He was perfect really, like a statue. I watched him. I'm not ashamed to
admit that I watched him. I sat outside of the beanery, the autumn air was
cool but felt nice. I was waiting for Clark and Chloe; we were going to
the football game to support Pete though I'm told he'll probably be on the
bench all night. Lex Luther was across the street talking to Lana's Aunt.
Ordering flowers for a date? Who knows? I just watched him. I watched the
way the wind blew his coat back, the way he rubbed his hand over his scalp,
the way he smiled. Now I knew how Clark felt watching something beautiful
from a far. Some thing that was so striking that getting close might ruin
it. Of course I knew Lex was flawed. Some of the same flaws I had. I
watched as he got into the fancy car his money bought him and I wondered if
he liked who he was. It was such a random thought. One moment I'm
admiring the shape of his ass in his tailored pants and the next I'm
wondering about the shape of his soul. He pulled away from the curb and
drove too quickly down Main Street, like he was running away. Going so
fast in his car you'd think he would never stop, like the Devil himself was
behind him.
Clark and Chloe showed up shortly after.
"You OK?" Chloe asked.
"Yeah Why?"
"You got a far away 'Clark' look about you."
"A 'Clark' look?"
"You know deep in scattered thought."
Clark punched he lightly in the shoulder.
"What?" Chloe said defensively.
"Come on let's get to the school." Clark pulled on my shirt. Actually his shirt. Mrs. Kent had found a bunch of shirts that Clark had grown out of so quick that they were practically brand new, even though they were about 6 years old and she couldn't throw them away. The plaid shirts were a bit big on me but they were comfortable. Mrs. Kent gave them to me because I still wouldn't let her buy me new clothes.
The football game was actually fun. I screamed, "Peck their eyes out" and Clark and Chloe looked at me like I was crazy. I shrugged "What else are Crows suppose to so?"
Pete was stuck on the sideline. Whitney was playing. This last fact worked out well. Lana was at the game and I was able to get her to sit next to us after half time. Then I dragged Chloe away to get soda. Giving Clark and Lana a bit of alone time. When we returned however, Lana was gone.
"What happened Clark?"
"Nothing just some of her other friends came by and…"
"She took off." Chloe finished sounding angry. I don't think she enjoyed the way Lana treated Clark.
"It's no big deal. She lives right next door, I can see her when ever I want."
"Through a telescope isn't going to get you any closer." I told him.
He just nodded and seemed sad. I didn't want to push him but I hated that he was so sad about this. I was about to say that he was still really young and that their were plenty of fish in the sea and other such nonsense but I knew A.) He's probably heard it all before and B.) It didn't matter what I say because he was in love and no words can change that.
Time fly's when you're living on a farm. There seemed so much to do before winter. I was learning so much but one thing I always noticed was that Clark never seemed tired. He had enormous amounts of energy and an appetite to match. I had been living there for three weeks. I felt more at home here then anywhere but every once and awhile doubts crept in. I pushed them aside. I also had weird moments. What I mean by that is I would hear Mrs. Kent yelling for me that dinner was ready and I had to fight the urge to yell Yes Mom. She sounded so much like my mother and treated me like her own. Mr. Kent was the same strict but full of concern. The only thing I couldn't understand was the time he freaked out when I was pulling on the storm cellar door. I had never seen on before and wondered if they actually fled into it during a storm. Mr. Kent steered me away saying something about it being caved in and useless.
October 31. Halloween. There was a party, at the Luther estate. Which I admit I was curious about. I had yet to see the great castle Clark talked about a few times. Lana's Aunt seemed to be able to convince Lex of having a party there. I'm told she's done it before. She seemed to have the impossible power to charm a Luther at least that's what Mr. Kent said. Of course it was tremendously overdone. Costumes were not required thankfully but the invitations said something about proper dress. It seemed everyone in the school was invited. "Chloe?" I asked her during lunch the Friday before the party. "What does it mean proper dress?"
