Miss Parker returned from Jarod's lair and was a little depressed. She was still quite upset over her latest discoveries at the Centre. She wasn't sure if things could get much worse. She had to correct her thinking, this was the Centre, it was sure to get worse.
Jarod's clues didn't help her at all today, not that they usually did. He had sent her on another wild goose chase and she was glad to be home. She had a very tiring drive home.
Miss Parker had been forced to stop at a gas station full of rowdy teenagers. They were blocking the pumps. A few pimple-faced teenage boys were trying to talk to her. She was keeping her cool as well as she could. One boy was roughly pulled away from the pump by a dark-haired teenage girl. She was the boy's girlfriend. The angry girl began to walk over to Miss Parker only to stop dead in her tracks. Parker was stunned as well. It was as if they were looking into a mirror. The only difference was the girl had dark brown eyes and glasses.
They stood there until one of the workers came out and asked Miss Parker if she needed anything. She told him to fill the tank and she left quickly.
All Miss Parker wanted to do now was take a warm shower, lay down in her comfortable bed and go to sleep. She was heading into the bathroom when her cell phone rang.
"This better be good." she said to herself.
"What!"
"Sorry to disturb you Miss Parker."
"What is it, Syd?"
"Jarod sent me a picture of a young woman. He asked me to have Broots run a search on it in the mainframe."
"And that was important, why?" Miss Parker questioned.20
"Her name is Miss Powers. You would have to see the picture to know why I called." Sydney explained.
"So you're telling me to come to the Centre, am I right?" she asked.
"It would be most helpful."
With that, Parker hung up the phone and headed for the shower. She would go back to the Centre, but not before she relaxed a little.
Go to Part Three.