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Author’s Note: I decided to finish the story.

Watching

He watched her as she paced around her office after getting off the phone with Jarod. She never knew that he kept an eye on her sometimes when she was here and at home. He knew that he had to reach her and soon. Her mother had filled him in on how the two had met and became friends in this place. He wondered that when he was in construction when he had met Jarod and he in turn told him about Miss Parker. He felt sorry for Jarod and for her because both of them didn’t have the best of childhoods. It must be hard for her to chase her childhood friend. He knew that she loved Jarod and Jarod loved Miss Parker, but she kept on pushing him away. He would have to come back to her and talk to her when she was at home. Not here, not at this place. He knew from Mrs. Parker that Miss Parker was developing her inner sense. He hoped that he could convince her to let down her guard towards Jarod. That to follow her heart and not what other people tell her to do.

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Miss Parker’s Home.

She unlocked the door to her house and threw the keys onto the table. After closing and locking it she turned to the living room and plopped down and shut her eyes. Sydney had been trying to teach her how to use her inner sense before she had met Ethan, but after his disappearance she had asked him to teach her once again.

Parker, you know I love you.

“Tommy?”

Yes, baby. It’s me.

“I love you too and I’m so sorry that I never told you. When you were killed it broke my heart.”

I know baby and I’m so sorry that you had to go through that, but you know you weren’t alone. I was here watching out for you, your Mom was watching out for you and so were Sydney, Broots and Jarod.

“Jarod? That’s right you know him.”

Yes, I know him. He’s a nice man Miss Parker. He loves you and I know that you love him. I’ve seen it on your face when you talk to him, or even talk about him.

“I don’t love him. I never did. All he is is a lab rat to be put back in its cage.”

You honestly don’t believe that do you?”

“Yes.”

Another voice was added to Tommy’s voice.

Baby, it’s true.

“Mama?” She said with tears in her eyes.

Yes, baby. It’s me. You really believe that Jarod is just a lab rat? I’ve seen you with him when you were children. You used to go on adventures and you would talk to him like he was a human being. I know you still love him, baby. I saw your face when you knew it was Bartlett who was threatening Jarod. I saw your face when he asked Sydney about women. You would have never of done that if you didn’t love him. I’ve seen what your father has been doing to you and it pains me to watch as he tries to destroy the good in you. He hasn’t done it yet because I can see the good in you. You don’t deserve the life that you’ve been living and neither does Jarod. It may take some time to rekindle what you had, but I know it can happen. Please baby consider it before it’s too late.

“Too late for what?”

Too late for you to make the right choice and believe that Jarod is the one for you.

“The right choice would be to find him and take him back.”

No, it’s not and if you search your heart you would know that, that’s not true.

“I don’t know what to believe, Mama.”

I know it’s hard for you baby, but believe me it’s the right thing to do. Your father has been filling your head with lies about Jarod, baby. Jarod has never lied to you.

“He’s been giving me secrets about our family, Mama.”

I know baby, but do you understand why he’s doing that?

“No.”

He’s trying to find information on his family and in doing that he finds information about you too. He can’t just let it slide away. He knows that lies was what his life was based on inside the Centre and he knows that lies are what your life is based on. He wants you to open your eyes to find out the truth, so there’s no more secrets.

“I don’t know Mama. I really don’t know.”

I know baby. I know that it’s hard for you to realize that your father lied to you about him. I know it’s going to be hard to forge a new relationship with Jarod since you keep on pushing him away time and time again. He’s also going to have to realize that you are not going to take him back because he’ll probably going to try to run when you catch up to him. The he runs and you chase game is still in his mind. You are going to have to reassure him that you are not going to take him back.

“I don’t know.”

You’ll do the right thing, baby. I know it because you still have good inside you and I trust your inner sense.

“How am I going to find him?”

Don’t worry about that baby

The voices stopped and she got up to go upstairs. She dreamt that night. It wasn’t a nightmare, but of a happy dream and she knew what she had to do.