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A/N:I'm not english native speaker, so you might find some typos or grammar mistakes, I do apologize for that.
United States, BSAA HQ
Jill Valentine was leaving the meeting room when she almost bumped onto a Young tall man named Piers Nivans, the second in command after Chris.
"Hello Jill, what is the pleasure of your presence here?" He greeted her with a friendly tone
"Hello Piers, I'm returning to help more… after Chris…" she said leaving the sentence in hang, while they walked to her cabin
"Yeah, it's been a month and a half since he disappeared." he completed her sentence
Jill nodded, "I'm sure there are things Chris would want me to pay close attention." she concluded her thought
"Yeah, but I'm sure he would want you to recover completely before taking more responsibilities."
"I'm recovered, but there are just some areas of my life that got affected by all that happened… But I'm ready to get back! I'm actually pretty much bored at home and work distracts my mind." She replied as she headed to her desk and sat on the chair waving to Piers take the seat in front of desk
Piers laughed a bit, Chris and Jill were known as the most workaholics of the organization and he himself was also getting that "habit". "So that's what you were doing at the meeting?"
"Yes. We were doing the final talks."
"It will be great when you return entirely."
"Of course, I have learned to slow my pace down a little bit, but my presence will be more constant from now on."
"For 'someone's' misfortune." He replied with a joking way
"Yeah, but I don't care if she will like it or not. I understand part of her side, her preoccupation, but her dragging way won't affect me anymore. Chris is my best friend and he deserves things to continue working properly. It's what he has fought for and dedicated his life."
"Yes, I totally agree with you. I share the same point of view of yours about everything and we won't give up on him. He's hard to find, but we will find him soon enough."
"True and it's admirable what you have been doing in his absence, Piers. You are rare."
"I'm just compromised."
"I know and that's admirable."
Piers smiled at her, flattered by her comment. Jill was a great woman and she had a unique aura. They stayed in silence for a moment.
"Jill… may I ask you something?" He said breaking the silence
"Sure."
"How could you get so calm when you learned about your best friend's disappearance?"
"Because I'm already used to it. I know him for 17 years and he has these moments when he just walks away and then returns completely fine."
"But this time he lost his memory."
"But that didn't mean he got incapable to take care of himself or to find a shelter or someone that could help him. He's a friendly person, just a bit temperamental, but that's all." She said starting to laugh
Piers laughed too, "Yeah."
"Just like you." She added
Piers looked at her making a face
"I don't know if you know about this, but you and him share a lot of common traits, especially when Chris was younger."
"Yeah, I've heard about it. Claire told me the same. I wish I was there to see that."
"That would be funny to see. Both of you at the same place." she said with a soft smile, "But time changes us in many things. Situations change us forever, but this is how it happens… we are molded over the times when we go through things, meet people, etc."
"Yeah, that's true." He took a deep sigh, "The talk is good, but I have to go… I just wanted to say hi." he said standing up, "Welcome back, Miss Valentine." He spoke with a final reverence and then left the cabin
Jill took a deep sigh as it was just her and the silent room. She looked around observing every detail, remembering the past memories. There was nostalgia. Things weren't the same, thing weren't the same without Chris, and even she had changed. Chris, Claire, Barry and his family, Rebecca and even Leon were the only fixed things that were somewhat remained from her old life, the beginning, until now. The people she met post BSAA were an addition to her list, but those 8 people were the differential. They were more than just friends. They were her family, her allies, her partners.
She turned herself on the chair to look at the large window. Her view was to the boot camp where everything started to the new recruits.
"Chris… Where are you this time?" she spoke whispering
Her chain of thoughts was interrupted when she heard a message alert on her cellphone.
"You know I cannot do much on the matter, but I wouldn't send you a message without any reason. I got a contact in that area and I sent someone to investigate it. Hopefully, we will get a good clue and you guys can search better on Chris' whereabouts."
Jill had a weak smile on her face, a part of her was happy to read that, but another…not so much.
