"Lana! Lana, wait!" Chloe called her name in the hallway during the
lunch period. Lana stopped abruptly and waited for her to catch up.
"What do you want Chloe?"
"We need to talk Lana."
"Okay, fine. Talk."
"Not here. Let's go into my office."
In The Torch Chloe sat Lana down. "Look Lana, I wanted to apologize. And try to explain what happened. See, the thing is…Clark is my best friend. And I'm sure you've already noticed that he has a huge crush on you." Lana nodded and smiled.
"Chloe…you and Clark are best friends. So you felt threatened when we started spending so much time together. I understand, you thought I was trying to steal Clark away from you." Lana took one look at Chloe's face and knew it wasn't that simple. "Chloe…do you like Clark? I mean, really like him?"
Chloe nodded slowly. "God, Lana, I'm jealous! And I'm sorry! It's just when you two are together, it just kills me. And I know I should never have written that article about you. What happened with you and Whitney was none of my business, and I should've stayed out of it. It's just…hard for me, I guess. To see you guys together. And you…I mean you're finally figuring it all out. After all this time, Clark just adores you; he'd do anything for you. And you didn't see it for so long."
"I do now," Lana stated.
"I've noticed. So anyway, it's not an excuse, but I thought I owed you an explanation.
Lana managed a small smile. Thanks Chloe, I appreciate that. And I am sorry, about everything. I never meant to hurt you, and I know Clark never did either. He doesn't know, does he? That you have feelings for him?"
Chloe sighed. "No, of course he doesn't. He's my best friend, I could never tell him. Besides, he only has eyes for you," she said sarcastically.
Lana looked away, uncomfortable. "Look Chloe, I'm working on getting over all this. But I need time, you know? I will get over it though, eventually. And who knows? Maybe, we could go back to being "almost friends" again."
Chloe smiled. "That's good enough for me."
Lana checked the clock hanging on the wall. "I should go…I'm meeting Clark. Do you want to come?"
"Uh, no. That's okay. I've got some work here to finish up here."
Lana smiled sympathetically.
"Lana…he's crazy about you. Don't screw this up. I think…I think he loves you," she said obviously pained. "If you break his heart Lana," she paused for effect," I swear to god, I'll kill you."
"I won't," Lana said simply. And then she left.
"What do you want Chloe?"
"We need to talk Lana."
"Okay, fine. Talk."
"Not here. Let's go into my office."
In The Torch Chloe sat Lana down. "Look Lana, I wanted to apologize. And try to explain what happened. See, the thing is…Clark is my best friend. And I'm sure you've already noticed that he has a huge crush on you." Lana nodded and smiled.
"Chloe…you and Clark are best friends. So you felt threatened when we started spending so much time together. I understand, you thought I was trying to steal Clark away from you." Lana took one look at Chloe's face and knew it wasn't that simple. "Chloe…do you like Clark? I mean, really like him?"
Chloe nodded slowly. "God, Lana, I'm jealous! And I'm sorry! It's just when you two are together, it just kills me. And I know I should never have written that article about you. What happened with you and Whitney was none of my business, and I should've stayed out of it. It's just…hard for me, I guess. To see you guys together. And you…I mean you're finally figuring it all out. After all this time, Clark just adores you; he'd do anything for you. And you didn't see it for so long."
"I do now," Lana stated.
"I've noticed. So anyway, it's not an excuse, but I thought I owed you an explanation.
Lana managed a small smile. Thanks Chloe, I appreciate that. And I am sorry, about everything. I never meant to hurt you, and I know Clark never did either. He doesn't know, does he? That you have feelings for him?"
Chloe sighed. "No, of course he doesn't. He's my best friend, I could never tell him. Besides, he only has eyes for you," she said sarcastically.
Lana looked away, uncomfortable. "Look Chloe, I'm working on getting over all this. But I need time, you know? I will get over it though, eventually. And who knows? Maybe, we could go back to being "almost friends" again."
Chloe smiled. "That's good enough for me."
Lana checked the clock hanging on the wall. "I should go…I'm meeting Clark. Do you want to come?"
"Uh, no. That's okay. I've got some work here to finish up here."
Lana smiled sympathetically.
"Lana…he's crazy about you. Don't screw this up. I think…I think he loves you," she said obviously pained. "If you break his heart Lana," she paused for effect," I swear to god, I'll kill you."
"I won't," Lana said simply. And then she left.