Resident Evil

CHILD PROOF

(Part I)

Claire's Apartment …

"I can't believe I took up this job. I'm gonna kill Chris for suggesting babysitting. I hate kids. There all annoying, selfish, loud brats." Claire said as she huffed out of boredom.

"I'm right beside you." Claire glared at the child.

"Your point?"

"Your rude!" Sherry yelled as Claire turned away for the girl.

"Shut up and eat your cereal." The girl leaped off her seat.

"I'm going to the bathroom." Claire waved her hand at the girl, looking out the kitchen window.

"Knock yourself out." The girl ran off as Claire grabbed her comics. Two hours passed as she sat at the table, only now realizing that the child she was babysitting was no where near her. She grunted as she got up and went to the bathroom, knocking on the door.

"Hey brat, did you flush yourself down?" The door opened as she knocked one more. She walked inside, the room being completely empty.

"OH MY GOD! That stupid brat wrote on my mirror!" She stared at the foul language that was writing on the glass in Claire's lipstick. She ran from the bathroom as she saw the front door open.

"Does she not know how to close doors?" She grabbed her leather vest, gloves, and helmet as she hopped on her motorcycle and zoomed down the street. Her eyes scanned everyone she passed as she searched for the short, blond haired girl. She stopped as she seen a familiar face.

"Well, well. If it isn't my little butter cup." Claire took off her helmet as she held back from bashing the boy in the head with it.

"Steve, for the last time, I'm not your little butter cup nor am I your's. Now look, the only reason I'm talking to you is because I'm looking for this little girl. She's wearing a dorky school uniform with blond hair and an annoying voice. Have you seen her?" Steve smiled happily at her.

"I might have seen the girl but I'm not too sure. A kiss, however, might help me remember." Claire face palmed.

"Steve, I don't have time for this."

"All I want is a little peck on the cheek." Claire sighed as she got off her bike and walked up to Steve. She through one hand over his head as she leaned in close, her lips to his ear. She could feel his heart racing fast.

"If you don't tell me where she is right now, you'll never see the light of day again." She said in a seductive voice as Steve shook her off.

"That's no fair! You shouldn't tease a guy like that!" His face was red with blush as Claire placed her helmet back on and took off. Steve sighed as he walked away.

On The Road …

Jill's head rested on the back of her seat in a deep sleep as Chris drove through the fog. He stopped the car as Jill's head rose.

"Were here!" Jill rubbed her eyes, looking at the depressing sight.

"Where exactly are we?" Chris took out the brochure he was giving a month ago from the glove department.

"Silent Hill, our vacation resort. Although, it looks much different then in these pictures." Jill grabbed the brochure as she skimmed it, looking back at Chris with a displeased face.

"Chris, this is a brochure of Spring Hills. You wrote down the wrong directions." Chris' face turned to disappointment as he grabbed it back from here.

"I'm sorry, I was sure I had the right place marked. Let's just turn back and go another time." Jill yawned as she stretched her arms.

"It's too late at night to be driving in this fog. Let's just head in, get some sleep at some motel, then find a map in the morning." Chris agreed as he drove through. They stopped at a locked gate as they both got out.

"Still thinking of heading in?" Jill took out a bobby pin from her hair and twisted it as she walked up to the lock.

"We'll go in and explain everything tomorrow. I'm sure they won't mind as long as we keep our stories straight." The lock opened as she ran back to the car. Chris got in as they drove through, the lock clicked itself closed on it's own as they were in. They drove until they saw a motel, parking the car and getting out.

"I'll go get us a room, you stay here." Jill nodded as Chris went in. She waited twenty minutes before he came back with a room key.

"What the hell took you so long?" Chris lead Jill to their room.

"I rang the bell about fifty times and no one came. So I grabbed a key and left the money on the counter." He went in first as they made themselves at home. Jill hopped in the shower as Chris searched through the channels of static on the television.

"What's up?" Jill asked as she walked out of the bathroom.

"I can't seem to get any channels." Jill shrugged it off as she hopped into bed. Chris joined her as they fell asleep quickly.

Tattoo Parlour …

"About this high and has blond hair?" The largely built man shook his head as she sighed.

"So far I've check the gun shop, the comic shop, and the fish merchant by the beach which has the most amazing ice cream stand if you ever plan on going." The man smiled as she walked out, waving with a smile.

Steve walked down the street, his hands in his pockets as he kicked any rock he could find. He stopped as he saw a girl much like Claire had described.

"There she is! She must be the girl my Claire was searching for. If I bright her back then I'll score major points with my baby!" Claire came to a stop as she answered her vibrating phone.

"Hello?"

"Clear! My darling!" Claire looked at her phone, the number known.

"Steve? Is that you?"

"I'm so glad you answered!"

"Wait, how did you get my number!?" She asked as Steve stuttered for a moment.

"We can talk about my stalking issues later. I found the girl your looking for! Come meet me on Anderson Street, and hurry!" Before Claire could answer, Steve hung up and walked towards the girl. Not ten minutes later, Claire arrived a she rushed off her motorcycle.

"Steve!" He turned with a smile.

"Here she is!" He turned the girl towards Claire. She twitched as Ashley looked at her in awe.

"Steve… you IDIOT!" She smacked him as hard as possibly on the back of his head as he barked in pain.

"Ouch! What was that for? I found the girl." Claire took a deep breath as Ashley clapped her hands together, making baby noises.

"It looks like you haven't changed a bit." Claire turned away as she got back on her bike and drove away, leaving Steve with the childish girl.

Silent Hill …

Chris and Jill leaped out of bed as a sharp alarm woke them from their dead sleep.

"WHAT THE HELL IS THAT!?" Jill covered her ears.

"I think it's an evacuation alarm. We better go check it out." Jill agreed as they put on their clothes. They walked out as Jill went into the car, pulling out handguns for both of them. She tried to start the car with no success.

"Damn, it's broken." She said as she popped the lid. Nothing seemed wrong as she inspected the car. Chris turned as he heard a low grown. His gun point toward the noise.

"Come out, now!" The fog was still thick as the creature drew closer. The dog walked forward as Chris sighed. He took a closer look before raising his gun and firing two shots at the animal.

"Chris! What happened?" Jill asked as she moved form the front of the car.

"Come look at this." She came close as she stared at the dog.

"But… It has no skin. How is that possible?" Chris shrugged as he stood up.

"What's the report on the car?" She opened the door, hopping into the front seat.

"There's nothing wrong with it, it's full of gas, it just doesn't want to start." She tried a few more times before giving up. They slowly and cautiously walked into the streets, going up the path they came from. Jill gasped as Chris soon knew way.

"This is the direction we came from, right?" Jill nodded.

"Then why… is there no road?" They both looked down at the broken street. It seemed to fall forever. They stood close together as they walked down then fog covered road and into a vast growing nightmare.

Ronald Bedard