Wow, this is really, really good. A paragraph like this just speaks volumes:
Then she heard Clark clear his throat. The pages of his copy of the Daily Planet rustled as he turned them. She heard the clink of his coffee mug against his desk as he set it down. Twice.
Talk about putting together a paragraph so that we, as readers, become every bit as painfully aware of every little movement that Clark makes as Lois is! Wonderfully done, editor! And that "Twice" just did it. Of course Lois had to talk to him. But... groan, you know? Clark hears a cry for help, so he has to run away and be Superman. And of course he can't tell Lois that he is Superman, because... well, because, you know? Because because. Because he can't, can he? Surely the sky would fall down on all of us if he told her, wouldn't it? And for all his powers, Clark can't hold up the entire sky if it starts falling, can he?
Ah, Clark! Of course you can't blurt it out all over the newsroom. But how about telling her, "Lois, I have to go, and right now I can't tell you why, but come to my apartment at seven thirty tonight, and I'll tell you all about it."?
So what do you think, Clark? Is Lois important to you? If she is, then maybe there is something you ought to tell her. Anyway, I'm an amateur astronomer, and in my opinion, the sky is unlikely to fall even if you
do tell her. C'mon! Show Lois that you dare to enter the "I'll tell you stuff if you tell me stuff" game, won't you?
And Lois. Whatever inferiority complex you may be suffering from, surely you can't believe that Clark is too good for you if he keeps running away from you like this and hasn't even the guts to tell you why, can you?
Editor, please help these two lost children find their way again, and set them on the path to love!
Ann
Susan
