I always wondered about how much was really Alicia's fault versus how much was her parents' fault. We can all agree that when she was first introduced, she was crazy, but her parents also locked her a in a led room for most of the time and they clearly didn't have the best relationship. Obviously, there is no excuse for what she did in her introduction episode, but its just a thought I always had.
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Atlanta Georgia, outside porter beer pub
"..." Stuck in place staring at someone she didn't expect to see ever again not knowing what to say.
Clark decides to try and take control of the situation, but also ends drawing a blank on what to actually say to her.
All of a sudden, the song every time we touch by Cascada starts playing. Clark raises an eyebrow at Alicia as she immediately starts fumbling through her purse for her phone.
"Hello" she picks mildly embarrassed from her ringtone
"Hey, where did you go? I got done and I can't find you" April says from inside the bar.
"Ummm yeah there just a small problem so I went outside for some air. Look I'm going to head out early, so I'll see you later." Alicia says looking at the phone seeing if the connection got cut off since April hadn't responded.
"Oh no you don't, what happened?" April said from behind Alicia as she rushed out of the bar after hearing how shaken her friends voice was.
Once April gets to Alicia's side, she finally notices the man standing to close to her friend for her liking.
'This guy must have been what had Alicia so frazzled. I better chase him off' April assumes as she walks up to Clark.
"Hey, I don't know who you think you are, but you're clearly making my friend upset. No means no, so leave us alone. Come on Alicia." April says before grabbing Alicia's hand and trying to walk off to call a cab.
Alicia stops her friend and tries to explain what happened "Actually April he's an old um classmate of mine and he is the one that stopped the drunk guy that was pushing too hard onto me." As she points them out.
April blushes embarrassingly in understanding of her mistake and walks back to Clark to apologize "I'm so sorry about that, thank you very much for helping my friend."
Clark just smiles and looks at her and then finally responds "It was really no problem I was just trying to help Alicia."
He looks to Alicia "Hey." Alicia lightly says "Hi" back to him looking down.
They stand there for minutes until April finally tries to break the tension with a cough and says "Wow for old friends you guys are acting like your allergic to each other."
Still no response from both Alicia and Clark.
Clark decides he needs to talk to her but can't decide how to start the conversation. He makes the choice to jump into the lion's den "Alicia can I talk to you in private?"
Alicia looks like a deer caught in the headlights and starts to fumble in her wording "I yeah sure where uh um do you should we go."
April decided to help them out by telling them "You know there is this nice little coffee shop down the street and there really ought to be only a couple people in there at this time. I'll catch you next week at the lab call if you need me for anything." April starts to walk away leaving the two of them.
Clark decides to take grab the opportunity left for them and asks, "Would you like to go to that coffee shop to talk?"
Alicia still trying to rap her head around everything that happened tonight and gives a quick "Yes, that would be alright." still looking down.
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Atlanta Georgia, Village Coffee House
Clark opens the door for Alicia. She chooses a table in the corner as they both walk over to it. Clark pulls her seat out for her and asks, "I'm going to get us something to drink is there anything you prefer?"
Alicia shakily responds, "Some hot chocolate is fine." Clark nods his head and goes to place the order.
'Why the hell is he here, what god did I make angry to make him of all people find me and why did he look so serious about talking to me?' Alicia thinks as she sees Clark walking back carrying two cups of hot chocolate.
"And one hot chocolate" Clarks says as he hands the drink over to Alicia and takes a seat and takes a sip of his drink. Alicia follows suit only to burn her tongue "Ahh!" Alicia yells as she starts to blow on her tongue.
"Oh my, are you okay? I'll go ask them for a cup of cold water" he tells her getting up heading to the counter. Seeing this Alicia can't help but reminisce about how kind and caring Clark always was.
Clark quickly rushes back with the cup of ice water and hands it to her with a look of concern on his face. Alicia lightly sips the water and then says "Thanks, I guess I forgot your body might be able to take things more than normal."
Clark looks at her not really sure what to say, so he just asks her "Is your tongue feeling better?"
Alicia smiles back and answers back "Yeah a little thanks again."
Clark gives her a little more time before starting and telling her "So I guess your wondering why I'm here or why I found you and why I would want to talk to you after so long." Alicia nods her head and Clark continues "I don't want you to worry too much I can see you have moved on to do better and greater things and I just want to say the past is the past and".
Clark immediately get cut off as Alicia starts apologizing "Clark! I'm sorry about how everything had happened back in Smallville I want you to know I regret everything I did to you and I don't want to make excuses for my actions because in the end it was all my doings. I just want you to know there isn't a day that goes by without me remembering all the things I did to you and my family and I know nothing I do can ever make up for my wrongdoing, so I don't hope to be forgiven just please believe that I am trying to do something good for everyone with this new life." At this point tears started rushing down her face.
Clark didn't know what to do in this situation, so he did the only thing he could think of and went over to her and gave her hug as she cried into his shoulder and he whispers to her "It's alright I've already forgiven you.".