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Parker pulled into her driveway completely exhausted. It had been another long day at The Centre. Parker had chased yet another false lead on the Wonder Boy. All she wanted to do was take a shower and go to bed as soon as possible. She never wanted to have anything to do with that lab rat ever again.
She had no such luck. Awaiting her on her front porch was an envelope addressed to her. There was no return address, but she didn't need one. She could tell, despite the typed address label bearing her residence, that it was from Jarod.
"What now?" she moaned as she let herself into her house. She threw the offending letter onto a small table next to the couch before heading upstairs to the shower. She would save the damn thing for a time when she was in a better mood.
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After a long and relaxing bath, Parker had completely forgotten about the letter. As she descended the staircase, however, she spotted it on the table. With a groan, she remembered her "duty" to open the damn thing.
She practically threw herself down onto the couch and picked up the envelope. Sighing, she ripped the flap open. She stared at it wishing she were somewhere else, some*one* else. She half wished she were Jarod himself: no longer tied to the centre, able to go anywhere and everywhere,playing games with his enemies' minds.
'You should have gone with him,' a rebellious part of her mind said before she could stop it. 'You two could have escaped together and been lovers like you were boyfriend/girlfriend when you were teens.
Growling softly at her traitorous mind, the exhausted woman yanked the letter out of its envelope. The first page was surprisingly handwritten,the second typed. She read:
* Dear Parker
Long time no see, eh? Well, let's not beat around the bush. I was talking to a new friend of mine the other day. She was of the interesting opinion that every situation in the world could be related to a song. This idea inspired me and I began looking immediately for a song that related to us. It took a while. After all, we are in unusual circumstances, aren't we? I searched all types of songs. Country, rock and roll, rap, jazz, pop, oldies, modern, classical, even folk songs. Other than a brief snippet from a song by one Miss Avril Lavigne, I could not find anything! The snippet went:
Isn't anyone trying to find me?
Won't somebody come take me home?
It's a damn cold night
Trying to figure out this life
But that's beside the point. That related more to me than us, and the rest of the song REALLY didn't fit. Finally after much searching, I found it. Hope you enjoy it. It's called Someday and it's by a group called Nickelback. *
Parker turned to the next page. Sure enough it was entitled: Someday, by Nickelback. She quickly read the song, secretly intrigued that Jarod hadbfound a song he though could relate to them.
*How the hell did we wind up like this?
Why weren't we able?
To see the signs that we missed
try to turn the tables.
I wish you would unclench your fists,
And unpack your suitcase
lately there's been to much of this
But don't think it's too late
Chorus:
Nothings wrong
Just as long
As you know that someday I will
Someday
Some how
Gonna make it alright, but not right now
I know you're wondering when
You're the only one that knows that
Someday
Some how
Gonna make it alright, but not right now
I know you're wondering when
Well I'd hope that since we're here anyway
We can end up saying
Things that we always needed to say
So we can end up staying
Now the stories played out like this
Just like a paperback novel
Let's re-write an ending that fits
Instead of a Hollywood horror
Chorus
You're the only one that knows that
How the hell did we wind up like this?
Why weren't we able?
To see the signs that we missed
Try to turn the tables.
Now the stories played out like this
Just like a paperback novel
Let's re-write an ending that fits
Instead of a Hollywood horror
Nothings wrong
Just as long
Chorus
I know you're wondering when
You're the only one that knows that
I know you're wondering when
You're the only one that knows that
I know you're wondering when.*
Parker set the papers aside, completely out of breath. She was at a loss for words. It sounded so...
RING! Parker stared as the phone rang loudly.