Norcross and Judd had agreed to return to Metropolis to be the guests of honor at the graduation
Nice little nod. I like it.
When they arrived at the Met. High gymnasium, he surprised her even more. In front of the lighted gym was a silver Jeep Grand Cherokee with a humongous red bow draped over it. Her father dangled the key in front of her, “Want to take it for a test drive?”
Another nice nod--even though I cringe at the Disneyland Dad mentality.
“Clark! It has been two whole years since I’ve seen your face, though I have enjoyed the cards. You’re just as good looking as always, and,” squeezing him again, “ you are looking very buff.”
Yeah, that's not the typical bro/sis relationship.
Cat Grant caught sight of Lois’ flushed cheeks after Claude departed the newsroom, “Oh, been there, done that, sweetie, and he’s just as good as they say. But Claude Duchet is a man; I doubt he’s interested in shopping in the teen department.”
For once in my life, you've got me liking Cat Grant. That's a tall order, as far as I'm concerned.
Oh, God. She had almost been raped. If Clark hadn’t called at that exact minute her brain might not have ever snapped out of the daze of shock she had been in. Oh, thank God for Clark. She crawled toward the loveseat, unable to find the strength to stand. She picked up the phone from where it had slipped from her fingers and dialed. “Mom? Please, I need you.”
Somehow I didn't think Ellen would be the first person Lois would call. Still, I'm glad that's who she turned to. I'm even happier that she said something to someone.
Ellen chuckled. “No sweetheart. I was thinking along the lines of self-defense classes. If you had had some training, Claude would not have been able to overpower you so easily-”
I was hoping you were leading Lois this way.
“I didn’t get to be editor of the greatest paper in the world because I could yodel, Lois. Now, I expect to see you seated at Claude’s desk Monday morning, and I want to see some story ideas on my desk by 9:00 am.”
This was nice, too.
“It’s a good school. Columbia or Kansas City campus?”
“Columbia.
Mizzou! I imagine Clark would enjoy life there. It's easy to get lost among all the people. Still, it's such a different Clark Kent that you write.
Elisabeth
Ok, now you've got him back to writing. . . thank you.
