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Chapter 5
"You okay Jarod?" the bartender asked.
" I'm fine David." he put his head on the bar.
" Let me guess. It's a women." he said as he gave Jarod another shot.
Jarod looked away. " Ok. I understand, you don't want to talk about it".
Jarod groaned. " Yes, it's a woman."
" Your girlfriend, lover, fiancée,? he asked. " Nothing like that, I'm just having some past troubles".
" An ex huh? I hear you brother".
" You could say that" Jarod said. He got up and took out a fifty dollar bill from his pocket.
"Keep the change." he said then left.
Sydney sat in front of the DSA and watched the scenes play out. He remembered the night when
Mr. Parker had approached him about his daughter's well being and the future that she was meant to have, away from the Center.
" Sydney you have to burn that letter. He is already losing his concentration."
" He's in love." Sydney said with a smile.
" Ha." Mr. Parker said. " What does he know about love."
" He knows what your daughter has shown him and what his heart tells him." Sydney replied.
" Sydney, If you know what is good for the boy. You will burn that letter." he growled.
" I want my daughter to have nothing to do with the Center. She's being shipped off to boarding school in Europe as we speak. I want her to have as normal a life as she can. I want her to be free of the demons which envelope her families legacy. I owe Catherine that much."
" It's good that you want her to have a life but….Jarod is going to be heartbroken." Sydney said.
" Jarod is part of the Center. And I want my daughter to have nothing to do with the Center…so as long as Jarod works for the Center he shall never get close to my daughter. And for his sake, you better make sure of that." he said then stormed off.
Sydney looked fixedly at the letter in his hand. Miss. Parker came by and asked him to give it to Jarod. He didn't read it, of course not, but he was sure that it was an apology for not showing up for their usual meetings. The scene ends there.
Sydney pulled out the box which contained his precious keepsakes. He took out the letter carefully.
" I'm so sorry Jarod" he whispered, then put it away.
Jarod laid in bed, Zoë body pressed flush against his.
He felt guilty for his thoughts. How could he be thinking of the love he had with Miss. Parker whilst there was this woman who loved him, sleeping right next to him. His thoughts didn't keep him up for long, as he started to doze off.
"Come on Jarod." a teenage Miss. Parker whispered to Jarod.
" Miss. Parker we're going to get into trouble." Jarod said as he tried to avoid a spider's web in the vent. " Not if we don't get caught" Miss. Parker answered.
He pulled her back against him, just in time, before the sweeper shine the light into the vent. " Not if we don't get caught, right? " he said then smiled. She leaned forward slightly then placed a kiss on his lips.
" We never get caught". she smirked. Jarod shook his head to get rid of the fog which always seemed to come when Parker was around.
" Come on, it's right here" she giggled.
She opened the vent which led to the room. " I found this yesterday, " she said as she got down. " This will be our new secret meeting place."
" How did you find it." he asked.
Parker's watch started beeping. "We have five minutes to get back before Sydney comes to check on you." she said.
" Come on, we can come back later." Jarod said.
They turned around and climbed back into the vents. They quickly found their way back to the Sydney's lab. " One minute" Parker said.
They pulled up chairs opposite to each other at the table. Jarod pulled a piece of a cobweb out of Parker's hair. She smiled sweetly at him and tried to hold back a laugh as Sydney walked in.
" The game of life makes no rules but that which one makes for himself."
a voice said as the floor split in two and they were pulled apart. Jarod was tossed into oblivion his hand stretching to reach for Parker's as she turned her back on him.
He woke up in brusquely, beads of sweat gracing his body.
Zoë woke up next to him. " What's wrong, baby?" she asked.
" Nothing, it's just a bad dream. Go back to sleep." he whispered.
She kissed his shoulders then laid back down, pulling him along with her to lie on her stomach. He wrapped his arms around her, welcoming the warmth as she played with his hair, lulling him back to sleep.
He'd given up on his first love a long time ago. Or at least so he thought.
