CHAPTER 2: The Rescue
Lex spent three months stranded on an island fighting the evil ghosts that lurked in the corners of his soul and threatened to devour the last shred of sanity left in his body. Eventually he was found by the crew of a fishing boat whose captain, Mr Simon, told Lex the Interpol was looking for him and that the area had been extensively searched a couple of months before. The young Luthor convinced the captain not to inform of his rescue in exchange for the promise of a big deposit in his bank account.
Lex tried to keep a low profile and avoided banks, credit cards, five-star hotels and first-class plane tickets. Simon and his crew gave him some money to buy some clothes and got him a free passage on a ship to Canada. Lex had decided that the Caribbean sun wasn't for him and the northern country was the best choice; he 'd be closer to home but not close enough to get caught before he found who was behind the accident.
He arrived in Toronto and stayed in a cabin in the woods that belonged to a cousin of Simon's, and that was vacant until the following hunting season. Lex was relieved to find canned food in the larder and some fruit and vegetables in the orchard behind the house. With the issue of food and accommodation already solved, he had time to ponder on other matters: how to come back to Smallville with only fifty dollars left in his pocket holding all or most of the cards in his hands.
After a shower and a hearty dinner, Lex went straight to bed and didn't wake up until three o'clock the following afternoon. With his mind now fresh, he decided to make his first move. He would contact the only person he felt he could trust. The nearest village was 20 miles away and Lex made his way through the woods on horseback to get to a cyber café he had spotted the day before when he got off the bus. He would e-mail her and see how she reacted to the news he was still alive and kicking. When he clicked " send" he thought about writing to Clark as well but he remembered the caves and the doubts he still had about how much Clark was hiding from him and changed his mind. Now, all that was left was to kill some time before she answered, for he was sure she would.