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A year into our move to Raccoon City a lot of things have happened. I started high school last year and boy was it easy so I ended up taking another test and my dad and I came to the realization that I should get a college professor to tutor me rather than going to school like a normal kid I go to one classroom in the high school and get my college education. I also realized that the professor isn't only there to help with my education but also my physical education so right now we are doing a bit of mix martial arts. We were living our lives like a normal family until early this spring dad decided to marry Meredith and that is what he did. Don't get me wrong it's not like we didn't have a discussion on whether or not he should marry her, but he said that he was happy with her and we just couldn't help it so we allowed it.
"Riley, we need to meet up with dad soon," Cat shouted upstairs to me. Yeah once dad remarried I mostly stayed in my room which isn't really my room but ours meaning that Caitlin and I now share a room because Gavin wanted his own room and Meredith wanted a guest room for when she had friends over. I place my pencil in between the pages of my Psychology book and grabbed my grey hoodie and put on so blue jean shorts with my hair already in low pigtails and I had my black squared shaped glasses on I went downstairs and had my socks already on I decided to put on my black converse shoes and head to the door where Cat stood with Emma and Aiden at her side.
"Great lets go meet up with dad. Oh, where are the witch and the beast?" I asked as Aiden took my hand and said, "Gavin has summer school." Cat looked at Emma and they both giggled saying how stupid Gavin was. We headed out the door and I locked up. "Okay so Emma why are you coming along I thought you and your folks were having a family outing?" I asked Emma, who was talking to Cat. "Oh dad couldn't make it he had last minute work to do. Also I am curious as to what your dad has planned at the station," Emma said to me. Emma and Cat are the best of friends and Aiden has opened up to her and he already has two friends too. So why is it that I don't have friends of my own? That's simple I chose not to associate with people because they tend to either use you or leave you in the end.
We walked down Flower St., we turned right onto Ema St., and then we turned right onto Ennerdale St. Once we arrived at the police department we were greeted by Officer Rita and Officer Marvin. They both greeted us and Officer Marvin escorted us to the office area so that we could see what our dad had wanted. "O'Connell you've got your kids here," Marvin shouted over all the talking and introducing of people in the room. Dad came up to us and smiled. "O'Connell, get me a coffee with cream and sugar now!" dad's boss Police Chief Irons demanded my father. I just looked at my dad and said, "I'll get it for you okay and I'll personally hand it to him too." My dad looked relieved and said, "Okay just hurry up I have to introduce you to some new people that you haven't meet before cause they were busy and I just didn't have time." I raised my hand and waved it. Once I poured the black coffee and sugar into a cup I pulled out liquid laxative into the coffee instead of cream and mixed it up and walked into Chief Irons' office and gave him his coffee. Once I exited his office I giggled and walked back to my dad and siblings. "Okay kids as you four know we have a Special Tactical And Rescue Squad or better known as S.T.A.R.S unit here and I am going to introduce you to a few of them most of them have been here before us but not many," dad said as he got the attention of the S.T.A.R.S officers. Before he could introduce them Chief Irons came running out of his office and heading to the bathroom. "Okay young lady what did you do to the Chief?" Dad questioned me while all eyes and I mean ALL eyes were on me while I just laughed. "I don't know maybe the runs," I said back still laughing. A few people got the joke and laughed a little, but dad looked at me and then at the door. I followed his gaze and saw Meredith and Gavin standing there confused.
"What's wrong with Chief Irons?" Meredith asked looking at dad. "We are about to find out right Riley? What exactly did you put in his coffee?" dad asked as he was trying to be serious but also stern. "Fine. I put coffee, sugar and liquid laxative in his drink. I don't think I did anything anyone of you officers wouldn't have wanted to do yourselves right?" I was trying to make it seem harmless, but it backfired once I heard a loud and angry voice over the laughter. "O'CONNELL! YOU NEED TO PUT A LEASH ON THAT CHILD BEFORE I DECIDE TO MOUNT HER HEAD ON MY OFFICE WALL!" Chief Irons voice could be heard and boy did it not sound to happy. "Riley what am I going to do with you? I don't understand you sometimes even though you have an IQ of a college freshman. I guess it's a good thing you are ten otherwise he could have locked you up," dad was disappointed and I could tell by the way he said that to me. Meredith and Gavin were standing next to him. "You know we could always send her to an actual college instead of paying that professor," Meredith said to dad. Gavin was looking at Emma and Cat thinking of what to do. 'Aiden' Gavin thought. As he approached towards the seven year old someone had said, "Picking on little kids is pretty pathetic don't you think?" The guy startled everyone around him meaning just me, Aiden, Cat, Emma, Dad, Meredith, and especially Gavin. He looked young but not too young what with his crew top like brown hair and brown eyes to match. He was slightly built too.
