Disclaimer see Part 1.
After the Explosion
Part 9
"Dad? We've got an email, from Jarods account!"
Josh ran down the stairs to the kitchen, where he assumed his parents would be. But only Maggie was there, preparing dinner. She looked up with a puzzled look.
"What do you mean, from Jarods account?"
Josh thought a moment.
"The email was sent from Jarods mail account, but I cannot say it was really him who wrote it. I didn't open it yet, thought you might like to watch!"
Without a word Maggie shoved the food from the stove and followed Josh upstairs.
In front of his Laptop Josh sent a little prayer and opened the email.
It read:
Josh, all three of us are okay. Please contact me asap. Make sure the line is secure. We have a lot to do! Jarod
Tears ran down Maggies face. Josh gave her a little hug before he started to build a secure line. He wouldn't wait until the Major came home. Seconds later the video telephone window popped open and Jarods face appeared, a littlle bruised but fine.
"Hi, Josh!"
Jarod smiled relieved.
"Jarod, it's good to hear from you!"
Josh grinned back. Maggie tried not to sob. But she couldn't help but shed tears of joy.
"Where's Dad?"
"He's out, didn't say where to..."
"Ok, listen closely..."
"Um, Jarod, I think you should say hello to someone..."
"Is Em there? Is she ok?"
"Em is ok, but here is someone who will kill me, if I speak any longer to you...."
Josh grinned and stepped aside. Jarod wondered what that would mean. But then he saw the beautiful woman in front of the camera, the shining red hair and the tears in her face....
"Mom?"
It was not more than a whisper but it made Cassie and Ethan turn around. Cassie realized this was the moment Jarod had been waiting for all his life. Meeting his mother, even if it was only via video telephones.
"Mom?"
Jarod repeated, as if he couldn't believe it. Cassie padded his shoulder reassuringly, knowing his nervousness.
"Jarod, my littly boy!"
Jarods Mom was crying but she had a bright smile on her face. Tears of joy, Cassie thought, a bit jealous. She would never see her mother again.
"Mom!"
Jarod seemed to have forgotten how to speak. Cassie nudged him.
"Go, genius, say something more than just 'Mom'..."
They both heard Ethan chuckle from behind.
"I didn't expect to see you, Mom. I prepared so many speeches but now I don't know what to say..."
Cassie rolled her eyes, while she saw tears rolling down Jarods face. Oh, my god, she thought, but didn't say.
"God, Jarod, do you really think it matters what you say in this very moment? I've been waiting to see you again, to see the man you have grown up to. This is the most wonderful moment of my life..."
Maggie seemed to have her emotions in control. And that was highly apreciatied by Cassie, because Jarod seemed to have lost it all. He was just staring at the screen, shaking his head in disbelief.
"Jarod!"
The vision on the screen changed to Josh again. Jarod remembered where he was immediately.
"Oh, uh, Josh..."
"You ok?"
Jarod nodded a shining smile on his face.
"Everything will be ok. I promise!"
Josh smiled back. He then turned around, as if something was behind him. First Jarod thought it might be Centre Sweepers, but Josh showed no sign of fear. Next thing was his fathers face on the screen.
"Dad!"
Jarod let out the breath he was holding. Even though he had talked to his Dad before the explosion, he still had feared he could have been injured somehow.
"Jarod, we thought you were dead..."
He saw tears in his fathers eyes.
"It got very hot, but none of us was injured seriously. We wanted the Centre to have the impression that we died there. That gives us time..."
Charles nodded.
"Uh – Jarod. Here is someone who would like to aks you some questions..."
Jarod smiled.
"Zoe?"
"Jarod, are you really ok. I thought I had to die, when we heard you weren't able to stop the bomb. Don't ever do that again."
Jarod laughed, glad to see Zoe. Behind him Cassie shifted and studied the face of the young woman Jarod loved. She was young and beautiful. Cassie suddenly felt old. Ethan grabbed her hand, so that she looked up to him smiling. She had her brother, at least. Jarod had lost his family and would now get the chance to reunite it. She had lost everything including the man she loved. She knew Jarods fear for her life. And she wished Jarod would care for her as much...
"Cassie, look, theres Emily, my sister."
Jarod turned around just in time to see the hurt in her face. He took her hand and pulled her next to him.
"Em, this is Cassie Parker. She is my best friend."
The beautiful woman on the screen smiled.
"Hi, Cassie. We can't wait to meet you in person. Speaking of... when will that be?"
"I cannot say. I guess it will still take some time."
Jarod narrowed his eyes remembering that the Centre might find out they hadn't died in the explosion after all. First they had to bring the Centre down for good. Then family reunion was due.
"We have to stop now. I don't know who tracks the video frequencies..."
"Yep, take care of yourselves. We'll stay in touch."
Josh grinned, relieved. Then the connection broke off and Jarod leaned back sighing.
