Resident Evil: Scientist's Story

Part 1

Written by aac

"Am I going to get better?" the son asked after coughing into his hands once more, having his father wipe his hands with a tissue.

"Don't worry, kiddo. It's just a common cold. Just get some good sleep and you should be fine by tomorrow," the father said in a calm voice. It soothed the child, making him more relaxed when he lay down on his bed. The father tucked the son in and handed him a small, clear red pill.

"Aw. Do I have to?" the son whined as his father began to lift the pill toward the son's mouth.

"It's not that bad. Just swallow it. This will make you feel better while you sleep. So you won't have to keep waking up in the middle of the night. Open up."

The son obeyed, slowly opening his mouth to let the pill rest on his tongue. Then his father handed the son a glass of water, which the son took and drank. The pill went down with ease.

"Did Umbrella make this?" the son asked.

The father, getting up to leave, stopped and faced his son.

"What?"

"Did Umbrella make the medicine?"

"They sure did, kiddo. This adravil is one of their products." the father lifted up the small white box, which housed more clear red capsules of adravil.

"Is Umbrella a very rich company?"

"Yes, son. Very rich and very helpful to people like us."

"Didn't they help our city?"

"Yes. They give our city lots of things."

"Like what?"

"Donations like money or supplies."

"What kind of supplies?"

The father laughed.

"Ok, kiddo. Enough questions. You need to get some sleep."

"I want to work for Umbrella one day. So I can help make medicine to cure everybody. Maybe even become rich and give money to the city."

The father smiled.

"I would like to see that. Goodnight."

"Goodnight, daddy."

The father shut the light and left the door halfway open, still gripping on to the knob. He looked at the son lying on the bed while contemplating the son's questions. The son could see his father's shadow through the darkness. Then his father gently shut the door and all that the son saw was darkness.

To Be Continued…