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Jace POV

"Are you serious?" Jon asks

"Dead serious," I reply

"Yeah, I mean my dad can be a bit of a man-bitch sometimes, I just didn't think he'd go so far."

"Well he did and so now I don't have a job and there's some random girl roaming the streets with billions of dollars while I have almost nothing." I sigh

"You got it easy, while my dad looks for a new candidate for your job I have to work your shift and I don't get paid any extra cash. Apparently it's part of his new 'savings' program," Jon says using his hands to form air quotation marks at the word savings; I snort. "Yeah right more like spending it on a new car and keeping you out of trouble, I must of underestimated this man he seems to know how to keep you out of trouble and get some extra benefits," I say

"Whose side are you on now; mine of my asshole father," Jon says feigning hurt

"Yours my dear friend," I salute him

"It's all because of my mum and sister, when they left us he tore himself apart and now I'm here to pick up all the pieces, while trying to avoid being hit in the face," he says. We lapse into silence and I decide I should probably go, so I farewell Jon and get up to go home.

"Jace is that you?" My mum calls from inside the house.

"Yeah mum it's me sorry I didn't come home last night, we had quite a bit of drama at the bank," I shout back

"What do you mean son?" She asks

"Well... There was a robbery and I lost my job, I'm sorry I know that I'm completely unreliable but I promise I'll find another job."

"Don't worry Jace this is the kinda of jumpstart I've been waiting for," she says as I walk into her bedroom to see her in her permanent position on her bed. I raise my eyebrow at her, "I mean that I've been moping around since your dad died, I think it's time I got a job too and this is just the kind of push i need, in fact I'll start looking for I job today. Just let me shower and clean this dump."

I smile, my mum was finally coming back.

From my seat in front of the computer I reached over to my phone which was ringing for the second time. The number was unknown, but I was sick of the ringing so I answered the call.

"Hello, Jace Herondale speaking," I say

"Hello Jace, this is Officer Simon Lewis I have called to arrange a date for a more thorough interrogation." I sigh

"Fine, what time suits you best?" I ask

"How about tomorrow at 10am?"

"Sounds good," I say hanging up.

"Who was that dear?" My mum asks walking into the room

"Oh just a friend" I lie not wanting to reveal the that her son is a suspect for the robbery of a bank.

"Ok then."

"Mum I'm just going to pop out, I'll see you later,"

"Bye dear."

After grabbing my keys and getting in my car and speed of toward the outskirts of the city with no destination in mind except to get out of the stupid city with its stupid buildings and stupid people. Okay so maybe I'm exaggerating a little but who wouldn't if they just got fired from their job because some midget decided they felt like robbing a bank no one has dared tried to rob in 9 years, but I guess it's just my luck; karma you could say.

It's almost 7pm when I finally get out of the car, I'm at a lake I used to come here when I was younger with my family but I haven't been here since. I'd forgotten just how beautiful it was, enclosed in circle of trees and shrub. Laying down on the grass and looking up at the sky I finally allow myself to let go, the weight of my entire life finally pushing me down.

It's completely dark when I get up the stars lighting up the sky I immediately find all the major constellations a habit I've grown used to. I stand up brushing the dirt off my legs and make my way back over to my car when I hear a scream, instincts taking over I raced toward the sound only to see a few people dressed in black head to toe chasing each other around and laughing. Obviously sensing my presence they turn around. The first thing I notice is a pair of bright green eyes then the red tendrils of hair peaking out from under her hoodie. Then I notice that they're all holding some sort of weapon. The red head girl a dagger, the other girl a whip and the last one a guy holding a bow with a quiver of arrows on his shoulder. The red head is the first to speak, " so we meet again, how's work going oh wait you were fired weren't you. Sorry 'bout that," the other girl was the second to speak ," how do you know him?" she asks the question directed and the red head.

"He's the guard who was asleep, you know the one who chased me down the halls." The red girl replied. I looked toward the boy who now had his bow carefully aimed at me an arrow pointing right at me.

" okay I'm going to leave just because I'm getting really freaked out by the fact that your all holding weapons, and yes I was fired from my job thank you but I'm guessing you really don't care, soooo... I'm just going to go now." I state carefully walking back in the direction of my car,they don't stay anything they just watch me leave before disappearing into the shadows.

The next day rolled around pretty quickly and I found myself waiting outside my house for Jon to arrive and take me to the police station seeing as my car was being used by my mum so she could get out to the mall and get some shopping done. Eventually Jon arrived skidding to a halt next to the curb. "Dude, your late." I tell him

"How does it feel, thought I give you a taste of your own medicine," he jokes I just flip him off and get into the car. Jon's car is nice, I almost never drive with him because I have my own car, and yeah sure do I love my car but his car is really nice, bright red sports car which is his one for this month, in short his dad is rich, an asshole never the less but a rich asshole.

We drive in silence and I take the time to look around the car, that's when his phone starts ringing I pick it up and look at him questioningly to see if I should answer it, he nods so I swipe across the screen and put the phone on speaker. "Jonathan, where are you your supposed to be at the bank helping Ryan." Valentines voice booms through the car.

"Sorry father I'm stuck in really bad traffic I'll be there soon" Jon lies as I hang up the phone, i know why he lied it was because of the fact that if his dad knew he was driving me around everywhere his dad would disown him what really stumps me though is his home screen picture, I never really took any notice of it before but now it's hard to miss, it's a picture of Jon with his hands arm around a younger girl, not just any girl though this girl had bright red hair and green eyes.

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