Chapter 11
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Moana knew she didn't have a choice but to take Miss Parker to Tepicore. If she didn't Miss Parker would tell Tyrell the truth and Moana would be dead faster than she could blink.
It was completely dark outside and Moana knew she would soon arrive at the Tivoli. She didn't want to do this; if Miss Parker got herself killed it would be her fault. She could just imagine the look on Tyrell's face when she came walking down the corridor with Miss Parker by her side. That wouldn't look good. Moana didn't know what to do, maybe she should let Miss Parker go there herself… yes, that was the best, she would show her the entrance, then leave.
Miss Parker arrived first, and when she saw Moana's red corvette she suddenly felt nervous. What had she gotten herself into?
Moana gestured for her to follow and Miss Parker started the car and followed Moana. As she was driving, memories of Trinity filled her mind. Oh she missed her little girl so much. She had to find a cure…
Suddenly her phone rang. "What?" when she answered her voice sounded weary.
"Miss Parker are you alright?" the voice sounded concerned and Miss Parker had to sigh.
"Jarod, what to you want?" she asked.
"Don't do it."
"Do what? Wonder boy."
"You know what I mean."
Miss Parker sighed a second time. Yes she knew exactly what he meant. She just didn't understand how he could have found out she was going to Tepicore, she didn't even think he knew what the place was.
"How do you know?"
"Oh you'd be surprised if you knew how much I know," Jarod said.
"What the hell is that supposed to mean?"
"That I know more about you than you think, and Parker, I just found out what that place is, if you go there maybe you won't come out of there alive, do you really want to risk your life?"
There was a silence. Miss Parker knew he was right, but she would never let him know that. She knew how dangerous it was, and she was afraid.
"Parker?" Jarod asked softly.
"Yes, your concern is wasted on me Jarod," she hung up before he could say anything more. She felt her eyes fill with tears and quickly blinked them away. Why did it hurt her so much to be mean to Jarod, why wasn't it easy to push him away anymore?
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The corvette suddenly stopped and Miss Parker almost hit it before she could stop her own car. Her heart was pounding in her chest. She had been so busy thinking of Jarod's phone call she hadn't seen the other car's brake lights, what the hell was wrong with her?
Miss Parker got out of the car and walked up to Moana.
"This is Tepicore?" Miss Parker asked sceptically. She scanned the surroundings but couldn't see anything. There was no sign of a building.
Moana nodded. "Right there," she nodded towards a bunch of trees.
"What? I don't see anything," Miss Parker snarled irritated.
"That's the point. Tepicore is a highly classified corporation," Moana started. She walked closer to the trees and Miss Parker followed. It wasn't until Moana pointed it out Miss Parker spotted a black hatch in the ground, somewhat covered with branches from the trees.
Miss Parker couldn't help but gasp. She couldn't believe this, what kind of place was Tepicore; this seemed creepy, even worse than the Centre.
Miss Parker put all of her fears aside and turned to the other woman. "Are you coming?" she asked.
Moana shook her head. "I told you I'd take you here, not that I'll go with you inside. I can't risk my life Miss Parker, but if you want to, feel free, it's not locked," she said bitterly.
Miss Parker stared at her. She wasn't coming with her? How in the world would she know where to go down there? She had no idea of how it looked like.
"I don't know where to go, I don't even know how Tyrell looks like, you better come with me."
"No… but I can tell you this…" Moana told Miss Parker everything she needed to know. She just hoped she would remember the directions and that she would be careful…
Miss Parker looked at the doors; she took a deep breath before opening them. A deep hole in the ground was all she could see. She gave Moana a sceptical look, and when she nodded slightly, Miss Parker knew this was now or never.
Biting her lower lip hard, Miss Parker started to climb down the ladder. Suddenly the door above her slammed shut. She almost lost her grip of the ladder in pure shock, but managed to control her fear. Was it someone up there? It was completely dark around her now, but she could see a dim light at the bottom of the hole. Miss Parker was still for a while, trying to listen. She didn't hear anything and suddenly she remembered Moana said something about the doors opening and closing by themselves as the person reaches a certain step at the ladder. She continued downwards…
When she stood on the ground, facing a never-ending dark tunnel in front of her, she started to wonder what she had gotten herself into.
Suddenly she heard footsteps coming towards her. Miss Parker froze; her heart was pounding so hard she thought it would break. She looked around for somewhere to go, but there was nowhere to hide in this narrow passageway, all she could do was waiting.
With trembling hands, Miss Parker held her gun in front of her, she didn't want to admit it, but she was afraid of what the person coming towards her would do when he or she laid eyes on her, the intruder…
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TBC.