"Oh like a skirt or a dress, nice grown up clothes."
Problem. I didn't own any. I had been living in old jeans and Clark's shirts for the past two weeks. Chloe knowing me almost as well as Clark looked me right in the face and as much as it pained her offered to take me shopping. Chloe didn't like shopping she liked "finding" her clothes. I took it as a great honor as I knew I should so after helping Mr. Kent with a fence and ironing a pile of clothes, I asked Clark to drop me off at Chloe's. We headed to a small group of stores that Chloe called a mall but I knew better. It took me exactly one hour and twenty-three minutes to find a dress that wasn't expensive and Chloe assured me looked good on. Really I think she just wanted to get out of there. Shoes were very easy I just bought a simple pair of black ballet flats. Well I had a dress; I was never really a dress person, so all I needed know was courage to wear it.
That courage came on Saturday night.
"I'm not going." I shouted through a closed door.
"Come on Dori. It can't be THAT bad."
"Oh thanks so much Clark that just makes me want to dance around." I trailed off into mumbles.
"Well you have to come out because we have to pick up Chloe and met Pete and his date at Lex's in…(Pause)… 10 minutes, come on."
"I feel like a sixteen year old."
"Is that supposed to be an insult old lady?" Clark laughed a bit. "I'm kidding please come out?"
"Ok fine but no laughing."
I stepped out of the room and faced Clark. He wasn't saying anything. He was just looking at me with this weird look.
"Wow."
"Really?"
"UMM Yeah wow."
The dress was simple enough dark green, which I always liked. I thought it went well with my reddish hair and light hazel eyes, wearing green always made my eyes look greener. It was cut a few inches above the knee and had an empire waist.
Clark made me feel a whole lot better with his broken sentence one syllable responses.
I had to admit he looked good in his kaki pants and dark blue button down shirt.
"Wow to you to Clark." I smiled and we made our way out the door. The parent Kent's told us to have fun, drive safe and be back by midnight.
Chloe was in her normal high fashion wear. Dark pants ("You told me skirt or dress!") and a beautiful and rather fuzzy red sweater. Piled into the truck it was on to the party.
The castle looked like it had escaped from a fairy tale. When I heard castle I wasn't actually expecting a castle, a very large house maybe but not what I saw in front of me. The entire school was there it seemed. The party was already going when we arrived and we made our way into the house to find Pete and Lauren (his date). I was also on the look out for Lex. I wonder if he was hiding in another wing or if he would show up to see teenagers in his very large ballroom dancing around like idiots.
Clark and Chloe showed up shortly after.
"You OK?" Chloe asked.
"Yeah Why?"
"You got a far away 'Clark' look about you."
"A 'Clark' look?"
"You know deep in scattered thought."
Clark punched he lightly in the shoulder.
"What?" Chloe said defensively.
"Come on let's get to the school." Clark pulled on my shirt. Actually his shirt. Mrs. Kent had found a bunch of shirts that Clark had grown out of so quick that they were practically brand new, even though they were about 6 years old and she couldn't throw them away. The plaid shirts were a bit big on me but they were comfortable. Mrs. Kent gave them to me because I still wouldn't let her buy me new clothes.
The football game was actually fun. I screamed, "Peck their eyes out" and Clark and Chloe looked at me like I was crazy. I shrugged "What else are Crows suppose to so?"
Pete was stuck on the sideline. Whitney was playing. This last fact worked out well. Lana was at the game and I was able to get her to sit next to us after half time. Then I dragged Chloe away to get soda. Giving Clark and Lana a bit of alone time. When we returned however, Lana was gone.
"What happened Clark?"
"Nothing just some of her other friends came by and…"
"She took off." Chloe finished sounding angry. I don't think she enjoyed the way Lana treated Clark.
"It's no big deal. She lives right next door, I can see her when ever I want."
"Through a telescope isn't going to get you any closer." I told him.
