Clark goes downstairs to find something to eat. His mom is at the Talon working and his dad is somewhere on the farm working, so he knows the house will be empty. The last thing he needs is any words of wisdom from his parents.
After eating a piece of leftover pie from last night, Clark heads back to the stairs. He's just about to make the first step when the front door opens. Clark picks up his pace.
"Clark? Is that you?" Lex asks.
Oh great, just who I need.
Clark turns around. "Hey, Lex."
"I received a note from my security guard at the front gate. It seems that Lana left it with him early this morning." Lex says and Clark nods. "Her sudden decision to leave Smallville wouldn't have anything to do with you, would it?"
"I'm in just as much shock as everyone else." Clark admits.
"I bet. I'm sorry that things ended so badly." Lex says.
"You don't have to be sorry, Lex. Not your fault." Clark tells him.
"I have something you might like." Lex reaches into his coat and pulls out two tickets of some kind. He hands them to Clark. "Two tickets to Homestead-Miami speedway for the 2004 Nascar finale."
"Lex, I don't need this out of sympathy. Everyone is giving me so much sympathy right now anyway. There isn't anything anyone can do to bring Lana back." Clark says and hands him back the tickets.
"Actually, I was going to give these to you anyway. I have a business trip to Italy I can't pass up." He explains.
"I don't feel like going. You're going to have to find someone else to take them." Clark tells him.
"Clark, I just gave you tickets to the last nascar race of the season… and you don't want them?" Lex looks at him surprised. Clark still doesn't change his mind. "Alright. Well, there still yours if you want them." Lex tells Clark and walks back to the door. After giving Clark a small wave, he walks out.
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Later that night, Martha carries a plate of food upstairs to Clark. Clark is still sitting on his bed in the same position he was in earlier. She sets the plate of food on his nightstand.
"I brought your dinner up for you." She tells him and Clark turns his head.
"Thanks, mom." Clark smiles weakly.
"It was no problem. So, I heard Lex stopped by. What did he want?" Martha asks.
"He had some nascar tickets for me." Clark tells her.
"Oh, where is the race?" She asks.
"Doesn't matter, I'm not going."
"Why not?" She asks, surprised he wouldn't go.
"All I can think of is Lana, I'm not in any mood to go to a race." Clark says.
"Clark, you can't keep doing this to yourself. Just because Lana left doesn't mean you have to stop living your life." She tells him.
"Without Lana, there isn't any reason to live my life." Clark tells her.
"Clark! Your father and I have taught you better than that." Martha says.
"What am I supposed to do, mom? I love Lana more than anything, and now she's gone." Clark says, on the verge of tears.
"There is more to life than Lana. You will move on, I promise." She tells him.
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In the morning, Clark gets up to go to school. If he stays on that bed any longer, he's going to go insane. He is finally over the shock of Lana leaving, now all he needs is to get over the sadness of her leaving.
Clark leaves the truck and takes a run to Kansas City and back to clear his head before going off to school. Clark peaks in to the Torch office as he walks down the hall and sees Lois talking to Chloe.
Oh great, I forgot she's staying in Smallville for a few days. Lois is just what I don't need.
"Clark!" Lois calls out.
Great, she saw me.
Clark turns around and walks in to the Torch. "What is it?" Clark asks.
"Just wanted to see how you were is all." Lois says defensively.
"Could be a lot better." Clark replies and sits down on the couch.
"There is a football game here tonight that Lois and I are going to, maybe you could come with us?" Chloe asks, sensing that she should change the subject.
"Uh, sorry, but you guys can go on without me. I really don't feel like…" Clark starts to make an excuse.
"Having fun?" Chloe asks, finishing his sentence. "Clark, having fun is what you need right now."
"I can't have fun right now." Clark snaps back. "Thanks to Lana, I probably won't be able to have fun for awhile."
"Lana? You deserve a lot better than what she did to you. Don't do this because of Lana." Chloe tells him and walks out of the office. Lois soon follows her.
She's right. I shouldn't do this because of Lana. If she could do this to me, then she doesn't deserve to be missed.
I'm going to Miami.