I lay in bed not wanting to move from the warmness it provided me until I noticed what time it was shit! I was going to be late for work the day. I jumped out of bed, put on whatever clothes that lay on my floor what normal teenage girl cleans her room? And brushed my hair and ran out of my house after saying bye to my mum and Luke. With being a full time student and working on the weekends I was always busy which I loved because if I am left with my own thoughts and memories I know that my worse and horrifying one will haunted again and again and it did until I stop it from defining me but with the court date coming up and my parents not knowing I can honestly say I'm scared but I don't want to keep this a secret and I don't want them to worry. I don't know what to do.
After doing at least 10 hours of work at the coffee shop and being hit on by at least a handful of guys only one thing that kept me together was that it was date night which actually meant mum and Luke were going out for at least hours upon hours. When I was walking home I had my earphones in and the music blurring blocking out the world and one thing I did notice was that at the corner of my eye I could see a man following me. He looked filmier was he from the coffee shop? All I know was that this guy has been following me since I left and I didn't know what to do, I didn't want to ruin date night nor did I was to interrupt Simon from... wait Simon wasn't doing anything tonight and mum wouldn't mind if he stayed so I sent him a quick text telling him to come round and he said he'd be there in an hour or so. But when I turned around the man wasn't there. Weird. I was near my house just as I turn this corner my house is just there. I turn the corner and hit something and begin to stumble and fall until hands reached around my waist and held me up; my breathing is rapid and I try to slow it down but it doesn't work. The man looked at me and smiled but he didn't remove his hands from my waist something about his arms being around my waist made me feel anxious.
"Oh my I'm so sorry I wasn't watching were I was going" I said.
He smiled "It's no problem really don't apologise, it must have been my fault but I would happily take the blame if it meant I would meet you again"
I stepped back and removed his arms from my waist. "Sorry again"
I begin to walk again until he grabs my arm and pulls me back and he is holding it tightly. I begin to struggle and his grip gets tighter. "Sometimes Clary sorry isn't enough but it will be once they find out your alive" I struggle more but he doesn't let go.
"Let go of me! You're crazy!"
He laughs and he is starring into my eyes like he is starring into my soul. "Dear little Clary hasn't your mum not told you? Of course not. But Clary beware we are watching and I'll see you soon" He bends down and kisses my cheek and walks away.
My heart is still racing and I rub my wrist as I see the bruise already forming. I run up to my house, quickly unlock the door and run in and lean against the door feeling breathless I really need to work-out more. I lock the door and run up to my room and slam the door. I pull off my clothes and step into the hot shower. I think spent at least an hour in the shower replaying what just happened what did he mean by my mum hasn't told me something? What hasn't she told me? Me and mum didn't like keep secrets they made us weird and when I mean weird I mean as in I kept a secret from my mum about going to a party when I turned 16 and I began sleep walking and telling the truth, I was grounded for a fortnight. That guy was properly crazy so I brushed it off.
I slip on a pair of my red tracksuit bottoms (which I loved) and I put on my lace red bra; there was no point on putting on a top no-one was in. I put on my headphones and starting playing Miley Cyrus and Will. Feelin' myself this song was so catchy and I loved it. I ran down stairs with my eyes closed whilst singing and trying to dance; I went into the kitchen and got a drink then I heard the door I ran and opened the door wasn't it suppose to be locked? There stood at the door my geek of a best friend Simon Lewis whom I loved.
"Simon!"
"Hey Fray. What was with the freaky message? I was scared for you. And what are you wearing?"
I jumped on Si's back and closed the door. "What? No-one is in besides us we could have sex on that sofa and my parents wouldn't know ab-"
"Actually Clary we would know about it and we would kill you for it" I was shell-shocked when did they come in? I noticed I was still on Si's back and I jumped off and when I actually looked up my parents weren't alone there was another couple and a guy about a couple of years older than me. He had a smirk across his face and everyone was still staring at me.
"What is everyone starring at?"
"Clary hun you might want to put on a top" my mother said.
I looked down then I noticed I was still in my bra and tracksuit bottoms I begin to blush and I just stand there shocked and I couldn't move. "Si, can I have your jumper please" I tug his arm and he agrees. He helps me putting it on and then he notices my wrist and pulls it up.
"What the hell is that on your wrist Fray?!" he sounded too angry and I didn't know how to react.
"I got it in work its nothing Si its okay"
"No it's not okay it was that guy you were talking about that's why you wanted me to come over asap. What happened?!" Before I could answer him back everyone in the room was staring at me again. What was with these people?
