32 Jill hopped off the bus in Smallville and took off her glasses. She didnt think anyone knew her here. She looked back towards Chester. Claire was still trying to get ready. Why was she still fussing about which dress to wear? Jill had told her that the blue one looked best. The green one made her look heavier and showed too much tit. Why didnt she just listen to her? Oh well, there was ...

35 Jill looked up at Claires window. Shed rather just fly up to Claires room, but knocking would have to do. Claire opened the door. “Hi! I just finished breakfast.” Jill walked in and waved to Mr. Simmons, who was in the middle of assembling a model antique car. Jill pointed upstairs and the girls ran up to Claires room. “Are you doing anything today?” Jill asked. Claire shook her head. “Great! ...

37 Clark read the page of his chemistry textbook for the third time. Why was his mind so slow and stupid? Hed understood acids and bases so well when he was super – why hed observed the reactions of the atoms and molecules himself. Why wasnt it making sense to him now? He wanted to throw his books onto the floor, but that wouldnt solve anything, and if he ripped his books, Ma would come down on ...

Jimmy by Shadar Metropolis in the late 1950’s Jimmy Olson was heading through the Newsroom on his way home when he heard it. It started with the ringing of phones at City Desk, and then the sound of voices questioning. The phone jingling quickly spread, with the voices growing stronger by the moment, sweeping across the huge newsroom like a wave, from one Desk to the next, more and more phones ...

Jimmy, Part Two by Shadar Metropolis in the late 1950’s Jimmy and Linda slipped through the crowd at Tarcissios and out the front door, invisible among the sparkly people of Metropolis. No one had a clue that the most spectacular and famous young woman on the planet had been among them. Jimmy tried to flag down a cab, but several passed by without a glance. Most cabbies in this neighborhood were ...