Chloe walked down the hall with a skip in her step. The day had
turned out well considering she had learned that she had made a 98 on a
History Test. School was now over and she was headed to the Torch office
to work on the school newspaper. Chloe walked into the office and shut the
door. She turned and screamed. She jumped back and let her back hit the
door. She placed her hand on her heart to calm down.
"Whitney. What the hell are you doing here?" Chloe questioned sitting down at her desk. That's when she noticed that tears were threatening to fall down his face.
"Whitney? What's the matter with you?" She questioned cautiously. 'Why is Clark's arch-nemesis about to cry in my office?' Whitney looked up and stared into her wary eyes. He jumped up trying to hide his emotions.
"Chloe, um, I was waiting for Lana." He said quickly choking on his own words. Chloe raised an eyebrow and shrugged.
"Lana's not here. She said she had to work this afternoon." Chloe turned her computer on and noticed he was still in the room.
"Aren't you upset?" He questioned sadly. Chloe turned to him and narrowed her eyes.
"Fordman, why are you still here? And what would I have to be upset about? Did your team lose?" She question lightly laughing and turning around to face her computer so that her back was to him. Whitney glared daggers into her back and sighed. 'She obviously hasn't heard.' He thought feeling slight pity and sadness for the girl.
"Lana and Clark are dating." He whispered walking out of the office and not looking back.
Chloe's back tensed up at hearing the simple statement.
"Stop playing with me Fordman." She said turning around. But, he was gone. Chloe's eyes widened and she quickly turned her computer off. 'No, that can't be. Lana is practically in love with Whitney!' Chloe thought trying to think up any reason possible as to why Whitney would be wrong. 'Pete will know. Clark would have told Pete. He would have told me! Fordman is wrong! He's wrong!' She cried in her mind picking up the phone and dialing the familiar number to Pete Ross' home.
"Hello?" A cheery voice answered. Chloe smiled at the happy tone that Pete's mother had. She was always such a pleasant woman.
"Hello Mrs. Ross. Is Pete home?" Chloe questioned into the phone.
"Chloe! How are you dear? Oh, Pete's right here. Hold on a moment." Chloe could hear the woman handing the phone over and Chloe smiled as Pete held the phone.
"Hey Chloe, how's it going?" Pete questioned cheerily.
"Hey Pete, I just got the most absurd visit from Whitney Fordman! You will never believe what he said!" Chloe said laughing.
"You'll never believe what he said! He said that Lana and Clark were dating! Isn't that funny?" Chloe cried laughing. Her laughter faltered however when she didn't hear Pete laugh along with her. Instead, all she heard was dead silence.
"Pete? Isn't that funny?" Chloe questioned softly frowning. She heard Pete sigh and tears started to form in her eyes.
"Pete? Tell me it's not true." She whispered softly.
"Oh Chloe, I'm sorry." Pete whispered. Chloe softly gasped as tears started to spill from her eyes. She placed the phone down and she stared at the wall.
'How is that possible? Of coarse, Clark's always loved Lana! But, I guess Lana is finally seeing how sweet and nice Clark is. Why couldn't he see me then?' She questioned in her mind. Chloe wiped away the tears that still fell and grabbed her bag. She ran out of the office and out of the school.
Chloe walked down the road in a daze. Her arms were folded in front of her and tracks of old tears matted her face. She walked along the road not even paying attention to what was going on around her. A car raced past her honking at her. Chloe didn't even falter.
A truck pulled up along side Chloe and the passenger door opened up. Whitney stared at Chloe and sighed.
"Sullivan! Sullivan! Get in the truck! Hey, Chloe! Get in the truck!" He yelled. Chloe was brought out of her thoughts by the calling of her name. She saw Whitney staring at her with pity in his eyes. She shook her head angrily. 'I don't need his pity.' She thought angrily. He called to her to get in the truck and she sighed. Chloe lifted herself into the truck and gazed out the window. 'Why did I get into his truck? All he's ever done to my friends and me is bully and pester. Of coarse, the poor guy did just lose Lana to Clark. And I just lost Clark to Lana. We both feel the same pain.' Chloe was so lost in her thoughts that she didn't notice Whitney's gaze that was pointed at her.
Whitney pulled the truck up in front of Chloe's house. He stared at her and noticed that she wasn't paying attention.
"Uh…we're at your house Chloe." He announced. Chloe jumped at hearing the voice and she looked out the window to see her house. She opened the door and stepped out before turning back to Whitney.
"Thanks." She whispered. He nodded telling her that was his own way of saying you're welcome. Chloe closed the door and watched as he drove off into the dark night. Chloe turned to enter her dark house. Her dad was off on some trip leaving her here to wallow in her own self-pity. Chloe sighed thinking, 'Why am I always left alone?' She walked to her room and collapsed on the bed as new tears fell from her eyes.
