Disclaimer: I do NOT own The Pretender. Never claimed to, you didn't see me do it, I didn't do it. I believe it belongs to TNT and NBC, or maybe not NBC anymore…and isn't 20th Century Fox one of the production companies? Anyway, It's not mine. Sorry for using Motel 6 in here, but it's definitely one of Jarod's sort of places.
Summary: Ms. Parker and Jarod have issues. This is what it would be like to be inside their heads while they were talking. Hope it doesn't get too confusing.
Author's Note: As a note to you first time readers, I just recently added the scene explanations into the text. Feel lucky that you get to read it when it makes more sense. By the way, the dialogue alternates each line. Ms. P, J, Ms. P, J, no exceptions. Lines always start with whoever's point of view it is.
If You Were In My Mind
By Bec-Bec
Chapter 2 Part 1
[Jarod's point of view. He's lying on a bed in room at the Centre.]
Blackness
Blackness. Blankness. Am I asleep? Where am I? It's awfully familiar. Where…? The Centre. Damn. Okay, how did I get here? I was at Parker's…she said yes. Oh my God. She said yes. I never thought…But how…I kissed her…Why am I here? Is she okay?…What's that noise? Angelo? [Angelo comes down out of the air ducts]
"Angelo, it's good to see you."
I miss Angelo. I really wish he would escape with me, but he never does. [Hugs Angelo.]
"Jarod back. Centre angry. Ms. Parker angry."
Oh my god…Parker! Ow ow. What's…
"Angelo, is Ms. Parker okay? Where is she?"
Please tell me she's okay. Please tell me…
"Angry. Safe, but angry."
He sounds like me when I'm thinking. Does thinking make a sound? It can't, it doesn't emit sound waves. Who came up with that saying? Things don't sound like something, they are like something. Ow. Why does it…[He feels a strain on his arm.]
"Is she here, at the Centre?"
Tell me she's not. Tell me she left. Do they know?
"Here. Safe here, but angry! ANGRY! Centre is angry!"
Why are they angry? They must know. It can't be safe then. It can't. What did she tell them? What did they see?
"Angelo, could you give her a message from me?"
Ow. That hurts. Have I been shot? I remember hearing…[He can see the wound on his shoulder.]
"Message to Parker. Message. What?"
God that stings. Did they shoot her? No. Angelo said she was okay. I have to tell her…
"Tell her, 'sorry about the ending of the book. I know it was sad when he got shot, but the lady was alright, and they still loved each other."
I got shot. Who shot me? Who was it? Does she know? Ow…
"Message to Ms. Parker. Message. Worry."
Worry. I'm worried. Is she worried too?
"Thank you, Angelo."
Tell her. He has to tell…[Angelo climbs back into the air duct.]
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Chapter 2 Part 2
[Ms. Parker's point of view. She's just stormed into Raines office. It's early morning.]
Those Bastards
Those bastards. I can't believe they…
"Raines, who the hell gave that order and why wasn't I told about it?"
I'll kill him for this. I'll shoot him in the…
"Your loyalties heven't been with the Centre lately. I'm starting to feel that your position at the Centre is of no use to us."
I hate him. With every fiber of my body. I wish I had been the one that'd blown him up. I'd have done it right and he'd be dead.
"My loyalties have always been with the Centre you emphazema ridden, oxygen toting freak."
How could you dare to speak to me this way? My father…is dead…would they kill me for this?
"Ms. Parker, I'd be careful what you say; the Centre's walls have ears, remember?"
Ears. I should cut your ears off. Hah. Then you'd really be a sad wheeze bag.
"So, what is my position at the Centre? You've got Jarod. Where do I go now?"
He's going to keep Lyle as his evil sidekick, I know it. But, I'd rather die than have that position. Would they kill me for this?
"Yes, we've got Jarod, no thanks to you. We'll be transferring you back to security. After all, you're family."
Does he honestly still think he's my father? I will take every drop of blood in my body that matches his and I'll…
"Hah, family. That's a laugh. Tell me when it's time for dinner and I'll be sure to comedown and curtsy goodnight to daddy."
We're not related. Can't be.
"Good day, Ms. Parker."
Bastard.
"Mr. Raines" [She exits.]
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Chapter 2 Part 3
[Jarod's point of view. Still in the little room at the Centre.]
Can't Believe I Got Shot
Can't believe I got shot. Parker's my weakness. I wouldn't have gotten shot if I hadn't gone to see her. But, I couldn't stay away…[The door opens and Sydney comes in.]
"Jarod!"
Hah, Sydney. It's been a while. I hate the Centre.
"Sydney."
Part of it is Sydney's fault. He could have stopped it. He could have…
"You were shot in the shoulder. What were you doing at Ms. Parker's?"
Can't tell you. It's not safe here. You would be so proud of her though. For once…For once, she listened to…
"It's not safe to tell you anything in this place. You know that."
I wonder if she'll tell you. What do you two talk about? Have you tried to help her? Help her…
"Yes. The eyes are always watching."
Always watching. Never alone. Always watching. Why can't they just leave me alone?
"Syd, why are you here? What do they want this time?"
What don't they want? They want the world, they want everything…except for any of us to find out the truth.
"I'm supposed to see how much the outside world has corrupted you and if it will affect your SIMs."
The outside world. I could be back out there right now. You know that. I'll be gone, as soon as I've spoken with her.
"I won't do any SIMs for them. Go back to Raines, like a good Centre employee, and tell him their precious pretender refuses to cooperate."
Never. I'll never help the Centre. I'm going to end the Centre. I could end the Centre right now.
"Jarod…if that's what you want. I wouldn't suggest it though. At least try to…"
Try to help the Centre? I don't think so! Never again.
