Jonathan gulped back has fear and asked again, "How is my son?"
Dr. Haslam shook her head. "I'm sorry" She took a breath before
continuing
in a whisper. "We tried everything to stabilize him, but his injuries
were
too severe." Her voice started to quiver. "We couldn't save him."
These words were what every parent dreaded to hear.
Martha broke down in her husband's arms while Chloe and Lana held each
other, crying. Pete and Lex stood in a daze.
This was not real. Clark couldn't be dead. It's just not possible.
But it was true - Clark Kent was dead. Nothing they could do or say
would
change that statement.
Take these roses off of me
Let me live, let me be
For a little while
Let my eyes,
See everything and nothing
In their time, I do not mind
Who'd have guessed I'd learn
To let the walls around me burn
Light up the hill side
My words, I ate them for so long
And nothing changed,
It was just the same
And I don't know if you feel me here
I can tell you one thing that's clear
I will feel you...
Forever
Forever
I will feel you
Forever
Forever
Jonathan and Martha were led away so they could say their final
good-byes to
their son.
When they left, Lex turned around and looked at Pete. "What the hell is
going on? What happened?"
Pete hesitated. "H-he went out in the middle of the night. I don't know
why…I guess he just wanted to get away from everything. He came back
and his
dad must've seen him because they had a major fight. That's what
started it
all.
"He passed out and Mr. and Mrs. Kent called me to come over to help get
Clark inside. We thought that everything was okay, you know?" Pete felt
his
hands shaking as he spoke of what happened. "Then all hell broke loose.
We
realized that Derek was in the house. He grabbed a pistol that was
hanging
on the wall and told us that if any of us moved, he'd kill Clark.
That's
when Chloe and Lana walked in."
Lex was in shock. "Oh God. He actually threatened to kill Clark?"
Pete nodded somberly and went on. "They got the gun away from him, but
he
must have came back into the kitchen because the next thing we saw was
a
knife sticking out of the wall next to Mrs. Kent's head - probably a
distraction. Lana and Chloe ran in after hearing Mrs. Kent's scream. I
had a
feeling that something was wrong, so I went out in the front room to
check
on Clark." Pete put his head down as he started to picture what the
room had
looked like. Suddenly, he couldn't go on.
Chloe sensed this and picked up where he left off. She pushed the hair
off
her face and gulped. "The room was a mess. Derek had gotten a hold of
red
paint and wrote on the wall that Clark was going to die tonight. I
just…I
just never believed it was true." She also became mute and turned
around.
Pete embraced her in a tight hug.
Lex shook his head at the sickness of Derek's mind. How could someone
ever
do that to a guy who has never done a thing wrong in his entire life?
He
looked over to see Lana holding her arms over the front of her,
standing
alone. He walked over to her and pulled her into a hug.
I wanted you to be everything to me
Now I've got to learn to carry on
I know I cannot hide this emptiness inside
But nothing is the same since you've gone
Send me letters from above
Send me strength, send me love
Such sweet love
Sing me songs that echo in my head and in my heart
That's where you are
Jonathan and Martha came back sometime later, tears still streaming
down the
mother's face. She walked over to Chloe and Lana.
"Did you want to see him?"
Chloe shook her head. "I'm sorry Mrs. Kent, I just can't do this." She
got
up and ran out of the room with Lex close behind her.
Lana stood up, shaking slightly. "Where is he?"
She followed Martha down the hall in complete silence. Only the sound
of
shoes hitting the hard ground could be heard. They stopped outside one
of
the doors, and Lana looked up, gathering her courage. She walked into
the
room. Martha turned away and stood outside, leaning against the wall.
Inside, Lana looked down at the still form of Clark, not willing to
believe
that he was gone. She sat down and took a breath.
"I'm so sorry, Clark," she said through her tears. "I'm sorry for
pushing
you away. I should've told you before now. I want you to know that I
love
you." Her tears came faster now, heating up her face. "I'm sorry I
haven't
told you. There were so many times I could've but never did. You had so
many
secrets in your life…I felt like I could never get close to you…" She
sat,
slowly drinking in the silence.
Martha heard every Lana had said and had only one thought going through
her
mind – what now?
And I don't know if you feel me here
I can tell you one thing that's clear
I will feel you...
Forever
Forever
I will feel you
Forever
Forever
I will hear you
Forever
Forever
I will see you
Forever
Forever
Take these roses all from me
Let me live, let me be