"Whitney. What the hell are you doing here?" Chloe questioned sitting down at her desk. That's when she noticed that tears were threatening to fall down his face.
"Whitney? What's the matter with you?" She questioned cautiously. 'Why is Clark's arch-nemesis about to cry in my office?' Whitney looked up and stared into her wary eyes. He jumped up trying to hide his emotions.
"Chloe, um, I was waiting for Lana." He said quickly choking on his own words. Chloe raised an eyebrow and shrugged.
"Lana's not here. She said she had to work this afternoon." Chloe turned her computer on and noticed he was still in the room.
"Aren't you upset?" He questioned sadly. Chloe turned to him and narrowed her eyes.
"Fordman, why are you still here? And what would I have to be upset about? Did your team lose?" She question lightly laughing and turning around to face her computer so that her back was to him. Whitney glared daggers into her back and sighed. 'She obviously hasn't heard.' He thought feeling slight pity and sadness for the girl.
"Lana and Clark are dating." He whispered walking out of the office and not looking back.
Chloe's back tensed up at hearing the simple statement.
"Stop playing with me Fordman." She said turning around. But, he was gone. Chloe's eyes widened and she quickly turned her computer off. 'No, that can't be. Lana is practically in love with Whitney!' Chloe thought trying to think up any reason possible as to why Whitney would be wrong. 'Pete will know. Clark would have told Pete. He would have told me! Fordman is wrong! He's wrong!' She cried in her mind picking up the phone and dialing the familiar number to Pete Ross' home.
"Hello?" A cheery voice answered. Chloe smiled at the happy tone that Pete's mother had. She was always such a pleasant woman.
"Hello Mrs. Ross. Is Pete home?" Chloe questioned into the phone.
"Chloe! How are you dear? Oh, Pete's right here. Hold on a moment." Chloe could hear the woman handing the phone over and Chloe smiled as Pete held the phone.
"Hey Chloe, how's it going?" Pete questioned cheerily.
"Hey Pete, I just got the most absurd visit from Whitney Fordman! You will never believe what he said!" Chloe said laughing.
"You'll never believe what he said! He said that Lana and Clark were dating! Isn't that funny?" Chloe cried laughing. Her laughter faltered however when she didn't hear Pete laugh along with her. Instead, all she heard was dead silence.
"Pete? Isn't that funny?" Chloe questioned softly frowning. She heard Pete sigh and tears started to form in her eyes.
"Pete? Tell me it's not true." She whispered softly.
"Oh Chloe, I'm sorry." Pete whispered. Chloe softly gasped as tears started to spill from her eyes. She placed the phone down and she stared at the wall.
'How is that possible? Of coarse, Clark's always loved Lana! But, I guess Lana is finally seeing how sweet and nice Clark is. Why couldn't he see me then?' She questioned in her mind. Chloe wiped away the tears that still fell and grabbed her bag. She ran out of the office and out of the school.
Chloe walked down the road in a daze. Her arms were folded in front of her and tracks of old tears matted her face. She walked along the road not even paying attention to what was going on around her. A car raced past her honking at her. Chloe didn't even falter.
A truck pulled up along side Chloe and the passenger door opened up. Whitney stared at Chloe and sighed.
"Sullivan! Sullivan! Get in the truck! Hey, Chloe! Get in the truck!" He yelled. Chloe was brought out of her thoughts by the calling of her name. She saw Whitney staring at her with pity in his eyes. She shook her head angrily. 'I don't need his pity.' She thought angrily. He called to her to get in the truck and she sighed. Chloe lifted herself into the truck and gazed out the window. 'Why did I get into his truck? All he's ever done to my friends and me is bully and pester. Of coarse, the poor guy did just lose Lana to Clark. And I just lost Clark to Lana. We both feel the same pain.' Chloe was so lost in her thoughts that she didn't notice Whitney's gaze that was pointed at her.
Whitney pulled the truck up in front of Chloe's house. He stared at her and noticed that she wasn't paying attention.
"Uh…we're at your house Chloe." He announced. Chloe jumped at hearing the voice and she looked out the window to see her house. She opened the door and stepped out before turning back to Whitney.
"Thanks." She whispered. He nodded telling her that was his own way of saying you're welcome. Chloe closed the door and watched as he drove off into the dark night. Chloe turned to enter her dark house. Her dad was off on some trip leaving her here to wallow in her own self-pity. Chloe sighed thinking, 'Why am I always left alone?' She walked to her room and collapsed on the bed as new tears fell from her eyes.