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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.
When Chris woke up in the morning, he didn't find Evana by his side. He lifted himself on his elbows and spotted her sitting at her desk, reading something. He pushed aside the blanket and forced himself off the bed, and walked up to her. When he neared her, he noticed she was reading what seemed to be some old journal, which had a couple of old newspaper clipping either stapled or glued on to its pages along with personal remarks from the owner of the journal.
"Eva… is everything alright?" Chris asked wondering if something in the diary was bothering her, since she was a little focused on its contents.
"Yeah, I'm just digging the past." She replied not looking at him and he relaxed, knowing everything was fine.
"Digging the past, why?" he asked her casually, as he moved to take a seat on the bed.
"You gave new info last night." She said with a serious face.
"Really?" he questioned with a yawn, "What did I say?", wondering what exactly he said that made her go into a 'research mode.'
"Are you sure you don't remember anything?", she asked finally looking at him.
"No." he answered shaking his head in negative.
"What if I show you this?" she said showing him the diary.
He took the diary from her and read through the entry.
"1998
The scientist of Umbrella, Albert Wesker survived the attack in the Arklay Mountains and his supposed current whereabouts is in Alaska. However, former S.T.A.R.S. member Chris Redfield, one of the survivors of Raccoon City, has been seen around in Europe looking into the dirty secrets of Umbrella. I don't know why, but destiny united our paths and I told him a few things since he seemed trustable and we have one interest in common, the fall of Umbrella. I couldn't believe I have been working for such dirty organizations and I told him some details I knew. I know he invaded one of Umbrella's European HQ and I hope he fulfills his promise."
For a moment, Chris couldn't the believe the words that were written in the journal and he read them a couple of times over, making sure he was getting the right meaning of the text. It was all too hard to believe, and his body trembled thinking about the possibility that he's the Chris Redfield mentioned in this journal. He mind wasn't able to jog his memory from reading the entry but deep in his conscience he knew that whatever he read was as true as the air he breathed.
"You have met my father…" Evana spoke in a somewhat wavering voice and he looked up at her, "Don't you remember?" she asked.
Chris shook his head, "No… Why do you think it's me?" he tried to deny that little possibility.
"Because here he mentioned your features", she turned up the pages in her father's journal to make him read that too, "You mentioned some Wesker in your sleep talk last night; you have been to Raccoon City and there are many things that line up. It couldn't all be a coincidence."
Chris ran a hand through his hair, trying to remember the details and Evana helped him by showing him the picture of her father. "Larssen…" he said out softly recognizing the man in the picture and it didn't even take too much of his effort to remember the man's name.
"Yes, that's one of my father's surnames, George Larssen Novak." Evana told him with a couple of nods.
Chris couldn't really believe what was happening; it was all happening too fast and he wasn't really prepared to face all this. What were the odds of this incredible coincidence that the fate had once again made him crossed paths with yet another Novak. He looked at the woman sitting in front of him; the tears in her eyes were threatening to fall and he could see that she was holding on too strong just so not to cry. Chris parted his lips to say something but his voice failed him.
"My father didn't kill himself", Evana spoke and tears welled up in her eyes, "He was killed because he helped you. It all makes sense now; why someone stole all the money from his accounts. It was because he was the only provider in the house and without his money, we couldn't go anywhere", she cried while speaking of the past, "He was depressed and worried; I guess he was being threatened… They staged his suicide…", with that she breaking into tears.
Chris hurried to her side to comfort her; it was hard for both of them to learn the truth. Once again, a feeling of guilt started to loom in on Chris's conscience; this time towards the woman he loved. It was all too much to bear but he needed to be strong enough to console his beloved one, who sobbed in his loving arms.
Many things were going on in his mind and he felt responsible for whatever she had suffered after her father's loss. Things could've had been different if the man were still alive, and Chris was partially responsible for his death.
"I'm sorry…" he spoke with an unsteady voice, not even knowing if he deserved that forgiveness or not.
"It's not your fault…" she spoke between her sobs.
"I destroyed your life, Eva…"
"No, you didn't! They did!" she told him with a weight on her voice.
"But they wouldn't have done what they did, if it wasn't me…"
"Chris, listen to me." she said staring in his eyes deeply, "My father was a man of honor and just. He himself was collecting info to expose their dirty schemes. You are not responsible for his death! It was just a matter of time for him… I just took too long to find the truth that was in my face the whole time…" she said bursting into tears once again.
