The car drove up a steep hill.
"Our superiors sprang for this place up here, it's really
secluded. It'll help you be more comfortable." Zane said.
"Oh great, we're going to become the Bo Radly's of this
town." Corinna muttered, gazing out the window. Alice cast
her a look. She understood the girl's hostile attitude. It
was only two weeks ago that they were rescued from Raccoon
City. She looked at Zane.
"What Corinna's trying to say is, well, wouldn't living up
alone make other people wonder about us?" She asked. Zane
nodded.
"Right, which is why we have these." He handed each of them
a yellow file.
"What's this?" Corinna asked.
"Documentation." He said. "Birth certificates, school
records, and such." Corinna opened hers. She saw the birth
certificate.
"Wait. My name's not Corinna Adams." She said. "It's
Fitzgerald. And who the hell are Malcolm and Jeanine Adams?
My parents were Colin and Annabelle." Zane looked at her.
He looked at Alice.
"I thought you told her." He said.
"Told me what?" Corinna asked. Alice took a deep breath and
looked at Corinna.
"We sort of needed to get.well, new identities to be able to
do this without any questions being asked, the best cover
they could think of is that were sisters and our parents
recently passed away, so now you're living with me, your
older sister." She said.
"Right, and in those documents you'll find everything there
is to need. Your 'parent's' birth and death certificates.
Stock certificates that belonged to your 'father', bank
statements, even a last will and testament that states you
two are to live in this house." Zane said. Corinna looked
at them.
"So, Corinna Fitzgerald just doesn't exist at all." She said
softly.
Alice and Corinna walked into their new home. Zane
stood behind them.
"I'll let you two get comfortable and settled in." He said.
"All right." Alice said. Corinna stood in awe of the large
house.
"Whoa." She breathed out as Zane walked out. Alice walked
over to her.
"Yeah." She said. "I guess this is our new home." She
looked at Corinna. "Listen, I know you feel like this is all
wrong, but.."
"It's no big." Corinna said, cutting her off. "It's what
has to be done, right?" Before Alice could say anything,
Corinna began going up the stairs of the big house. "I'm
going to get settled in my room and go to sleep, tomorrow is
Corinna Adams first day at her new school, she should get
some rest." Corinna said bitterly. Alice sighed.
Alice pulled in front of the school. Corinna looked at
the lush green front lawn of the school, with thousands of
kids milling around. She quickly turned to Alice.
"You gotta be shitting me." She said.
"What?" Alice asked.
"It's like one of those schools in those fucking teen
movies." Alice sighed.
"Look, it was the only school that would take such a quick
enrollment."
"I don't see what's the point in going to school, what's the
point of pursuing a normal existence? I mean, you and I know
what happened in Raccoon, we should be off somewhere being
questioned by FBI, CIA, NRA or some shit like that, not
playing sister dearest."
"Corinna." Alice said sternly. "Please, just don't be
difficult." She said, softening her tone a bit. Corinna
looked at her.
"You're just going to pretend that nothing happened, aren't
you? After what you told me! I can't believe you!"
"Corinna!" Alice yelled, she was quickly losing her
patience. She faced forward and gripped the steering wheel
of the car with both hands. "Please, just go to school."
She forced out. Corinna looked down.
"Fine." She said. She grabbed her book-bag and opened the
door and walked out, loudly slamming the car door behind her.
Alice leaned to the window and rolled down the window as
Corinna headed to the school building.
"Hey." She yelled after her. Corinna stopped and turned to
her. "I'll come pick you up right here at three, ok?" She
asked. Corinna sighed and rolled her eyes.
"Whatever." She muttered, turning back and continuing
walking. Alice took a deep breath and drove away. Corinna
stopped, looking at her surroundings.
"Hey, watch out!" Came a voice. Corinna didn't have time to
react before a body slammed into her, knocking her face first
to the ground, something heavy was on her back.
"OW!" She screamed.
"Oh shit, I'm so sorry." Said a voice, the weight on her
back was lifted.
"Seth, you moron, you could've killed someone!" Came another
voice.
"I think he did." Said yet another voice. "Dude, you ok?"
The voice asked.
"Yeah, I'm fine." Came the first voice. Corinna then felt
hands trying to help her up.
"Don't touch me." She groaned. Corinna slowly sat up.
"I am so sorry." Said the voice again, putting a hand on her
shoulder.
"I said don't touch me!" Corinna got up and grabbed her
things, walking away. The three people looked at her,
perplexed.
"What's her deal?" One of them asked. The other two simply
shrugged.
Corinna walked away quickly, afraid to look back.
Great, she thought, not even a minute in my brand-new school,
and already I've managed to be a total mental case. She
walked into the school building.