"We have a lot of work to do..."
tbc
After the Explosion
Part 9
"Dad? We've got an email, from Jarods account!"
Josh ran down the stairs to the kitchen, where he assumed his parents would be. But only Maggie was there, preparing dinner. She looked up with a puzzled look.
"What do you mean, from Jarods account?"
Josh thought a moment.
"The email was sent from Jarods mail account, but I cannot say it was really him who wrote it. I didn't open it yet, thought you might like to watch!"
Without a word Maggie shoved the food from the stove and followed Josh upstairs.
In front of his Laptop Josh sent a little prayer and opened the email.
It read:
Josh, all three of us are okay. Please contact me asap. Make sure the line is secure. We have a lot to do! Jarod
Tears ran down Maggies face. Josh gave her a little hug before he started to build a secure line. He wouldn't wait until the Major came home. Seconds later the video telephone window popped open and Jarods face appeared, a littlle bruised but fine.
"Hi, Josh!"
Jarod smiled relieved.
"Jarod, it's good to hear from you!"
Josh grinned back. Maggie tried not to sob. But she couldn't help but shed tears of joy.
"Where's Dad?"
"He's out, didn't say where to..."
"Ok, listen closely..."
"Um, Jarod, I think you should say hello to someone..."
"Is Em there? Is she ok?"
"Em is ok, but here is someone who will kill me, if I speak any longer to you...."
Josh grinned and stepped aside. Jarod wondered what that would mean. But then he saw the beautiful woman in front of the camera, the shining red hair and the tears in her face....
"Mom?"
It was not more than a whisper but it made Cassie and Ethan turn around. Cassie realized this was the moment Jarod had been waiting for all his life. Meeting his mother, even if it was only via video telephones.
"Mom?"
Jarod repeated, as if he couldn't believe it. Cassie padded his shoulder reassuringly, knowing his nervousness.
"Jarod, my littly boy!"
Jarods Mom was crying but she had a bright smile on her face. Tears of joy, Cassie thought, a bit jealous. She would never see her mother again.
"Mom!"
Jarod seemed to have forgotten how to speak. Cassie nudged him.
"Go, genius, say something more than just 'Mom'..."
They both heard Ethan chuckle from behind.
"I didn't expect to see you, Mom. I prepared so many speeches but now I don't know what to say..."
Cassie rolled her eyes, while she saw tears rolling down Jarods face. Oh, my god, she thought, but didn't say.
"God, Jarod, do you really think it matters what you say in this very moment? I've been waiting to see you again, to see the man you have grown up to. This is the most wonderful moment of my life..."
Maggie seemed to have her emotions in control. And that was highly apreciatied by Cassie, because Jarod seemed to have lost it all. He was just staring at the screen, shaking his head in disbelief.
"Jarod!"
The vision on the screen changed to Josh again. Jarod remembered where he was immediately.
"Oh, uh, Josh..."
"You ok?"
Jarod nodded a shining smile on his face.
"Everything will be ok. I promise!"
Josh smiled back. He then turned around, as if something was behind him. First Jarod thought it might be Centre Sweepers, but Josh showed no sign of fear. Next thing was his fathers face on the screen.
"Dad!"
Jarod let out the breath he was holding. Even though he had talked to his Dad before the explosion, he still had feared he could have been injured somehow.
"Jarod, we thought you were dead..."
He saw tears in his fathers eyes.
"It got very hot, but none of us was injured seriously. We wanted the Centre to have the impression that we died there. That gives us time..."
Charles nodded.
"Uh – Jarod. Here is someone who would like to aks you some questions..."
Jarod smiled.
"Zoe?"
"Jarod, are you really ok. I thought I had to die, when we heard you weren't able to stop the bomb. Don't ever do that again."
Jarod laughed, glad to see Zoe. Behind him Cassie shifted and studied the face of the young woman Jarod loved. She was young and beautiful. Cassie suddenly felt old. Ethan grabbed her hand, so that she looked up to him smiling. She had her brother, at least. Jarod had lost his family and would now get the chance to reunite it. She had lost everything including the man she loved. She knew Jarods fear for her life. And she wished Jarod would care for her as much...
"Cassie, look, theres Emily, my sister."
Jarod turned around just in time to see the hurt in her face. He took her hand and pulled her next to him.
"Em, this is Cassie Parker. She is my best friend."
The beautiful woman on the screen smiled.
"Hi, Cassie. We can't wait to meet you in person. Speaking of... when will that be?"
"I cannot say. I guess it will still take some time."
Jarod narrowed his eyes remembering that the Centre might find out they hadn't died in the explosion after all. First they had to bring the Centre down for good. Then family reunion was due.
"We have to stop now. I don't know who tracks the video frequencies..."
"Yep, take care of yourselves. We'll stay in touch."
Josh grinned, relieved. Then the connection broke off and Jarod leaned back sighing.
"We have a lot of work to do..."
tbc