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Chapter 3
"Kent residence," Clark said, grabbing the phone off the hanger. He'd been sitting at the kitchen table doing the last of his homework when the phone rang.
"May I speak to Clark Kent?" the voice on the end asked
"Speaking," Clark replied.
"Mr. Kent? My name is Franzis Iyzarro and I'm calling from Metropolis General Hospital. Lex Luthor was admitted here earlier this afternoon complaining of stomach pains and he gave us your number." the man explained.
After managing to get around the man's thick German accent, Clark was able to pick up what he was being told. "When he was admitted? Is he alright?" he asked, his panic kicking in, making a mental note to kill Lex later for not calling him like he'd asked him to.
"He was admitted around 1pm this afternoon," Dr. Iyzarro replied. "For the most part, he's fine..." the doctor trailed off.
"For the most part? What do you mean, for the most part? Is it a matter of life or death?" Clark demanded. He wanted answers and all this man seemed to be doing was dancing around them.
"Mr. Kent, I think it would be better if you came here so I could talk to you in person, it's not easy to say over the phone." Dr. Iyzarro told him.
Clark slowly counted to ten to regain his calm before he spoke again. "Doctor, I appreciate you're calling me about this, but there's no way I can make it to Metropolis and back in an afternoon," Clark told him. Even with his super-speed it was impossible.
The doctor sighed. "Mr. Kent..." he said, but was suddenly cut off when he heard his name being paged. "I must ask that you try to get here as quick as possible, Mr. Luthor has been asking for you since he was admitted."
Clark sighed. "I'll - I'll see what I can do." he trailed off, hanging up the phone. He wanted to be with Lex, he really did, but he had no idea how he was going to tell his parents he was going to Metropolis and his reason for going; ever since he'd gone to Metropolis with Lex and almost been kidnapped and killed by Alien-hunting Japanese mafia men, his parents had told him they didn't want him going to the city again. But Clark knew what he had to do.
Making sure his parents were nowhere to be seen, Clark sped down the stairs and out the door, past the barn, and through the cornfields, making it to the Smallville Bus station in record time.