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Chapter 3: Someone to talk to

The rain was now only sprinkling but the dark clouds were still there. When I finally stopped bawling I looked around to take in my surroundings. There was a soccer field to the right of me and a park to the left which contained a playground and what looked like an undercover barbeque area, a place I went with my parents and had picnics when I was a kid. Wow, those were the days, back when I was innocent.

I went back to my tears.

It felt like minutes but I have no idea, I didn't have my phone on me, I was too busy running for the door to even think about grabbing it. I don't really care though, Luke or my mother would probably be trying to call, I doubt it though. But I was fine being by myself, and I was until something hit the tree beside me.

It was a soccer ball, some kid had kicked it I guessed, I pretended not to notice it and put my head back on my knees. Just as my eyes began to water again I heard footsteps, I didn't look up, I just hoped they didn't notice me.

But again, when did I ever get my way?

I heard the person collect the ball and the sound of it being kicked back to the field. I was waiting for the steps to walk back to where they came from, but they just kept coming closer, their feet crunching the dead leaves around the bottom of the tree I was leaning against. I was soaking wet and my makeup was probably all gone and I really didn't want anyone to see me like this.

"Hey, um are you okay?" It was a boy's voice.

Those words, 'are you okay' that was the first time for a very long time that I have heard them.

Shut up Clary, you don't even know the guy.

Exactly, right? Someone cared and they didn't even know me.

"Uh, I'm great." I said looking up for the first time, wiping away any signs of tears. When I saw him, he was seriously golden. His golden hair, his golden skin and I didn't even know it was possible but he even had golden eyes. Uh he was muscular and strong, definitely an athlete. He looked about 17. He seemed like a popular kid, the exact opposite to me.

He raised his eyebrow and said with a smirk "You don't look so great."

"Thanks." I said sarcastically.

"uh, sorry, I didn't mean it like that, your soaking wet and it looked like you were crying, I just wouldn't really consider that great," he stated. He was stunning. Really he was and I felt disgusting compared to him. "If you don't mind me asking, why are you sitting here in the rain?"

"Uh seriously, no offense, but I don't even know you."

Go away dude, you don't want to get caught up in this girls business, seriously, it's not good.

"The names Jace," he sat down beside me. "Now correct me if I'm wrong but you seem like the kind of girl who has a lot of things on her mind, and by the looks of it you need someone to talk to and I don't see anyone else around." He smirked at me, that smirk, wow.

I gave him a quick smile but it quickly went away as I said, "Thanks, but seriously you don't wanna know."

"Try me."

"Uh, well, um.., okay," I couldn't find my words. I looked up from the ground to his eyes, his golden eyes, I couldn't resist myself and before I knew what I was doing my mouth was moving and I couldn't shut up.

"Well, long story short, my parents split when I was 10, my mother left me with my jerk of a dad for 6 years and the other day my father left and now I'm living with my mother and step-father and they just found out what I went through during those years which wasn't very pretty." I said with a sigh, my eyes watering.

"Oh, sounds heavy." He gave me a face that said I'm sorry and his eyes, boy his eyes, they looked into mine and I knew I could trust him. "I kind of know how you feel, not as intense but ever since I could remember I've been in and out of foster homes and then about one month ago some random family came in and adopted me and now I'm here." He sighed. "I never knew my parents."

Lucky I thought.

"Huh?" he asked obviously not knowing what I'd said.

"uh, nothing." I said, not knowing I said it out loud. "You know, it's weird, after all these years of talking to nobody, here I am talking to a complete stranger about my messed up personal life." I looked up from the ground and into his eyes "my names Clary by the way."

"Well Clary, were not strangers anymore are we?" he said grinning at me.

"I guess not." Smiling back at him.

we sat there for a while just talking about things, he was 17 and after the summer break was over was supposed to be going to Alicante High, I was enrolled but I hadn't been to school for a while. I didn't tell him about the abuse, I couldn't, but I did tell him about my mother leaving me and forgetting me, I told him as much as I could without mentioning the torture. he didn't question any of it he just sat there and listened.

it felt so good to get some thing of my chest. I had bottled it up for so long and all I needed was someone to understand. someone to listen.

