Resident Evil

Chapter 1: Where's Chris?

"Next time I see you in my shop? I won't hesitate to pull the trigger".

A small pawn shop at the edge of Raccoon City, an old man points a small pistol towards a young man with a black bag full of a few things he tried to take, staring at the end of the gun, sweat pouring down his face. 

"I'm........I'm sorry" the young man speaks, quickly removing the things from the bag, placing them back on the shelf.

"When a gun's pointed at a man's head, they don't hesitate to tell the truth. Now do they?" The old man, or aka Joseph Simmons, tells the boy,"Now get yer ass out of here before I change my mind". 

The young man quickly turns around, he runs into a redhead young woman coming into the pawn shop,"Sorry" then quickly rushes off down the crowded street.

"Yer not here to steal something from me, now are ye?" He asks the woman, quickly putting his weapon away in the drawer to the side of him.

The redhead woman looks at him curiously, slowly taking a picture out,"No, sorry to disappoint". 

"What cha got there?" Joseph asks her, staring at a small picture the woman took out.

"I'm looking for my brother" the woman tells him,"Chris Redfield" she'd place the picture at his desk, hoping to find some answers,"Have you seen him?" She asks him, her long red hair dangling past her pretty eyes. 

Joseph looks down at the photo, taking it as he stares at a young man with short cut hair, wearing what appears to be a S.T.A.R.S unit uniform,"Sorry young lady. I don't think I have seen him. He a resident of this small slice of heaven?" He put the picture down, towards the woman.

"Yes" she nods towards him,"I haven't heard from him for weeks" she answers, a worried look in her eyes,"but thanks anyway" she takes the photo, slipping it back into her pocket. 

"You be careful now" he tells her as she turned away,"and have a good day ma'am" Joseph waves towards her, a small smile forming across his wrinkled face.

Claire just nods towards him again, putting her hair up into a pony tail exiting the shop feeling the sunlight hit her right in her eye's, slowly walking towards her red chevy truck, climbing into the passenger's side. 

"No luck?" Cherry asks her best friend, her arm at the steering wheel.

Claire turns her direction, her arms folded up,"a person just can't disappear into thin air, can they? I mean..."

"We'll find him" She rubs her hand on Claire's arm,"but right now, we need to get back to class" she tells her, flicking back her dark brown hair as she pulls out of the parking lot, and back into the traffic.

Claire just looks out the window, staring at the crowds of people, College Town, as they head back towards the campus,"Chris, where are you?" She asks herself, pulling the window down to let in the humid air, closing her eyes.