"Alright. It's better than anything, thank you very much… Leon." She texted him back and took a deep sigh. The other part of her was just disappointed with the man's distance, meaning, with his straight to the point subject and no mention of something else.
Evana's POV
These days we have spent in the Resort have been the happiest ones in my entire life and it feels like we have started living a honeymoon. Everything is great, everything is bubbly, everything is glitter.
Chris have proved to be a well of passion, besides the wall of muscles. We have enjoyed every minute in what the town has to offers us. Skiing, making snowman, sliding, snowball fight, which proved Chris has a very sharp aim! We have done ice skating and even tried some snowboard at the mountain.
I removed the sim card from my cellphone and I'm just using the phone to capture our moments. I really want to keep those moments until I get really old and remember what I lived and how happy I could be after a long period of sadness and torments. And most importantly, I met and loved the greatest man ever… something I never expected would happen to me.
I know we are not really married, but there is a connection between us that increases every day. Last night, Chris had a dream about his sister where there was an accident with his friend's daughter and that she died somewhere. Chris couldn't visit Claire right away at the hospital, but she got very injured due to a high fall before being rescued by a ship. Barry, his friend went to check on her and that just made him feel worse about his relationship with Claire. Apparently, they have busy lives and Chris was in another country when he heard the news. That made me wonder what kind of life Chris had before ending up here. He said he was in a hospital in Edonia and as far as I know, Edonia have been going through a long civil war
I don't know what to think about the things he tells me, I am not really judgmental about people and I suggested him to do things differently when he meets Claire again. We should have time to everything in our lives and as far as he knows, Claire is the only blood member he has, so he should, they should, take care of their relationship better. I tell that from experience, for being alone in this world.
(**)
We were at the main lobby at the base in the mountain, waiting the weather to get better so we could go back to the hotel that had a small café at the corner. We went to get snacks and drink hot chocolate when suddenly I felt a sharp pain coring through my body as I thought I had seen a familiar back silhouette sitting at a table. I tried to disguise it, but when Chris and I approached the counter to make our orders, I saw the man standing up from the chair and I paralyzed.
The man turned around and headed to the cashier. My eyes followed him without even me having control of it. I didn't even see the attendant bringing me the order. I just wanted to leave that place.
"What happened?" I finally got back to my body when I heard Chris' voice and his hand touching my hand, which gave me a light scare
I looked at him, surely with widened eyes
"Eva, what happened? You seem like you have seen a ghost." He said in concern
Before I could answer, the man passed by us and my biggest fear happened, he saw me. I could see he had the same reaction as me for a brief moment. I knew him well enough to read his subtleness.
Instinctively I looked down. Chris looked to the same direction I was looking. Thank god, I was already sitting, but I could feel my legs trembling and weak. I was doing everything not to leave my body because that was how I felt. I didn't know if Chris had seen him, but I was sure Stan had seen Chris and his hand holding my trembling me.
I looked up once again and used all my strength not to follow the man with my eyes, that disgusting man, but that was inevitable. Chris couldn't stop staring at him and Stan, the bastard, didn't even disguised he was looking back at me while he walked out of the building.
I just wanted to disappear. That was the thing I never wished to happen. My past and my present, together in the same location and I couldn't run away from that. I couldn't hide how bad I was feeling at that moment and rested my head in support on my hand over the counter.
"That guy was looking too much at you. Do you know him?" Chris as asked turning his face to me as he let go of me
I swallowed hard, my throat was dry, I couldn't think. I couldn't even face Chris as the embarrassment took over me while dark memories came to haunt me.
I was frozen. I couldn't move correctly my head as my coordination failed me.
"Who is he?" Chris asked with a dry tone
My voice failed. For the first time in my life, my reason and cool composure abandoned me and my emotions coordinated me, twisted emotions.
"He's just an idiot I met. Forget about him." I finally managed to speak with my failing voice and not even being able to deny I knew the bastard
"Your ex?"
"Just an idiot Chris. That moron would never have competence to be my ex!" I said with a sharp tone
That meet had just completely ruined my mood, but I did everything to recollect myself and not poison my boyfriend, husband, whatever with my negativity and enjoy the rest of the trip we still had.
