Chloe hated being angry with Clark, but sometimes it was so hard not to be.
Although he was her most cherished of friends, he could just be a big dumb
ape at times. Especially when it came to relationships. Everyone knew that
he had feelings for Lana, but not everyone knew about Chloe's feelings for
him. She thought Clark got the clue when they went to the prom together,
even though she broke it off the day after. Ever since he had broken the
promise he made to her for the dance, things between them, at least, from
Chloe's point of view, had been different. Her feelings for Clark were just
as strong as ever, but the reality of them ever being together had been
shattered. And every time Clark did something in favour of Lana, Chloe felt
those shards of shattered hope turn to dust. She sighed, and finally put
her cell phone back in her purse. So much for 'plan A'.
When Chloe had arrived at the hospital, she went straight towards Richard, who was waiting in the lobby, knowing that he had to be there for Whitney. She quickly introduced herself as a friend of Whitney's, and sat down on a chair in the row across from him. After she had hung up on Clark, she sat there, slightly embarrassed that she had put up somewhat of a scene. They sat for nearly five minutes without talking.
Richard finally broke the uncomfortable silence. "So, uh, I can go see if we can get in to visit Whitney soon, if you want," he smiled. Although she seemed to have a bit of an attitude, Richard thought Chloe was quite beautiful. The lavender shirt she wore underneath her long black coat complimented her eyes very well.
Chloe looked down slightly in embarrassment when she realized that Richard was checking her out. 'Oh God, please don't let him be some sort of meteor- freak!' she prayed silently. "You know, from what you've told me, I don't think that now is a great time to interv-, er, visit Whitney. Maybe I'll talk to him when he gets out of the hospital," she smiled.
"Yeah, ok," he nodded.
They sat in silence again. Chloe pretended to look for something in her bag, while Richard continued to stare. She pulled out the first thing her hand touched, which was an article that she was working on about a recent disappearance of several artefacts from the Smallville Historical Centre.
The SHC housed all the information on the growth and development of Smallville, starting with stories and artefacts from Ezra Small's time. It was also the kind of place that grade school kids went to every year with their class whether it was necessary or not. Chloe herself had never been there, but was interested to tour the place to find any evidence or clues from the robbery. She was fascinated to find out that Smallville's largest meteorite was stolen from there, as well as some Kawatche tribal outfits, and a jacket that was believed to once belong to Ezra Small. None of the items were of real great value, besides maybe the meteorite, but they seemed to be important to the town.
Chloe was too smart to think that they were someone's way of trying to make a few quick bucks on Ebay. Whoever stole these must have had a greater purpose for them. Whenever a meteor rock was involved, there had to be some crazy experiment going on. But what?
"What's that you're working on?" Richard asked.
Chloe looked up from the paper. Richard had moved to the seat right next to her, which made her somewhat uncomfortable. She smiled politely anyway.
"Oh, this? It's just something I'm working on for the school paper. A couple of things were stolen from the town's history museum. Nothing really big."
Richard nodded understandingly. "I see. What was stolen?"
She put the article back in her bag. Chloe hated it when people read over her shoulder, and especially hated having her drafts read by anyone else.
"It was just a meteorite from the shower in '89, and some old clothing. Someone probably just wanted to make some fast cash and sold them on the Internet." She wasn't about to give away her meteor-rock theory. Clark and Pete were usually the first to go over things like that with her. Besides, Richard may be a non-believer, or not even know about the meteor-rock 'miracles' and disasters. Then again, his best friend did just come back from the dead by unknown causes.
Lana suddenly appeared in the entrance to the lobby looking a little pale. As soon as she spotted Chloe, she went straight towards her.
"He's gone." She said in a hollow voice.
When Chloe had arrived at the hospital, she went straight towards Richard, who was waiting in the lobby, knowing that he had to be there for Whitney. She quickly introduced herself as a friend of Whitney's, and sat down on a chair in the row across from him. After she had hung up on Clark, she sat there, slightly embarrassed that she had put up somewhat of a scene. They sat for nearly five minutes without talking.
Richard finally broke the uncomfortable silence. "So, uh, I can go see if we can get in to visit Whitney soon, if you want," he smiled. Although she seemed to have a bit of an attitude, Richard thought Chloe was quite beautiful. The lavender shirt she wore underneath her long black coat complimented her eyes very well.
Chloe looked down slightly in embarrassment when she realized that Richard was checking her out. 'Oh God, please don't let him be some sort of meteor- freak!' she prayed silently. "You know, from what you've told me, I don't think that now is a great time to interv-, er, visit Whitney. Maybe I'll talk to him when he gets out of the hospital," she smiled.
"Yeah, ok," he nodded.
They sat in silence again. Chloe pretended to look for something in her bag, while Richard continued to stare. She pulled out the first thing her hand touched, which was an article that she was working on about a recent disappearance of several artefacts from the Smallville Historical Centre.
The SHC housed all the information on the growth and development of Smallville, starting with stories and artefacts from Ezra Small's time. It was also the kind of place that grade school kids went to every year with their class whether it was necessary or not. Chloe herself had never been there, but was interested to tour the place to find any evidence or clues from the robbery. She was fascinated to find out that Smallville's largest meteorite was stolen from there, as well as some Kawatche tribal outfits, and a jacket that was believed to once belong to Ezra Small. None of the items were of real great value, besides maybe the meteorite, but they seemed to be important to the town.
Chloe was too smart to think that they were someone's way of trying to make a few quick bucks on Ebay. Whoever stole these must have had a greater purpose for them. Whenever a meteor rock was involved, there had to be some crazy experiment going on. But what?
"What's that you're working on?" Richard asked.
Chloe looked up from the paper. Richard had moved to the seat right next to her, which made her somewhat uncomfortable. She smiled politely anyway.
"Oh, this? It's just something I'm working on for the school paper. A couple of things were stolen from the town's history museum. Nothing really big."
Richard nodded understandingly. "I see. What was stolen?"
She put the article back in her bag. Chloe hated it when people read over her shoulder, and especially hated having her drafts read by anyone else.
"It was just a meteorite from the shower in '89, and some old clothing. Someone probably just wanted to make some fast cash and sold them on the Internet." She wasn't about to give away her meteor-rock theory. Clark and Pete were usually the first to go over things like that with her. Besides, Richard may be a non-believer, or not even know about the meteor-rock 'miracles' and disasters. Then again, his best friend did just come back from the dead by unknown causes.
Lana suddenly appeared in the entrance to the lobby looking a little pale. As soon as she spotted Chloe, she went straight towards her.
"He's gone." She said in a hollow voice.