Two teenagers were sitting in a play ground swings , at dusk , the sun was slowly going down leaving a trail of purple clouds behind in crispy November air .

The read headed girl on the swing was quietly crying while the boy on her left was smoking a cigarette . None of them spoke . They knew that their presence was more then silly words of comfort for both . While one's sorrow was of heart break the others was life in general .

EARLIER THAT DAY

Jace turned the car engine off , in the school parking lot and just sat there staring out at nothing in particular , thinking about one of one another fight he had with his father earlier .

they never seemed to get along but now it was all getting out of hand , yelling words filed with venom and hate to each other only achieveing his mothers tears . Usually he would care about that part. About the woman he know loved him without any boundaries. But right now he does not even have strength for that . The only feeling inside his mind must be of emptiness .

A tap on his window brought him back the the reality . Outside his car stood a beautiful blond girl with a huge smile on her face. Waiting for him to get out of the car and join her in the world of pretend . To pretend to be somebody he is not and like or dislike things he does not even cares about.

Did he want to get out of the car ? That was the question. He can barely remember her name and today is not the day he feels like playing the eternal game of pretend for anybody's sake . Here we go she is shacking her hand now he thought and opened the door. I guess we all have to face the worlds we create around us .

The whole morning was gone in a blur , until the lunch . That was when he saw Clary standing with her boyfriend in the corridor talking quietly . Her eyes steadily becoming glassy and then two drops followed by dozen more . She shook her head at him and ruffly pushed his hand away from her . Feace as usual .As Clary started to walk away towards the exit doors Jace started to follow her behind. On his way painfully pushing the guy in the shoulder .

Once outside it did not take Jace a long time to catch up with her short legs.

" Clary "

" Clary wait lets talk "

" I told you he was not good for you "

" where are you going ? "

" oh come on you know you can't be quiet for ever and ever more "

"Are you ever going to stop? "

" OK whatever "

" Go ahead and jump in front of a truck "

" Clearly you knew he was not 'the prince'... right? "

"Clary? "

"Out of all the places did you had to come here ? "