JPOV (Jace, Monday)
I spent the entire weekend trying to get Clary's attention, but she's too focused on her two friends that Sebastian brought here from L.A. Thank god they're only here for a few weeks. I know she loves them, but I can't get to her if she constantly has someone with her.
When she went home on Saturday she had been talking to that guy, Will. I know they're only friends, but my jealousy keeps taking over my actions. I plan to talk to Sebastian, since he knows her best, and see if he would consider helping me.
I get off of my bike as I pull into the school parking lot; my eyes immediately searching for the little redhead who has been on my mind so much in these past three weeks. She's standing with Isabelle, Maia and Tessa – since Tessa and Will are going to be attending our school for their stay here in New York.
As I take a closer look at Clary I can see a small bruise on her shoulder that she hadn't hidden well enough. I walk over to her, and whatever conversation was going on between them stops. Guess the cat is out of the bag. "Hey, can I talk to you?" I ask her, and the other three girls all glance at her before she gives a slight nod of her head. They all walk away and Clary walks towards the school, me following closely behind her.
As we near the school a figure steps out of the shadows, putting his arms around Clary's neck. It's Brandon, though he doesn't look like himself; he has multi-colored bruises scattered over his body. "Let go of her, Brandon," I command in a warning voice. I slowly pull my phone out of my back pocket and try to dial a number.
"Now, why would I do that?" He asks, and I notice the knife he has at her throat. Every muscle in my body tenses up, and it's obvious from his expression that he saw it. I hear a faint dial tone and know that the phone call has been made.
I take a step closer, and he puts pressure on the knife; not enough to seriously hurt her, I notice, but enough to cause pain. I can see her bite down on her lip and close her eyes to stop from screaming out. "Brandon," I try again, but he only applies more pressure in response; this time Clary does scream out, and I flinch at the sound of hearing her in pain.
"Jace," she barley whispers my name, but it's enough to let me know that she needs me. He digs the knife into her skin, farther than he had before. By now there are people gathering; some are pulling out their phones to call the police.
Brandon trails the knife down her collar bone, and I see the blood flowing down her neck; the blood is slowly seeping into her shirt. Clary's tears are flowing freely down her face now as she closes her eyes.
Suddenly, everything goes in slow motion. The sirens are coming closer, but I can only look at Clary. Brandon picks the knife up and slowly brings it down to Clary's stomach. I mouth the word please to her.
CPOV
I grab the arm Brandon has around my neck, using all of my strength to break from his hold. I turn to run, but he throws the knife and it hits my leg. It won't be enough to cause damage; the worst it will probably need is stitches.
I fall on the cold, wet grass and turn to face Brandon. Though this time when I look, I see Will pushing his way through the crowd and call behind him to someone. As that someone comes into my vision, I notice it's a police officer. He pulls out a gun and backs Brandon against the wall.
As the officer goes over all of the procedures with Brandon, people start to crowd around me. Some ask questions, others just simply stare and gossip. My friends all push their way through the crowd, though; saving me from everyone at the school.
Another police officer comes over to us and says we all need to go to the station for questioning. Tessa and Will ride with Jon, Jordan and Maia. Isabelle, Simon, Magnus, Alec and Max all ride in her car, leaving me to ride with Jace. He nods his head towards his bike and laces are fingers together as we go to it. I don't pull away like I did on Friday, which makes me think that maybe I really can't stay mad at him forever.
We climb on the bike and I put my arms around Jace's waist. He starts up the bike and we ride to the police station. When we arrive we are greeted by a lady who takes each of us to a different room for questioning.
TIME SKIP TO AFTER QUESTIONING
"Clare, can we talk to you?" It's Tessa. The girls, Magnus and I have decided to have a sleepover to forget the last twenty-four hours ever happened. The guys are all doing the same; the only difference is they are staying at the Lightwoods', whereas we are staying at my house.
"What?" I ask curiously, strolling over to the beanbags in my room to sit next her, Izzy, Magnus and Maia.
"What happened between you and Jace today? We all saw you two holding hands." She says, and the others all nod their heads enthusiastically.
"Nothing happened; we held hands that's it. He's trying to make up for what happened at the club on Friday. If things continue this way, then I don't know; we could be together." I tell them, looking down at my feet, smiling happily to myself.