He just nodded and seemed sad. I didn't want to push him but I hated that he was so sad about this. I was about to say that he was still really young and that their were plenty of fish in the sea and other such nonsense but I knew A.) He's probably heard it all before and B.) It didn't matter what I say because he was in love and no words can change that.
Time fly's when you're living on a farm. There seemed so much to do before winter. I was learning so much but one thing I always noticed was that Clark never seemed tired. He had enormous amounts of energy and an appetite to match. I had been living there for three weeks. I felt more at home here then anywhere but every once and awhile doubts crept in. I pushed them aside. I also had weird moments. What I mean by that is I would hear Mrs. Kent yelling for me that dinner was ready and I had to fight the urge to yell Yes Mom. She sounded so much like my mother and treated me like her own. Mr. Kent was the same strict but full of concern. The only thing I couldn't understand was the time he freaked out when I was pulling on the storm cellar door. I had never seen on before and wondered if they actually fled into it during a storm. Mr. Kent steered me away saying something about it being caved in and useless.
October 31. Halloween. There was a party, at the Luther estate. Which I admit I was curious about. I had yet to see the great castle Clark talked about a few times. Lana's Aunt seemed to be able to convince Lex of having a party there. I'm told she's done it before. She seemed to have the impossible power to charm a Luther at least that's what Mr. Kent said. Of course it was tremendously overdone. Costumes were not required thankfully but the invitations said something about proper dress. It seemed everyone in the school was invited. "Chloe?" I asked her during lunch the Friday before the party. "What does it mean proper dress?"
"Oh like a skirt or a dress, nice grown up clothes."
Problem. I didn't own any. I had been living in old jeans and Clark's shirts for the past two weeks. Chloe knowing me almost as well as Clark looked me right in the face and as much as it pained her offered to take me shopping. Chloe didn't like shopping she liked "finding" her clothes. I took it as a great honor as I knew I should so after helping Mr. Kent with a fence and ironing a pile of clothes, I asked Clark to drop me off at Chloe's. We headed to a small group of stores that Chloe called a mall but I knew better. It took me exactly one hour and twenty-three minutes to find a dress that wasn't expensive and Chloe assured me looked good on. Really I think she just wanted to get out of there. Shoes were very easy I just bought a simple pair of black ballet flats. Well I had a dress; I was never really a dress person, so all I needed know was courage to wear it.
That courage came on Saturday night.
"I'm not going." I shouted through a closed door.
"Come on Dori. It can't be THAT bad."
"Oh thanks so much Clark that just makes me want to dance around." I trailed off into mumbles.
"Well you have to come out because we have to pick up Chloe and met Pete and his date at Lex's in…(Pause)… 10 minutes, come on."
"I feel like a sixteen year old."
"Is that supposed to be an insult old lady?" Clark laughed a bit. "I'm kidding please come out?"
"Ok fine but no laughing."
I stepped out of the room and faced Clark. He wasn't saying anything. He was just looking at me with this weird look.
"Wow."
"Really?"
"UMM Yeah wow."
The dress was simple enough dark green, which I always liked. I thought it went well with my reddish hair and light hazel eyes, wearing green always made my eyes look greener. It was cut a few inches above the knee and had an empire waist.
Clark made me feel a whole lot better with his broken sentence one syllable responses.
I had to admit he looked good in his kaki pants and dark blue button down shirt.
"Wow to you to Clark." I smiled and we made our way out the door. The parent Kent's told us to have fun, drive safe and be back by midnight.
Chloe was in her normal high fashion wear. Dark pants ("You told me skirt or dress!") and a beautiful and rather fuzzy red sweater. Piled into the truck it was on to the party.
The castle looked like it had escaped from a fairy tale. When I heard castle I wasn't actually expecting a castle, a very large house maybe but not what I saw in front of me. The entire school was there it seemed. The party was already going when we arrived and we made our way into the house to find Pete and Lauren (his date). I was also on the look out for Lex. I wonder if he was hiding in another wing or if he would show up to see teenagers in his very large ballroom dancing around like idiots.