tick tock tick tock
Elderly Clark picked up the clock and smashed it. He sat back down on the couch. The clock reminded him of how fast his life with Lois had flown by and also of how slow the days were passing by now that she was gone.
The apartment was quiet, too quiet. It wasn't that the news had surprised him. He had known this was going to happen for decades. His elderly wife, Lois, was going to go into the past and die saving his young self, but somehow young Lois had made him forget.
It had been a wonderful life together. They had once had great jobs at the Daily Planet. They had all kinds of good friends like coworkers, neighbors, other superheroes, etc. (some who were still living and others who had passed on). Their married life hadn't been perfect, but it was happy. Their kids and grandkids had turned out beautifully and meant the world to him. He knew she was in a better place and that one day he would be in that place too. However, all of this didn't take away the fact that he had lost his partner, his wife, the mother of his children.
It had been a week since she had left and he hadn't been able to stop her because it was part of the prophecy. He hadn't been able to sleep without her beside him. He hadn't been able to eat either.
He walked over to the fridge. It was stuffed with all kinds of food from all kinds of people. The only thing that would entice him to eat now would be food burned with Lois' own two hands and even then he would keep it forever because it was a part of her that he would never have again.
The phone rang and Clark let it.
'You have reached Lois and Clark's, leave a message after the beep.' beep
"Clark, it's Chloe. I know you're there. Please, pick up. If anybody knows what you're going through, I do. I was there, remember? Anyway, Bruce and I want you to come have supper with us tonight. Please?' beep
That was the 26th message from a concerned friend or family member. He was going to get away for a while and he knew where to go.
He hadn't been here since the day young Lois found him grieving. What was the point of grieving over someone who was still with you?
The tombstone lettering had become hard to read, but he knew what it said. He had picked it out himself.
He didn't stay long. It was too depressing. He just felt that he had to keep moving from place to place, so he went to the cave. He looked at the symbols, especially the last one that had sent Lois to her death. He knew there was a time for everyone, but you were never ready to lose a loved one no matter how old you were.
He became angry, very angry and he kicked the symbol hard. The area around it cracked and the stone fell away to reveal another symbol or picture. It couldn't be a continuation of the prophecy, could it? Maybe it was about his death.
He studied the picture hard. There was a long line and during the last quarter or so, figures of people surrounded it and it showed what looked like the earth on fire at the very end of the line.
What could this possibly mean?