Joy - It's okay you missed the story you're here now and that's all that matters. Yeah I hate that Jarod's leaving soon too.
Erikstrulove- Damn was star wars out then cause that's a good idea. I might have to insert a chapter. Granted Jarod will be gone then but Mor and Sammy can still have some fun. Ohh Ohh ideas. I haven't been watching the movies recently but I have been watching Indian Jones. Oh Mor and Sammy playing Indian Jones with a whip and a hat, and a large paper mache bolder. I could have a whole chapter devoted to George Lucas.
Okay back to your review. Mr. Parker will talk to Mor in the next chapter. But he normally isn't going interact much with her.
Crazyrussiangal-Yay you're here. And you're welcome for the stories.
I am on board, and that was so sweet! I enjoyed it, having a look at how Parker, Jarod, and Sam would be when they were babies, it is so cute!! Please keep updating and thanks for the cute stories!
LadyJadePerendhil- Yes I saw you got your line. And it was just for you. Does everyone see the power of reviews.
Yeah Emma's kinda slow but hey she needs the money. So she's gonna stick it out with the kids. And yes the kids are looking for that second star to the right in this chapter so the wait is over. And I sorry bu the kids wont get around to playing any tricks on Mr. Parker. But in the next chapter Jar does kinda hurt Mr. Parker. Oh yeah I was wrong Jar's around for one more chapter after this one.
CHAPTER 6
THAT TIME AGAIN
September 1, 1962
5:21pm
Blue Cove, Delaware
Parker Manor
It was that time again. And once again the children were deeply depressed. It was time for Jarod to return home. The past two weeks had been wonderful. The children had enjoyed each other's company. They did not get into as much mischief as they had the first few days of Emma's arrival. But they did test both their nanny's patience as well as Catherine's and Elizabeth. Mostly it was small things such as wondering off in stores when they were to have stayed put, and playing with things they had no business playing with.
For instance Catherine had become very upset when she discovered the three children in her husband's office at the manor playing with a set of blocks. Catherine never explained why she was so angry with the children but the children had made sure to be good for the next two days. Later that night as Jarod and Mor were suppose to be asleep Jar herd Catherine yelling at Mr. Parker about the blocks a few times he had heard the word 'pretender' coming from Mr. Parker. Jarod wondered what a 'pretender' was.
Other than the minor incident over the blocks Jarod's stay had been enjoyable. He sat on the steps leading upstairs. His bags were packed and placed by the front door. He on Mor's right while Sammy sat on her left. The three children had their chin's resting in their hands, their elbows resting on their knees.
Jarod's parents had yet to arrive but the children knew that it was inevitable. They would come, stay for dinner and then they would leave taking Jarod with them. Leaving behind the other two children. Until they were reunited they would spend their time depressed. Jarod especially, other than Mor and Sammy he had no friends. He did not get along well with the other children in his neighborhood. The other children made fun of him because he was different. Jarod didn't know how he was different but he knew that Mor was different too. So was Sammy, only Sammy wasn't as different as Mor and Jarod.
The door bell ranged and the three children exchanged glances, and sighed. Catherine came and opened the door. Margaret and Charles entered the house, and Mor and Sammy ran up the stairs. Jarod was torn between running after his only friends or going to his parents. Jarod went after his friends. Leaving his parents shocked.
"They hate this." Catherine said. "It's so hard on them, having Jarod leave. When he's gone they miss him so much. And when he's here they are so happy."
"I know what you mean." Charles said. "Jarod doesn't get along well with the children at home. We take him to the play ground and he sits off by himself, the other children wont let him play with them. He's like Rudolf."
"Poor baby." Margaret sighed as the three walked into the kitchen. "Where's Richard, Catherine?"
"At the office. Raines is proposing a new project and Richard has to be their," Catherine said.
"So it will be just the six of us for dinner then?" Charles asked.
"No, Sammy's parents, Allen and Elizabeth are coming." Catherine answered.
Dinner was eaten in an uncomfortable silence. The parent's watched as their children at with their heads down moving their dinner from on side of the plate to the other.
"So Jarod you'll be four soon." Allen said trying to get the children to speak. Jarod nodded his head. "And Morgan you turn three right after if I'm not mistaken." Mor nodded her head.
"We done can we go upstair?" Sammy asked Catherine.
"Of course why don't you all check Morgan's room and see if Jarod left anything." Catherine said as, she, Margaret and Elizabeth helped their children out of their high chairs. The children then shuffled off to Mor's room.
"Gotta idea." Mor said when they reached her room.
"What?" Sammy and Jarod asked.
"Jar leave somethin' here then he gotta come back t' get it." Mor said.
"Will work?" Sammy asked.
"Try it." Jarod said shrugging his shoulders. The three children snuck down stairs and pulled out one of Jarod's shirts from his bag. They then hid it in Mor's dresser drawer.
"Why you gotta go Jar?" Sammy asked. "Why you can't stay?"
"Don't know. Guess they don't know 'm 'posed to stay here wit you and Mor."
"Dey silly. 'S why 'm never growin' up." Mor said angrily.
"You gonna be like Peter Pan, Mor. Go to Never Never land?" Jarod asked grinning.
