CLARYPOV
5 years later -
It's been 5 years since I found out about my shadowhunter life. I am now 21 years old and still living in New York. I live in a nice, cozy apartment in the lower east side of New York and I work at Salon 94 – one of the art galleries in my area - as a receptionist. I love my job, due to the fact that I am practically an artist and one of my paintings are on display in this gallery.
Ever since I came back from Alicante, I knew that I couldn't really give up shadowhunting. It was a part of me. Nights after I came back, I had dreams of fighting and new runes just kept coming to me. I couldn't just leave it alone. I knew that I had to do something about it. So after 2 weeks of nightmares and non-stop rune drawing, I figured that I had train in self-defense and work out. From then on, I signed up to do martial arts, in which I have a black belt in, and I participate in pilate classes to keep myself in shape.
Now, I have not gone hunting, in a sense of a shadowhunter, but I do know what to expect if I was ever attacked. Myshadowhunter life isn't really that exciting with no hunting and surprise attacks from the supernatural, but it doesn't really matter to me. As long as I am trained in self-defense and keep in shape, I am ready for anything that is possible.
I do own my own stele, which I keep with me at all times. After I earned my black belt, I went back to this special low-key shadowhunter shack. I had found out about it by looking through books in the Institution. Before you go all crazy, I do go back to the Institution every now and then. I go back there just to think about things or just to get away. Anyways, I got my own stele at this shadowhunter shack, and I have never used it. Okay, maybe I have used it, but only for the Healing rune. I use the Healing rune if I ever accidentally cut myself or I accidentally fall down. Anyways, the stele was custom made and I keep it at my side everyday.
My mom. My mom has been in the same state ever since I came back from Alicante. I visit her every Tuesday and Thursday. I talk to her, I tell her my thoughts... I just tell her whatever I'm feeling. After all, she is my mom. However, at times I do get sad whenever I'm around her. I really want to find a way to cure her, but the only way was to find the warlock that Madeline told me to find. I never found her. I just don't know what to do. I do pay for her hospital bills, no matter how expensive they are. I just ... point is ... my mom is still in the hospital and I have no idea on how to cure her.
I have not seen Luke, Jace, or the Lightwoods ever since I left Alicante. I have had no contact with them what-so-ever. I don't know what to say or think. I do not know where Luke is. When I came back to New York, I thought he would come looking for me, but that never happened. I waited for 3 weeks at his house, but he never came back. I had always thought that he didn't want me anymore and I have grown to accept that.
Besides Luke, the Lightwoods and Jace haven't contacted me either. I had a feeling that they wouldn't keep in contact, but I just thought that they'd have at least the heart to check in on me, you know? I do worry about them. I wonder if everything with Valentine went fine. I wonder if they are under his ruling or if they won the war.
Overall, my life is okay. I have a couple of friends here and there, I have a good job, and live in a nice apartment. On the outside, I may be happy and enjoying life, but on the inside I am broken and wishing that someone, anyone, would just call and tell me that everything is okay.
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See you next chapter! Next chapter in Jace's POV perhaps? Haha review's will be nice!