Chapter two

I try to open my eyes but they feel like they have been frozen shut. I try to sit up straight but a stabbing pain arises from my stomach I begin to scream in pain and the door opens and nurses and a doctor come rushing in. They begin to lower me down onto the bed and are fusing over me. I don't know how long they were there for but the pain suddenly begins to fade and I become groggy and sleepy and then darkness engulfs me.

I am in an alley and a man is standing over me but I can't see his face or hear what he is saying. I begin to wonder what happened and why I was so out of breath and scared. Then suddenly a fist connects with my stomach and my breath is knocked out of and the pain gets worse. I remember getting beat up. Was I mugged? I don't remember anything. I just a woman who I seem to resemble quite a lot actually, then I remember she is my mother I have family I'm not alone I have someone. But then once I remember who she is I remember a tall man, in his late thirties, fair skin, silver coloured hair but I don't recognise him at all. There is shouting and it's getting really heated and then a scream ruins throughout the house and I begin running into a living room and the man is standing over my mother's body and blood is dripping out of her body. I run to hold her body. Her head is placed on my knee and tears are gently running down my face. How can he just do that? She never did anything to him to deserve this. Without her I can't survive or live. I stroke her beautifully, silky red hair, her face is pale, I look into her eyes as I see death great her like an old friend like a reunion of sorts and she chokes and blood begins to pour from her mouth. "Mama please you have to stay I can't do this without you. Mama please don't leave me. Mama!" A smile then spreads across her face and she gestures for me to move closer. "Clary, mama loves you now and forever and I will never forget you. Hold on baby girl you are stronger than he thinks. Believe in yourself and you can achieve anything. And once you get a chance Clary you run and keeping running and don't stop until you're safe. I love you" A single tear then leaks from one eye as she takes her last breath. I hold her lifeless body in my arms for what seems like hours. A hand begins to pull me off her I scream "Stay away from us! Stay back! Don't touch us!" I am jerked up onto my feet and get dragged away the man pulling me then pins me up against a wall. "You tried to protect her but it wasn't possible. I'm a friend of your mum. Trust me when I tell you and with my help you'll get free and feel freedom just like your mum" I then collapsed on the ground and the man catches me and I feel safe for once in my life; I'm safe or so I think.

I wake up breathless, tangled in-between the sheets and sweat pouring off me. I sit up and I hardly feel any pain. I look around the room I am in the walls are cream, a batch of flowers are placed on the bedside table with no card, the floor is blue, the furniture is brown and the door is yellow. The colours aren't ones I would choose for a hospital room but the room is comfortable and safe so if I could I would stay here forever. The door opens slowly and a woman peaks through the door wondering if I am up or not.

"Hey I'm up come in"

"Sorry I wanted to let you sleep you looked peaceful but there are police and a woman from social services is here to see you about what happened. If you're not ready to talk I'll send them away"

"It's okay I think I'm ready to talk"

The small nurse steps aside and lets in two men police officers and a woman from social services. Both men look curiously at me and the women has pity in her eyes. The police officers seem to be in their early thirties, one has brown hair and the other black, they are kind of nice looking and both have the same shade of blue eyes. The women is older I think I try not to guess her age because it will just seem rude, her hair is pulled back into a bun, her face is practically plastered with make up just like a clown I try to not to laugh but if she is qualified then I'll just have to believe in her for the moment and she is dressed professional thankfully. There was an awkward silence in the room until the police officer with brown hair begins to speak.

"Hello I'm police officer Rich and this is my partner Jackson and the woman to your right is Judy Worth. We are here to keep you safe and find the person that put you in here and Mrs Worth is here to bring you into care if needed. Can you tell us what happened and a bit about yourself?"

"Um uh hi I am Clary, Clary Fray. I'm sixteen years old. I love to draw just like my mum but I'm not as good as her but I hope to be. I really like school which is strange considering no one likes it at my age but to me it's where I can be smart and not get into trouble if I just try and fit in. Sorry I'm rambling I'm just nervous"

"It's okay. Can you tell us what happened two days ago when you were admitted to hospital?"

"I was walking home and I heard footsteps behind me and I tried to stay calm and I didn't have a phone on me to call someone and I began to walk quicker and the footsteps were coming closer so I ran into an alley to hide and then next minute I was pushed to the ground and was well you know beat up that's it and I was being carried and then now I'm here. I didn't recognise the man and I haven't seen him before. I can't remember anything else"

Judy then interrupted "Do you know where your parents are? If you have their number we can call it and let them come and get you but we have checked your face with missing person records and you're not in them"

"I, I don't remember who my parents our. I can't remember anything. Oh my I don't know where I am, who I am, my friends, family. All I have is a name that's all I remember. I-"

Jackson then stepped in "It's okay Clary. Calm down. We are going to find you a home, somewhere safe and everything will be fine I promise okay?"

He then pulls me into a hug and I begin to sob. I never cried before like this I don't think not from when my mum died; I've always been strong but now it feels like the time to let it all out. I think at least ten minutes passed and officer Rich and Mrs Worth renter the room (I hadn't even noticed they were gone) I back away from Jackson gently but he still has his arm around me to comfort me which I like.

"Clary I and Mrs Worth have found a home for you. We have checked the couple out and you're going to be their first foster child but they could then decide to adopt you in the future. We can bring you there once you are discharged"

"Thank you so much. When do we leave?"