Chris obeyed to my request and didn't mention that monster to me, but, unfortunately I was too affected by that. The bad memories and feelings came back with full force as the night approached and it was my time to live that panic moments during my nightmare. I tried to suppress it as much as I could, but it just didn't go away.
That night I couldn't give love to my lovely man, instead I woke up crying and hid myself in the bathroom. I didn't want to wake him up. I didn't want to disturb him with my shit. I was back to my old shell and faced that turmoil alone as I always did in my whole life.
I looked at my healing cut on my hand, anger came to me and once again, the heavy tears rolled on my face like a river. His words haunted me.
My depressive moment didn't last long as I heard Chris knocking on the door.
"Go away!" I screamed
"Eva, open the door." He yelled from the other side
"Just leave me alone!"
"I won't. Please, open the door."
"I'm fine!"
"I know you're not. I can hear you crying."
"Don't worry about me…"
"Open the damn door or I'll put it down!"
I couldn't protest anymore, I knew Chris was capable to break the door easily. Defeated, I stood up from the floor and unlocked it.
Chris immediately entered in the room and came to my aid. The preoccupation was evident on his face, "Eva, what happened? Why are you crying?" he said pulling me into an embrace
That gesture just made me cry more.
"Whatever is going on with you, be sure you don't have to face it alone. I'm here with you."
I could hear the support on his voice, but I was back to my old shell. Would he really accept me if he learned the truth about Stan and all the past I still hid from him? Why did I always have to go back crying after moments of happiness? Was happiness really forbidden for me? Was I really that bad person who could not have love?
"You don't have to worry about me, I'm going to be alright." I spoke in between sobs
"I do worry about you! It hurts me to see you that way."
"You just want good sex from me!"
"What?" Chris snapped, "What a fucking bullshit you're saying?"
"It's the truth. Men just want that from me…"
"No way, Eva! I don't know what kind of crappy men you met, but I'm not like that."
"You all say that!"
"Eva…" his voice unsteady. It was evident he felt offended by my words
I immediately regretted saying that to him. I had proof he was different, but I wasn't really thinking when those words came out from my mouth, "I'm sorry Chris, but just leave me alone."
"This is because of that moron, right?" he said clearly referring to Stan
I took a while to respond, but I finally nodded in confirmation.
"What did he do to you?"
"Nothing, Chris…"
"Eva, I know he did something to you. You are not like this!"
"Don't worry about it. It won't affect you."
"Of course it is affecting me because it's affecting you!"
I looked down in silence. Chris took hold of me again, "Eva, don't you trust me?" he said with a caring tone. I felt so secure in that embrace. I didn't feel that in a long time as life made me just count on myself. However, I wasn't ready to open up about that matter to him, not because I didn't trust him, but because I feared the worse.
"I'm not ready to talk about this. Just go to sleep, I'm going to wash my face and will go back to bed." I said releasing myself from him and immediately feeling the coldness for not being into those arms
Chris was stubborn and insistent and didn't obey to me. He just stayed there watching my every move. However, I was stubborn myself and that night nothing would come out from my lips no matter how much he insisted. That subject wasn't something I was going to cede and talk about even madly in love with him. That subject was a matter completely different and separated from my feelings for him. It had its own life.
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The storm just started and be sure many more are about to come.
I must say that these last chapters have taken life by itself and during editions, another chapter was born into them, making me to split it and strech the story even more lol I don't remember the other cases, but this chapter had this fact. I wasn't supposed to introduce Jill and Piers in the story at this first half, but it just acquired life and I couldn't stop it lol. Of course they won't show regurlaly at this moment, but the life it obtained, gave me ideas for their fillers.
Once again, sweet Eva had a breakdown, that's the problem with low self esteem or when you have dirty secrets and you know you can lose everything if they are revealed. But, Stan is still out there and Chris already suspected of him and had a good guess about the guy. Let's see what happens.
Stay tuned! :D