Chris embraced her tightly, "I wasn't responsible back then, but I am now…" he whispered trying to console her.
The couple held on to each other for considerably a long time, after they were all that was left for the other to hold on to. They didn't want to be separated; they needed each other more than anything. Alone she was a broken mirror that no one never wanted and he was the stray dog no one ever cared for, but together they somehow completed each other.
"I'm not going to leave you Eva. Life has not been easy on both of us but it has brought us together as well so that we can heal each other. I don't care who I was or who I am anymore. As long as, you are with me you are all I care about. I will continue to be a stray for everyone else, just to be somebody to you. I belong with you!"
Evana's POV
In the following days, gradually Chris remembered those facts I told him and random stuff of his life until Jill's death were revealed to him, or at least a portion of it. while me in the other hand had to deal with the truth about my father's death. All those years blocking my old memories as I always distracted myself with other stuff, ignoring the pendencies inside me now were surfacing with force. How things could've been different if we had managed to escape. The three of us could start over together and I wouldn't have become a hooker, what am I saying? Most probably we would be living as fugitives and god knows if we could've had escaped their chase. We weren't fighters, I guess.
I don't even know what I'm saying, maybe my life would've have been worse if we had run maybe, having a stupid thought, I could've had met Chris long before since he and my father could unite forces…
Well, it didn't matter now, everybody was dead, but me.
Chris still couldn't remember in what he worked or what kind of lifestyle he had.
Generally, he knew many people's first names and there was one in particular that he remembered more the silhouette, someone called Leon. He said he met him through Claire and thought he was her boyfriend since there were many memories he remembered of Claire talking about Leon.
With all that going on, once again I started wondering what if he's taken and have kids? Was the amnesia for real or was he just blocking it for his own safety? Since he didn't really seem so interested in doing searches on his past with all that info. Butthe answers I guess might come with the future. For the time being, I just want to believe he is mine and just mine as if I am all and only his, like in that song "Can we pretend that airplanes in the night sky are like shooting stars?I could really use a wish right now"
Chris was working and I was home finishing my home chores when I heard knocks on the door.
"Hello sis! Good afternoon!" Yana yelled from the outside and with that I didn't need to check on the window
"Good afternoon" I replied when I opened the door
"How are you?" she asked me full of excitement entering without even waiting me to give the permission
"I'm good, you?"
"I'm fabulous!"
"Yeah, I can see that. What happened?"
"Is your hubby home?"
"No… he's working."
"Oh, good. It means we can have a girly talk without worries."
"So tell me, you're getting me curious." I said sitting on the couch next to her
"I got a great opportunity!"
"Really? What kind of opportunity?"
"A month travelling around the world!"
"Oh, that's great!"
"Yeah!"
"And who are you going with?"
"Nathan, he divorced and wants to celebrate it travelling with me."
"Oh…" It's all I could say since I didn't really know how to react to the news
"Isn't it great? I have to move on since Nico and I aren't together anymore…"
"Yeah…but one month celebrating a divorce?"
"Yes, just one month…" she sighed pretending some sadness
"Well, at least this seems to be the beginning of something solid. It might happen more travels like that!"
"Solid?" she said bursting into a loud laughter, "You're so pathetically romantic Eva! I'm not like you. I don't really want to settle down any time soon! Nathan just got divorced and I'm sure he doesn't want a new commitment any time soon either."
I took a deep sigh, maybe I was really pathetic and somehow I felt like to have had settled down with Chris and forgot Yana had a too free spirit, "When are you going?" I asked in curiosity
"Tomorrow!"
"What? So soon!"
"Yeah! Bahamas and Vegas are waiting for me baby!" she said thrilled in her usual theatrical way
"Okay then… I hope you have lots of fun." that was all I could say
"You don't seem so happy… is everything alright?"
I sighed, "I'm happy for you, but It's just I'm still processing everything that is happening."
"What exactly are you talking about?" she asked diminishing her excitement
"Chris's memories… Us…" I replied with a sigh
"What is going on? We haven't talked so much in ages…"
"Yeah, I know and I miss that."
"Yeah, me too!"
I shrugged with a sigh, "So much happened…"
"We have all day, unless he arrives."
"No, he's not coming today. Usually he stays out on weekends."
"Oh I see. It means we have plenty of time for you to update me. We can talk all night long you want too." she spoke grabbing my hand
I smiled softly
"So? What has happened?"
