Superman by Matt de La Peña

Author:Matt de La Peña [de la Peña, Matt]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Random House Children's Books
Published: 2019-03-05T00:00:00+00:00

Just after dark, Clark finally heard the distant honking sound he’d been waiting for. He grabbed his backpack and made for his bedroom door, only to be cut off by his mom. “Your new friends?” she asked.

Clark nodded. “We’re gonna hang out, maybe grab something to eat.”

“They can use the driveway, you know.”

“I think Lex is worried about his car getting dusty. You’ve seen what he drives, right?”

“Oh, we’ve all seen what he drives,” Martha said, unimpressed. “Clark, before you go…” She held up the tattered, shredded remains of his jacket from the night before. “I found this in the kitchen trash this morning. You’ve got to stop doing this, son.”

Clark cringed. There was nothing he hated more than disappointing his mom. “I know. I’m really sorry about that.”

“I realize you want to practice your powers, Clark. But between you and me…we just can’t afford to keep buying you new clothes. Your friends out there may have unlimited resources, but we don’t. You understand, right?”

“Absolutely.” Clark never wanted to cost his parents extra money. They worked so hard just to make ends meet. He wished he could at least tell her it was for a good cause. That he’d helped someone who was in real trouble. But he couldn’t.

He had to own her disappointment.

His mom’s face softened, and she reached up to tousle his hair, like she used to when he was a kid. “Now go tell those hotshot friends of yours to use the driveway next time. We don’t bite.” She went onto her toes to kiss him on the cheek, then left with his ruined jacket.

Clark rumbled down the stairs and jogged along the farm’s gravel road to where Lex’s fancy red car was idling. Bryan got out of the passenger’s seat, and Clark climbed in back, saying, “Thanks again for agreeing to do this.”

“The question is,” Lex said, “will we even be able to get in?” He hit the gas before anyone could answer, and all three of them were thrown back in their seats. He reached over a hundred miles per hour before he let off the gas and allowed the car to gradually slow down.

“We’ll get in,” Bryan said.

“Just so you know,” Clark said to Bryan, “your dad stopped by the farm today and made an offer to buy the place.”

Bryan craned his neck so he could look at Clark. “You’re kidding. I’m guessing it was a waste of time?”

“Yeah, my parents turned him down,” Clark told him. “But I think they were genuinely flattered by the offer.”

Bryan shook his head. “Ever since my dad found out Wesco is buying up farm properties, too, he’s been out of control. He can’t stand competition.”

That would definitely explain Montgomery’s outburst, Clark thought.

“You heard about what happened last night, right?” Lex asked, making eye contact with Clark in the mirror. “That guy Sheldon Ealing from the restaurant claims he and his friends were assaulted by an actual alien. Like, from another planet.”

“An alien,” Clark repeated. He’d had a feeling this topic might come up with Bryan and Lex, and he was ready.

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