Clark sat on his bed going over the conversation with his dad in his mind.
So there's the strength Clark thought The speed, heat vision, hearing, X-ray vision and I'm invincible
Clark had been skeptical at first. It had all seemed so unreal The idea that he could do so many things was at first too much to handle. But after several demonstrations aided by Jonathan, and some old encyclopedias that were now a pile of ashes behind the barn, Clark had abandoned his skepticism and replaced it with awe.
Clark sighed. He exited his bedroom and plodded down the stairs. Martha was sitting at the kitchen table, and beckoned for him to come over when she saw him.
"Clark" She said when he seated himself opposite her. "I've called one of your friends. He's going to come over, and maybe it'll give you some of your memory back."
"Ok." Clark said, still a little depressed. "What's he like?"
"Well, you've been best friends since kindergarten" Martha replied
"Does he know what I can do?" Clark asked
"Yes," Martha said. "But you can't tell anyone else. He's the only one apart from us."
Clark nodded. "Mom, there's something else." He said
"What is it, honey?" Martha asked, giving Clark a warm smile
"Do you know how this happened?" He asked bluntly
"No Clark. Your guess is as good as ours." She answered "You were fine when I got home last night, just reading a book in the loft. Then we came in to have dinner. You got up afterwards to go to bed, and fainted." Clark thought for a minute.
"What was I reading?" He asked, seeing a possible suspect, but not sure how.
"Uhhh… the Catcher in the Rye, I think." Martha replied "It's probably still up there if you want to go look."
Clark nodded. Nothing suspicious there he thought. Then another idea hit him.
"What did we have for dinner?" He asked
"It was takeout." Martha answered. "From a new restaurant in town. Sushi, rice, other bits and pieces." She stopped, slowly realizing what he was thinking. "You think that may have something to do with this memory loss?"
"I don't know," Clark said. "Maybe. You said it was new. Did we ever get food there before?"
"No," Martha said "It only opened last week."
Clark raised his eyebrows. It was a long shot, but they could just have a lead.
