Sweet, sad, and thought-provoking. Poor Clark. He thinks that he killed someone in his foster family or someone visiting the family, or was it one of his foster siblings. You just want to hug him.
Those stats are scary. I'm guessing they were accurate at some point in time, hopefully not so much today, but probably still are.
Metropolis, huh? Don't know how Lois the middle class + girl and Clark the vagrant are going to meet? At the police station after he's been picked up as a runaway, and she because something happened with her mother? Or had she runaway too?
Winter? Hmmmm. Can't see Lois living on the streets in the winter, unless something horrible happened at home. I hope Clark doesn't end up living on the streets for long.
Metropolis was a huge city and it’d be easier to lose himself in the crowds than it would in a small town. He’d always imagined himself moving to a place like this anyway- Washington, New York, maybe Las Angeles.
Did you misspell Los Angeles on purpose as part of Clark's characterization (being that's how many pronounce it, so that's how Clark would think it was spelled), or was it a typo? The former works for me.
Many beautiful images as you describe Clark on the train. I'd pull them up, but it's late and my eyes are sagging. I'll try to note them next time I have time.
Poor Clark.
I hope you have a happy, or a semi-happy ending planned for him. For now, I can't wait to see what awaits him at the end of his journey. I'm guessing it will be more rough times.
