July 23 & 24, 1998
I lay in my lover's arms. "Billy, I love you." Billy's soft blue eyes shined down at me. "I love you too Rebecca."
I stand in front of Billy. Tears roll down my face. I know what's coming. "I guess this is goodbye, Becky." As Billy starts to walk away I grab his arm. "You don't have to leave. We can be together." Billy looked tight into my eyes. He gently wiped the tears away from my face. "No, Becky we can't. I will not have you live the same life I live. Running away from the law. Never knowing where you will end up the next day. You deserve a better life then what I can give you. I hope you remember I will always love you." Billy removed his dog-tags from around his neck and put them on me. He kissed me gently on the lips and walked away.
I haven't seen him since.
April 27, 1999 I lay in bed with my baby in my arms. I cannot give her the life she deserves. I will find you again little one. I will leave you with people I know that will be able to give you to you a better life. I will find you father and give you a family. I don't want you to live in this hell of a world I was thrown into. I love you so much.
June 4, 2001 I will give you your father's dog-tags. I will come back for you one day. I will make this world better for you. As I look into you blue eyes I see your father in you. I know you will be safe here. Please forgive me. One day you will understand why I am doing this. I hope you will remember me. I love you so much Sarine.
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Chapter 1
16 years later
I walked past the front desk in the New S.T.A.R.S. HQ. S.T.A.R.S. means Special Tactics and Rescue Service. I walk all the way to the back of the hall and turn left into the small classroom. There I saw Jane Valentine. Jane is the youngest S.T.A.R.S member. The only way she got into stars is because of her sister. Jill Valentine was an original member of stars. Jill is also our teacher's girlfriend. Jane and Jill look a lot alike. Same short brownish blond hair and blue eyes. Perfect in every way. I didn't think so but, no one cares about what I think. I also have to live with her and her family. "Oh, Hi Sarine. How are you?" she asked in a bubbly tone. Oh god. She is going to act like a ditz now. Not like she really has a brain. Not like I didn't see you this morning! I have to deal with you everyday. I laughed under my breath. "Hi Jane. I am good and you?" I replied with a fake smile. "Just fine. Have you seen Chris?" Jane asked. "Not since this morning." She nodded and got up. She walked past me and ran into someone. "Good morning Chris. How are you this morning?" She asked. "Fine Jane, just fine. I will see you in class." Chris walked into the classroom and faced me. "Hi Sarine. How are you this morning?" He asked. "Fine, I guess." I said. I looked down. How am I going to ask him this? I have to know though. I just don't know how to ask him. "You are not fine are you Sarine? I think I know what is bothering you." Chris said breaking the silence. "Oh really Chris? What is bothering me then?" I challenged him. I looked back up at him. "Not knowing who your parents are. Who you are or not knowing any of your past." Chris said with a sad look on his face. I looked at his face. Why the hell does he care anyway? I am someone who just appeared in his life and family. Wait, what if he knows about my mom and dad? Where they are or who they are. Maybe he is good friends with them. "I don't know how hard it is to not know your parents. I wish I could make you feel better." He said. "Chris, do you know who my parents are. I want to know about my past, please tell me. I need to know who they are." I looked away trying not to cry. "Sarine, Can it wait until after class? I have to talk about something that has to do with you past. I can tell you one thing though; you were born in a place call Raccoon City." I looked at Chris with a surprised glace. "Isn't that the place where S.T.A.R.S first came from? Wait, that where the." I cut off my sentence. Chris looked at me and looked down. "Now you know what I will be talking about to day. I hope you won't tell anyone." Chris said with a smile. "I won't." The bell rang. Good timing. I don't want to talk about Raccoon City. Jane and all of her good buddies walked in. Oh good, she's back. Chris turned to the girls and said "Good morning. Take a seat." He turned back to me and said "I will talk to you after class. Oh and Sarine. You are not a bother for asking me those questions." Chris walked up to the front of the class room as all of us took our seats. "Good Morning class. Today we will talk about how S.T.A.R.S. was founded and its downfall. Jane, Can you tell me where S.T.A.R.S. was first stationed?" "Wasn't it someone in Colorado?" "Wrong. Sarine, do you know where it was?" I looked around. Why did he call on me? "It was in Raccoon City." Chris smiled at me and turned to the chalkboard. "That is right. Raccoon City had two S.T.A.R.S. teams. They were Alpha and Bravo teams. The Bravo team was the best I guess you could say. The Alpha team was a team that was less known. Can anyone tell me what happened to both the Alpha and Bravo teams on July 23 and 24 of 1998?" I looked around. Every looked around. Well, I guess I have to answer this question too. I raised my hand slowly. "Yes Sarine?" "On the night of July 23, 1998 the Bravo team went into the forest when their plane crashed. They lost contact with base for 24 hours. That was when the Alpha team was sent in to find any of the members from Bravo team. There were only four survivors." I said, Feeling like a geek. "Correct Sarine. Does anyone know the names of any of the survivors? No, well don't feel bad. We will talk about them later. The Bravo team had." Chris was interrupted by someone knocking on the door. Chris looked to see who it was and smiled. He walked over to the door and talked to the person. After a few moments he turned back to face us. "Class is over for today. You all my go home. Sarine, you have to stay."
