THE CENTRE.
SYDNEY'S OFFICE.
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Jarod walked into the office without knocking. Sydney looked up as he heard the footsteps.
"Miss Parker, I heard from your father that you are replaced. What happened?" he asked. Jarod walked up to the couch and sat down without saying anything. He sighed deeply. He had to tell him, there wasn't much time. He only wished Miss Parker had been able to say goodbye. He knew she wanted to.
"Syd, I don't wanna talk about it, let's say that I'm on Jarod's side. I've been the whole time and daddy found out when I shot Lyle to prevent him from hurting Jarod." *** Don't give me that look. ***
Sydney stared at him in shock. But soon a smile crept to his face.
"I understand. What are you going to do now?" he asked, suspecting what the answer would be.
There was a silence.
"I'm leaving the Centre. I don't have a reason to stay here anymore, and besides I can't risk that Lyle will capture Jarod..." Jarod said, knowing Miss Parker would never be this honest. But Sydney deserved to know the truth. Miss Parker didn't have to find out.
Sydney nodded slowly, not knowing what to say.
"I'm sorry it has to be like this, but we don't have a choice. I know I could never stand the thought of knowing that Jarod would be locked up here, I would miss him so much," Jarod continued. He smiled to himself as he realized how stupid it felt to talk about himself in this way. His smile grew bigger as he saw the stunned look in the older mans face. Of course Sydney was shocked. Miss Parker would never have confessed her love for Jarod just like that. This was really fun!
"What Syd? Have you swallowed your tongue?" he teased.
"I'm just... You have changed Parker, I never thought I would hear you say something like that," Sydney said.
"I know," Jarod said. *** The only problem is that I'm not her... ***
"I have to go, do you know where I can find Broots?"
Sydney looked at him puzzled.
"There he always is, the tech-room..." he said a bit confused. What was wrong with her? She had behaved strange the whole time.
"Can you come with me..." *** Please... I don't wanna go there alone... it's creepy! ***
"What?"
"I don't want to say goodbye to him alone," Jarod begged. Miss Parker would kill him if she knew what he was doing, but he wasn't sure he could find the way there, and the last thing he wanted was to run into Mr. Parker or Mr. Raines.
"Sure..." Sydney said. He gave Jarod a confused look, but got up on his feet and both of them left the office.
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EARLY NEXT MORNING. SOMEWHERE ON A ROAD.
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"I've never been on a road trip before."
Miss Parker smiled. "Then it's about time," she said, giving Jarod a quick look.
"So where are we going?"
"I don't know, but I think we should find a safe place, and then we should work on that thing so we can switch back, did you get those papers from the lab?"
Jarod nodded. "I have everything I need," he said.
"Great! I can't wait to be myself again!" *** Not that I'm complaining! This is kind of cool! ***
"I know what you mean." *** I'll miss you. ***
There was a long silence.
"Parker? I think you should take your medicine," Jarod suddenly said. Miss Parker gave him a puzzled look. But realized what he was talking about when he was massaging his stomach.
"That won't help," she smiled. *** It's really nice to not have to deal with that damn ulcer! ***
"What?"
"You should take my medicine, it's your stomach now," she said smiling as she heard Jarod whimper.
"I'm hungry, can we stop somewhere?"
Miss Parker frowned. "You're gonna eat?" she asked.
"Yeah!" *** Why is that so strange? ***
"You can't do that!" *** How can he possibly eat so much?! He'll make me fat! ***
"And why is that?"
Miss Parker sighed. "Never mind."
They drove about a half an hour until they find a pizza place. Miss Parker stopped the car and they both got out, heading for the small restaurant.
"What the hell?" Miss Parker exclaimed as she read the menus.
Jarod gave her a puzzled look.
"I can't believe they only have pizza here!" *** What kind of place is this! ***
"What had you expected? It's a pizza place," Jarod said with a grin. *** Seriously, don't tell me you have never been at a place like this before. ***
"But I don't want pizza, I want 'real' food!" Miss Parker snapped.
"Pizza is good!" Jarod smiled. Ignoring Miss Parker annoyed comment.
"Fine! I'll have one," Miss Parker surrendered. They ordered the food and soon the waitress arrived with it. Jarod immediately started to eat. Miss Parker stared at him with a look that said 'you are crazy'
"What are you waiting for? It tastes better before it's getting cold!"
Miss Parker glared at him. Hesitating she tasted the food.
"This IS good! I can't believe I haven't tried I this earlier!" Miss Parker smiled. *** Damn you Jarod! ***
"I told you!" *** Hah! Gotcha! ***
Miss Parker couldn't help but smile. This was so different. She hadn't had this fun in a long time. Being there with Jarod made her feel normal. She decided to forget about everything else and just have fun! For as long as it could last.