"Everything was perfect until he remembered of a woman called Jill. Since that day, he started smoking a lot and got drinking again, not until he'd get wasted, but the alcohol got back in his life."
"Meaning he broke the promise…"
"It's not about the promise, but…" I made a pause, "But this feeling that just won't go away."
"What feeling?"
"That my fairytale is ending. Jill was important to him and this awakened my questions about his love life."
"Is she his girlfriend?"
"He said they had a long history, but they weren't together when she died."
"Oh, so she's dead! Why are you so worried then? The rival is gone!"
"Yana, more respect with the dead! I haven't seen her as my rival and I didn't need to meet to like her. She gave her life for him!"
"Oh yeah, I forgot. You're not jealous. So, why are you worried about the end of your fairytale?"
"He said she died in 2006. It's been 7 years. There's a long gap to fill with someone else…"
"What if he has someone? Are you just going to let go of him?" she said lifting her eyebrow
I shrugged with a deep sigh
"Do you love him?" she spoke with a single tone
I nodded, "Yes. A lot that it hurts."
"So why wouldn't you fight for him? Doesn't he say he loves you too?"
"I still struggle if that would be right. I still struggle if I do deserve a love like this…" I said looking down
"So the problem is not if he's taken, but your inferior complexity. It's about time to change that, don't you think? Maybe this could make you lose him and not someone else. If he's taken, he can separate, if he really loves you he would choose you! But for him to choose you, you have to make your part."
"Yeah, but I don't love him like my property. I just want him to be happy and if he's happy with anyone else, that's all that matters to me."
"This is poetic, but what about your happiness? Doesn't it count too?"
"So why do you even care if your fairytale will end? I'm not getting you."
"I'll miss him immensely… but I'm not talking about the end because of someone else in a relationship with him… I don't know how to explain it, but something tells me he lives in danger."
"Ohh… You are afraid of the news of his death…"
I nodded, "I've heard such news a lot…"
"Yeah, I know."
"But I know there are things I can't stop him to do. Even when he goes to work lately. I noticed he likes protecting people and I always pray that everything will be alright. No one should get in trouble so he won't need to intervene and then he can come back home safely."
"I see…"
"Plus, we know important things of his past and the most intriguing one was that he met my father! And sometimes I get thinking if he really loves me or if he just takes me as his duty because of his past with my dad or because of gratitude for saving him when we met…"
"What?"
"You know I told you about my dad's past with Chris."
"Yeah, I know, but I'm not following you anymore. I can only think you are starting to freak out again, maybe you are pmsing and that's why you are getting shit in your head."
"How can someone pms without a cycle?"
"Dear, it's about time for you to renew your shot. It's April already!"
"I know what month is…" I said rolling my eyes
"Sis, the point is… you are not thinking clearly. You are giving voice to your demons and this is not good. You have to stop before it's too late. Stop creating issues. You always knew Chris had a past and now he's getting his past back, so you have to learn how to deal with it without getting into this down wave of insecurity. He's already going down enough by himself, so your part is not to let that happen or you will lose him."
"Yeah, I know, but I'm not a shrink and he has lots of losses memories and I know how it feels like to lose people, but I don't think I'm good enough to help him."
"Oh sis…" Yana took me into a warming supportive embrace
"You still have time to stop this and get stronger to deal with him. Life is not a fairytale and you better than anyone know that."
"I don't want it to end and that's why I stopped pushing him to remember things."
"I know you are too involved to back away now, but you still have time to not be taken by the abrupt ending. I know you will learn how to deal with his demons too."
"I love him immensely Yana…more than I do love myself."
"I know and that's why he needs you to be stronger. God knows what else happened to him. Honestly I don't think his feelings for you depend on his memory."
I nodded looking down, "But you know the end of such scripts in real life… the hooker is just the hooker!"
"If he really loves you… life can be unpredictable and he can choose you!"
"I still haven't told him this part of my life…"
"So tell him. If he loves you, he will understand you. If he doesn't, so he wasn't really the guy for you."
"You speak as if it was easy. I'm not like you."
"I know, but you also have to face your demon if you really want him to face his and help him with that."
"I hope you're right."
"I don't seem to fail my predictions…"
"Well, if your predictions were right, he will still give me trouble!"
"But I will be with you always and I won't let you fall!" Yana told me hugging me tight
"Thanks sis, but now let's talk about the good things. A month without you will be too long!" I replied with a soft smile
"Yes, please. Tell me the gossips, you know I love them!" she spoke with a playful tone
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