My mother stood up and her face was emotionless I couldn't tell how she was feeling or what she was thinking which I was able to do by her facial expression, Luke was the same and the tall, dark haired man and the blonde haired woman looked impatient and the guy looked concerned. But why I've never meet these people before in my live.
"Simon I think you should leave as you can see we are a bit busy but you and Clary can talk later" what the hell was she doing? She has never done this before since I've known him. It was because of these stuck up obviously rich people. Eugh. Simon took the hit and I walked him to the door and said sorry about a hundred times and he kept on telling me to stop and I went to hand him his jumper but he told me to keep it because it was my favourite. I closed the door and walked back into the living room angrier than I've ever been.
"What the hell was that for? Si always comes round and you don't mind but when these rich, spoilt assholes come into our home you kick him out and act like a dick-'' Before I could finish insulting my mum more which I really wanted to do Luke stood up and he looked pissed.
"Clary do not speak like that towards your mother ever, now sit down so we can explain everything and calm down." He walks over and places me on the seat which made me have the full view of everyone and Luke whispers in my ear "You're right about the rich people over there, the woman looks like she has a stick up her arse" I burst out laughing and so does Luke and my mum gives us a disapproving look and we both try to stop but it doesn't work.
"Luke what did you say?"
"Nothing Jocelyn just something honest because I know what you two are like with your honesty"
My mum tried to hold in her laughter when Luke whispered the same thing into her ear as he did in mine. And the other family looked like they were in a house full of crazy people because I was half naked, had my friend act like a boyfriend, screamed at my mother and now we were all laughing at them. I kind of felt bad but who I was kidding I didn't. My mother calmed down and she introduced me to the other people the women was called Celine, her husband Stephen and their son Jace and they are the Herondales.
I say hello to them but damn it was awkward. I think that Jace guy is still picturing me half naked which I was kind of happy about but boy was he hot. "Not wanting to be rude of anything but no one has said anything for the past 10 minutes and you guys keep on staring at me. What did I do now?"
"Darling you've done nothing wrong. All of us need to talk about a serious matter" my mum said.
But before I could ask why the blonde woman interrupted me "How old are you Clary?"
"I'm 16. 17 in a few months"
"That means you're coming of age; this is going to be a nightmare planning"
"Planning what exactly?" Everyone was silent and I felt like screaming until finally my mum spoke.
"Clary what was Simon talking about?
"Nothing" I lied.
"Don't lie and we know what happens when you lie so please what happened?" Luke said.
I sighed and began to tell them what happened from when I got out of work until I came home but once I finished everyone was silent but they nodded so they were listening and telling me to continue. Stephen grabbed my arm and I gasped I didn't know what to do. He looked at my wrist and seen the finger prints and then he dropped my arm. "I think your daughter has left out some of the story, so please continue and do not lie to us this time"
"Darling what else happened?"
I might as well tell them about the cute crazy guy. "When I text Simon and turned back the man wasn't there and then I turned the corner and I walked into something but not something a guy. Before I could fall onto my ass he caught me and he was pretty cute just saying and I said sorry and all that happened but the guy was mysterious and he made me feel anxious so I removed his hands from my waist and began to walk away and he grabbed my wrist and we were face to face and his grip was tight and he said that they will be happy when they find out I'm alive, that you mum have been lying to me and that I should be careful and that 'they' were watching me. So my night was pretty eventful as you can see. Then I came home, got a shower and I'm guessing you all heard me sing and see me dance and well seen me half naked. So can I go now? Since I've told this police officer everything"
"Clary how do you know he's a police officer?"
"Seriously I tell you a cute guy just told me my whole life is a lie, that I'm not suppose to be alive and that people are watching me and that's your first freaking question?"
"Clary answer your mother now"
"I don't know when he grabbed me I got this feeling that's it, nothing to tell"
Then Stephen and his wife were talking and I was watching them but my eyes kept going to Jace he was staring at the floor properly thinking what I'm thinking what the hell is happening. Then Stephen stood up and he said that they have found us and this has to happen fast because if it didn't but he was cut off by Jace "Jesus dad will you just stop rambling and tell the girl what you're forcing us to do?!" I was shocked I didn't know what to say my mind was like a puzzle that I couldn't put together; zero of the pieces connected.
"Watch your attitude towards me boy. Clary because you are now 16 and nearly 17 us and your parents have agreed that you and Jace are getting married"