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Jarod walked into the office without knocking. Sydney looked up as he heard the footsteps.
"Miss Parker, I heard from your father that you are replaced. What happened?" he asked. Jarod walked up to the couch and sat down without saying anything. He sighed deeply. He had to tell him, there wasn't much time. He only wished Miss Parker had been able to say goodbye. He knew she wanted to.
"Syd, I don't wanna talk about it, let's say that I'm on Jarod's side. I've been the whole time and daddy found out when I shot Lyle to prevent him from hurting Jarod." *** Don't give me that look. ***
Sydney stared at him in shock. But soon a smile crept to his face.
"I understand. What are you going to do now?" he asked, suspecting what the answer would be.
There was a silence.
"I'm leaving the Centre. I don't have a reason to stay here anymore, and besides I can't risk that Lyle will capture Jarod..." Jarod said, knowing Miss Parker would never be this honest. But Sydney deserved to know the truth. Miss Parker didn't have to find out.
Sydney nodded slowly, not knowing what to say.
"I'm sorry it has to be like this, but we don't have a choice. I know I could never stand the thought of knowing that Jarod would be locked up here, I would miss him so much," Jarod continued. He smiled to himself as he realized how stupid it felt to talk about himself in this way. His smile grew bigger as he saw the stunned look in the older mans face. Of course Sydney was shocked. Miss Parker would never have confessed her love for Jarod just like that. This was really fun!
"What Syd? Have you swallowed your tongue?" he teased.
"I'm just... You have changed Parker, I never thought I would hear you say something like that," Sydney said.
"I know," Jarod said. *** The only problem is that I'm not her... ***
"I have to go, do you know where I can find Broots?"
Sydney looked at him puzzled.
"There he always is, the tech-room..." he said a bit confused. What was wrong with her? She had behaved strange the whole time.
"Can you come with me..." *** Please... I don't wanna go there alone... it's creepy! ***
"What?"
"I don't want to say goodbye to him alone," Jarod begged. Miss Parker would kill him if she knew what he was doing, but he wasn't sure he could find the way there, and the last thing he wanted was to run into Mr. Parker or Mr. Raines.
"Sure..." Sydney said. He gave Jarod a confused look, but got up on his feet and both of them left the office.
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EARLY NEXT MORNING. SOMEWHERE ON A ROAD.
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"I've never been on a road trip before."
Miss Parker smiled. "Then it's about time," she said, giving Jarod a quick look.
"So where are we going?"
"I don't know, but I think we should find a safe place, and then we should work on that thing so we can switch back, did you get those papers from the lab?"
Jarod nodded. "I have everything I need," he said.
"Great! I can't wait to be myself again!" *** Not that I'm complaining! This is kind of cool! ***
"I know what you mean." *** I'll miss you. ***
There was a long silence.
"Parker? I think you should take your medicine," Jarod suddenly said. Miss Parker gave him a puzzled look. But realized what he was talking about when he was massaging his stomach.
"That won't help," she smiled. *** It's really nice to not have to deal with that damn ulcer! ***
"What?"
"You should take my medicine, it's your stomach now," she said smiling as she heard Jarod whimper.
"I'm hungry, can we stop somewhere?"
Miss Parker frowned. "You're gonna eat?" she asked.
"Yeah!" *** Why is that so strange? ***
"You can't do that!" *** How can he possibly eat so much?! He'll make me fat! ***
"And why is that?"
Miss Parker sighed. "Never mind."
They drove about a half an hour until they find a pizza place. Miss Parker stopped the car and they both got out, heading for the small restaurant.
"What the hell?" Miss Parker exclaimed as she read the menus.
Jarod gave her a puzzled look.
"I can't believe they only have pizza here!" *** What kind of place is this! ***
"What had you expected? It's a pizza place," Jarod said with a grin. *** Seriously, don't tell me you have never been at a place like this before. ***
"But I don't want pizza, I want 'real' food!" Miss Parker snapped.
"Pizza is good!" Jarod smiled. Ignoring Miss Parker annoyed comment.
"Fine! I'll have one," Miss Parker surrendered. They ordered the food and soon the waitress arrived with it. Jarod immediately started to eat. Miss Parker stared at him with a look that said 'you are crazy'
"What are you waiting for? It tastes better before it's getting cold!"
Miss Parker glared at him. Hesitating she tasted the food.
"This IS good! I can't believe I haven't tried I this earlier!" Miss Parker smiled. *** Damn you Jarod! ***
"I told you!" *** Hah! Gotcha! ***
Miss Parker couldn't help but smile. This was so different. She hadn't had this fun in a long time. Being there with Jarod made her feel normal. She decided to forget about everything else and just have fun! For as long as it could last.