Lana wanted to cry, scream, or break something as she blankly started down at the particle board dining table.
''Honey, you mother thinks it's for the best...'' Lewis started as he reached over to touch Lana's hand.
But Lana quickly drew her hand away as she bitterly replied, ''Why are you sending me away? I thought you loved me.''
''I do kiddo.''
''Then tell her that you won't let me go.''
''Your mother thinks...''
''I don't care what she thinks...'' Lana hissed at her father. It really hurt, she looked up to him and trusted him and now he was going to betray her like this? By sending her to some godforsaken town in the middle of Kansas?
''Don't say that kiddo, you don't mean it...''
Lana gave her father a hateful glare, ''You can speak for yourself and mom, but don't speak for me. You don't know me. Sending me off to live alone in 'Smallville'''
Lana spat out the last part like it was disgusting bug she has just stepped on.
''You won't be living alone, you'll live with your Aunt Nell.''
''You mean Aunt Bitch.''
''Lana Lang watcher your language.'' Lewis snapped sternly.
Lana kept her mouth shut and looked away, ''I might as well be alone. It's not like I'm going to be 'friends' with her.''
''Lana, please try to be reasonable...''
''I will when you give me a valid reason on why YOU are sending me away. Not because mom said so or mom wanted so. I mean it dad. Why won't you stand up to her?''
''I love your mom,'' Lewis started, but suddenly he stopped as he realized how stupid it was of him to say that.
''And you don't love me, it's that simple.'' Lana said stiffly. ''Fine, I'll go to the little hick town.''
Then Lana continued, but she wasn't sure why she said this, only that it made her feel just a bit better. It returned to her what little power remained in her after she found out she was being sent away. ''...But if I go insane and kill someone. I'd like you to live with the fact that it was actually your fault and you could have stopped it.''
Then Lana ran upstairs before her father could retort.
''Honey, you mother thinks it's for the best...'' Lewis started as he reached over to touch Lana's hand.
But Lana quickly drew her hand away as she bitterly replied, ''Why are you sending me away? I thought you loved me.''
''I do kiddo.''
''Then tell her that you won't let me go.''
''Your mother thinks...''
''I don't care what she thinks...'' Lana hissed at her father. It really hurt, she looked up to him and trusted him and now he was going to betray her like this? By sending her to some godforsaken town in the middle of Kansas?
''Don't say that kiddo, you don't mean it...''
Lana gave her father a hateful glare, ''You can speak for yourself and mom, but don't speak for me. You don't know me. Sending me off to live alone in 'Smallville'''
Lana spat out the last part like it was disgusting bug she has just stepped on.
''You won't be living alone, you'll live with your Aunt Nell.''
''You mean Aunt Bitch.''
''Lana Lang watcher your language.'' Lewis snapped sternly.
Lana kept her mouth shut and looked away, ''I might as well be alone. It's not like I'm going to be 'friends' with her.''
''Lana, please try to be reasonable...''
''I will when you give me a valid reason on why YOU are sending me away. Not because mom said so or mom wanted so. I mean it dad. Why won't you stand up to her?''
''I love your mom,'' Lewis started, but suddenly he stopped as he realized how stupid it was of him to say that.
''And you don't love me, it's that simple.'' Lana said stiffly. ''Fine, I'll go to the little hick town.''
Then Lana continued, but she wasn't sure why she said this, only that it made her feel just a bit better. It returned to her what little power remained in her after she found out she was being sent away. ''...But if I go insane and kill someone. I'd like you to live with the fact that it was actually your fault and you could have stopped it.''
Then Lana ran upstairs before her father could retort.
