Here you go... I'm sorry guys and not just for the long wait...
DISCLAIMER: CASSANDRA CLARE OWNS THE MORTAL INSTRUMENTS AND THIS IS BASED ON SHE'S DATING THE GANGSTER, A FILIPINO MOVIE.
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"Jace." A familiar voice breaks me away from my frozen state, It wasn't Clary though. It was Maryse, Isabelle's mother.
"Yes?"
"May I speak with you? In private?"
I knew I was in no state to be talking to anyone but Clary right now but still, I reluctantly agreed.
Maryse led me to the hospital's chapel.
"What are we doing here, Maryse?" She was like the mother I pretty much never had so she insisted in my calling her by her first name instead of Mrs. Lightwood.
"Jace, I know it's a lot to ask… But I am her mother and as a mother I must do everything in, my power to just try and keep my daughter from… passing away." I was utterly confused and didn't know where she was going. "The doctors say that we should keep her happy for as long as we can and she's still in love with you. Simon was just a distraction from the beginning. So pleases, I'm begging you. Go back to her. She's in love with you and it could potentially help her to be happy and live for just a while longer."
Clary POV
I was standing outside Isabelle's door. I didn't really know what to do… Do I wait outside or should I go in there and say sorry and whatever? Simon had gone to the restroom so I looked like a loner.
My mind kept drifting back to what Tessa said. It's great to see me like this… Happier. With him. Because of him. But Isabelle…
I knocked on the door and heard a faint 'come in'.
I entered and gave her a warm smile. "Hey Isabelle…"
She greeted me with a smile too. "Hiya Clary. It's nice to see you, if only it wasn't under these circumstances."
"Yeah… I'm sorry about this."
"Don't be. You didn't do anything."
"You're probably tires of people saying sorry. I know I am."
"You are? Why?"
Crap. It just slipped out. "Oh um… I mean I would be. If I was... sick um... yeah."
She studied my face for a while, I'm a horrible liar. I think she could tell that I wasn't being truthful. That something was wrong with her. But she dropped it before she picked it up. I guess she thought it wasn't her business; that's what I would do…
"I promise Clary… I'm not trying to get in between your relationship with Jace, Simon… he was just supposed to be a distraction for me. When I found out I have a disease I broke up with him; I thought it would be easier on him if he wasn't so attached to me. Now I can tell he's so much happier with you than he has and ever could have been with me. So can I just say, thank you for making him… better. It's something I probably can't do."
She's so nice. It's hard to believe that something like this could happen to such a nice person.
Bad things happen to good people, you should know. Something in me said.
I sighed. "You did make him happy though. And I can tell you made him happy in the past. I hear that anything that keeps the patient cheerful and content is good for them and shouldn't be taken away. I'm not gonna take him away from you any longer, Izzy."
She drowned in confusion. "Wait… Clary. What are you talking about? Wait a second!"
I turned and made my way towards the doors.
"Simon… do you know where Jace is?" I asked.
"I think he's talking to Izzy's mom in the chapel."
I could tell he was in love with Isabelle. I wonder if he knew about why she was with him… I can't believe she's used Simon like that. It's not fair on him.
"Clary…" He called as I walked past him.
"Yeah?" I replied patiently.
"I know… about why Isabelle kept me around. I heard you talking about it. Her mom kinda… explained it to me. She never really approved of us anyway so she told me in a… not so nice way." He chuckled nervously.
"Oh my god. Simon… I'm so sorry." I gave him a hug. "That's horrible. I don't understand why you're still…"
"Here? Waiting outside her room? To be honest I don't know either. I feel like a lovesick puppy."
I let go. "Don't worry; I'm sure you'll get over her."
"Yeah, eventually." There was a pause as he just looked at me. Is there something on my face…? He cleared his throat. "You should get to Jace."
I smiled and went in the direction of the chapel.
"Hey, we need to talk." We met at the stairs. "Can we go outside?"
"Yeah, sure."
We reached outside the hospital.
"I'm sorry Jace. We… we can't do this anymore. Us? It has to stop, for her sake." And mine, I added mentally.
"No… Clary. That that's not fair. That's not fair on us."
"Jace. I know, but Isabelle… she's in an ICU and she's gonna die soon, let's not deny it. And no matter what, we can't stop it. But we can delay it. No matter what she's done, she doesn't deserve to go, no one does."
"Don't… don't you love me anymore?" He whispered his eyes glassy and filled with hurt.
"Oh God. I still do. Believe me, so so much. And I need you, trust me, if there was anything I could do to prevent myself from losing you, I would. But, Jace, she needs you. She needs you so much more than I do right now." Tears were welling up in my eyes.
"Clary, you don't deserve this, your heart can't take this, and damn it my heart can't. And it used to pretty much be made of stone."
The first sentence was… a strange choice of words. As if he knew about… it.
"I know but right now, but Isabelle's life is on the line. And we can do something to give her time." I felt the tears fall. "It hurts, I know but we have to…"
I took a step forward and he did too. He leaned in and placed his lips on mine, I expected it to be a quick, chaste kiss but he deepened it by placing his hands on both my cheeks and pressing his lips hard against mine. He knocked the air out of my lungs. I could taste the salty tears that had previously fallen, that are still falling. I pulled back; it took all of my strength to do so.
"That's enough. It's too painful." And with that, I walked away.
I'M SORRY. DON'T HURT ME.
It made me so sad to write the last part of this chapter... Imagine it happening in the real thing. I'll die. x_x
I was thinking of adding a little part post-break up with Clary and someone who comforts her and stuff, let me know if you want that, I'll add it in as an extra maybe at the beginning of the prologue or as a separate mini chapter? I may or may not have hinted at who it is?
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