Chloe ran into the school as fast as she could without turning back.
She just couldn't bring herself to talk to Whitney about Clark and Lana.
She could barely even think about it herself.
Instead of walking the regular route to her locker, Chloe walked up to the second level of the school and then she cut down to her classroom. She did all of this just so she would not have to see Pete, Lana, or Clark. All three of their lockers were near hers and she definitely did not want to talk to them.
Through out the morning, Chloe had effectively avoided her two best friends and Lana. She had only seen Whitney in a passing glance. Even then, she had quickly turned and run off. But, now it was time to go to lunch. Pete would probably see her and Clark and Lana were probably not far behind him. She stopped outside the cafeteria doors and gave a loud sigh. She folded her arms and swiftly walked through the doors.
Whitney sat in the cafeteria surrounded by all of his friends. They were all laughing about jokes and talking about the future. They were talking about scholarships and the colleges that they would be attending in the fall. Whitney had blocked the conversations out as soon as they started. He no longer would be going to college. Instead, he would be stuck in Smallville taking care of his father. He did not want to talk about the great things his friends would be doing while he was stuck in the small town.
"Oh, guys check this out. There's that blonde editor. The one who's always dissing us." Whitney glanced up and stared over at the entrance to the cafeteria to where Dave was pointing. Sure enough, Chloe had just slipped into the cafeteria. Her eyes were dull and she obviously was searching the cafeteria for someone. Whitney noticed that she sighed in almost relief. 'I wonder who she didn't want to see? Duh, Whitney, she was making sure Lana and Clark weren't here.' Whitney sighed. That was the first thing he had done when he had walked into the cafeteria. He had searched for the disgustingly sweet couple. He had been satisfied to find that they were not there. So, he had sat down with his group of friends while being forced to listen to everything he did not have. 'God, I am so bitter.' Whitney continued to watch Chloe as she made her way to one of the tables in the far corner of the cafeteria away from other students. She lay her head down in her arms and slumped in the seat. 'I know how you feel Sullivan.' Whitney thought turning back to listen to what his friends had been saying.
"…Yeah, that Sullivan girl really is a problem. Remember, she was the one meddling in our grades and everything. And, she's always looking for ways to get us thrown off of the team. She really is a problem." Dave said this to the whole group. Most of them were nodding their heads in agreement.
Whitney was surprised to find that they were still talking about Chloe. Usually they would just say a few crude comments and move on. He really didn't like how Dave was talking about Chloe. The tone of his voice did not sit well with Whitney. Whitney knew the tone of his voice. Dave was usually the one to convince all of them to go beat up some useless nobody. They all usually agreed to it as soon as Whitney did. But, this time, Whitney did not like how they were talking. 'Chloe? No, they wouldn't do that. Sure, she's written some pretty fowl stories, but they wouldn't hurt her.' All thoughts of Lana and Clark had sped from Whitney's mind as soon as the dangerous thoughts had entered his mind.
"Dave, what are you saying?" Tim questioned. Dave smiled in a somewhat malicious and cunning way.
"You all know what I'm saying. Let's hit her with what she's done to us." The others excluding Whitney all smiled at this.
"What do you have in mind?" Robert questioned smiling.
"Well, you know she had that huge crush for that Kent guy. One of us can go over and get acquainted with her and lead her on. And once she's completely over Kent, you start going out with someone. It'll crush her! It's a perfect plan!" The others all smiled and clapped their hands, everyone except Whitney. He just stared towards the table where Chloe sat. Dave turned to him and frowned. He patted Whitney's shoulder.
"Hey Whitney, man. What do you think?" He questioned. Whitney stared at the group of friends and frowned. He glanced back towards Chloe who still had her head buried in her arms. He turned back to them and stood up.
"No guys, I won't do this. And you won't either." He stated firmly with a hard glare in his eyes daring any one to go against him. The others all nodded but Dave just stared at him with a glint in his eyes.
"Are you feeling sorry for her because she's in the same boat you're in?" Dave questioned smirking. Whitney's jaw tightened and he ground his teeth together. He didn't like where Dave was going with this conversation.
"Dave, shut the hell up. I'm over that now. And I swear, if you do anything to Chloe…" He let the threat hang off of his lips knowing that they had all gotten the picture, except for Dave. He just stared at Whitney with the same smirk on his face. Whitney swiftly grabbed up his bag and walked away from the silent table.
Chloe walked into the cafeteria and quickly searched to see if Pete, Clark, or Lana were there. She sighed in relief when she did not see them. She spotted an empty table in the back of the cafeteria away from all of the other students and near the back exit. She quickly made her way past the table full of smirking jocks. She glanced towards their direction barely seeing the blonde hair and the slumped body. She sat down at the table and lay her head down. She had seen Whitney amidst all of the laughing and smiling jocks. He had looked horrible. She suddenly found herself feeling slightly guilty that she had left him in the dust that morning.
Chloe glanced up just in time to see Whitney hand out a threat to the table of jocks. She couldn't quite hear what they were talking about but she knew Whitney was upset about something. His back shook in anger and his eyes were hard. All of the guys at the table just quickly nodded at him but the center one, who she vaguely knew as Dave, just smirked at him. Chloe saw Whitney quickly grab up his bag and walk away from the table. He was headed straight for her! As Whitney passed, he briefly caught Chloe's eyes in a stare. As they stared into each other's eyes Chloe could see anger and pain in his eyes. He moved passed her and through the door beside her table. With a quick glance back at the table full of jocks she grabbed her belongings and ran through the swinging doors after Whitney.
