If I die young, bury me in satin
Lay me down on a bed of roses
Sink me in the river, at dawn
Send me away with the words of a love song

- If I Die Young, The Band Perry.

April got out of the cab and raised her head to the sky and watched the stars shine. Almost as if they had been expecting her. But of course moving here was kind of a rushed decision. Not even she had know about it before yesterday. She had gotten a day to pack up all of her things and say goodbye to her friends to come here and live with her father.

Before, she had lived with her aunt and her husband. But since a while back they had hit a bit of a rough patch and were fighting day and night. So they thought that it would be better for her to go live with her father for a while, until they had sorted things out between them.

So here she was. Standing in the middle of the street with all her belongings either next to her or on the way to the house in a moving truck. The sound of the horn made her come back to reality. She had been standing there with the cab door open looking out in space as in she expected ninjas to jump out from the sky.

"You okay, miss?" The driver said.

"Yeah...I'm fine." Right

"Not to stress you or anything but the meter is still running and I wouldn't want you to lose money on just standing there." He said looking at her kindly.

"Oh right! I totally forgot!" She cried out.

"It's okay, miss. I'll just charge you for the ride. You're not from around here are ya?" He said.

"No. Thank you, that is very kind but won't that be taken from your salary?" She said doubtfully.

"No, no. If you don't tell then I won't." He said and winked at her.

"That's very kind of you. Thank you." She said and gave him a big smile as she handed him the money.

"No biggie." He said, smile and drove away.

She turned around and smiled to herself. People are so much kinder here than in NY.

She looked up at the house and her smile faded quickly. I wonder how dad is.. I haven't seen him since..The conversation. She shook her head lightly and started walking towards the house.

She tried knocking. No response. Hadn't her father said something about a spare key? Yeah, he had. She bent down and picked up the edge of the doormat. As suspected a shiny old fashioned key laid there. She picked it up and tried it in the door. The door made a squeaking noise as she opened it gently and stepped inside before she could rethink her actions.

As soon as she stepped inside she noticed that it was terribly quite in the house. Not a fly could be heard. She stood there in the doorway trying to hear if someone was in the house. No sound.

I suppose he's still at work.. She thought as she stepped into the kitchen. As order her stomach made a sound and she laid a hand on in. She hadn't eaten anything since this morning. I should probably eat something.. But maybe I should wait for dad to come home. Maybe he hasn't eaten either, she thought. So she sat down at the table and waited..

~~TimeJump~~

April waited for a few hours, but then she couldn't wait anymore. She was starving.

She walked up to the refrigerator and opened it. There was an old moldy cheese in the corner, a package of milk who seemed to have been standing there souring for a while, and a 6-pack of beer with only two beers left. Of course he had started drinking again. Her stomach made a noise again and she sighed and closed the refrigerator door. Nothing to eat here.

Maybe I could go out and eat. It would be a great way to maybe meet some people that I might know.

She grabbed her phone from her bag and left the rest of her things in the kitchen. As she pulled on her shoes she heard something. Something coming from outside the house. The sound was coming closer now, still on the other side of the door but closer. It sounded as the person on the other side was dragging something. Or someone. She mentally added. It became quite and just as she was about to reach for the door knob, the person on the other side coughed and started murmuring and even though it had been awhile, she wouldn't forget that voice for anything.

She threw the door open and came to face a handsome but ruined man. In a way he looked like death itself, his bloodshot eyes and unshaved face made him look like someone from a scary movie. She suddenly felt sorry for him but at the same time she felt upset that he hadn't even bothered to be here when she came. Her emotion was obvious on her face and her father actually flinched for a second before he noticed just who was standing in front of him.

"Hey..Honey. You were coming tonight? Why didn't you tell me?" His voice was quiet, almost ashamed and his breath stank of alcohol.

"I did." She said and moved so that she could avoid a hug from her father.

"Oh.. Well my memory isn't what it used to be you see." He said and laughed nervously.

"Very well. Come on in. You shouldn't be standing out there in the cold." She said with a slight flat voice.

~~TimeJump~~

After April had helped her father inside he immediately fell asleep on the couch. So much for going out and meeting new people. She looked over at her father. From the table she was sitting at she could clearly see that he was sleeping deeply. But maybe he wouldn't mind if I went out for a bit. He's probably not going to wake up anytime soon so, what he doesn't know can't hurt him, right? She thought with a half-smirk as she left the table.

She picked up her bags and brought them to her old room. She remember the last time she had been in this room. She remembered it so well.

I could feel the warmth from the candles. My eyes flickered slightly before I woke up. And as soon as I did my mouth open in an 'OMG' gesture. Right in front of my eyes were both of my parents standing together, dad with an arm around mom and mom holding the biggest birthday cake I had ever seen. It was a homemade chocolate cake, as always. I jumped out of bed and quickly blow out the candles before embracing both my parents in a tight hug.

It was probably the best day of my life.

And nothing could prepare me for what happen only hours late.

It started out as the best day ever.

And ended as the worst.

I will never forget what happened that day.

April was shaken out of her daydream as she felt warm tears falling down her face. She angrily wiped them away. I promised myself I wouldn't cry over that anymore.

She threw the bag with the most clothes in it on the bed and opened it, looking for something nice to wear. The clothes she was wearing was now, after an accident with her dad, smelling really bad. So she had to change before leaving. She looked at the purple clock hanging on the wall. 05.24. She wasn't really in a hurry or anything, she just really wanted to get away from this house, her father, and the feeling of old memories coming back.

She pulled out the first thing she could find. It was a pair of dark blue fitting jeans and a dark green tank top. Her mother had bought her this outfit. Typical. No matter what, she still put on the outfit. And it left her looking amazing but feeling slightly sad.

~~TimeJump~~

She closed the door quietly behind her and slowly made her way down the little stoned aisle. She figured she could use some fresh air before eating something. All of her ideas of eating earlier had disappeared the minute she had seen her father standing in that doorway, drunk enough for it to be a miracle that he could still stand up straight. But what about that sound? The sound of something being dragged.. It couldn't have been her father making that sound now could it? I mean he could barely stand, he could not have dragged something after him. Suddenly she heard something. Or more like, she didn't. She looked around. All off the sounds she had heard on her way in, animals, cars, everything, had stopped. It was totally, silent.

She couldn't figure it out, but something was making her incredibly uncomfortable. It was like something, or someone, was watching her. But no matter how many times she turned around she couldn't see anyone in sight. Strange. She thought and started walking again.

~~TimeJump~~

It didn't take too long before April found a diner where she could eat without being stared at by strangers. I suppose being new in a small town isn't always a good thing. As soon as she walked inside of The Mystic Grill she was hit with the most amazing smell. And she made a mental note to come here more often. She took a table in one of the corners and waited for a waiter to come and give her a menu. Which took about a minute or so, she didn't catch the name of the girl that gave it to her but she looked like someone she might befriend in the future.

She looked down at the menu to decide what to eat. They had so many things to offer.

"Would you like to order?" A smooth guy voice asked.

April didn't even look up from the menu as she continued thinking after saying a quick 'yes' before the boy would leave. She could hear the boy pick up the little notebook he carried and take a pen from his ear.

"Are you new here? You look awfully familiar."

That's when she looked up. And reality struck her. In front of her was an older version of someone she used to know. Maybe it really is..

"Jeremy?" She said with a shocked voice and her mouth hanging slightly open.