I'm surprised that no one started this, but no matter! I'm more than happy to start the ball rolling.

This chapter was really good and definitely insightful. Finally we're figuring out what's wrong with her, though I have to be honest I never thought about her aura... very cleva :p

keep em comin'

I think it’s the first time I read Lois and Ellie alone. Thank you, it was sweet! I love mother and daughter scenes! And since Ellie and me are almost about the same age, it makes it even more special, makes me remember my own mom.

Great path, Beth. I think we've seen Jay's future job. Something to do with teen self defense and stuff...

The Smallville trip was great

Michael

Sorry it's taken me a while to reply. Thanks guys for the great comments as always. I'm glad you enjoyed it, and like you all know by now, the next part will be posted on thursday night for me, which is apparently Friday for a lot of people reading this story.