Instead of walking the regular route to her locker, Chloe walked up to the second level of the school and then she cut down to her classroom. She did all of this just so she would not have to see Pete, Lana, or Clark. All three of their lockers were near hers and she definitely did not want to talk to them.
Through out the morning, Chloe had effectively avoided her two best friends and Lana. She had only seen Whitney in a passing glance. Even then, she had quickly turned and run off. But, now it was time to go to lunch. Pete would probably see her and Clark and Lana were probably not far behind him. She stopped outside the cafeteria doors and gave a loud sigh. She folded her arms and swiftly walked through the doors.
Whitney sat in the cafeteria surrounded by all of his friends. They were all laughing about jokes and talking about the future. They were talking about scholarships and the colleges that they would be attending in the fall. Whitney had blocked the conversations out as soon as they started. He no longer would be going to college. Instead, he would be stuck in Smallville taking care of his father. He did not want to talk about the great things his friends would be doing while he was stuck in the small town.
"Oh, guys check this out. There's that blonde editor. The one who's always dissing us." Whitney glanced up and stared over at the entrance to the cafeteria to where Dave was pointing. Sure enough, Chloe had just slipped into the cafeteria. Her eyes were dull and she obviously was searching the cafeteria for someone. Whitney noticed that she sighed in almost relief. 'I wonder who she didn't want to see? Duh, Whitney, she was making sure Lana and Clark weren't here.' Whitney sighed. That was the first thing he had done when he had walked into the cafeteria. He had searched for the disgustingly sweet couple. He had been satisfied to find that they were not there. So, he had sat down with his group of friends while being forced to listen to everything he did not have. 'God, I am so bitter.' Whitney continued to watch Chloe as she made her way to one of the tables in the far corner of the cafeteria away from other students. She lay her head down in her arms and slumped in the seat. 'I know how you feel Sullivan.' Whitney thought turning back to listen to what his friends had been saying.
"…Yeah, that Sullivan girl really is a problem. Remember, she was the one meddling in our grades and everything. And, she's always looking for ways to get us thrown off of the team. She really is a problem." Dave said this to the whole group. Most of them were nodding their heads in agreement.
Whitney was surprised to find that they were still talking about Chloe. Usually they would just say a few crude comments and move on. He really didn't like how Dave was talking about Chloe. The tone of his voice did not sit well with Whitney. Whitney knew the tone of his voice. Dave was usually the one to convince all of them to go beat up some useless nobody. They all usually agreed to it as soon as Whitney did. But, this time, Whitney did not like how they were talking. 'Chloe? No, they wouldn't do that. Sure, she's written some pretty fowl stories, but they wouldn't hurt her.' All thoughts of Lana and Clark had sped from Whitney's mind as soon as the dangerous thoughts had entered his mind.
"Dave, what are you saying?" Tim questioned. Dave smiled in a somewhat malicious and cunning way.
"You all know what I'm saying. Let's hit her with what she's done to us." The others excluding Whitney all smiled at this.
"What do you have in mind?" Robert questioned smiling.
"Well, you know she had that huge crush for that Kent guy. One of us can go over and get acquainted with her and lead her on. And once she's completely over Kent, you start going out with someone. It'll crush her! It's a perfect plan!" The others all smiled and clapped their hands, everyone except Whitney. He just stared towards the table where Chloe sat. Dave turned to him and frowned. He patted Whitney's shoulder.
"Hey Whitney, man. What do you think?" He questioned. Whitney stared at the group of friends and frowned. He glanced back towards Chloe who still had her head buried in her arms. He turned back to them and stood up.
"No guys, I won't do this. And you won't either." He stated firmly with a hard glare in his eyes daring any one to go against him. The others all nodded but Dave just stared at him with a glint in his eyes.
"Are you feeling sorry for her because she's in the same boat you're in?" Dave questioned smirking. Whitney's jaw tightened and he ground his teeth together. He didn't like where Dave was going with this conversation.
"Dave, shut the hell up. I'm over that now. And I swear, if you do anything to Chloe…" He let the threat hang off of his lips knowing that they had all gotten the picture, except for Dave. He just stared at Whitney with the same smirk on his face. Whitney swiftly grabbed up his bag and walked away from the silent table.
Chloe walked into the cafeteria and quickly searched to see if Pete, Clark, or Lana were there. She sighed in relief when she did not see them. She spotted an empty table in the back of the cafeteria away from all of the other students and near the back exit. She quickly made her way past the table full of smirking jocks. She glanced towards their direction barely seeing the blonde hair and the slumped body. She sat down at the table and lay her head down. She had seen Whitney amidst all of the laughing and smiling jocks. He had looked horrible. She suddenly found herself feeling slightly guilty that she had left him in the dust that morning.
Chloe glanced up just in time to see Whitney hand out a threat to the table of jocks. She couldn't quite hear what they were talking about but she knew Whitney was upset about something. His back shook in anger and his eyes were hard. All of the guys at the table just quickly nodded at him but the center one, who she vaguely knew as Dave, just smirked at him. Chloe saw Whitney quickly grab up his bag and walk away from the table. He was headed straight for her! As Whitney passed, he briefly caught Chloe's eyes in a stare. As they stared into each other's eyes Chloe could see anger and pain in his eyes. He moved passed her and through the door beside her table. With a quick glance back at the table full of jocks she grabbed her belongings and ran through the swinging doors after Whitney.