Secrets No More Chapter Ten.
Clark woke the next morning feeling more refreshed than he had in a while. Once he'd had a chance to take a shower and change into some other clothes (plaid, of course), he headed down to Lex's office. "Morning Lex." He greeted his friend as he sat down.
"Good morning yourself." Lex replied as he flipped through the TV's channels. "Anything on today?" Clark asked.
"Other than you, no." smirked Lex. "It seems you're still the hot topic on everyone's minds."
"Great." Clark slumped into his chair. "When do you think this is going to calm down? Do you think that'll everything will ever go back to being…"
"…like it was?" Lex finished for his friend. Clark nodded. "Clark, I hate to tell you this, but I don't think anything will ever go back to the way it was." He turned back to the television. "The whole world knows that Clark Kent is an alien. They're going to want to know more about you." He paused for a second and then turned back to Clark. "A lot has changed, Clark, and I'm sorry I couldn't give you any better news."
Clark was about to repliy when something on the television caught both men's attention. "…and in recent news, a local teenager, Chloe Sullivan, has believed to have been kidnapped. Her car was found abandoned out on Highway 412 earlier this morning." The camera quickly switched to a view of Chloe's Falcon and then changed back to a reporter talking to Gabe Sullivan. "If the kidnappers are watching this, please find it in your hearts to release my daughter. She mean's the world to me…" The cameraman quickly placed the camera back on the reporter as Gabe broke down in to sobs. "If anyone has seen or heard anything on the whereabouts of Chloe Sullivan, please contact the Smallville Police Department or the Lowell County Sheriff's Departments at…."
Clark and Lex both shot out of there chairs at the same time. "Chloe!" Before Lex could say or do anything, Clark had supersped out of the mansion toward's Chloe's house.
In an abandoned apartment complex in Metropolis Chloe Sullivan pulled herself up. She wiped the sleep out of her eyes trying to clear her blurry vision.
The next thing Chloe tried to do was sit up. She managed to pull her upper body up from the cot she was on. Then, ever so gently, she swung her legs around and off into the floor. Chloe took in a deep breath of air as she tried to push herself off of the cot.
Chloe was slightly dizzy as she managed to get up. She swayed slightly, trying to regain her balance. By now her vision had cleared up and she was able to make out her surroundings.
The room she was in was small, possibly only 6 feet in width by 9 feet in length. The wall were an off green that was faded in spots. There were two doors in a corner. Steadily, Chloe made her way over to them.
She tried the first door only to find that it was locked. 'Figures.' Chloe thought. She then moved to the second and was surprised to find that it opened. Inside was a small bathroom with a toilet and a sink.
The blonde made her way up to the sink and carefully leaned againist it. She glanced into the cracked mirror and winced at the huge gash on her head.. "Ouch..." she mumbled after touching the wound. She managed to rummage around the small room and found an old towel. After running some water and dowsing the towel in it she carefully cleaned the wound as best as she could. Satisfied with her work she went back into the bedroom and sat on the cot.
Chloe tried to recollect her thoughts while she sat there. She remembered being pulled over by a road crew on the road and some man jumping her. That was all she remember at this point. "But why would someone want to kidnap me?" she asked herself out loud. Full of questions and exhaustion coming over her she layed back down on the cot and went to sleep.
End of chapter ten.
Clark woke the next morning feeling more refreshed than he had in a while. Once he'd had a chance to take a shower and change into some other clothes (plaid, of course), he headed down to Lex's office. "Morning Lex." He greeted his friend as he sat down.
"Good morning yourself." Lex replied as he flipped through the TV's channels. "Anything on today?" Clark asked.
"Other than you, no." smirked Lex. "It seems you're still the hot topic on everyone's minds."
"Great." Clark slumped into his chair. "When do you think this is going to calm down? Do you think that'll everything will ever go back to being…"
"…like it was?" Lex finished for his friend. Clark nodded. "Clark, I hate to tell you this, but I don't think anything will ever go back to the way it was." He turned back to the television. "The whole world knows that Clark Kent is an alien. They're going to want to know more about you." He paused for a second and then turned back to Clark. "A lot has changed, Clark, and I'm sorry I couldn't give you any better news."
Clark was about to repliy when something on the television caught both men's attention. "…and in recent news, a local teenager, Chloe Sullivan, has believed to have been kidnapped. Her car was found abandoned out on Highway 412 earlier this morning." The camera quickly switched to a view of Chloe's Falcon and then changed back to a reporter talking to Gabe Sullivan. "If the kidnappers are watching this, please find it in your hearts to release my daughter. She mean's the world to me…" The cameraman quickly placed the camera back on the reporter as Gabe broke down in to sobs. "If anyone has seen or heard anything on the whereabouts of Chloe Sullivan, please contact the Smallville Police Department or the Lowell County Sheriff's Departments at…."
Clark and Lex both shot out of there chairs at the same time. "Chloe!" Before Lex could say or do anything, Clark had supersped out of the mansion toward's Chloe's house.
In an abandoned apartment complex in Metropolis Chloe Sullivan pulled herself up. She wiped the sleep out of her eyes trying to clear her blurry vision.
The next thing Chloe tried to do was sit up. She managed to pull her upper body up from the cot she was on. Then, ever so gently, she swung her legs around and off into the floor. Chloe took in a deep breath of air as she tried to push herself off of the cot.
Chloe was slightly dizzy as she managed to get up. She swayed slightly, trying to regain her balance. By now her vision had cleared up and she was able to make out her surroundings.
The room she was in was small, possibly only 6 feet in width by 9 feet in length. The wall were an off green that was faded in spots. There were two doors in a corner. Steadily, Chloe made her way over to them.
She tried the first door only to find that it was locked. 'Figures.' Chloe thought. She then moved to the second and was surprised to find that it opened. Inside was a small bathroom with a toilet and a sink.
The blonde made her way up to the sink and carefully leaned againist it. She glanced into the cracked mirror and winced at the huge gash on her head.. "Ouch..." she mumbled after touching the wound. She managed to rummage around the small room and found an old towel. After running some water and dowsing the towel in it she carefully cleaned the wound as best as she could. Satisfied with her work she went back into the bedroom and sat on the cot.
Chloe tried to recollect her thoughts while she sat there. She remembered being pulled over by a road crew on the road and some man jumping her. That was all she remember at this point. "But why would someone want to kidnap me?" she asked herself out loud. Full of questions and exhaustion coming over her she layed back down on the cot and went to sleep.
End of chapter ten.