A/N: I was re-reading the part where Lana left and thought I kind of left it… unfinished. So, this chapter should explain things.
Lana walks down the street in a small town just outside of Charlotte, North Carolina. A place where no one knows her and she can get a fresh start. A start that could help her forget about Clark and her past in Smallville.
As soon as she arrived, she stopped at a restaurant/coffee house and saw signs posted for a waitress job. She filled out an application and was called the next day. She just got out of work and is walking home to an apartment building. Across the street, a couple walks down the sidewalk holding hands and talking and laughing. It instantly reminds Lana of Clark and what she left behind.
Flashback
"Clark, how could you not tell me?" Lana asks, feeling hurt.
"Lana, believe me… I wanted to so many times." Clark says and walks up to her.
"But, you didn't. You know how important honesty is to me. And all these years, you have never been honest with me." Lana tells him, her anger rising. "Every day since my parents died, I have wondered why… why did those meteors have to come and take my parents away from me. And the answer has been right in front of my face." Lana says, her face now filled with anger.
"I'm sorry." Clark replies.
"I'm not looking for an apology, Clark. I just want to know why you had to keep this from me for so long." Lana says.
"I was afraid of what you would think of me after you learned the truth. I didn't want you to blame me for what happened."
"I wouldn't blame you if you would have told me the truth in the first place." She tells him.
Now it's Clark's turn to be hurt. "You blame me for what happened to your parents?"
"If you waited this long to tell me, telling me the truth obviously wasn't that important to you."
"Lana, it was important to me." Clark tries to convince her.
"Let me clear this up for you, Clark. My parents would still be alive if it wasn't for you. In my eyes right now, you killed my parents." Lana tells him. Clark can't find anything besides cold and hate in her eyes. Tears start to fill his eyes and he fights with everything he has to hold them back.
"You don't really mean that." Clark says, not wanting to believe it.
"Yes I do." Lana says and walks away.
End of flashback
She always knew Clark had a secret. No matter how hard she tried to get him to tell her, he never would. Once he finally did, she realized how big his secret really was. She thought she could handle it, but the truth is, she really can't.
She immediately went to Lex to get her out of Smallville as soon as possible.
Flashback
"Lex, I need your help." She tells him, walking in to his office.
Lex puts down his book and turns his attention to Lana. "Sure, Lana. What is it?" He asks.
"I need to get out of Smallville… tonight."
"Are you sure? Is something wrong, someone after you?" Lex asks, becoming concerned.
"No, nothing like that. I just… can't stay here any longer. Too many bad memories I would like to forget." Lana says.
"Is Clark a bad memory?" He asks.
"Yes." She says after a long silence.
"Ok, if that's what you really want, I can have my pilot fly you anywhere." Lex says.
"The east coast. North Carolina, I've always wanted to go there." Lana tells him.
"Just let me make a few calls." He tells her and reaches for his cell phone.
"And Lex? Please don't tell Clark about this." Lana asks.
"Sure." He answers.
End of flashback.
Lana picks up her walking pace, trying to get home quickly. She just feels like crawling into bed and pulling the covers over her. It hurts too much to think about Clark. Since, she's still not entirely sure her leaving was the best thing to do.