Flashback-

All around me are familiar faces,
Worn-out places,
Worn-out faces.
Bright and early for the daily races,
Going nowhere,
Going nowhere.

Anna was sitting in her aunt and uncle's truck, between her mother, Sarah, and her auntie Martha. They were taking her into town to get some groceries since her father, Richard, and her uncle Jonathon were busy watching football. Her mother and aunt knew that she would have more fun going into town than watching some football game, even though she was brought up watching it every Sunday afternoon.

Tears are filling up their glasses,
No expression,
No expression.
Hide my head; I wanna drown my sorrow,
No tomorrow,
No tomorrow.

"Birdie!" Anna explained and pointed up to a blackbird that had just flown across the road and in front of the truck.

"Yes Anna. Look over there, look at that big doggie!" Her mother showed her. Anna looked the window and started clapping and pointing. "Anna loves animals," Sarah told Martha.

"I see. Well, here's the supermarket." Martha said as she turned into the car park.

"C'mon Anna," Sarah said to get her daughters attention as the truck came to a halt. She undone Anna's seatbelt and lifted her out of the pick-up.

"Mommy..." Anna instructed, putting her hand out. Sarah knew what her daughter meant but taking the little girl's hand. "Tank you."

"She's so sweet." Martha said, after getting a basket. "Anna, would you like some ice cream later?"

"Yes, pweaze." The three year old answered, putting a big pleasing smile on her face.

"Wait, I left my handbag in the car, could I get the keys for the truck? And would you be able to keep an eye on Anna?" Sarah asked.

"Here you go and of course I'll look after Anna." Martha said as she handed the keys to Sarah then took Anna's tiny hand.

After paying for the groceries, Sarah still wasn't back so Martha took Anna back to the car. The car door was open and Martha could hear an ambulance in the distance, the sirens becoming louder and louder. Anna had wondered off to the other side of the truck, and saw her mother lying on the ground, with blood staining her clothes.

"Mommy." Anna whimpered, and Martha ran round to where her niece was standing. She put her hand over her mouth in horror, and then wrapped her arms around Anna.

"Oh my gosh." Martha whispered to herself. The ambulance had now appeared in the car park and paramedics were running out of it. They surrounded Sarah, two people at each side of her, and then they lifted her onto a stretcher. Tears started falling down Anna's cheeks as she saw her mother being taken away in the ambulance.

End flashback-

Anna thought of that after seeing an ambulance rush down the street. That memory always came to mind when she saw of them. Her mother almost died that day. Luckily, the doctors were able to save her life and the police found the person who attacked her.

"Earth to Anna, are you alright?" Clark asked, bringing Anna back to reality.

"Uh... yeah. Just thinking about something..." Anna trailed off as she looked across the street and noticed a young man that she recognized. He was looking straight at her. Then it hit her. It was her crazy ex-boyfriend Mark. "Oh sh!t..." Anna muttered under her breath, loud enough for Clark to hear.

"What's wrong Anna?" Clark questioned. He looked over to where his cousin was staring at but nothing was there.

"Uh nothing... you wanna go? I don't feel too well," Anna replied. And it was true. She felt like she was either going to faint or just throw up.

"Sure." That's all Clark could say. He would have asked why but he wanted to respect Anna's privacy. He knows all too well what it's like keeping secrets from people you love and care about, so he let Anna keep her secret.

After getting back to the farm, Clark took Anna up to the loft. Or as his father called it, his 'fortress of solitude'. Clark sat down beside Anna on the couch.

"What's up? I know you're keeping things from me so I want to know what." Clark said. This made Anna a little angry. He was the one keeping things from her.

"What right do you have asking me that? You're keeping secrets from me as well Clark!" Anna practically screamed at Clark.

"What are you talking about Anna?" Clark became tense. He didn't Anna knowing his secret since it would endanger her and if she did know his secret, who told her?

"I saw the files Clark had about you on her computer!"

"What does that have to do with me? And what were you doing snooping through Chloe's computer files?" Clark questioned.

"One of the folders was called 'secret'. And I wasn't snooping or anything like that – the computer froze, I started hitting the keys and all of the boxes appeared."

"Oh... but I still wanna know what's happening with you Anna."

"And I want to leave this whole freaking life that I have to call my own, looks like no-one's getting what they want."