I lay in my lover's arms. "Billy, I love you." Billy's soft blue eyes shined down at me. "I love you too Rebecca."
I stand in front of Billy. Tears roll down my face. I know what's coming. "I guess this is goodbye, Becky." As Billy starts to walk away I grab his arm. "You don't have to leave. We can be together." Billy looked tight into my eyes. He gently wiped the tears away from my face. "No, Becky we can't. I will not have you live the same life I live. Running away from the law. Never knowing where you will end up the next day. You deserve a better life then what I can give you. I hope you remember I will always love you." Billy removed his dog-tags from around his neck and put them on me. He kissed me gently on the lips and walked away.
I haven't seen him since.
April 27, 1999 I lay in bed with my baby in my arms. I cannot give her the life she deserves. I will find you again little one. I will leave you with people I know that will be able to give you to you a better life. I will find you father and give you a family. I don't want you to live in this hell of a world I was thrown into. I love you so much.
June 4, 2001 I will give you your father's dog-tags. I will come back for you one day. I will make this world better for you. As I look into you blue eyes I see your father in you. I know you will be safe here. Please forgive me. One day you will understand why I am doing this. I hope you will remember me. I love you so much Sarine.
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Chapter 1
16 years later
I walked past the front desk in the New S.T.A.R.S. HQ. S.T.A.R.S. means Special Tactics and Rescue Service. I walk all the way to the back of the hall and turn left into the small classroom. There I saw Jane Valentine. Jane is the youngest S.T.A.R.S member. The only way she got into stars is because of her sister. Jill Valentine was an original member of stars. Jill is also our teacher's girlfriend. Jane and Jill look a lot alike. Same short brownish blond hair and blue eyes. Perfect in every way. I didn't think so but, no one cares about what I think. I also have to live with her and her family. "Oh, Hi Sarine. How are you?" she asked in a bubbly tone. Oh god. She is going to act like a ditz now. Not like she really has a brain. Not like I didn't see you this morning! I have to deal with you everyday. I laughed under my breath. "Hi Jane. I am good and you?" I replied with a fake smile. "Just fine. Have you seen Chris?" Jane asked. "Not since this morning." She nodded and got up. She walked past me and ran into someone. "Good morning Chris. How are you this morning?" She asked. "Fine Jane, just fine. I will see you in class." Chris walked into the classroom and faced me. "Hi Sarine. How are you this morning?" He asked. "Fine, I guess." I said. I looked down. How am I going to ask him this? I have to know though. I just don't know how to ask him. "You are not fine are you Sarine? I think I know what is bothering you." Chris said breaking the silence. "Oh really Chris? What is bothering me then?" I challenged him. I looked back up at him. "Not knowing who your parents are. Who you are or not knowing any of your past." Chris said with a sad look on his face. I looked at his face. Why the hell does he care anyway? I am someone who just appeared in his life and family. Wait, what if he knows about my mom and dad? Where they are or who they are. Maybe he is good friends with them. "I don't know how hard it is to not know your parents. I wish I could make you feel better." He said. "Chris, do you know who my parents are. I want to know about my past, please tell me. I need to know who they are." I looked away trying not to cry. "Sarine, Can it wait until after class? I have to talk about something that has to do with you past. I can tell you one thing though; you were born in a place call Raccoon City." I looked at Chris with a surprised glace. "Isn't that the place where S.T.A.R.S first came from? Wait, that where the." I cut off my sentence. Chris looked at me and looked down. "Now you know what I will be talking about to day. I hope you won't tell anyone." Chris said with a smile. "I won't." The bell rang. Good timing. I don't want to talk about Raccoon City. Jane and all of her good buddies walked in. Oh good, she's back. Chris turned to the girls and said "Good morning. Take a seat." He turned back to me and said "I will talk to you after class. Oh and Sarine. You are not a bother for asking me those questions." Chris walked up to the front of the class room as all of us took our seats. "Good Morning class. Today we will talk about how S.T.A.R.S. was founded and its downfall. Jane, Can you tell me where S.T.A.R.S. was first stationed?" "Wasn't it someone in Colorado?" "Wrong. Sarine, do you know where it was?" I looked around. Why did he call on me? "It was in Raccoon City." Chris smiled at me and turned to the chalkboard. "That is right. Raccoon City had two S.T.A.R.S. teams. They were Alpha and Bravo teams. The Bravo team was the best I guess you could say. The Alpha team was a team that was less known. Can anyone tell me what happened to both the Alpha and Bravo teams on July 23 and 24 of 1998?" I looked around. Every looked around. Well, I guess I have to answer this question too. I raised my hand slowly. "Yes Sarine?" "On the night of July 23, 1998 the Bravo team went into the forest when their plane crashed. They lost contact with base for 24 hours. That was when the Alpha team was sent in to find any of the members from Bravo team. There were only four survivors." I said, Feeling like a geek. "Correct Sarine. Does anyone know the names of any of the survivors? No, well don't feel bad. We will talk about them later. The Bravo team had." Chris was interrupted by someone knocking on the door. Chris looked to see who it was and smiled. He walked over to the door and talked to the person. After a few moments he turned back to face us. "Class is over for today. You all my go home. Sarine, you have to stay."