CHAPTER FOUR.
LATER. JAROD'S HOTEL ROOM.
Jarod peeked through the door to the bedroom. The room was almost dark and completely silent. He was just about to close the door when he heard his name.
"Yes?" he asked.
"You can come in, it's your room remember," Lydia said.
Jarod smiled and walked into the room. He sat down on the bed.
"How are you feeling?" he asked.
There was a silence.
"I don't know..." Lydia finally said. "Why are you being so nice to me? You don't even know me," she whispered.
Jarod was silent a while as he thought of what to say. He knew he had to tell her about Miss Parker. But he wasn't sure she would be ready to hear it.
"Jarod... please."
"Okay, I don't know how to say this. You know when I first saw you, I thought you were someone else. I couldn't let go of that thought and I asked a friend to me to do a little research," Jarod paused as he saw Lydia's confused look.
"Continue..." she whispered.
"Do you know that you have a sister?"
"What? No..."
"Well, you have. And she is the 'Miss Parker' I have been talking about." Jarod explained.
"How is that possible?" Lydia asked. She couldn't believe it!
"I know this is hard to believe... but you were taken from your family when you were a baby. And I understand that this sounds crazy, but you are better off not knowing your real family," Jarod said sadly.
Lydia just stared at him. She was shocked. How was it possible that a stranger could change her life like this in only a couple of days? She sighed heavily. Why hadn't her parents told her? Why would they lie?
"Lydia? Are you okay?" Jarod asked as he saw the look on her face.
Unable to speak, Lydia just nodded.
"I'm sorry you had to find out like this."
"It's not your fault. I'm glad you told me," Lydia said. "What's wrong with them? Why am I better off not knowing them?" she continued.
With a sigh, Jarod briefly informed her about what happened to Catherine and the way Mr. Parker treated his daughter.
Lydia slowly nodded. "My family does at least care about me..." she mumbled.
Jarod nodded.
"I feel sorry for Miss Parker..." Lydia said in a low voice. She was quiet for a while. "When you find her, I would like to meet..." she stopped speaking as she saw the look on Jarod's face. She gave him a puzzled look.
"She's dead..." Jarod nearly whispered. He couldn't say the words without getting tears in his eyes.
"I'm... I'm so sorry..." Lydia mumbled.
Jarod took a deep breath. "Me too, I wish you could have met her... she was very complicated, but I'm sure she would have liked you..." he said.
"Please tell me about her," Lydia begged.
Jarod gave her a sad smile. Slowly he lay down next to Lydia. He gave her an encouraging smile as he saw her uncertain look. When Jarod began talking, she relaxed and listened carefully to what he was saying.
NEXT DAY. JAROD'S HOTEL ROOM.
"Good morning! How are you feeling?"
Lydia looked up and saw Jarod entering the room.
"What time is it? Oh my god... I have to go to work!" she exclaimed as she realized how late it was.
"No, you're not going anywhere. But I have to go to work though. I hope they're not mad at me because I didn't show up at my party..." Jarod said.
"You had your reasons... just tell them and they will understand."
Jarod nodded. "Is it anything I can do for you?" he asked.
"No, you have done enough. How can I ever make it up to you?"
Jarod smiled. "You don't have to, I'm just glad I can help," he said.
Lydia smiled back at him. She tried to sit up, but a strong wave of pain made her collapse back onto the bed. Tears filled her eyes and a loud sob escaped her throat. She turned her head to avoid looking at the man looking down at her.
"Lydia... just give it some time..." Jarod soothed.
"I miss him, I know I shouldn't... but I can't help it... I'm so stupid..." Lydia sniveled.
Jarod gave her a stunned look. How could she miss someone who almost killed her? She should hate him...
"I don't know what to say..."
"I know he loves me... he's just..." Lydia's voice trailed off. She gave Jarod a miserable look.
"He doesn't love you. If he loved you; he would never do this to you... no one hurts the people they love..." Jarod said, trying to repress his anger.
When Lydia didn't say anything, he continued but in a nicer tone.
"How long have this been going on?" he asked.
There was a silence. Long enough for Jarod to wonder if she was going to answer at all.
"About one year..."
Jarod couldn't help but let out a loud gasp. "Oh my god! Are you crazy!" He almost screamed. As he saw her flinch, he immediately regretted screaming at her.
"Lydia, I'm sorry... I didn't mean that, I just overreacted," he mumbled.
Lydia just looked at him with fear in her eyes. Jarod sat down at the bed; slowly he took Lydia's hand in his.
"I'm sorry, I won't hurt you..." he said softly.
"I know..." Lydia mumbled.
"If you want me to stay, I'll stay... it's up to you," Jarod said.
Lydia shook her head. "You need to go to work, I'll be fine," she said.
Jarod nodded. "I know you will be, you're safe here."
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NOTE: I know... you guys want Parker to be alive. And she IS, just be patient. There are some things that have to happen before Jarod finds out!
