Chapter 10 has arrived! Sorry for CLACE. Spoiler: they WILL be together. Happy Grand Chapter 10!
I went to the rooftop garden at Level 7. There was where I last saw Aline. My heart hurt as if a knife cut through it. How could Jace kiss Aline? Several drops of tears rolled down my cheeks as I closed my eyes.
Footsteps were heard behind me. Immediately I knew it was Jace.
"What do you want? To show that you won?" I asked him, my voice as fragile as glass.
"I'm so sorry, Clary. It wasn't my fault-" Jace tried to explain but I stopped him.
"Yes. It wasn't your fault. It was Aline's. It was Sebastian's. It was Valentine's." I said as my words dripped with sarcasm.
"It is their faults. They drugged my drink with ecstasy!" Jace tried to reason.
"Okay. So you have no fault in accepting your drink!" I shot back.
"I-"
"What? You shouldn't even have accepted their invites in the first place!" I continued without giving him a chance to explain.
"They pulled me there! It was against my will!" Jace tried again.
"Even so, you could have rejected their drink!" I shouted back, on the verge of tears.
"I... Clary, I know it's my fault on the part where I accepted the drink. But I have completely no idea why they drugged me! Especially Aline! You saw what she did!"
My eyes red, I said, "Jace, you are such a letdown. I thought you wouldn't be like that!" And I left.
I ran to the nearby toilet and washed my face. My hair was disheveled, my eyes red from crying and my lips were white. How could he do this to me?
Iquickly clean up myself and headed for class.
First period was history. What the hell. As I entered the classroom, Aline gleefully ran into the classroom. She looked at me gloatingly. I saw Jace sitting in one corner of the classroom with an empty seat beside him. Just then, it was taken by a girl with long, straight black hair, Aline. Not Aline again!
I pretended I didn't see it and I headed to my seat. There was 2 notes. I read the yellow one before the Orange one.
"Dear Clary,
I'm sorry for what happened. I didn't really mean to kiss Aline. She just- I know Sebastian and Valentine weren't good things. I wanted to run but Aline caught me. I didn't want Aline to hate me, so I just played along.
Please, I didn't mean to make you angry. Please forgive me, I know it partially my fault. I don't wish that we would be over just like that.
If you are willing to talk to me, I will be waiting for you at the rooftop garden tomorrow, rain or shine. You don't have to forgive me. I just want to clarify matters.
Love,
Jace"
Not Jace again! Without wasting another second, I took a look at the second:
"Hey clary,
Didn't mean to destroy you and cute jace. I'm sorry.
Aline."
Humph! Aline wrote cute jace, and she is still apologizing. One look and I could tell that she isn't really sincere. I folded the notes in half and shoved it into my bag, considering Jace's note.
I went home earlier, avoiding Jace. Should I really go talk to him? I felt a pang of jealousy when I say Aline say with Jace.
But that might be just a detest for Aline.
My mind debated during my walk home. Finally, I decided, let's just go talk to him.
Umm that's all for now. Should Clary forgive Jace? My mind is debating about that. Haha.