"Jace! Where the hell are you!?" some boy yelled out from down at the soccer fields. "Shit! I forgot about him," he sighed, "Well, I guess I have to go." He smiled at me.

"Thank you for this, I really needed it." I said gratefully

He began pulling something out of his pocket while standing up and speaking, "No problem, but here put your number in and ill text you, so you have my number and if you ever need to talk again we can." He smiled at me and I took his phone and typed in my number. I handed him back his phone as I stood up. He looked at me, smirking as he started walking backwoods and said his goodbye, "Guess I'll see you later, red!" Then he was running back to the fields before Clary could say anything.

"Bye," she whispered.

Clary turned around and began her long trek home. For once she wasn't thinking about her problems, the only thing that was on her mind was the golden boy.

Someone finally cared.

But that couldn't last for long, could it?


Clary was walking home from school, like she did any other day. She was about a house away when she heard the yelling and screaming. She picked up her pace and before she knew it she was jogging to her front door but before she could reach it her mother was already walking to the taxi that waited out the front. Clary had no Idea what was going on. Jocelyn spotted her she gave her bags to the cab driver and walked over to Clary, tears streaming down her face she kneeled down to be level with a tiny 10-year-old Clary. "Honey, I'm going away for a few days," a loud bang came from inside, she began to rush, "Clary, I love you don't ever forget that." She hugged her only daughter and kissed her on the forehead, "I'll come back for you," she climbed into the car and it pulled away. Clary watched the car disappear. The tears would not stop. Her father came out from the house yelling. He grabbed Clary by the hair and dragged her into the house. "This is all your fault, Clarissa! She left because of you!" he yelled at her. he lifted her head and slammed her into the wall. Clary screamed but it was no use. There was a punch to her face then total darkness.

I'll come back for you.

I woke up screaming, salty tears streaming down my face, replaying the nightmare in my head, the beating and those words.

I'll come back for you.

Lie.

I was in the same clothes I wore yesterday, I hadn't bothered to change. When I finished my long walk home I went straight to my room without any food, not feeling hungry, I had no idea where Luke and mom were and I didn't care, I climbed straight into bed and cried myself to sleep. It was strange the amount of tears I had, never had I cried like that, sure I cried myself to sleep and broke down a few times but this was different. It was like it just wouldn't stop, like I couldn't control myself.

Shit.

The golden boy.

Jace, I had totally forgotten about him.

How was it that someone who had no idea who I was could be so extremely nice to me? I would have looked like a complete freak bawling my eyes out in the park and yet he went out of his way to make me feel better.

I forgot how nice people could be.

I forgot how nice people could be to me.

For the first time since my mother left me, I felt okay, I thought that was impossible. After what I've been through I never thought I would feel 'okay' again.

I thought I would be broken for the rest of my miserable life.

Maybe I was wrong...


~JACE~

What the hell just happened?

I was playing soccer with my adoptive brother Alec and then the next thing I know I'm sitting next to this stunning girl with fiery red hair talking about things I never tell anyone. I know I had a lot of stuff on my chest but I couldn't even speak to my closest friends about this stuff and here I am blabbering on to a complete stranger.

Her eyes, those pure green eyes that just glowed, they gave me the feeling that I could trust her.

So I did.

When I first saw her I thought that she was some crazy drunk passed out in the park but when I got closer I heard her bawling and I couldn't walk away. It was like I had to ask her if she was okay and if I didn't I got a feeling something bad would happen.

She didn't tell me the full story but from the summary I got it sounded pretty bad. Sure I had a bad life in and out of foster homes but from the way she looked and sounded it seemed like shed been through a whole lot more.

I felt a lot better that night. As if a tonne of weight had been lifted off my shoulders. She just listened and that's what I needed. Someone to hear how I was and not interrupt, not have to have a say, just listen and definitely not feel sorry for me.

I hated pity.

When my brother and I finally got home there was only one thing on my mind.

I had to know more about this girl.


CLACE! I know right! It needed to happen! Haha thank you for reading and I hope you liked it! Please REVIEWW!