"God Anna, can't you just open up?"

"No and I guess that's not alright to you. I'm off. I'll see you when I decide to come back Clark." With that said Anna got up, left the loft and left the farm on her Harley Davidson. Clark didn't try to stop her. He knew she needed some time alone, but what Anna said before she left really scared Clark. 'What if she never comes back?' Clark asked himself. "I'll see you when I decide to come back Clark."

"Stupid idiot." Anna said to herself, out loud. "I'm gonna find out what Clark's keeping from me, one way or another." Of course, Anna wasn't paying attention to the road in front of her. She had accidentally gone into the wrong lane, and to add to that scene, another car was coming towards her. Anna finally looked ahead and automatically swerved off the road after seeing that car coming closer to her. The bike had fallen onto her left leg and the pain was intensifying. Anna looked back onto the road and saw the driver of the other car coming over to her. He looked quite concerned about what was happening to Anna.

"Are you ok Miss? I'll try and get the bike off your leg. Scream if you want to." The man said. He was trying to keep calm but from Anna's point of view, it wasn't working too well.

"Thanks... uh..." Anna mumbled just loud enough for the person helping her to hear.

"Lex. Lex Luthor." He stated whilst lifting the bike up. Anna figured out what he was doing so once the gap was big enough, she wriggled her leg out from underneath the bike. Even though the pain was killing her, Anna never screamed. After Lex noticed that her leg wasn't trapped, he dropped the bike back onto the ground then rushed to Anna's side to help her over to his car. "I'm gonna get you to the hospital, ok?"

"Thanks." Anna whispered, barely audible. The pain was excruciating but Anna helped Lex as much as she could. He took her arm and she placed it over his shoulder, then he held her by the waist and lifted her onto her feet. Slowly, he pulled her over to his silver Porsche. Once they were there, Lex opened the door and put Anna in the back seat. After he made sure Anna was safe, he quickly ran round to the drivers side and headed for the hospital.

Meanwhile at the Kent farm, Clark was starting to worry where Anna had gone to. He still hadn't told his parents that Anna was gone because he didn't them worrying.

"Clark?" A voice said from behind. Clark quickly turned around and saw Chloe standing at the stairs.

"Uh... Chloe. What brings you here?" Clark asked.

"Um... I don't actually know how to tell you this..." Clark could instantly tell that Chloe was worried about something, so he went over to her and hugged her tightly.

"What is it Chloe? You know you can tell me anything." Clark told her.

"It's about Anna..." Chloe began but then became too scared to continue.

"What about Anna?"

"She was in some sort of accident. Lex took her into hospital... well, that's what I heard." Chloe explained which made Clark worry even more.

"I've gotta go. Tell my parents where Anna is and tell them to meet me at the hospital, ok?" Chloe nodded in response. Then Clark super-sped out of the barn and stopped just near the hospital. He quickly ran into the hospital and stopped at the reception area. "Did Lex Luthor bring a young girl earlier? Looking about 18 or 19 years old, with long blonde hair?"

"Yes. Are you family of the patient?" The woman behind the deck asked as she began typing on her computer.

"Yeah, she's my cousin." Clark replied. He was starting to become inpatient with the staff around here because he wasn't aware what was happening with Anna and they were helping him much.

"You'll have to fill out these forms for her." The receptionist said as she handed him a clipboard with a few piece of paper on it. Clark found a pen close by and started writing the information he knew about Anna then handed it back. "Ok, Miss Clark is in room 213."

"Thanks." Clark thought he was using his super speed when he went to Anna's room. He was so scared for her well-being. He wasn't ready to lose someone else very close to him since he didn't know how seriously Anna was hurt. Clark recently lost a close friend, Ryan. He was more than a friend to Clark; he was like a little brother to him.

As Clark walked up to the room, he looked through the window. He saw Anna sleeping peacefully, with her leg in a cast and drip connected to her hand. She also had a couple of cuts on her face and a few on the arm that was visible to Clark. Once he brought himself back to reality, Clark slowly turned the door knob and quietly opened the door. The only light in the room was a few dim lights above Anna's bed. He could see her clearly now. She had a large gash on her forehead and a cut below her eye.

"Clark..."

Author's Note:

Sorry I didn't update sooner. I was sooooo busy with school but I'm on my Easter holidays so I will have time to update:D Enjoy!