When I entered the dinning room a horrible stench hit me like a brick in the face. "What's that?!" Hodge chuckled. "That my friend, is Isabelles cooking. Don't worry we will order take out later." When I approached the table, Alec stood up and pulled out a chair for me. What a gentlemen. Izzy handed everyone a china plate. She sat down and happily spoke the words "Eat up!" Jace looked down at his place in disgust. "I'm sorry baby, but I don't feel like dying today." He immediately regretted what he said right after Izzy slapped her palm on the side of his head. When everyone got their food, the awkward silence began. Finally, Alec spoke up. "So, Clary Fray, what brings you to the institute?" The memory flashed through my mind.
"Clary, sit down sweetheart." Mother had a stern look on her face. This can't be good. "I need to tell you something and it's not easy for me to say. Let me explain everything first and then you can ask questions." What the hell is going on? Am I in trouble or something? "I'm a shadow hunter Clary, and so are you. We are in great danger, you and I. We're not like the others . We are special." The words "We are special" floated through my mind. I could barley speak, but I managed to get the slightest "H-how?" "Ahh. So you see my darling Clary, we can do something that no other shadow hunter can. I will explain later but a man wants to kidnap us and experiment so he can make more of us. I won't let that happen baby. Now, pack up your things we must leave. Hurry, I am afraid that we do not have that much time. "W-where the hell are we going? What about Simion? I just can't leave! Not without saying goodbye!" I started for the door. "Clary, you can't! Come ba-" Before she could finish, I was gone. When I reached Simon's house, I couldn't speak, let alone breathe. "Clary, you are scaring me. Tell me what's wrong." Simon must have said that about 5 times now. I wanted to tell him the truth, but something inside of me wouldn't bring myself to do it. All I told my best friend was that I loved him and then I left. Never telling him what I just learned about not only about my mother, but myself. I took my sweet time walking back to the apartment, because once I came back to my mother I would go head off for my new life. Finally I reached home and I walked up the cracked, old stairs. The door was slightly opened. Hm, that's weird. I remember shutting it when I left. Papers were scattered on the floor, desks were flipped over, chair legs broken. OH MY GOD! WHAT HAPPENED! "Mom? Mom where are you?" No response. "MOM! Mom this isn't funny, please answer me!" I walked in her room and then was dead in my tracks. There she was. On the ground. Dead. "OH MY GOD, MOM. YOU CAN'T DO THIS TO ME, PLEASE. YOU CAN LEAVE ME. NOT NOW." I laid my head on her beatless chest, praying, just praying she would somehow come back to me. "Clary what is goin- JOCELYN!" Startled, I looked up to see a blurry figure. I wiped my eyes to see Luke standing there. Motionless. Under his breath, Luke mumbled something I could barley hear. "Valentine." "Luke, what the fuck is going on? Do you know who did this?" Luke came and pulled me off of her. "Clary they came for her. She killed herself so they wouldn't do anything to her. This was here choice. Clary we have to go. Pack everything you can. "But Luke, where are w-" Luke took me by the shoulders and looked me straight in the eyes. "God dammit Clary. Pack...NOW!"
"Clary...Earth to Clary...CLARY!" Alec's voice snapped me out of the trance. "So why are you here Clary?" A tear rolled down my face. There was a long pause before I finally said "Long story." and left without saying another word.