Vinnia. I was the great woman with a sassy attitude and awesome combat abilities. This felt like my hardest assignment yet! It required everything that I stored away and refused to attach myself too.

"Emotions." I scoffed to myself. "Waste of my time. This is stupid."

Before I had any chance to change my mind, I had knocked on his door again. I had half a mind to jump out the window and escape. I needed to be brave. I definitely needed a pep talk. I heard the door unlock and I needed to have every ounce of self control to stop myself from running out the window. George opened up the door and almost shut it on my face. I put my foot in the door.

"I told you to go away."

The big moment. The two words that I swore I would never use. I cleared my throat.

"I'm sorry."

I could have fainted right there.

"What?"

Now he was just being mean.

"You heard me. I'm not saying it again."

"I need you to say it again, just to make sure that I'm actually awake."

"I'm sorry." I said sarcastically.

"That's the sarcasm I missed."

I smiled gratefully. I had missed him too much. Even though it was only a day. George opened up the door the whole way. When I entered, I was greeted with a kiss.

"Welcome back, Ms. Vinnia."

"It's good to be back."