Chloe sat in the passenger seat of her car staring at her lab top. She was trying very hard to concentrate on the virtual wall of weird file of Molly Griggs. The image became all fuzzy in her mind as the images of her best friends trying to kill her were now intruding her mind with full force. Ollie had stopped the car and Chloe hadn't noticed until now that he was staring at her. She shook herself out of what ever daze she was in and said, "What?"
"Nothing. So what is that you've been working on?" Ollie asked pointed to the lab top.
"Oh, this. It's nothing just my virtual wall of weird. I figured if I just look at Molly's file I could have a better grasp on what to say to her."
"How's that coming?" Oliver asked with sincerity.
"Not so great."
She said immediately diverted her attention to the computer screen. Oliver started looking at it over her shoulder.
Chloe twitched annoyed, "Do you mind not breathing down my neck?"
Ollie scooted away from her a little.
"Sorry. So what do I need to know about this girl?"
"Fine." Chloe showed him the computer screen of Molly Griggs file.
"Wow. This is interesting."
"So you have all of these meta- humans in here?"
"Meta? Yeah, I've always called them meteor freaks because they got their powers from the meteors when I first started collecting data. But you know meta- sounds better." Chloe said with a crooked smile.
"Yeah, well I've met a few in my travels trying to recruit them and all." Oliver said.
"Oh, yeah, your super hero club, so how's that going?"
"It's coming. It would come along a lot better if I could find more…"
"Well, that's why we're here right? We better go." Chloe said as she shut down her computer. Oliver gaze lingered at the computer screen a little longer then Chloe was comfortable with.
As they walked through the ammonia reeking halls of Belle Reeve Chloe shuttered. It had been her worst fear to end up in a place like this. Although she had several contacts in Belle Reeve she has never set foot in here. She sent many people in here with her articles and of course with the help with her handy dandy super hero best friend. If Clark knew that she was here to interview Molly Griggs he would freak. He was always over protective of her. Clark would by no means let her be here. Chloe folded her arms feeling her goose bumps stand up on her arms.
When they arrived at the front desk she saw the vacant eyes of some of the patients looking at her in an accusing manner. She shuddered some more. Oliver turned to her expecting her to say something but she stood there silent, fear over coming any of her basic taking charge instincts.
Oliver went to the front desk and asking about Molly Griggs. Chloe stood several paces behind him still folding her arms, trying her hardest to keep from her hands shaking. She felt in daze this place made her feel sick. Why was she doing this again? Why was she here? Something about truth and justice but every noble motive in her was dimming. She knew she had to shake herself out of this. They needed to know how to get past those codes on that disk to protect all of those people.
Oliver finished talking to the lady at the front desk. He turned Chloe looking disappointed then he examined her face. He came towards her full of concern,
"Chloe, are you ok?"
"Ummm…what…oh yeah, I'm fine. So what's the deal? Can we see her?"
Chloe said as she pulled her self out of the daze she had found herself in and had retreated back to reporter mode.
"Sure if we actually knew where she is. She's been transferred to an undisclosed location."
"Do you think it was Lex?"
"Who else?" Oliver said bitterly.
