It's official. You broke me.
Wow. And to think that I had thought some of the first parts of this story were depressing. If you were an unknown author, I would have stopped reading long ago -- not because this isn't a powerful story, but precisely because it is so powerful. If I want something depressing, I need only dwell on all of the things my son will never be able to do -- things that most people take for granted. (He's almost fourteen and his school day is filled with trying to learn new skills such as hand-washing and drying, the proper use of toilet paper, and communicating basic needs.) I'll be the first to admit that one of the main reasons I read fanfic is to escape for a brief period into a more pleasant place. This story is NOT such a place -- at least, not yet. But since you are not an unknown author, and since you have a way of turning even the most dismal of situations around so that there is a positive ending, I am continuing to read and to hope. Please, please, please turn the situation around, somehow.
You won't make us wait until the weekend for part 21, will you?
Joy,
Lynn
p.s., I just read your post for part 19, as well as the earlier posts on this thread. Bummer about not expediting the posting schedule, but it is for a good cause. Do you plan to try to have your novel officially published? If not, would you consider posting it to our "Original Fiction" folder?
Also, I meant to mention that I thought the backstory worked quite well in giving Lois a believable motive for outing Clark.
Last edited by Lynn S. M.; 09/14/15 09:33 PM. Reason: Added p.s.