Aiden ran and hide behind dad as I just shook my head and said, "Really Gavin I mean seriously you are ten yet you act like your seven picking on people who are smaller and weaker than you because you lack what manliness. Are you that insecure with yourself that you have to hurt others because you lack your mother's I meant your father's affection?" Boy taunting him wasn't smart because I earned a smack upside my head from my dad. "Sorry about that um…what was your name again? I mean Barry did mention about a new recruit," my dad looked at the man as he said that. "The names Chris Redfield sir and you must be Connor O'Connell? I take this is your family?" Chris introduced himself and looked at us when he asked dad that. Dad looked at him and said, "Kind of. You see I have three kids of my own and one from my recent marriage. Meredith, my lovely new wife and her son Gavin," Dad introduced his new family first and then shoved me, Caitlin, and Aiden if front of Chris. "These three are Riley, Caitlin, and Aiden. They are my kids and the other girl is Emma, a friend of my daughter Caitlin." Dad had introduced us to Chris.
"Hello Mr. Redfield it's an honor to meet such a nice and good looking man such as yourself," Meredith was trying to compliment Chris but I decided to interject with my own wisdom here. "Meredith you are married to my dad now even though I don't like it but still I think you flirting with Mr. Redfield here is rather disgusting and just plain stupid you tart." I think I shouldn't have used the word tart, but too little too late. "Young lady don't disrespect me I am your mother you should respect me and call me mom. That goes for you two, as well." Meredith said. When she said that last part oh boy did she step out of line. Caitlin was freaking out so much that when Meredith said 'mom' she looked at Meredith and said, "I will not call you mom." Aiden on the other hand just peeked over from behind dad and said, "Yeah you are not mom." As for me I blew up at her, "RESPECT! YOU HAVE THE AUDACTIY TO TELL ME TO GIVE YOU RESPECT! I'LL TELL YOU WHAT YOU BITCH I WILL NEVER EVER CALL YOU EITHER MOM NOR WILL I SHOW YOU ANY FORM OF RESPECT. YOU NEED TO EARN IT FROM ME AND YOUR SON HAS ISSUES." Everyone in the room was either appauled or surprised by what I had just said. "Rye, I think you should calm down and sit in that chair behind Barry," Emma said to me trying to calm me down. I walked over to the heavy set man with red-ish brown facial hair and hair to match as well as green eyes. He was built, and boy did it show the man loves to bench press as well as his gun collection. I sat near him. "Kid you okay I think you were a tad extreme with the shouting, but it was effective," Barry tried to console me. I just nodded. "Riley that was rather immature of you once we get home you are grounded," dad said to me in a rather upsetting tone. "Um...you know what I am sorry Mr. Redfield my step-sister can be at tad over-dramatic, but yeah you know girls are always like that," Gavin apologize to Chris. "I guess so, but please call me Chris and also Riley nice job on the liquid laxative with the Chief," Chris was being nice to me and I just looked up at him and smiled at what he said. "Chris is an excellent marksman you know that and he is also on Alpha Team like me," Barry said to us kids.
Meredith looked at my dad and they began talking amongst themselves. Cat and Emma were talking amongst themselves, too. Gavin was spinning himself in a swivel chair next to a desk he decided to occupy. I got up and walked away from everyone with Aiden on my heels. "Rye, where are you going? I wanna come too," Aiden pleaded to me and I said, "Okay, I was just going to the soda machine. What do you want?" We walked up to the machine and behind us we heard, "It'll be my treat so pick what you want and make sure to pick something for the other two girls. Don't worry about Gavin. To be honest I don't like him either." The voice that had said that had scared both Aiden and myself that we both turned to see who it was and it was Chris. He stood there smiling as he placed fifty cents in to the machine and told me to pick a drink so I did picking a Coke. Once the Coke was dispensed he put another fifty cents in and I handed Aiden the first Coke as I pressed the Coke button again and handed the second Coke to Aiden. "Aiden give these to Cat and Emma okay. You want an A & W Root Beer right?" I told him and asked him before he went to do as I told him. He nodded, but before I could do anything a clunk could be heard. "I already got it for you Aiden, now what about you Riley?" Aiden was halfway down the hallway when he noticed that Chris had the root beer in his hand as he put in a dollar and then he asked me that. "Cherry Coke would be nice. Also thank you Chris. Thank you very much right Aiden," I told Chris and he got it for me and handed me both the drinks and turned to get himself a ginger ale. "Yes thank you berry much Chris," Aiden said shyly from down the hallway, but loud enough for Chris to hear. "Don't mention it you guys. I am amazed he is really shy isn't he?" Chris asked me.