"Yup an I can fight Pirates." Mor said grabbing a wooden sword from her toy box and leaping on to her bed. Jarod and Sammy grabbed a sword as well and leapt on to Mor's bed.
"We eat all da candy we want." Sammy said as he Jarod and Mor carried out a play sword fight.
"We could learn t' fly." Jarod said.
"Play wit da Indians." Mor replied.
"An we always be together." Sammy said. Morgan stopped, and her eyes turned a bright blue as she began to grin.
"Let's go." Mor said in a low wild voice. Sammy mentally kicked himself.
"Mor." The two boys began.
"What!" She said angrily (not knowing that it would be her catchphrase in the years to come). "You want to go 'gain? Thought you want to stay." She said to Jarod. "I don' wanna for you t' let me go. 'Sides you promised member? We were in da tree you said you wouldn't let me go. Keep what you promised. Stay wit me 'n Sammy. Come wit us to Never, Never land, Jar." Mor said she was almost yelling she was so angry, but she was also crying, afraid she would lose her friend again.
"Kay we go. Now for they find out." Jarod said. "Grab sword we gonna need um. Clothes too, an' food." He commanded. Mor grabbed an outfit. Sammy who had spare clothing at the Manor, also grabbed a change of clothing. Jarod retrieved his shirt from Mor's dresser drawer and a pair of shorts from downstairs. As Jarod was getting his clothes Mor and Sammy raided Mor's secret stash of candy and packed it way in Jarod's backpack, along with their change of clothes. Jarod found three of Mor's belts and each of the children put on the belts and carried their swords in them. Jarod shouldered the backpack and the children snuck downstairs. Jarod hefted Mor up on his shoulders and she unlocked the door and opened it.
They then left the Manor, leaving their parents behind.
"So how do we get dere?" Sammy asked.
"Second star to the right and straight on to tomorrow,"Jarod quoted.
"Which star?" Sammy asked looking up at the sky.
"That one." Mor said "Lets go."
"Uh Mor we can't cross da street lone," Sammy said, when the children reached to corner
"We cross da street together, Sammy, we not lone if we together." Mor replied.
"Oh." Sammy said.
"Come on lets go for they find out we gone." Jarod said and led the other two across the street.
Fifteen minutes later the children found themselves at the park.
"I'm tired," Sammy yawned.
"We wait then for Tinker Bell and Peter Pan t' show us da way." Jarod said and the three of them sat down on a park bench and waited for their way to never, never land to be shown. They fell asleep. Much in the same way they did over a month ago, Mor's head resting in Jarod's lap, her feet in Sammy's.
Back at the Manor their was panic. The parents had discovered that their children were gone and had no idea where the children were. Catherine had called her husband. Mr. Parker had left the Centre and rushed home. Charles called the police to report the missing children after Catherine called her husband.
For the next two hours the police along with Centre cleaners and sweepers searched the streets for the children. Mr. Parker made a call to Raines in which he questioned him on the whereabouts of the children. After realizing that Raines did not take the children Mr. Parker hung up the phone and joined his wife and other four worried parents. Feeling helpless to help their children Mr. Parker, Allen, and Charles set off in separate cars to search for Jarod, Mor, and Sammy.
Their wives stayed behind in case the police called to alert them of any news. It was while they set in the kitchen waiting Catherine stood up suddenly.
park fountain park fountain park fountain park fountain
Catherine gasped.
"Catherine what is it?" Margaret asked.
"The children are in the park." Catherine said.
"How do you know?" Elizabeth asked.
"I just do. Now lets go." Catherine said and the three women set off to the park to find their children.
They found the children asleep on a park bench in front of a fountain. The mother's ran to their children and them cradled them in their arms kissing the tops of their heads as they thanked God that their children were all right. The three children groaned as they begun to awake.
"Momma, where Tinkerbell?" Mor asked sleepily. Catherine didn't reply instead she held her daughter tighter.
The mothers buckled the children in the car and returned to the Manor. Margaret then placed a call to the police to alert them that the children had been found. The police then alerted Charles, Allen and Mr. Parker that the children had been found.
"What were you three thinking?" Mr. Parker yelled at the three children.
"Richard, calm down." Catherine said as she calmed her started daughter.
"Why don't we take the children upstairs and let them sleep. Its too late to start driving
home." Charles said.
"Lizzie and I will take Sammy home." Allen said.
"No!" The three children yelled.
"Sammy stay." Jarod said firmly from his father's arms. "Get Sammy in da morning."
"Ace I think that Sammy's parents would like to take him home." Charles said.
"Sammy stay." Jarod once again stated.
"Please," Mor said "Don't take Sammy 'way."
"Sammy can stay for tonight." Allen said realizing that what ever prompted the children to run away stemmed from Jarod's returning home.
Catherine, Margaret and Elizabeth tucked the children in bed and returned downstairs.
"Sorry couldn't get us to never, never land." Mor said yawning.
"'S okay." Jarod said. "Still got tomorrow."
"What bout after tomorrow?" Sammy asked.
"We see." Jarod replied.
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In the next chapter the children face repercussions for running away.
