Chapter Five

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Miss Parker didn't know how long she had been lying there; she realized she must have passed out. But when she woke up again, she was lying in a hospital bed, her father was sitting next to her.

"Daddy!" Miss Parker wanted to hug him. In her future he had died, and the pain she had felt of not having him in her life had been unbearable. Maybe he did lie to her about things, but she was sure he had his reasons and she did love him anyway.

"I'm so glad you're okay Angel," Mr. Parker said.

Miss Parker smiled a little. "Thank you for being here," she whispered. She gave her father a look, he was hiding something. Miss Parker started to feel nervous.

Mr. Parker saw his daughter's anxious look. He sighed. "I'm afraid I have some bad news," he started. "Sydney and Broots had a car accident last night…"

Miss Parker wasn't sure she wanted to hear what he had to say, but forced herself to be strong.

"They died didn't they?" she almost whispered.

"Sydney pulled through with only a head injury, he will be fine, but Broots slipped into a coma, and the doctors aren't sure whether he will wake up again or not," Mr. Parker said.

Miss Parker shook her head, trying to deny it. This was not how it was supposed to happen. How could Sydney be fine and not Broots? What if he wouldn't make it?

"I want to see Syd, please," Miss Parker begged.

"I don't think that's a good idea."

Miss Parker started to get mad. "Yes it is," she snapped. "I'm not that hurt, gee, I don't even know what I'm doing here," Miss Parker sat up in her bed, beginning to remove the needles in her arms.

"You need that, you've lost a lot of blood," Mr. Parker explained.

"I did?" it wasn't until then Miss Parker saw the bandage around her arm. "Well, I don't care, I have to see Sydney," she got up on her feet and started to walk. She felt dizzy but ignored it and left the room. Her father ran after her.

"Angel," he started.

"Daddy, just take me to Sydney, I just need a couple of minutes."

Mr. Parker nodded. He knew there was no idea to argue with her when she had decided something.

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"Syd?" Miss Parker sat down in the chair next to his bed. "Can you hear me?" She was so happy to see him again, thank god Sydney survived.

Sydney slowly opened his eyes. He smiled as he saw her. "I'm glad you're okay," he said.

Miss Parker just nodded without saying anything.

"You heard about Broots?" Sydney stated and Miss Parker nodded a second time.

"It's awful," Sydney whispered.

"What happened?" Miss Parker asked in a trembling voice.

"When you called, he hit the brake, I guess the road was very slippery from all the water and the car started to spin. It hit a tree, on Broot's side…"

"I'm so sorry… it's my fault," Miss Parker whispered. If she hadn't called, Broots would be okay, she thought. But then she remembered Debbie's words. If she hadn't called, the accident would have taken place anyway, the only difference, Sydney would have died, they both would have…

Sydney shook his head. "Jarod?" he asked.

"He got away," Miss Parker mumbled. For good, she added to herself. She wanted to cry when she thought of it. If she'd only been a little nicer to him… now he would disappear forever and marry Zoë, get kids and live happily ever after. While Miss Parker would grow old and eventually kill herself, life was so unfair…

"Parker…" Sydney started. "Before Broots passed out… he told me to…" Sydney's voice trailed off. Miss Parker gave him an encouraging look.

"He wanted you to take care of Debbie; apparently she told him once, that if something happened to him, she didn't want to go back to her mother, she wanted to be with you…"

Miss Parker couldn't help but gasp out loud. Finally she nodded. "I'll do whatever I can to help her…" she whispered. Pictures of a grown up Debbie flashed through her head.

"When my father died, the Centre 'took care' of me, they never let my mother know what happened to daddy and me, she's dead now… Miss Parker was the only one who came to visit me… She's the one who helped me become what I am today… I've always admired her…"

Debbie's words echoed in Miss Parker's head. She knew what she had to do. She had to do whatever it took to protect little Debbie, there was no way she would stand by and let the Centre hurt her. She was not going to let Debbie end up the way she did, not this time… and if Broots woke up again, Debbie would be waiting for him, she would still be his sweet little girl.

Miss Parker only wished there was a chance to change how things would turn out for Jarod, she wanted to be the one… she wanted to be the one he loved…

She prayed she would get a chance to make things right…

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TBC.