Disclaimer: I don't own Resident Evil or any of its characters, just the plot of this story. And the song is from Sucker Punch. (I don't own it either) also inspired by the song My Immortal
The Beginning
*Sing me to sleep
Sing me to sleep
And then leave me alone
Don't try to wake me in the morning
'Cause I will be gone
Don't feel bad for me
I want you to know
Deep in the cell of my heart
I will feel so glad to go.*
The song went on as Kmart listened to the music in the Hummer. She's holding a small pillow against her chest that Claire gave to her earlier. She hugged herself through the cool wind breeze of the air. This is her first night at the convoy since Claire and the others saved her in Kmart store few hours ago. She's still scared. Through everything that happened to her and through everything that might happen to her, she's still scared. She watched everyone gathered in a small campfire and ate their dinner. Yes, it's already dinner but she didn't bother to go out but stayed inside the Hummer and just be alone with herself.
The night is silent that she thinks she can sleep, not worrying at least just for this night. She's tired of being worried all the time. That there might be an undead lurking from her behind and attack her. And that there will be those people again who wants to hurt her. She looked up at the moon and stared to it for a moment. She wished for something good that will happen, just for this night. She closed her eyes and continued listening to that same music over and over again.
Through the silence of the night, Kmart heard the Hummer's door opened and then she found pair of blue eyes staring at her. The convoy leader has a confused look on her face as she looked down at her.
"Hey, you've been listening to that music a dozen times." Claire said as she started to fix the front seat that will be her sleeping spot now.
"I'm sorry. Am I wasting so much power now?" Kmart asked and adjusted herself to stop the music but Claire caught her wrist and stopped her.
"I didn't say that. Feel free here. You don't need to be scared anymore." Kmart met Claire's gaze and they were locked from each other's stare. Kmart is a little confused from what Claire told her.
"That was the song said, right? You're drawn to the song because of its meaning." Claire said. She was right. Kmart was drawn to the song because of its meaning. She doesn't want to wake up anymore. She wanted to be in a deep sleep and never wake up at all.
Claire went to the backseat and sat beside Kmart. She has never been a comforter to anyone even to teens ever since but she thinks that this teen needs someone to talk to right now. She looks scared and what was that? What was that thing she saw in her eyes? Was that pain? Is she hurt? But why is she in pain? Is she physically hurt? Or emotionally? She has to find out.
"Come on, spill it." Claire said.
"Huh? Spill what?" Kmart asked the redhead and frowned.
"That thing you're holding. The pain you're hiding." Claire said flatly. Kmart was silent, asking questions with her eyes. Claire noticed the teen's gesture and she smiled.
"You're easy to read, Kmart. I know you're holding something to the deepest in your heart." Claire continued as Kmart continued to stare at her. "To tell you frankly, I'm not really good in comforting people. But now, I think I should start listening…" She gave Kmart a comforting smile. She doesn't know why, but she feels so easy with Kmart. She feels comfortable being with this teen. "Come on, tell everything to me. There's no use of hiding it at all. You can trust me Kmart." Kmart nodded and smiled…but a weak one. She still doesn't know where to start. Is she going to start since she turned into a teenager that caused her so much pain? Or after the apocalypse that took away the lives of the people she loved? Where? Where will I start?, she asked herself. Soon enough, she found a hand so strong holding her own. Kmart began to speak and remembered every detail of her pain since then that scared her a lot.
AN: Short and sucky right? Well, the song inspired me a lot that every time I hear this song I pictured Kmart in so much pain. And yes, this story will focus on her. Ever since the apocalypse happened. There will be OCs. And this story happened before "the day it ends." I think this is not a prequel. Hehe and let me know if anyone of you is interested in this story and if you think I should continue it.