A Glimpse
Chapter 3

The Mysterious Man

Even though she was in the mansion now, her mind was on the events that occurred earlier that day. Going straight to her room she closed and locked the door. It had been a stressful day and Lana wanted and needed to be alone. She didn't want anyone or anything, to disturb her...Not even Lex. After a bit, she again began thinking back to what happened earlier that day downtown. She laughed as she remembered that old man. As she continued to think about him, she wondered…Why did he seem so familiar to me? It actually felt as if I have known him for years. But, I just can't put my finger on who he is…I have lived in Smallville all of my life, except for the brief bit of time when I moved to France. I have worked at the Talon for several years, but I have never seen him here before. Then how is it that I feel as if I have known him for years? I am not the type to hug strangers, yet I had no reservations about hugging him at all.

All of a sudden, she chuckled…That part about making the wish…How corny can you get? Wishing went out in third grade! But I do wish that things could have been different. Maybe if Clark could have trusted me, shared with me…Let me in so to speak. Then we might still be together.

Wait, what am I doing…If only things like that, happen in Nod…The land of dreams. Not in our real world, so forget it.

Yet he did really seem sincere as he almost pleaded with me to make that wish. Wait, he did give me that coin. Maybe it will give me a clue to who he is. I really should take a better look at it. Picking up her purse she looked through it and found the coin. Holding it in her hand she took a good look at it. Well it's really a silver coin, but not like any that I have seen before. Holding it under the light and taking a good look at it she saw a man's image on the front of it. A little shocked she realized that the image was of the man she met earlier that day. A little nervous she turned the coin over. On the back was the inscription, "Don't despair, miracles do happen." Turning the coin back over she looked at the image once more and this time she noticed the inscription under the image. It said, "Kris Kringle."

Seeing this Lana became a little upset. If this is his idea of a joke, then it's in poor taste, I don't think it's funny at all.

Kris Kringle anyone older than ten years old knows that there is no such thing as a man who delivers toys or goes around granting wishes. Then she thought, but wouldn't it be nice if he could.
Coming back to her senses she said, " Lana Lang, you have had a long and stressful day, off to bed young lady, it time to get a little sleep." Climbing into bed she chuckled, "Kris Kringle, oh my." But unknown to Lana, standing outside of the mansion, near the entrance gait, was an old man with a beard. He took his pipe out of his mouth and said, "Bon Voyage! Enjoy your journey Lana!"

But before falling off to sleep, Lana thought back to the Christmas one year before. She remembered what it was like having Christmas with the Kent's. It was a wonderful time! Mrs. Kent was a great cook and the food was out of this world. There was a turkey, ham, yams and all kinds of things. Everything smelled so good. Her favorites were the turkey and the plum pudding. She had never eaten plum pudding before, but Clark told her it was a favorite of his mother and it would hurt her dearly if Lana didn't at least try it. Lana reluctantly tried some and loved it. The other thing she remembered was the feeling of warmth in the Kent household. It felt so good to be there. What a difference from the way she felt in the mansion. It was cold and lonely there. It almost gave you the chills. She thought to herself, what am I doing here? Then fluffing up her pillow and ignoring the security camera, she lay down, but before drifting off to sleep, said to herself, " I really do wish things could have been different."

Merry Christmas, everyone!!!!!

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