The first thing his father asked was who this teacher thinks he is. Dinner was now the last thing on Clark's mind, although it was one of his favorites. The eggplant lasagna needed to cool. His mom knew that the first day of school, surrounded by others which meant hiding who he is all day deserved a special meal. She also knew that the teacher and the assignment were both fine, especially in a course about the amazing state of Kansas.

Clark wondered if this would be the best time to go public about his secret. He listened to his dad talk about everything from teachers to responsibility. The truth was, that his father was continually skirting around the issue and he didn't have a direct answer to his question of how can he complete the assignment. The meal was good, and Clark did take the time to enjoy it. It was certainly a better first day of school than last year when he almost set the place on fire.

When Clark settled in his barn his mom came in to have a heart to heart with him. She noticed that a few things were changed around in his personal fortress of hey. He was just like any normal teenage boy. He was expecting to keep a secret greater than the amazing planet they lived on. This was something that they had wrestled with since he was old enough to question his parents about the why he was different. His mom had to try to find something meaningful to contribute to aide his dilemma.

She asked if it was too late to drop out of that class or to ask the teacher if he can avoid a public speaking assignment and just write about something else. Clark mentioned responded that since he was adopted, he could just say he wasn't a resident of the town when it happened. He could say he arrived a day later when the roads were clear. Who would know that he arrived the day of the meteor shower? Who would know that he caused it? He would.

There had to be a way to face this head on. He told his mother that he didn't want to run away from this. That he had to address this head on. While he wasn't sure how exactly he was going to do that, it was still reassuring to himself and his parents that they raised someone that doesn't avoid the challenges in their lives. With his mom's recommendation he finished the math assignment and then got ready for sleep. As far as she could tell, he still needed that and he had chores to do before school.