Identity Effect
Chapter 3
At Chloe and Clark's...
When Clark entered the front door Chloe was making dinner in the kitchen, so he made his way there to say 'hi'.
"Hay, Chlo"
"Oh, hi, Clark" she looked up from cutting something. "How's your day?"
"Ok, nothing interesting" he lied. "Yours?"
"Same here" she said and for a couple of minuets they just stood starring at the floor.
"Ok, you won, I'm lying!" finally said the girl.
"Spill" the farm boy and now the citizen of Gotham sat on the stool near his roommate.
"Well, it's kinda hard. Today I met my mother, she was that woman who was suppose to interview me about the work. Then I bumped into a very handsome guy and for the first time in two month forgot about Lex..." she nervously took a bite of chocolate cake that was near her on the plate. "Your turn!"
"I lied too. I found a job in the Scoller's CD shop and there was that girl, she was totally...shocking...and, like you'd said, I forgot about Lana for the first time in...my life, I guess" he then took her spoon and put a really big slice of the cake in himself.
"Yeah...and that's what we call a-nothing-happened day?" Chloe finished.
"Hay, I wasn't the first to lie!" responded Clark.
"Fine, we both did. Let's just stop this, because, come on, it's our new life and you're my only friend here and let's not lie to each other, ok?"
"Ok" he agreed "I'll help you with this"
And the rest of the evening they were cooking and then eating in front of the TV in the leaving room.
The Luthor's Mansion near Smallville...
"Yes" Lex was sitting in his leather chair and talking on the phone with his business partners. "You'll have to do in three days, ok? Bye then"
Then the knock on the door was heard.
"Come in" he said.
The tall man in gray coat entered the room and stopped not far from the table.
"Mr. Luthor, I found them" that was the only thing he said before handing Lex the papers. "They are in Gotham"
"That's just perfect, really convenient. You know, my old friend invited me to the party he's throwing in two weeks in his Mansion near Gotham. I had faith in you, Mr. Purson"
"And I believe you have something more than just faith for me" the tall guy stepped a bit closer.
"Of cause, the check for you is on the table on your left" Lex smirked and started dialing the number on his cell to order his worker to buy him a ticket to Gotham in two weeks.
At Chloe and Clark's...
The next morning Chloe woke up late and found no-one at home. Clark has already left for work, but he was really nice to leave her orange juice and bacon on the kitchen table.
"Oh, that's so sweet" she smiled to herself.
She hasn't taken a sip of her drink when there was a knock on the door. Chloe came up to the door and opened it, but she never expected the person she saw the next second.
"What do want?" she simply asked, but it took her a lot to stay so calm.
"I want to talk to you" answered Clarissa. "I am your mother, you know"
"I know, but you seemed to forget about it" Chlo said sarcastically.
But something invisible pushed her to step away and let Mrs. Johnson in.
"Thank you" an older woman looked through the place. "It's a nice place, you've got here"
"I truly believe that you came here not to talk about my apartment" Chloe closed the door.
"You're right. I'm here with my confession. I've left you because I knew that if I stayed you wouldn't be happy. I loved Gabe and I loved you too much to let you be miserable because of me. That's why I've left"
"Well..." muttered the young girl. "You know, the only thing a girl wants is her mother to be there for her when she needs her"
"I know. But I also knew that I wouldn't be that kind of mother, that it wasn't my time, and that I would only make you unhappy" Clarissa said and tears began to show up in the corners of her eyes. "I'm sorry"
"You're sorry. Can't you see, it's not enough! I thought all these years that you've left because you never wanted me! And know I see you after twenty years and you're telling me that you had left because you loved me too much and even more, you expect me to believe in this!" some of this was shouting.
"But it's true, Chloe! I'm sorry for everything. That I wasn't there to see you first school year, first boyfriend, first detention, talks about first kiss..." at this point she was crying and Chloe felt like it really was true, her eyes turned from dark to light green.
"But it's still not enough" she said finally.
"I understand. But I'm asking you one thing. I know you may hate me and that is your right. But you shouldn't ruin your future, your career. Come back to Gotham Daily, you won't regret it. And maybe some day you'll forgive me" said Clarissa, almost pleadingly.
Chloe thought a little and her mother was right. "Okay"
Mrs. Johnson stood up from her spot on the sofa and made her way to the door, but was stopped by Chloe's voice:
"Do I have brothers or sisters?"
"Yes" she turned around. "You have two sisters, they are turning twenty in three month"
"Do they know about me?"
