Chapter Eight: Lives Involved
Lex knew what he had to do, he just didn't know how. He had always known that the Kent's had something they were protecting, but he never could have realized how important it was. At first, he had been upset that he hadn't found out before now; that had it been up to the Kent's they would rather have never told him than have his help. But the more he thought about it, he really couldn't blame him. He did sincerely want to help; he also wanted to believe that had he known a year or two ago, he would have felt the same way. That he wouldn't have taken advantage of the secret.
But now, Lex realized that this was his big chance to prove to Clark, and to the Kent's that he is not his father; that he deserved their trust.
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Lana hardly slept anymore; she would stay somewhere between awake and sleep. There she could feel him. Though he wasn't the Clark that she had always known; he was different…somehow changed. Lately, she had felt and more known what he was going through, like she could read his feelings. He had almost entirely given up; but she tried to give him a sense of hope. She didn't realize how much hope she gave to him. She was the reason that he hadn't given up entirely.
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Kal -el was almost awake, but wasn't ready to open his eyes. He didn't know how long he had been asleep; he remembered they had strapped him to the exam table and injected some solution into a special IV they kept in his arm. He could tell he was still in the lab because he could still feel the straps. He waited, hoping to possibly catch some of the doctors talking.
"…Dr. Kelly, did you administer the formula?" Dr. Ridge asked.
"Yeah, I did. Maybe he needs some more, we had him in that induced-coma for over a week. We've never had him out for that long before."
Kal-el could feel someone standing over him, "…give me a piece of the Kryptonite." Suddenly, the familiar pain gripped him and caused him to jerk and yell out.
"He's awake."
Just then the door behind them slid open.
"Dr. Swann, did you want to speak with Kal-el?" One of the doctors said, as he entered the room.
"Not today, I just wanted to come down and let you know that we will be installing some new equipment in the lab at the end of this week. And next Thursday you will have a new associate joining you."
"When I asked you for new equipment a few months ago, you said we didn't have the funds. What is different now?" Dr. Ridge asked.
"Mr. Lex Luthor is a new partner in the project; and he wants to be financially and actively involved. So one of his associates will be joining your team." Swann explained.
