Chapter Seven

Clary

I slowly crack open my eyes, a soft groan escaping my mouth. I hear quiet whispers near me, and the clink of glass bottles. I feel my head ache, and my stomach hurts. A disgusting smell slips up my nose. It smells like alcohol and something burning. I take in the room around me, and see a room, a very unfamiliar one at that. Ugly white walls surround me and are covered in terrible stains.

"Where am I?" I mutter quietly to myself. I stand up, and see I was laying on a pile of broken and burned glass. I'm surprised I wasn't cut. I walk slowly over to one of the three doors in the room. This one is white, covered in yellow stains that looked like water stains. I slowly twist the warm doorknob, but it stops. Locked. I walk to the second door. This one is white too, covered in red stains. I didn't even want to think what they could be from. I put my hand on the doorknob, this one is cool to the touch. I twist it to the right and push. The door pushes open with lots of force from me. It's a bathroom. Grey walls with a white toilet and sink. Silver faucet.

I look in the mirror, and see my hair frizzed out but still in a ponytail. The side of my face has a dark purple bruise and my neck has a shallow cut covered with dried blood. My tank top is ripped and my jacket is no where to be seen. I look down at my jeans and see many new holes with bruises covering the newly exposed skin. One of my black converses was missing, showing off my yellow sock. The remaining shoe has blood splattered across the white tip, while the rest of the shoe is ripped and mud covered. What happened?

I walk back to the main room with the glass. I walk over to the last door. I slowly approach the black door, where the smell is the strongest. I twist doorknob and find a dark room filled with... twelve, thirteen, fourteen very muscular men.

A shout from almost all the (very obviously drunk- all of them are staggering around and their words are slurred) men sounds. "Clarissa! You're up!" One even comes up and hugs me, his disgusting smell slithering up my nose and making me want to throw my guts up all over his ugly face... I push him away cautiously, as to hopefully not anger or offend him, and back up to look at the room. Dim lighting comes from a black spray painted window, spreading little light on the table the many men are sitting at, which shows maybe forty to fifty glasses of wine and beers. Some men are smoking things, and a smoky haze fills the room. And guess who's sitting at the head of the table?

Valentine. Standing up behind him is Sebastion and Sebastion. A shiver goes up and down my back as all three of them give me a predatory grin. Gulping back fear I walk over to the table.

"What are you planning on doing to me?" I ask, my confidence surprising me, and making me push farther. "You already ruined the first fucking half of my life and is if that wasn't enough, you've come back and kidnapped me! You know what? If you hate me so much, kill me! I don't want to live in this shitty world with you. Either let me go, or kill me!" I'm shouting by the end. Why do they think they can mess up my life? I mean what did I ever do to make them angry? Is it because of mom? It's not my fault she wanted me and not either of those crazy nuthouses! Is it because I ran away? What would they do? Sit there and take it? I mean would anyone stay if they were being abused or raped? And then they saw an opportunity to run, to live, would they stay? Oh, what did I do.

I fall to my knees sobbing, not caring that everyone around me can see I'm weak.

"Clarrissa, if I have taught you anything, it's that you DO NOT show weakness to enemies. They will use it against you. Never show weakness." Valentine lectures, but I ignore him, continuing to sob. "Clarrissa! DO NOT SHOW WEAKNESS!" I hear chair scraping, as if someone is hastily standing up.

"Father, no. She just got here and she's getting used to it. Give her a day before you start punishing." I hear Sebastion whisper. He's sticking up for me? Since when has he ever stood up for me? I shrug off the confusion, and get off the floor, leaving my tears on the ground.

"Please, just answer me one question," I say, taking in a breath. Valentine gives an curt nod. "why did you bring me here? W-why do you hate me so much you would drag me away from a family that actually loves me?" Tears start to water back in my eyes again and I try to make them stop, I've shown enough weakness for one day, and I'm not sure Sebastion could hold father back much longer. One flows over the brim and down my cheek, but I manage to keep the rest in. Valentine's face gets red with anger.

"YOU THINK THEY LOVE YOU? Honey, I hate to break it to you, but to your mom, she just wanted to keep us a secret, and your brother, the only reason he cared is because your mother told him he had to. I knew you were going to run, so I told your bitch mother and she was ready. They didn't care about you, and they NEVER WILL!" Valentine laughs when he looks at me. He must see that inside, I'm falling apart. My whole world, ripped to shreds.

"N-no, you're lying! They loved me! I know it! They loved me!" I shout at Father, but he knows he's won.

"Lock her in The Room. I've had quite enough of her tonight, she's giving me a raging headache." Valentine sighs, rubbing his temple. "Sebastions! I trust you two can do it. Now get her out of my sight." He barks, walking over the door on the far side. The Sebastions slink over, and I feel a pit in my stomach, telling me I should run. Both of them tried to or did rape me. I don't exactly feel safe with them.

"Hey little Clarrissa." Sebby says, smiling.

"We're gonna have a little fun." Says Sebastion.

Oh dear god help.


Author's note:

Sorry this took so long.

I'm not gonna make up any excuses. I should've updated.

Anyways, I feel like I should tell you guys some big news.

Drumroll please...

I got a super hot boyfriend named Jace Herondale.

Jk.

I wish I was that lucky.

Okay so the real news!

I HAVE TO PEEEE!

Haha you were probably expecting something serious. BUt I'm no good at serious.

Hope you enjoyed the chapter!

~lauren