*lower lip quivers*

*tears fills eyes*

DAVE!! You...

You...

You SQUISHED my HEART!! Beneath your shoes!

In such a good way, too!

Oh wow. I adored this. I wondered why he seemed more composed.

Awww!

And I think you should make bets more often! I bet you will!

Dave,

Oh, this is just... well, you squished my heart beneath your shoes, too! Over and over. This breaks my heart, it just gets to the heart of this issue so beautifully and truthfully.


It's just amazing how you start with this piece of paper filled with words, medical terms, numbers. Cold facts. And from that show how much cold hard facts, words, numbers... can hurt. Those four words "No. They meant no" are just so amazing. And then what follows - what "no" means to him.... it's heartbreaking. Really, truly heartbreaking.

You've written this so sensitively and beautifully. Fantastic story, Dave. As usual!!

~NICOLE

Awwww! That's amazingly well done! To see Clark's hopes crushed like that... *hugs Clark*

So beautifully sad!

LOSE MORE BETS!!

See ya,
AnnaBtG.

Wow... this is just... wow... So short and yet so poignant... So much angst in such little space...

My first post here, and it's FDK Love your stories, you're one of my favourite authors here.

Post some more, and keep losing those bets

David!! This was just beautiful!

Heart squisher! That was the saddest thing...
::smacks Dave::
It was beautiful! And it made me want to cry. Cry, and hit you.
::smacks Dave::
Good job!

Say it ain't so, Dave!

Ah, but it was so in the darn TV show, I know, I know....

Darn TV show! Beautifully written, Dave.

Ann

Isn't that just so Clark. He's devastated, but his first thought is that he needs to be strong enough for her.

Dave, you're something else. You just keep doing this to me!

just beautiful.
Thank you for creating that and sharing.

That was so sad. And very well written. Good one, Dave!

Rach

*counts number of replies so far...*

#12 Shameful of me, really.

Dave?

This is so much more than I asked for.

This one belongs in the Hall of Fame.

Thank you. Really.

Mel says she's sorry, btw. :p

Sara (who wonders, for the sake of Dave's fan club, if she should wager another bet... )

Oh, by the way...

I'm appointing myself president of the Dave Fan Club.

Who wants to join?

Sara

Dave

WOW! This is amazing. I love it.

Tricia

Hi,

Very short, yet said everything, and it would explain why Clark was so composed when he returned to the Planet to tell Lois.

You brought tears to my eyes.

Yours Jenni

Okay, everyone, GROUP HUG!! Dave, this was wonderful. As sad as it was, it made my day. Thank you.

Well... wow. Needless to say, this wasn't the easiest story to write and fear of the general reaction to it made it a story that wasn't the easiest to share either. But... wow. Thank you all for the wonderful feedback. I honestly was expecting to be told to take a flying leap, but it's fantastic to be proven wrong. <g>

I'd really like to say something about everything that was said in here, but I'm running short on time, so I'll contain myself... mostly...

Mission accomplished.

Hey, ezym! Welcome to the boards and thank you so much for the fdk. Hope you'll enjoy yourself while you're here.

Thank you... *hides in the corner* ... I think.

I wasn't really aiming for tears when I wrote this, but... again, wow. I have to... just... thank you, to everyone who let me know how this made them feel. And, as for those bets... we'll see.

No! I'm not going to cry. No!!



Lost the battle, obviously.

Dave, this was heart wrenching.

Oh, wow! Why did I take so long to read this? Thank you, thank you, thank you, for giving us this insight into Clark's emotions when he got Dr Klein's news. This was my favourite aspect of The Family Hour - and DC surpassed himself, IMO, when he acted out Clark's late-night wistful gazing at his parents' crib. Never was so much said by so few words and so little movement. Anyway, thank you again for this additional window into Clark's emotions.

Yvonne

Thank you, I shall! This message board is great, I'm ashamed to have lurked for so long.
In the meantime, I shall go and read (or enjoy) your new story

Oh wow

I think everyone else has already said everything. I just wanted you to know...wow.

The part we always wanted to see...

Dave you old softy you

Seriously that was beautiful and heartbreaking. Love it.

~Lois Lane Wanna Be

Dave! This! Ack!

*headdesk*

Ahem. Sorry. Dunno how in the world I managed to only just now read this heart-breaking vignette. (Well, there was the small matter of college graduation, but still. I've been a bad, bad FoLC as of late).

Seriously, Dave, this was so heart-wrenching and just wonderfully written. The emotion you evoked in so few words was mind-blowing. Thanks for sharing this on the boards.