Chloe walked into her house, almost dragging her body. She had heard this
morning that Clark had left. She certainly couldn't do an article on him
with him not there so she had to give up the chance of a lifetime. As mad
as she was at Clark for just taking off like this... she was worried and
missed him already. God, she thought to herself, then I have to be such a
bitch to him? Now he's gone and who knows when he will come back! Chloe's
body started to shake and she felt tears welling up in her eyes. Part
because she had to blow off the article, but most because of Clark. She
looked around, making sure the coast was clear. When it was, she buried her
face in her hands and started to cry. Lana, who was in her room, came out
when she heard soft sobs. She walked in and saw Chloe crying on the couch.
Oh God, Lana thought She knows too. Lana walked out quietly to where Chloe
was.
"Chl-Chloe?" Lana whispered, her voice also in a sob
Chloe sniffed and looked up. Lana knows too, she thought. She looked at Lana, who absolutely looked horrible. Her eyes were so puffy and red that Chloe almost did not recognize her at first.
"Lana" Chloe whispered
Without words the two girls hugged each other and sobbed loudly. They broke apart after about 25 seconds. Looking at how bad each other looked right now. It was almost shocking
"He asked me to go with him" Lana whispered
Chloe resisted the urge to roll her eyes "Oh? He did?"
"Yes.... I couldn't," she said, with more tears rolling down her face
"I fell so bad.. I was so mad at him... and I.. Oh God.." She began to sob even more loudly.
Lana put her arm around her and comforted her. It was Lana's first time comforting Chloe. Chloe was always the one to comfort Lana, especially when Whitney had died. Those few days the girls considered to be there closets days. They talked so much and really got to know each other well. Even staying up all night sometimes just talking about anything and everything. After that Lana grieved alone and would avoid Chloe, she was somewhat hurt but decided to let Lana get over it but as soon as Lana made a date with Clark, things went back to normal. It was also the same week that Pete and Chloe had been infected by the parasite that made them daredevils. This was the first time the girls had comforted each other sense then.
"It's not your fault" Lana said to Chloe "You didn't know"
Chloe cried harder "I was so mad at him for not telling me..."
"He'll come back... I know it"
"He will" Chloe said unsure, she looked Lana in the eyes "Can I tell you something?"
"Anything"
Chloe sighed "Lionel Luthor pursued me to do an article on Clark.. It was a great offer and I took it" Her voice was so filled with guilt "I'm so sorry"
"Why are you apologizing to me?"
"I don't know.." Chloe sniffed again "It was such a good offer.. And I.. I was so mad! I was so..." Chloe voice started to shake and she stopped talking before she burst into even more tears
"It's okay" Lana said, "The important thing is that you didn't do the article"
"Yeah but I was going to"
"But you didn't"
"Yeah" Chloe said, feeling a little better
"Why are we crying over Clark?" Lana asked "I miss him so badly but I know it my heart that he will come back, don't you?"
Chloe nodded "Yeah, So do I... He'll come back"
Lana got up and walked into the kitchen "Are you hungry?"
Chloe shook her head "I'm going to visit the Kent's in the hospital.. Do you want to come with?"
Lana sighed painfully and shook her head "No.. I just.. can't.. I can't face them now, not with Clark being gone"
Chloe wiped her eyes "Maybe later? They'd love to see you"
Lana smiled "Maybe later.. Just not now"
Chloe nodded "I'll tell them you said hi"
"Thanks"
Chloe left and Lana began to clean the counter for Mr. Sullivan, cleaning always took her mind off anything and that is what she needed right now. Lana sighed heavily. She felt so guilty for kissing Pete today, the guilt was beginning to burden her. She missed Clark more than anyone in the world and wished that he could be here right now. Poor guy, she thought, so much had happened to him, no wonder he had snapped. He'd be back, she knew it when he did, she'd forgive him like that. She'd tell him it was okay and how much she loved him and hoped he loved her. They could finally be happy like they almost were. Lana put the rag down and began to cry again.
"Chl-Chloe?" Lana whispered, her voice also in a sob
Chloe sniffed and looked up. Lana knows too, she thought. She looked at Lana, who absolutely looked horrible. Her eyes were so puffy and red that Chloe almost did not recognize her at first.
"Lana" Chloe whispered
Without words the two girls hugged each other and sobbed loudly. They broke apart after about 25 seconds. Looking at how bad each other looked right now. It was almost shocking
"He asked me to go with him" Lana whispered
Chloe resisted the urge to roll her eyes "Oh? He did?"
"Yes.... I couldn't," she said, with more tears rolling down her face
"I fell so bad.. I was so mad at him... and I.. Oh God.." She began to sob even more loudly.
Lana put her arm around her and comforted her. It was Lana's first time comforting Chloe. Chloe was always the one to comfort Lana, especially when Whitney had died. Those few days the girls considered to be there closets days. They talked so much and really got to know each other well. Even staying up all night sometimes just talking about anything and everything. After that Lana grieved alone and would avoid Chloe, she was somewhat hurt but decided to let Lana get over it but as soon as Lana made a date with Clark, things went back to normal. It was also the same week that Pete and Chloe had been infected by the parasite that made them daredevils. This was the first time the girls had comforted each other sense then.
"It's not your fault" Lana said to Chloe "You didn't know"
Chloe cried harder "I was so mad at him for not telling me..."
"He'll come back... I know it"
"He will" Chloe said unsure, she looked Lana in the eyes "Can I tell you something?"
"Anything"
Chloe sighed "Lionel Luthor pursued me to do an article on Clark.. It was a great offer and I took it" Her voice was so filled with guilt "I'm so sorry"
"Why are you apologizing to me?"
"I don't know.." Chloe sniffed again "It was such a good offer.. And I.. I was so mad! I was so..." Chloe voice started to shake and she stopped talking before she burst into even more tears
"It's okay" Lana said, "The important thing is that you didn't do the article"
"Yeah but I was going to"
"But you didn't"
"Yeah" Chloe said, feeling a little better
"Why are we crying over Clark?" Lana asked "I miss him so badly but I know it my heart that he will come back, don't you?"
Chloe nodded "Yeah, So do I... He'll come back"
Lana got up and walked into the kitchen "Are you hungry?"
Chloe shook her head "I'm going to visit the Kent's in the hospital.. Do you want to come with?"
Lana sighed painfully and shook her head "No.. I just.. can't.. I can't face them now, not with Clark being gone"
Chloe wiped her eyes "Maybe later? They'd love to see you"
Lana smiled "Maybe later.. Just not now"
Chloe nodded "I'll tell them you said hi"
"Thanks"
Chloe left and Lana began to clean the counter for Mr. Sullivan, cleaning always took her mind off anything and that is what she needed right now. Lana sighed heavily. She felt so guilty for kissing Pete today, the guilt was beginning to burden her. She missed Clark more than anyone in the world and wished that he could be here right now. Poor guy, she thought, so much had happened to him, no wonder he had snapped. He'd be back, she knew it when he did, she'd forgive him like that. She'd tell him it was okay and how much she loved him and hoped he loved her. They could finally be happy like they almost were. Lana put the rag down and began to cry again.