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Izzy Doll: Two reviews! Oh yeah!
Rayne: Well…stop talking and start typing then.
Izzy D.: Fine you cranky bum!
I stop the car in front of the abandoned looking house that has become our headquarters. Thankfully the inside is better than the outside. Claire and Rebecca have fallen asleep. They deserve some rest after doing what they did. I quietly open and close the door and walk inside. Jill was helping Sherry with some studying in the front room.
"Hey," I said softly, startling them. "Claire and Rebecca are in the car asleep. Mind helping me carry them to some beds?" Jill nodded. "Sure. Sherry stay here and try to work out this problem." "Okay, Jill." The girl obediently turned back to her book and started writing. Jill stood up and walked with me to the van. She slowly picked up Rebecca and I picked up Claire.
"You know, for an 18 year old, Rebecca is kinda heavy." Jill said with an exaggerated face. Leon smiled. "Yeah, Claire too." He understood she was trying to lighten up the mood.
As soon as Jill and Leon walked out the door, I closed my book, marking the page. I stood up and peeked out of one of the curtained windows and saw them walking to the van. I withdrew quickly and sat back down, picking at my long sleeved black shirt. I wonder what I would be doing if Aunt Kate was still alive. No! I can't think of her. It hurts to think of her. But yet, I can't keep my mind away from it.
The doorbell ringing while Aunt Kate and I are in the kitchen. She gets up and looks through a small hole to see who it is. Her panicked face yells at me to run. I run into the living room, but not before I hear bullets shoot through the door and Aunt Kate's screams. I open a window and jump through it into a rose bush thick with thorns, ripping parts of my jeans. I hear the men run through the house, knocking down books and shelves. After what seems like ten minutes they go back into their car and drive away. I stay in my hiding place for a few seconds and then climb back inside.
The house is a mess. I walk through the papers, plants, and books softly, stunned at what just happened. I walk upstairs into my room and see all my belonging trashed around. The picture frame holding a picture of my parents holding me as a baby is crushed. I walk back down stairs now carrying a suitcase with clothes. I know I can't stay here anymore. I walk into the kitchen catching a glimpse of Aunt Kate's still body surrounded by blood.
I'm scared now but I lift up the untouched telephone and peel off the yellow sticky note on the bottom with trembling fingers. I call the number on it and hear Claire's voice on the other end. I tell her what's happened and she tells me not to be scared and go to a ex-STARS member's house who can be trusted. Her name was Cheryl Byrd and Claire told me the address. I hung up and fell to the floor crying. On the floor, I notice a card with an Umbrella sign on it. I cry more and after a while I went to Cheryl's house and she books a plane to Paris for me. A week later I'm here, being home schooled by Jill and Barry.
I realize I'm crying and wipe the tears away. I shouldn't be crying. I'm happy here. Suddenly I feel someone's eyes on me, and I turn to see Jill's questioning look. "My head hurts." I say automatically and I run away to Claire's room. I slip into the bed next to her and lay down tiredly. I close my eyes and before I fall asleep I can feel the wet, hot tears streaming down my cheeks again.
"Poor kid." I whisper after I watch Sherry run away. "She's been through a lot." said Leon after closing the door to Rebecca's room. "Yeah, she has. It's not fair that she's being chased by Umbrella, just for being a scientist's daughter." I reply, sinking into the couch and rubbing my head. An almost 13 year old should be worrying about boys and passing classes. Not where a multi-billion dollar company is going to look for her next.
"Say, where's Sidney?" asked Leon. "In the computer room, Chris and Barry are reloading some guns ." Sidney Taranel was one of the few ex-members to quit STARS early on after hearing our story. She was an extremely good computer hacker and had experience with various weapons. Leon walked out of the room and I sighed. My head felt about ready to explode. I pull out a small bottle of aspirin and swallow two pills. I've gotten really good with taking pills dry these days.
I wait for five minutes to let the pills take effect before I get up and start putting Sherry's book away and clean up what's left in the living room. I hear footsteps and turn around to see Sidney. "Hey, you up for another mission Thursday?" she says. I nod. "Sure, where?" "In Barcelona, Spain. Chris said he'll go with you if you want." she replied. "Yeah, that's okay. I'm going to have to take in some sleep though." "Well, then go on, I'll take care of the cleaning." She pushes her long black hair out of her face and looks at me with her light blue eyes before guiding me out of the room.
I go to my room and lay on the bed and quickly fall into sleep. I'm dreaming of my father and I when I was 12 and he was teaching me how to remove window panes. An easy job compared to what I'm doing now.
Izzy Doll: A pointless chapter for you to swallow.
Rayne: But a chapter nonetheless.
Izzy D.: True, true.
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(NOTE: Sherry's Aunt Kate is mentioned in the Resident Evil books for those of you who haven't read them)