I looked at Chris as we walked back to the others. "I guess you could say that, but once you get to know him he is actually a talkative kid," I told Chris. Aiden handed out the two Cokes to Cat and Emma then he came to me and I handed him his drink. Gavin saw us all drinking and asked, "Hey Drama Queen where is my drink?" I ignored him. "Mom it's not fair why do they get to have a something to drink and I don't?" Gavin complained like a little boy to his mother. "Riley why didn't you get my son a drink he is family after all. You even gave that annoying girl Emma a drink and not my beloved son that's not right. Go and get him a drink now," Meredith demanded. I just sat there looking at her after taking a sip. She decided to get closer to me and Chris looked at me wondering what I'd do. Aiden sat next to me in the swivel chair. Once Meredith was in my face I let off a burp right in her face. She looked disgusted and yelped back and cried, "You disgusting girl that is not something you should be doing in public." "Riley how could you," dad said rather irritated by what I did to Meredith. I laughed and said," I am not your maid and just cause we got drinks don't mean you can order me around cause I didn't pay for them so shut up you whine little brat. Also Meredith, Emma maybe annoying, but you have no right to say that to a kid I mean you want me to give you respect, but calling others names doesn't seem like you want it that badly."
Chris laughed as did the others, but he also interjected by saying, "She's right about the drinks. I bought them and she as well as Aiden thanked me already. Also Riley does make a point there mama." Dad was amazed at the fact that Aiden had actually said anything to a stranger and then looked at me. "Don't worry dad I mean I already know that I am grounded, but really I stay up in my room anyway so what's the next punishment? Cut the yard? Clean the house? Wash the cars? Really what kind of punishment should I do?" I looked at my dad and asked him the things that he's usually make me do for punishment. "Rye, you know what how about you just sit there and don't do anything and I might revoke the punishment from earlier and let you off scotch free? Deal?" dad gave me an incentive and I took it no questions asked. "Deal," that was all I said. "Hey dad you know what why don't we have a cookout?" Cat suggested. Emma looked amused and started to dance around saying, "BBQ, BBQ, BBQ, and BBQ. Alright! We are gonna party. Yeah! P.A.R.T.Y! PARTY-TIME!" Everyone there looked at her and Barry and Chris came to me and asked, "Is she alright in the head?" Chris had asked me that while looking at Emma who was doing the cabbage patch roll. "I think the kid has a few loose screws," Barry had stated and this time Emma had started to twirl and then stopped all at once. "Riley are you going to handle the grilling or is that your dad's job? I mean come on I love your burgers! You better make them!" Emma was on a roll with asking me and then demanding me to cook for this cookout that nobody had agreed to yet. "Cat great idea and Emma hate to burst your bubble, but you are having what Meredith and I make plus Riley will be busy cause the cookout will be say July 8th at around noon at West Park near our place just so that our kids can play at okay. Sound good?" dad had suggested and looked around the room.
"You know what that is a great idea I'll bring the rest of S.T.A.R.S and I'll see what Kathy thinks. Next Tuesday should be alright I mean what with it being summer break and all," Barry agreed and Aiden looked at me then he said to me, "Rye what about you and school? You won't be there right?" Aiden looked sad and Cat just said, "Aiden its fine she'll make it. Right, Rye?" Cat decided to run up to me and Emma had joined the other two by asking, "Yeah Rye, I mean it's not a party without you there to shake things up and to put Gavin in his place not to mention Meredith." Both the people that Emma had mentioned were upset, but said nothing. Everyone was waiting for me to say something. I sighed and said, "I'll make it I only have morning sessions with Professor Ashwood, but I might not make it till around one or two in the afternoon. Also lame brain you need to calm down a bit when people mention things that you find fun cause you scare people off with your wacky antics." Emma was faking a shocked expression which I just ignored. Aiden was happy and Cat just smiled. At least one thing is for sure and that is when I say something to them I keep my word and they knew it. "Promise right, Rye?" Aiden was the one who asked me that. I got up and picked him up from the seat and sat down with him in my lap and said, "Promise." After that we all left for it was getting late, but before we could leave Chris had gotten my attention when he yelled out, "Hey wait Riley." I stopped and waited for him to come up to me and in doing so Cat, Emma, and Aiden ran up to me, just to see what was going on. Gavin was lingering from behind while Meredith went to get the car. Dad had to stay since he was about to start his second shift.
