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Guilt
Part 5
Author: Morley
Disclaimers in Part 1
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Two days later, Jonathan Kent was sent home with a promise that he would take it easy. He wasn't happy about it and Martha could tell he was about to break that promise.
"Jonathan, don't worry about anything. Clark and I can take care of the farm. Please, at least give yourself a week before you start up again."
Jonathan sighed. "Fine, but I don't see how you're going to get it all finished before Clark has to get to school."
"Morning!" Clark said, coming through the front door. "Mom, everything's done and the truck is loaded," he told her.
Marth smiled, giving Clark a peck on the cheek. "Thank you, sweetheart."
Jonathan looked confused. "How...?"
"I got up at 4:30," he replied, picking up his school bag. "See you later."
"Jonathan, we have to talk about something," Martha said.
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Chloe was busily typing away at her computer when Clark entered. She was so engrossed in the editorial that she didn't hear him come in.
He leaned over her shoulder and quickly read what she had. "'How cafeteria food is bad for you'."
"Damn it, Clark!" she exclaimed. "You scared me!"
Clark laughed. It felt good too, he hadn't laughed in a while. Chloe smiled when she saw his. "Sorry," Clark said.
"It's all right. It's just good to see you smiling."
"I do feel much better."
"Kent." Chloe and Clark looked up to see Whitney. "Stay away from Lana."
Clark walked over to him. "What?"
"I'm sick of you fawning over my girlfriend. I swear, if you do anything to tear us apart, I will come after you." Whitney laughed. "You liked Lana's meteor rock necklace, didn't you? Maybe I'll let you have again sometime."
Clark knew he could throw Whitney into the next county, but he couldn't show it. However, before he could say anything, the quarter back was out the door.
"Clark? Earth to Clark!"
"Huh? Oh, sorry Chloe," he replied. "I have to go."
Chloe crossed her arms as he left. Clark has been through so much and Whitney was forcing him to stay away from one of his best friends. And, knowing Clark, he would listen.
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"Lana, wait up!"
"Hi, Chloe. What's up?"
"Um, have you seen Whitney?"
Lana shook her head. "He's been a real jerk lately. He doesn't seem to think I should be friends with Clark."
"Yeah," Chloe replied. "I got that impression."
Lana stopped walking and turned to face Chloe. "What do you mean by that?"
"Whitney came by The Torch earlier today. He practically threatened Clark. He told him to stay away from you."
"He did?" Lana asked in a whisper. She didn't want to believe that the guy she spent nearly two years with would ever do that. "God, where's Clark? I have to talk to him."
Chloe shrugged. "I haven't seen him since then, about two hours ago."
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Nell opened the door to see Whitney standing in front of her. "Whitney? Is Lana all right?"
"She's fine, but she wants her meteor rock necklace and I told her I'd get it for her."
"Sure," Nell said, albeit slightly confused. She wondered why Lana would want it after not wearing it for a while. "I'll go get it."
A few minutes later, she came down stairs holding a small lead box. "What's that?" Whitney asked.
"Lana keeps the necklace in here. Clark gave it to her a while ago."
Whitney nodded. "Thanks, Nell." He ran out the door and to his truck. There needed to be a repeat of homecoming night.
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What do you all think so far?
Two days later, Jonathan Kent was sent home with a promise that he would take it easy. He wasn't happy about it and Martha could tell he was about to break that promise.
"Jonathan, don't worry about anything. Clark and I can take care of the farm. Please, at least give yourself a week before you start up again."
Jonathan sighed. "Fine, but I don't see how you're going to get it all finished before Clark has to get to school."
"Morning!" Clark said, coming through the front door. "Mom, everything's done and the truck is loaded," he told her.
Marth smiled, giving Clark a peck on the cheek. "Thank you, sweetheart."
Jonathan looked confused. "How...?"
"I got up at 4:30," he replied, picking up his school bag. "See you later."
"Jonathan, we have to talk about something," Martha said.
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Chloe was busily typing away at her computer when Clark entered. She was so engrossed in the editorial that she didn't hear him come in.
He leaned over her shoulder and quickly read what she had. "'How cafeteria food is bad for you'."
"Damn it, Clark!" she exclaimed. "You scared me!"
Clark laughed. It felt good too, he hadn't laughed in a while. Chloe smiled when she saw his. "Sorry," Clark said.
"It's all right. It's just good to see you smiling."
"I do feel much better."
"Kent." Chloe and Clark looked up to see Whitney. "Stay away from Lana."
Clark walked over to him. "What?"
"I'm sick of you fawning over my girlfriend. I swear, if you do anything to tear us apart, I will come after you." Whitney laughed. "You liked Lana's meteor rock necklace, didn't you? Maybe I'll let you have again sometime."
Clark knew he could throw Whitney into the next county, but he couldn't show it. However, before he could say anything, the quarter back was out the door.
"Clark? Earth to Clark!"
"Huh? Oh, sorry Chloe," he replied. "I have to go."
Chloe crossed her arms as he left. Clark has been through so much and Whitney was forcing him to stay away from one of his best friends. And, knowing Clark, he would listen.
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"Lana, wait up!"
"Hi, Chloe. What's up?"
"Um, have you seen Whitney?"
Lana shook her head. "He's been a real jerk lately. He doesn't seem to think I should be friends with Clark."
"Yeah," Chloe replied. "I got that impression."
Lana stopped walking and turned to face Chloe. "What do you mean by that?"
"Whitney came by The Torch earlier today. He practically threatened Clark. He told him to stay away from you."
"He did?" Lana asked in a whisper. She didn't want to believe that the guy she spent nearly two years with would ever do that. "God, where's Clark? I have to talk to him."
Chloe shrugged. "I haven't seen him since then, about two hours ago."
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Nell opened the door to see Whitney standing in front of her. "Whitney? Is Lana all right?"
"She's fine, but she wants her meteor rock necklace and I told her I'd get it for her."
"Sure," Nell said, albeit slightly confused. She wondered why Lana would want it after not wearing it for a while. "I'll go get it."
A few minutes later, she came down stairs holding a small lead box. "What's that?" Whitney asked.
"Lana keeps the necklace in here. Clark gave it to her a while ago."
Whitney nodded. "Thanks, Nell." He ran out the door and to his truck. There needed to be a repeat of homecoming night.
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What do you all think so far?