Rebecca was in shock to see him again, in front of her. She noticed he too seemed shocked to see her.
"Why won't you guys introduce yourselves already?" Lilly's voice broke the awkward silence.
Billy almost jolted at Lilly's sudden remark, making him feel slightly embarrassed. He was about to introduce himself until Leon interrupted him.
"Well, Billy, these are the friends you didn't meet at the club. Meet Jill, Claire Redfield, and Rebecca." Leon said.
"So you're Billy?" Jill asked.
"Yeah." Billy said, sneaking a glance at Rebecca. "Did Leon talk about me that much or something?"
"He only mentioned you at the club yesterday once." Claire said. "Nothing else, if you're wondering."
Billy was going to try and shake Rebecca's hand, but Lilly had already grabbed Rebecca's hand before he could. "Wanna come play with me?"
"Actually, Lilly." Leon picked up Lilly. "They were just leaving now, and so are we. How about another day?"
"Yeah." Lilly turned to Rebecca. "Another day, right?"
"Uh, sure." Rebecca slightly frowned. "Another day. . . ."
Billy noticed that frown, and he didn't like that frown, only then he looked away in complete confusement.
He barely knew her and he already felt pissed off to see her sad. Maybe the fact that she was really cute made him care, he figured.
"Well, we're going now." Rebecca's voice snapped Billy out of his thoughts. "I have to go quit my job now. And I'll have to talk to Jill and Claire anyway at home."
"Alright, see you guys later." Leon said and they walked off, though Billy kept looking back at Rebecca.
Billy then looked Leon, a look of being betrayed all over his face. "Why didn't you tell me that cute girl was your friend?"
"Who? Rebecca?" Leon set Lilly down as she walked beside him. "You were the one who's been too lazy to meet them. Besides, I thought, "Victoria" was the one who interested you."
"Oh, come on, Leon, I don't even think that's her real name. Besides she didn't seem to be interested in me." Billy now compared the images of Victoria and Rebecca, and Rebecca sort of won, mostly because at least he could see her pretty face. "And I'm not that interested in Rebecca, alright? I just wanna get to know her better," Billy made sure to watch his language around Lilly, even though she wasn't paying any attention to their conversation at all. " . . . . Maybe play around a little too."
"Right." Leon answered sarcastically, obviously not buying it. "If you want to catch her I can tell you the place she works and lives at, or I could invite her to hang out at he house one day. Though like you heard, she's gonna quit now. So you better rush over there if you wanna meet her some more."
"Alright, make sure to take Lilly home." Billy said. "What hospital does she work at?"
"It's Norwood Hospital." Leon looked at Billy. "Go quick."
"Got it." Billy threw him that look that told Leon what he was going to do, only causing Leon to shake his head and roll his eyes while Billy quickly ran to his car.
Lilly stared at him run with a smile. "Ooooh, I think Billy likes Rebecca!"
"You know I think so too." Leon laughed and then got a little serious inwardly. "Now I just hope he's alright after she gets him."
"You know, Rebecca," Claire said as they walked to the hospital."That Billy guy acted a bit nervous around you."
"So he did remember me. . . . Or at least probably recognized me, I wonder why he wasn't being flirty like last night. Or was he just. . . . . . playing me last night?" A voice in Rebecca's mind said while she thoughtfully tried to finish her ice cream, sudden anger filling her thoughts.
Then Claire's remark caught her. "Really?" Rebecca said, looking at her sideways while that side of her only Claire and Jill knew she had was rising. "I thought he just didn't want to be around me. I mean, come on, he didn't say a word to me and he never even shook my hand too. I say he's just being rude."
"Hold on now, Rebecca." Jill said. "I can tell when someone's nervous and that was probably what he was feeling. No need to feel mad at him for that, he probably likes you."
"Oh, sure. And next thing you know he'll kiss me and bring me flowers, too!" Rebecca finished the leftover of the ice cream, still feeling quite offended about Billy. They had arrived at the front of the hospital and she looked at Jill and Claire. "Look, sorry, I'm being a bit rude. I just have a lot going on."
"A lot going on?" They both asked at the same time.
"What do you mean by that?" Jill added. "
"Stuff." Rebecca's feisty mood suddenly dropped into a frown. "I'll tell you guys when we get back. For now, let me go do this really quick." Rebecca then walked into the hospital and looked for her boss.
It was impossible to find anyone who could tell her where he boss was, then she spotted her near a corner.
She saw Rebecca coming towards her and was surprised. "Rebecca? What are you doing back here? I already said you could go home and take today off."
"Um, I've been thinking lately, Natalie." Rebecca began and nervously looked down. "And I think it's best for me to quit now. I've already got another job, so I'm going to give that one a try."
Nurse Carey frowned. "Well. . . . I guess I understand about you leaving. Good luck at your other job, and if you want to come back, just come talk to me and you're back."
Rebecca smiled. "Thank you."
Nurse Carey smiled at her. "I must get going now, good bye." Natalie gave Rebecca a quick hug and returned to her duties.
Rebecca stood there for a little and then walked back to the elevator, not noticing the other person in the elevator with her.
"So you're not going to say hi?" she heard that playful voice she had now hated.
Rebecca looked up to see Billy, which surprised her to know he was here. But then she remembered why she was mad at him, then anger instead of shyness took over her. "What for?"
Billy looked almost appalled at her answer, which only caused him to smirk. "We didn't quite properly meet earlier. So why don't you say hi?"
It slightly struck Rebecca maybe he didn't remember her. She would have suddenly apologized, but that smirk he threw her angered her even more instead. "Really? I don't think I should actually properly introduce myself to those who don't interest me." Rebecca didn't face him.
". . . So men don't interest you?"
That sentence right there was enough to beat Rebecca and leave her speechless.