"Do you want to be together?" Magnus asks gently, placing his hand on top of mine. I nod my head, pushing my hair behind my ear. I look up to see Isabelle red in the face, covering her mouth with her hands. I hand her a pillow and she squeals into it loudly enough for me to hear it.
WPOV
I sit next to Sebastian as me and the rest of the guys play video games. The day has slowly progressed since the police got Brandon. They're holding him in custody until the court date in two days. I haven't been able to stop thinking about it since I saw him at the school today.
"Dude," Seb waves his hand in front of my face, breaking me from my reverie. "It's your turn," he hands me the controller and I look over to find out that I'm fighting Jace. Smirking at him, I turn to the TV.
The night is spent once we've all taken our turns, and soon enough we're all making a bed on a couch or in the floor.
JPOV (Jocelyn, 2 days later.)
As I make my way into the court room tears are forming in my eyes, threatening to flow over. I don't know how this could've happened to my baby; especially from Brandon. He's always been so kind to us and to Jon.
I sit down with everyone else and soon enough court is in session. "Clarissa Morgenstern is called to the stand," says the judge, and I see him look at her with pity in his blue eyes. Clary gets up from her seat with Tessa, Will and Sebastian. Sebastian holds onto her before she gives him a quick nod, a sign I've noticed she uses to let him know she's okay.
Clary puts her hand on a bible and swears to tell only the truth. She recounts her story like she had done to her friends, the police and now an entire court room full of people, including Brandon's parents.
As all of Clary's friends tell what they know I look at my beautiful daughter and regret ever treating her unfairly. She's always had a light inside her that burns brighter than anyone else's, and I've only recently noticed.
I know I haven't been the best mother to her, but I will try my hardest from here on out. My daughter has grown into a strong, beautiful woman who I haven't appreciated enough in the past, but I want to make up for that now.
SPOV (Sebastian)
As the judge makes his decision about everything we all talk about life. More specifically what's going on in our school lives. Tessa and Clary talk about a play that Tessa's performing in for school back in L.A. while I talk to Will about what colleges he's applied for. As it turns out we were both accepted to NYU which I know will make the girls happy since both of them want to apply
"It's going to be hard for me and Tessa, you know, while she's still in L.A. and I'm in New York." Will says suddenly, and I know that he's thinking about the year they'll have to spend apart.
"You'll figure it out, Man," I tell him. He opens his mouth to reply but is cut off when we hear a loud, banging sound. We all turn to face the judge, waiting for the verdict on Brandon. Clary is seated with the girls this time, and they're all looking at the ground with hopeful expressions.
CPOV
I wait for the judge's answer with the girls, my hands clasping with Tessa's. As the judge calls for our attention my head snaps up. He announces the verdict and silent tears spread over my cheeks. After so many years of living in fear he's gone. He'll be gone for twelve years for everything he's done to me. I smile and hug my mom, Luke and my brothers.
I hold onto the girls for what feels like an eternity but in reality is only a few minutes. We're all laughing as we wipe away each other's tears of happiness and everything we've been feeling the past few days. I talk to Alec and Magnus, laughing as they each hold me. Max, though almost three years younger than me, towers over my small height as he hugs me.
Last but not least is Jace, and I grasp his shirt, holding him closer than ever. He may not know it yet, but I love him with everything I've got. He kisses thee top of my head as he pulls away. It seems strange, only a few days ago I was complaining about how complicated things were, and now everything seems to be working out for me. I'm on a roller coaster that only goes up.
Alright, the chapter has a lot of drama and I had to do some research so I could actually figure this stuff out. I really enjoyed writing this chapter and I feel as though it helped me grow as a writer because writing in so many different viewpoints was fun but I also had to figure out what everyone would feel. This chapter is so different because 1.) There was so little dialogue 2.) I had so many different things going on 3.) It didn't focus on Jace and Clary like my other chapters previously have.
I really hope you liked this. Also, that little quote at the end is from John Greene. I have now gotten three updates in before my birthday and hopefully I can get in four before my birthday on Thursday.
DISCLAIMER: I own nothing except the plot line and (sadly) Brandon.
Until next time my lovelies.