"How about I take you guys out to Emmy's Diner for dinner? My treat," Chris asked us. I smiled up at him and said, "Sure I'm in. What about you guys?" Aiden nodded his head in agreement; Emma was jumping up and down saying, "Yes!" Cat just said, "Yea" and clapped her hands out of excitement. "I am going to tell on you guys. Mom is going to be here soon and you guys aren't going to even eat dinner with us. You'd rather eat with him. What are you up to? And you Riley are a freak for agreeing so soon. What are you wanting him to be your boyfriend or something? That's just sick. You are one SICK FREAK. No wonder everyone hates you and the rest of you are even stupider than her for following her," Gavin was angry that he was being left out that he had to add in a few words and insults. Chris looked at the kid with a pinch of rage, but was force to calm down once Barry showed up to see what the fuss was about. "Don't Chris, let the kids handle this. Trust me," Barry said to Chris, but all that could be heard was Aiden crying a little as he moved back towards the two grown men. Cat looked at me and then turned to look at Gavin and said, "You worm. You're nothing more than a mama's boy. So what if we want to hang out with our sister or in Emma's case a friend at least we know how to have fun unlike you. You like to hurt others just to feel better." Boy was Cat mad. Emma also added, "Gavin that's why all the girls in school hate you. You are a JERK." Gavin was angry and he decided to take it out on the two girls by hitting them, but before that could happen I ran in front of the first person he was going to hit.
Smack.
That was all you could hear as Gavin had just punched me. I stood up in front of Cat, his intended victim and gave her a look that said to get back. She took Emma and ran to Aiden, Barry, and Chris's side. "You know for a boy you sure hit like a girl want me to show you how much a real punch should hurt?" I asked and before Gavin could comprehend what I just said he was already falling down the stairs and landed on his butt right in front of the police department. "I bet that hurt next time I won't hold back so much you twit," I threatened him as his mother came with the car. "Oh my God Gavin what happened your eye is swollen let's get you home, as for the rest of you walk home that is your punishment for hurting him and also no dinner," Meredith threatened as she helped her son in to the parked car. The rest of us kids just laughed as she drove off. "Good thing I offered you that meal at Emmy's Diner right?" Chris had stated the obvious question. Barry looked at us and said, "You guys be safe and I'll see you at the cookout and Chris I'll see you tomorrow." Chris waved back at him and walked us towards the diner.
We all chatted and Aiden who surprised us all was actually opening up to Chris a lot sooner than he had when he met Emma and her family. "What's your trick it took me about several months before he would even talk to me, but give you a few hours with him and he won't shut up?" Emma was a little jealous of Chris at that fact and asked him that question rather rudely. "Don't know maybe cause he likes me or it's because I got him a drink and he trusts me? How should I know?" Chris was baffled and confused as to why Aiden had been so lively with his words to Chris. "It's because Riley trusts you so that means you can't be a bad guy, and Emma is kinda weird when she is happy," Aiden answered their questions with a big smile on his face. After we ate we bid Chris a good night even though he offered to walk us back I told him it was alright and that we'd done this several times. We all went to our respective homes and once inside did the mayhem began. Cat and Aiden went to their rooms while I went to the kitchen to get a drink, but what I found was a glass bottle hit the side of my head. I screamed and fell to the floor with blood coming out from the side of my forehead. Meredith was having another episode of beat Riley into submission. It happens whenever I hurt her son I get a far worse beating. Today it's a glass bottle, the last time it was a minor stab wound to my arm making it look as though I had cut myself. Aiden and Cat would either cover their ears with a pillow in their bedrooms or hide in their bedroom closet and cover their ears with their hands.