She then turned to him in shock, her face deep red, only causing Billy to laugh at her. "Of course not! I mean, yes, men do interest me, it's just—"
"Then prove it to me." Was all he said and before Rebecca could move, he had his lips upon hers.
Rebecca's face was even redder now as he pulled away, Rebecca holding her fingers up to her lips, which felt slightly different.
She couldn't believe he had jsut given her her very first . . . . . kiss. . . .
"You know," Billy stared at her with a smirk. "You're really one cute girl."
That was enough; Rebecca needed to get OUT of the elevator, really quick. She quickly darted at the floor number they were passing, suddenly relieved to see three.
He neared her and lifted her chin up to face him. "Look dollface, why don't you and I go somewhere tonight, just you and I, alone. How's that?"
"Don't call me that." The anger returned. "And I'm sorry, no can do."
"Well, that's fine by me, I guess." Billy turned around and walked to the other side of the elevator. "I guess I'll just have to ask my favorite cousin where you live so I can go find you myself later on, then."
Rebecca's anger dissolved away, tears almost replacing that anger, now that she remembered her problem. "Good luck doing that."
Billy looked back at her and noticed she was suddenly crying, that smirk of his turning into worry. He went up to her again. "Why, what's wrong?"
Rebecca didn't make any eye contact, looking to the side. She didn't even know why she was going to tell him her problem. He probably didn't care. "I'm being sent away from the orphanage."
"What? Where?" Billy's game plans seemed to fade away as a side of him he didn't recognize took over him.
"I'm being sent away." Rebecca looked up at him, slightly taken aback as he wiped her tears away. "And I don't know where. Hopefully somewhere where you can't find me and do me harm." Rebecca spat.
The elevator door swung open and she quickly kicked him without looking and ran out, Billy quickly trying to keep up after a surprise yelp but a crowd of people kept him back, crowding him back inside the elevator.
She didn't want to actually admit this, but Rebecca actually felt sorry for talking to him in that way and kicking him. But, oh well, she felt he deserved it at the time.
Rebecca stopped at the doors and looked back, seeing he was stuck in the elevator. She then walked out fast.
Jill and Claire noticed her.
"Good you're out. Shall we go?" Claire said.
"You alright?" Jill studied Rebecca's face.
"Uh, I'll tell you guys later." Rebecca quickly answered. "It's better we head back now."
Jill and Claire looked at her confused and then shrugged, standing up.
Katherine sat on her chair in her room. A butler she knew very well and trusted was there in her company.
"I just don't think you should keep looking for her, Katherine." He paced around the room. "It's been 18 years now and we haven't heard anything from her. And I'm her brother, I should know."
"So what if it's been 18 years, Bruno!" Katherine stood up, irritated. "There's still hope, and for my grandson."
Bruno stopped looked at her. "Elizabeth didn't have any money to raise that creature, even if she did find it and leave with it, after your son's friend betrayed her and laughed at my poor sister's face. It's a shame he's still living in this house after coming back from Italy!" Bruno clenched his fists. "He married her, let his mother and sister get to him, and then he left the country with another woman, not even bothering to tell her, leaving her with no support."
"And with a broken heart." Katherine added grimly. "I hope she didn't die of a broken heart after finding out, Bruno."
"I hope so too." Bruno calmed down a little.
"But I still would like to know about my grandson." Katherine sat back down. "I wonder if he's at least doing well. I'm sure he didn't really die at birth. And if he did, he wouldn't have made a sound when he was born. Oh, I remember how one of the old maids said they heard sudden loud baby cries and rushed to see Elizabeth, passed out . . . . but with no baby in sight."
"I wonder so too. The boy must be 18 years old by now if it is alive." Bruno then had a worried look on his face, and looked at Katherine. "You don't think Elizabeth . . . actually did lose her child in the womb before it reached this world . . . or during birth, do you? Like if . . . . it cried in pain it was feeling and then suddenly died? . . . And that's why no one found it by the time the maid's got there? . . . . Because the person helping Elizabeth had to go burry the corpse before Martha and Carey found out the baby was just born? I mean it would make sense; young mothers' babies don't usually make it to this world if the mother is really young, like Elizabeth was. Only a few are lucky, but it's sad to say, that with what happened that night, I don't think that poor thing made it."
Katherine began to cough uncontrollably, and she felt a sudden pain in her heart. She began to gasp.
Bruno quickly noticed and looked for her medicine, quickly taking out a pill, giving it to Katherine and grabbed her a nearby glass of water.
Katherine swallowed the pill and drank some of the water Bruno. The pill helped her calm down, and made the pain go away. She set the glass of water to the side and breathed in deeply. "Thank you, Bruno."
Bruno looked worriedly at her. "I'm so sorry I brought up such a horrible subject, Katherine. I'm probably killing your hopes."
"It's all right, besides, I don't even know if it's the truth." Katherine then stood up and headed to her bed. "I'll rest now, you may leave now."
"Yes, Katherine." Bruno quickly left.
Katherine sat at her bed and couldn't keep that horrible thought of Elizabeth and her poor baby. She quickly shook the thought away and laid down, she really needed some rest.
"Rebecca, please tell us now." Claire begged as she sat on Rebecca's bed.
"Yeah, you've been quiet all day." Jill sat on the other side of the bed. "Tell us what's really been bothering you."
"Alright, I'll tell you guys." Rebecca looked up from her seat at her bed. "But please accept it."
"We will." Jill answered.
Rebecca took a deep breath. "Before I went to the park to see you guys. . . . I went to talk to Mother Anne. . . ."
"And what happened?" Claire asked. "I'm sure she let you off with a warning, right?"
"No, Claire." Rebecca frowned. "She's sending me away. . . ."