CHAPTER 7 – Brainstorming
Lana sat down on the soft ground by the lake, feeling depressed. Things hadn't gone at all as she pictured them. Clark is an alien? She thought to herself. I mean… Bottom line, it is just a word… How is he really different than any of us? Well… sure he has the powers… he is very fast apparently… and god knows what else… he was born in another planet, and he is the nicest and most caring person I know… I guess that's it… But he is Clark… I know him… The fact that he comes from another planet doesn't change anything… I know who he is… I mean… I love him… But… do I really know all there is to know about him… I mean… is that really the extent of his differences from us? I mean for all I know… and he for that matter… he could very well be immortal… I mean… how do you handle that?
Come on Lana… you're going way off the point here… and the worse thing is that I hurt him with how I reacted, I could see it in his face… but what should I have done? I mean… how do you react to the person you love when they tell you they are from another planet…
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Clark sat on his loft thoughtful. Considering what had happened, he was surprisingly optimistic. She'll be fine with it… I'm sure of it… I mean… how could she not… she's Lana… she has to… But she was pretty freaked out… Can you blame her though?... How would I react if I learnt something like this?... that is if I wasn't from another planet… I guess I wouldn't be shocked by anything now…
But wait a minute… if she's fine with it and she loves me, how could I possibly leave Smallville now? I mean with all this I completely forgot that I also have to tell her that I will be leaving for a while… and I don't even know for how long it will be… but why should I leave? … I don't want to… I have to… …No I don't have to… I mean why should I leave now that my life may be going on track… If Lana does indeed love me and we can finally be together… and I'm also going to college… I mean why now… I can postpone it for a while… But look what happened the last time I put on hold all this heritage-related stuff… Smallville was leveled again… Lana almost died… Lana…
What the hell am I gonna do? …I can't leave her… … maybe she could come with me… Argh… don't be ridiculous Clark… it would be very dangerous for her as you don't know what you are going to do at that place… plus it's not fair to her to put her life on hold, and leave everything behind just for me…
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Let's face it Lana… you were involved in some weird stuff yourself… I mean… a 17th century witch that happened to be your ancestor possessed your body… then murdered a woman… how is Clark being from another planet worse than that? … well… it's not worse… but it still is weird…
Maybe I got to find Clark and talk to him about this… maybe it will help me clear things in my head… but what if I freak out again? … It will devastate him… No I've got to sort out my head first before I see him… but I want to see him… I… I mean I miss him already… And that kiss… I want that… I want to be with him… I love him… does it matter that he is not from around here… alien… that's nothing… that's just a word… a concept… it doesn't mean anything beyond the fact that someone was not born on earth… it has no other significance… … Wow so aliens do exist…
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I will stay… but I can't… maybe she can help me decide… get real Clark… It's not fair to put such a burden on her… plus, if you go to that you might just as well prepare for college, because if you don't have your mind made up by the time you talk to her about this… there's no way you're going anywhere… this burden is mine and mine alone and I must be clear on what I decide and stick to it… there are a lot of things at stake here… even Lana's life…
Clark's trail of thought was interrupted, when he heard someone coming up the steps to the loft. He turned and to his satisfaction he saw Lana coming up with slow unsure steps.
To Be Continued…