Once Meredith has calm herself down I get back up and walk out the door to Emma's house. I knock on the door and Mrs. Thomas answers and the look on her face explains it all but she always had taken care of my wounds what with her being a nurse. Sometimes like right now she would take me to the hospital and dad would meet up and ask what happened and I usually say nothing and that it was an accident but this time not only did my dad show up, but so did Barry and Chris those two I wasn't really expecting. Chris looked like he was just woken up, because what he was wearing were a pair of running shorts and a sleeveless top. Barry was in his S.T.A.R.S uniform. "What the hell happen to you Riley?" Chris asked with a worried expression etched on his face. Barry had the same expression but he looked sad too. "Nothing I just had an accident and leave it at that," I said looking at everyone in the small examine room. The doctor stitched up and then wrapped my head up and gave me some prescriptions for my head wound and killer headache. Chris didn't believe me. He and Barry were talking to Mrs. Thomas who was explaining the situation and boy did their facial expressions change from worried to relief to shock and Chris's last expression was that of anger, but Mrs. Thomas was trying to settle him down and it worked, while dad looked at me and asked, "Did you do something to Gavin again? Or did you really have an accident?" I looked up at him and replied, "Dad, yeah I had a fight with Gavin things got out of control once we got home but I'm okay." I tried to relive him of his worries cause if he had found out that Meredith had done this he wouldn't have even believed me. The man loved the woman.
Chris, Barry, and my father left and Mrs. Thomas and I left shortly after. The next couple of days went by fine and when July the 8th came I went to class and Professor Ashwood asked me if I was ready for my Psychology test. "I'm ready so if we could hurry this up I have a promise to keep and people who are waiting for me," I told him as I got ready and then proceeded to take the test. Once I finished Professor Ashwood said, "Have a safe ride back and once you are feeling back to your original self we will start back up with our mixed martial arts as well as a little sword play too." "Thank you and I can't wait till next time bye," I said as I left for the bus stop. I got on the bus once it arrived and I looked at my watch which read 1:30 PM I figured by the time I get to the cookout it would be two in the afternoon.
I arrived at the park at two and ran across the street and was greeted by the Burton women as well as my siblings and Emma. They were all happy to see me there and I was rather embarrassed to say the least that everyone was waiting for me. "Moira, Polly, and Kathy how are you guys? Aiden relax I'm not going anywhere," I told them and Aiden was grabbing me by the arm. "We are doing well Polly was wondering when you'd come and I was told you had a test today how'd it go?" Kathy asked as Polly came up and hugged me and I hugged her back she was a year younger than Aiden. "Oh it went well,"I told Kathy. As for Moira she was about eleven we all hung out and played even had the Burtons babysit us, too. Moira just kept to herself but she did hug me and went on her way. "I think the little guy is just scared of the rest of the guys here. Isn't that right Aiden?" Chris who had come up to me said. Aiden just nodded his head. "You shouldn't be so scared Aiden you've already met some of them and the rest of them too," Aiden as Chris escorted me to the group of people.
When I saw the group of men several of them stuck out since I've already met a few of them."Yo, Kenneth and Enrico how are things?" I asked the two S.T.A.R.S members that I already knew. "We are doing fine and since you are here we can introduce you to the others here," Kenneth said. Enrico decide to do the introductions. "Here we have Joseph Frost, Edward Dewey, Brad Vickers, Forest Speyer and Richard Aikens. You've already met Chris Redfield so that all the newbies so far for S.T.A.R.S. So how are you doing Riley?" Enrico asked me after introducing me to these guys. "I am doing fine just got though taking my Psychology exam other than that I am just trying to keep up with my studies and as well as my fighting skills that Professor Ashwood is teaching me. It's rather interesting learning all these different jujutsu," I told Enrico, but everyone heard me when I said that and dad was looking at me and then said," Really you are learning martial arts? Why? What class is that for?" Dad was asking questions left and right. "Here's your lunch Rye, a hamburger and a hotdog as well as some chips. Enjoy," Cat grabbed my attention when she said that and I had noticed that she had prepared my lunch and handed to me. I sat down and took a bit out of my burger. "It's for my psychical education. He said, 'It seems you lack a bit of discipline as well as grace for a girl and I think you wouldn't want to do dancing judging by the way you act you are rather hot headed and you don't look it either so I will teach you some martial arts instead.' That is what he told me exactly, which I am grateful that I am not doing dance cause he didn't look like the guy to bust a move more like a waltz kind of guy. Bleh," I told dad and he just laughed but I didn't care I just ate. This Forest guy kept pestering Chris about how he could be a better marksman than Chris could, but he just went easy on him in the shooting range. Though the rest of them knew that Forest was bluffing, so they just ignored him and it didn't escalate any further than that. Meredith was being her usual self trying to hit on guys though it wouldn't appear like it on the outside, but subtle gestures made it apparent to us kids and a few of the adults. The day went on and I got to know the guys better and just like that the day came to an end and everyone left to their own places. Once home we showered up and went to bed.