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Chapter 5
"You okay Jarod?" the bartender asked.
" I'm fine David." he put his head on the bar.
" Let me guess. It's a women." he said as he gave Jarod another shot.
Jarod looked away. " Ok. I understand, you don't want to talk about it".
Jarod groaned. " Yes, it's a woman."
" Your girlfriend, lover, fiancée,? he asked. " Nothing like that, I'm just having some past troubles".
" An ex huh? I hear you brother".
" You could say that" Jarod said. He got up and took out a fifty dollar bill from his pocket.
"Keep the change." he said then left.
Sydney sat in front of the DSA and watched the scenes play out. He remembered the night when
Mr. Parker had approached him about his daughter's well being and the future that she was meant to have, away from the Center.
" Sydney you have to burn that letter. He is already losing his concentration."
" He's in love." Sydney said with a smile.
" Ha." Mr. Parker said. " What does he know about love."
" He knows what your daughter has shown him and what his heart tells him." Sydney replied.
" Sydney, If you know what is good for the boy. You will burn that letter." he growled.
" I want my daughter to have nothing to do with the Center. She's being shipped off to boarding school in Europe as we speak. I want her to have as normal a life as she can. I want her to be free of the demons which envelope her families legacy. I owe Catherine that much."
" It's good that you want her to have a life but….Jarod is going to be heartbroken." Sydney said.
" Jarod is part of the Center. And I want my daughter to have nothing to do with the Center…so as long as Jarod works for the Center he shall never get close to my daughter. And for his sake, you better make sure of that." he said then stormed off.
Sydney looked fixedly at the letter in his hand. Miss. Parker came by and asked him to give it to Jarod. He didn't read it, of course not, but he was sure that it was an apology for not showing up for their usual meetings. The scene ends there.
Sydney pulled out the box which contained his precious keepsakes. He took out the letter carefully.
" I'm so sorry Jarod" he whispered, then put it away.
Jarod laid in bed, Zoë body pressed flush against his.
He felt guilty for his thoughts. How could he be thinking of the love he had with Miss. Parker whilst there was this woman who loved him, sleeping right next to him. His thoughts didn't keep him up for long, as he started to doze off.
"Come on Jarod." a teenage Miss. Parker whispered to Jarod.
" Miss. Parker we're going to get into trouble." Jarod said as he tried to avoid a spider's web in the vent. " Not if we don't get caught" Miss. Parker answered.
He pulled her back against him, just in time, before the sweeper shine the light into the vent. " Not if we don't get caught, right? " he said then smiled. She leaned forward slightly then placed a kiss on his lips.
" We never get caught". she smirked. Jarod shook his head to get rid of the fog which always seemed to come when Parker was around.
" Come on, it's right here" she giggled.
She opened the vent which led to the room. " I found this yesterday, " she said as she got down. " This will be our new secret meeting place."
" How did you find it." he asked.
Parker's watch started beeping. "We have five minutes to get back before Sydney comes to check on you." she said.
" Come on, we can come back later." Jarod said.
They turned around and climbed back into the vents. They quickly found their way back to the Sydney's lab. " One minute" Parker said.
They pulled up chairs opposite to each other at the table. Jarod pulled a piece of a cobweb out of Parker's hair. She smiled sweetly at him and tried to hold back a laugh as Sydney walked in.
" The game of life makes no rules but that which one makes for himself."
a voice said as the floor split in two and they were pulled apart. Jarod was tossed into oblivion his hand stretching to reach for Parker's as she turned her back on him.
He woke up in brusquely, beads of sweat gracing his body.
Zoë woke up next to him. " What's wrong, baby?" she asked.
" Nothing, it's just a bad dream. Go back to sleep." he whispered.
She kissed his shoulders then laid back down, pulling him along with her to lie on her stomach. He wrapped his arms around her, welcoming the warmth as she played with his hair, lulling him back to sleep.
He'd given up on his first love a long time ago. Or at least so he thought.
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