"I will not help them murder anymore innocent people."
I save the innocents. I save them…I helped to kill them.
"If that's what you want."
I never get what I want. You know that. You know it. I never get what I want.[Sydney exits.]
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Chapter 2 Part 4
[Ms. Parker's point of view. She's sitting in her office.]
Raines, the Bastard.
Raines, the bastard. And Lyle, the bastard's son. It wouldn't surprise me if they really were related. Wouldn't surprise me at all. Angelo?[Angelo climbs out of the air ducts.]
"Parker, message. Jarod worried."
Jarod. They probably won't give me clearance to go and see him. Raines…bastard.
"What's the message?"
Messages from Jarod. He wouldn't be in here if…
"Sorry 'bout ending of book. Know it's sad when he got shot. Lady was alright. Still loved each other."
Still loved each other. God, Jarod, what are they going to do to you? Why did I let myself care? I'm so weak, so incredibly weak.
"Angelo, thank you. Tell him…tell him I'm sorry, for everything."
Sorry for it all…maybe even for the kiss…But, am I really?Damn it Jarod, why?
"Parker safe. Jarod go."
Go. He's going to escape again? If I stopped him…
"Go? Angelo, what did he tell you?" [She gets up out of the chair and walks toward Angelo.]
The Centre would be happy if I brought him back. But…that bastard, Raines. What can I…
"Jarod go. I know, Jarod go."
He'll leave, I know he will. He'll leave me here. I can't…
"Angelo…"
I can't, can I…I know what I…Damn it, Jarod!
"Parker sad. Parker sad."
Sad, I'm always sad. You know that, Angelo. That's the problem, Angelo, you always know how people are feeling.
"Thank you, Angelo. Goodbye."
Damn it, Jarod! [Storms back to her chair as Angelo climbs into the air duct again and disappears.]
****
Chapter 2 Part 5
[Jarod's point of view. He's still in the little room.]
The Centre Is So Cold and Dark
The Centre is so cold and dark. And impersonal. What I wouldn't give to be at a good old Motel 6 right now. I wonder if Angelo gave Parker my message. Raines. I know that sound anywhere. I hate Raines. [The door opens and Raines comes in and drags Jarod out. Jarod is handcuffed, of course.]
"Hello, Jarod. Welcome back to the Centre. Are you ready to meet your welcome wagon?"
Burn in hell, Raines. I don't like to hurt people, but I sware, I'll laugh my head off the day I hear you've finally died.[They walk down the corridor.]
"I suppose welcome wagon is just a nice way of saying, 'hey, lets go meet some pointy torture objects 'cause you've been a bad boy.' Hell, maybe you'll even try to erase my memories. Sounds like a hell of a party."
Hell. This is hell. They won't take my memories, will they? All that I've worked for, will they take it? Will I remember Parker?
"As always, your perception of the situation is overwhelmingly accurate."
I wish I could sware revenge on you, but I couldn't do that, it's not in my nature. I could have killed you in that alley. But, I didn't. You would have killed me, but someone stopped you. I hope you burn in hell.
"Well, let's get on with it then. I wouldn't want to deprive you of your only joy in life."
Will I forget Parker? Will I? Damn, Raines.
"It's a pity Ms. Parker isn't here to enjoy the sight."
Parker would never enjoy seeing me tortured. Never. It's not her style. With her, you get words or bullets, whichever can pierce your heart first. I wish you would just use a bullet. At least…at least I wouldn't forget her.
"Even Parker has a heart in there somewhere, unlike you. Tell me, were you ever hugged as a child? Pity I never was. You know, they say that even if a child is seperated from its mother at birth, it never forgets the sound of her voice. Tell me, did you have a mother?"
Your mother didn't want you, that's how you ended up with the Raines instead of the Parkers. At least I know my mother loved me.
"Sydney will take care of psychiatry. Shut up or this will be even worse than I planned."
How come no one ever comes to save me? I save them all of the time. Hell, I even saved Raines from a plane crash, though that was mostly my saving Ms. Parker. I hope you burn in hell, Raines.
"Oh, maybe I'll talk more. I do so love watching every ounce of human in you evaporate, oh, wait, you aren't human."
Click [A gun clicks behind them]
"Stop right there." [Not Jarod or Raines but…]
Original Author's Note: Well, I'd like to thank Phenyx for mentioning that if I kept this between two people it wouldn't be too confusing. And, I'm glad that it wasn't…too confusing. Though, I feel I should explain the background scenes anyway. Part 1 was Jarod in his holding cell. He was asleep until Angelo came. When he sat up, he felt the pull on the stitches in his arm from where the bullet grazed his shoulder. Yes, he was shot in the first chapter. Part 2 was Ms. Parker yelling at Raines in his office. The Centre had found Jarod's location at her house and, obviously, shot him. She was furious with Raines for shooting him. Part 3 involved Jarod and Sydney. As usual, what Jarod and Sydney really wanted to do was sit down and have a real discussion. But, they couldn't, so Jarod acted as though he could care less about anything that happened. In Part 4, Ms. Parker received Jarod's message from Angelo and contemplated what she should do and if Jarod would leave her behind when he left. In Part 5, my fave because I love when Jarod shoots some of his own poisonous words at people, Raines had come to take Jarod for a torture session and memory adjustment. As they were walking down the hall, Jarod showed his contempt for Raines, until a third person came and pulled a gun on the back of Raines' bald head. It all makes sense, right? You must know who pulled the gun, it could only be one person. Tell me if I should keep going, plus any advice on layout and story dircetion. Please Review!!!
New Author's Note: La dee da dee dee. Hmm, what's new? Nothing really. Hope it makes more sense with the captions. See ya later! Please review!