LATER. JAROD'S HOTEL ROOM.
Jarod peeked through the door to the bedroom. The room was almost dark and completely silent. He was just about to close the door when he heard his name.
"Yes?" he asked.
"You can come in, it's your room remember," Lydia said.
Jarod smiled and walked into the room. He sat down on the bed.
"How are you feeling?" he asked.
There was a silence.
"I don't know..." Lydia finally said. "Why are you being so nice to me? You don't even know me," she whispered.
Jarod was silent a while as he thought of what to say. He knew he had to tell her about Miss Parker. But he wasn't sure she would be ready to hear it.
"Jarod... please."
"Okay, I don't know how to say this. You know when I first saw you, I thought you were someone else. I couldn't let go of that thought and I asked a friend to me to do a little research," Jarod paused as he saw Lydia's confused look.
"Continue..." she whispered.
"Do you know that you have a sister?"
"What? No..."
"Well, you have. And she is the 'Miss Parker' I have been talking about." Jarod explained.
"How is that possible?" Lydia asked. She couldn't believe it!
"I know this is hard to believe... but you were taken from your family when you were a baby. And I understand that this sounds crazy, but you are better off not knowing your real family," Jarod said sadly.
Lydia just stared at him. She was shocked. How was it possible that a stranger could change her life like this in only a couple of days? She sighed heavily. Why hadn't her parents told her? Why would they lie?
"Lydia? Are you okay?" Jarod asked as he saw the look on her face.
Unable to speak, Lydia just nodded.
"I'm sorry you had to find out like this."
"It's not your fault. I'm glad you told me," Lydia said. "What's wrong with them? Why am I better off not knowing them?" she continued.
With a sigh, Jarod briefly informed her about what happened to Catherine and the way Mr. Parker treated his daughter.
Lydia slowly nodded. "My family does at least care about me..." she mumbled.
Jarod nodded.
"I feel sorry for Miss Parker..." Lydia said in a low voice. She was quiet for a while. "When you find her, I would like to meet..." she stopped speaking as she saw the look on Jarod's face. She gave him a puzzled look.
"She's dead..." Jarod nearly whispered. He couldn't say the words without getting tears in his eyes.
"I'm... I'm so sorry..." Lydia mumbled.
Jarod took a deep breath. "Me too, I wish you could have met her... she was very complicated, but I'm sure she would have liked you..." he said.
"Please tell me about her," Lydia begged.
Jarod gave her a sad smile. Slowly he lay down next to Lydia. He gave her an encouraging smile as he saw her uncertain look. When Jarod began talking, she relaxed and listened carefully to what he was saying.
NEXT DAY. JAROD'S HOTEL ROOM.
"Good morning! How are you feeling?"
Lydia looked up and saw Jarod entering the room.
"What time is it? Oh my god... I have to go to work!" she exclaimed as she realized how late it was.
"No, you're not going anywhere. But I have to go to work though. I hope they're not mad at me because I didn't show up at my party..." Jarod said.
"You had your reasons... just tell them and they will understand."
Jarod nodded. "Is it anything I can do for you?" he asked.
"No, you have done enough. How can I ever make it up to you?"
Jarod smiled. "You don't have to, I'm just glad I can help," he said.
Lydia smiled back at him. She tried to sit up, but a strong wave of pain made her collapse back onto the bed. Tears filled her eyes and a loud sob escaped her throat. She turned her head to avoid looking at the man looking down at her.
"Lydia... just give it some time..." Jarod soothed.
"I miss him, I know I shouldn't... but I can't help it... I'm so stupid..." Lydia sniveled.
Jarod gave her a stunned look. How could she miss someone who almost killed her? She should hate him...
"I don't know what to say..."
"I know he loves me... he's just..." Lydia's voice trailed off. She gave Jarod a miserable look.
"He doesn't love you. If he loved you; he would never do this to you... no one hurts the people they love..." Jarod said, trying to repress his anger.
When Lydia didn't say anything, he continued but in a nicer tone.
"How long have this been going on?" he asked.
There was a silence. Long enough for Jarod to wonder if she was going to answer at all.
"About one year..."
Jarod couldn't help but let out a loud gasp. "Oh my god! Are you crazy!" He almost screamed. As he saw her flinch, he immediately regretted screaming at her.
"Lydia, I'm sorry... I didn't mean that, I just overreacted," he mumbled.
Lydia just looked at him with fear in her eyes. Jarod sat down at the bed; slowly he took Lydia's hand in his.
"I'm sorry, I won't hurt you..." he said softly.
"I know..." Lydia mumbled.
"If you want me to stay, I'll stay... it's up to you," Jarod said.
Lydia shook her head. "You need to go to work, I'll be fine," she said.
Jarod nodded. "I know you will be, you're safe here."
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NOTE: I know... you guys want Parker to be alive. And she IS, just be patient. There are some things that have to happen before Jarod finds out!