Chapter 2:
It had been a long night. Multiple cups of coffee & nearly a quarter of a bottle of aspirin later & Martha's headache was still going no where fast. The television was on low & Martha was still on the phone with the Senator Riley's assistant.
"Yes Miss Tate I understand how busy the Senator's schedule is. Mine is extremely busy as well; however, I took the time out of my busy schedule to call his office to arrange our meeting personally. The very least he could do is to tell me that he is blowing me off himself & not have the assistant of his assistant do it for him. Goodbye Miss Tate."
The nerve of those people!
As she was putting the cordless phone on the hook, she noticed a familiar pair of eyes staring at her from the television. Lionel? What are you up to now? She grabbed her coffee mug & moved towards the TV, but seconds later her fingers felt boneless & she vaguely heard the sound of ceramic hitting the tile floor. Nooo...
"Lionel Luthor Dead: CEO Suicide"
It can't be true. Call the farm & find out what is going on.
She all but ran to where the phone sat, picked it up & pressed the speed dial for the farm. One ring. Two. Three rings. Clark, pick up! Five rings and straight to the answering machine.
"Sweetheart, it's Mom. I just saw the news about Lionel & I wanted to know what was going on. You can reach me at... Actually, don't call me back sweetheart. I'm coming home. Now."
I need to go home. I need to go home now. Lionel, why? You wouldn't do that... would you?
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TO BE CONTINUED ….