"I think it's time for them to meet you"
TBC
Chapter 3
At Chloe and Clark's...
When Clark entered the front door Chloe was making dinner in the kitchen, so he made his way there to say 'hi'.
"Hay, Chlo"
"Oh, hi, Clark" she looked up from cutting something. "How's your day?"
"Ok, nothing interesting" he lied. "Yours?"
"Same here" she said and for a couple of minuets they just stood starring at the floor.
"Ok, you won, I'm lying!" finally said the girl.
"Spill" the farm boy and now the citizen of Gotham sat on the stool near his roommate.
"Well, it's kinda hard. Today I met my mother, she was that woman who was suppose to interview me about the work. Then I bumped into a very handsome guy and for the first time in two month forgot about Lex..." she nervously took a bite of chocolate cake that was near her on the plate. "Your turn!"
"I lied too. I found a job in the Scoller's CD shop and there was that girl, she was totally...shocking...and, like you'd said, I forgot about Lana for the first time in...my life, I guess" he then took her spoon and put a really big slice of the cake in himself.
"Yeah...and that's what we call a-nothing-happened day?" Chloe finished.
"Hay, I wasn't the first to lie!" responded Clark.
"Fine, we both did. Let's just stop this, because, come on, it's our new life and you're my only friend here and let's not lie to each other, ok?"
"Ok" he agreed "I'll help you with this"
And the rest of the evening they were cooking and then eating in front of the TV in the leaving room.
The Luthor's Mansion near Smallville...
"Yes" Lex was sitting in his leather chair and talking on the phone with his business partners. "You'll have to do in three days, ok? Bye then"
Then the knock on the door was heard.
"Come in" he said.
The tall man in gray coat entered the room and stopped not far from the table.
"Mr. Luthor, I found them" that was the only thing he said before handing Lex the papers. "They are in Gotham"
"That's just perfect, really convenient. You know, my old friend invited me to the party he's throwing in two weeks in his Mansion near Gotham. I had faith in you, Mr. Purson"
"And I believe you have something more than just faith for me" the tall guy stepped a bit closer.
"Of cause, the check for you is on the table on your left" Lex smirked and started dialing the number on his cell to order his worker to buy him a ticket to Gotham in two weeks.
At Chloe and Clark's...
The next morning Chloe woke up late and found no-one at home. Clark has already left for work, but he was really nice to leave her orange juice and bacon on the kitchen table.
"Oh, that's so sweet" she smiled to herself.
She hasn't taken a sip of her drink when there was a knock on the door. Chloe came up to the door and opened it, but she never expected the person she saw the next second.
"What do want?" she simply asked, but it took her a lot to stay so calm.
"I want to talk to you" answered Clarissa. "I am your mother, you know"
"I know, but you seemed to forget about it" Chlo said sarcastically.
But something invisible pushed her to step away and let Mrs. Johnson in.
"Thank you" an older woman looked through the place. "It's a nice place, you've got here"
"I truly believe that you came here not to talk about my apartment" Chloe closed the door.
"You're right. I'm here with my confession. I've left you because I knew that if I stayed you wouldn't be happy. I loved Gabe and I loved you too much to let you be miserable because of me. That's why I've left"
"Well..." muttered the young girl. "You know, the only thing a girl wants is her mother to be there for her when she needs her"
"I know. But I also knew that I wouldn't be that kind of mother, that it wasn't my time, and that I would only make you unhappy" Clarissa said and tears began to show up in the corners of her eyes. "I'm sorry"
"You're sorry. Can't you see, it's not enough! I thought all these years that you've left because you never wanted me! And know I see you after twenty years and you're telling me that you had left because you loved me too much and even more, you expect me to believe in this!" some of this was shouting.
"But it's true, Chloe! I'm sorry for everything. That I wasn't there to see you first school year, first boyfriend, first detention, talks about first kiss..." at this point she was crying and Chloe felt like it really was true, her eyes turned from dark to light green.
"But it's still not enough" she said finally.
"I understand. But I'm asking you one thing. I know you may hate me and that is your right. But you shouldn't ruin your future, your career. Come back to Gotham Daily, you won't regret it. And maybe some day you'll forgive me" said Clarissa, almost pleadingly.
Chloe thought a little and her mother was right. "Okay"
Mrs. Johnson stood up from her spot on the sofa and made her way to the door, but was stopped by Chloe's voice:
"Do I have brothers or sisters?"
"Yes" she turned around. "You have two sisters, they are turning twenty in three month"
"Do they know about me?"
"I think it's time for them to meet you"
TBC