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Chapter 7: Grow up
Jonathan POV
When I walked in I was just as nervous as Clary, I know it. I don't even know why. I'm strong, composed, I don't get scared and especially not of how my classmates are gonna be treating me after what happened to us.
I walk into first lesson, geography, when the bell rings, I make eye contact with Jordan Kyle the guy tryin to link with my sister. He isn't looking at me any differently like how I expected so I go to sit at the table beside his where I normally sit.
"Hey man." He says, "heard about what happened. That must suck."
"You have no idea. My sister's taking it real bad though. She could really use a shoulder, you know?" Normally an older brother wouldn't want their friend going out with their sister but Clary's a big girl and Jordan's a decent guy so I have no complaints. He's better than her going after Sebastian Verlac, the prick she used to be head over heels for.
Jordan smirks, "Perfect timing to make my move?" Just then, his ex, Maia, walks in and conversation hushes. Awkward. He looks down, avoiding her eyes.
"Jordan… you're not still hung up on that, are you? That was 5 months ago!" I say incredulous.
"I can't help it! She's on my mind all the time. I see her every day. I don't even know why she left me in the first place! Her explanation made no sense!"
I shake my head. He couldn't see it then and he can't see it now. He smothered her, we could all tell. He was around her all the time, following her like a lost puppy. Jordan always wanted to know where she was, who she was with. It wasn't healthy. Maia was even thinking about getting a restraining order, at least that's what Clary told me.
I think...
Maybe it's not so great for him and Clary to start going out… Crap.
We fall silent when the lesson begins and thankfully the conversation does not continue after.
Once lunch came I walk out of Biology with Gabriel and sit in the cafeteria at our spot. All my friends acted like it was just some ordinary day and I was grateful for it. I'm not sure if it's because they don't care or if it's because they don't want a confrontation but I don't really care. All I have is a few more weeks then I'm out of here.
Our spot is at the corner next to the counters which allows me to overhear a particular conversation between two insufferable sophomores.
"Ugh can you believe Clary today? That was ridiculous!" I put the voice to Kaelie's face.
"I know right! The way she just confronted us in English…. What even was that? So embarrassing." Aline, I recognise, says.
I clench my jaw and bite back a snarky response. It's not the place and I can't afford to make a scene.
The others in my group notice my silence and also hear the conversation.
"I'm so glad that we have an excuse to throw her away. She always acted like she was above us."
"Oh please, that girl was delusional as it gets." Kaelie replies.
Ohhh this was making it so difficult to hold back.
"Well you know what, you little prissy preteens." I start standing and turning to face them.
Their eyes widen as they realise that I had heard everything. I tower over them, immediately intimidating the two.
"You can say all you want but it's all just words. You're just overly privileged daddy's girls who rely on your parents for everything and you just throw it all away. You're so ungrateful –"
"You know, Jonathan, just because you're as poor as Oliver Twist now, does not make you some kind of philosophical wise man, so cut the crap. You've been poor 3 days, stop letting it get to your head. You're not any different in personality, you're the same shallow, materialistic guy who only cares about football."
"I'm shallow? I'm materialistic? You've thrown away Clary, someone you once considered a close friend, and you leaches clung onto us Morgensterns and asked and asked for stuff. She would treat you and spend thousands of dollars on stuff for you and you didn't care. You Whitewillows are poison. Don't think we Morgensterns don't know about what you're really up to." With that I take my bag and leave them all dumbfounded.
I said too much I know that but I couldn't help it and it's too late now. Everyone in the room heard it and by 5th period everyone in the school will have heard about the exchange.
I choose to walk around the school grounds by myself.
I should tell Clary… tell her about what really happened to all our money. Tell her that it wasn't a failed investment. She already has her suspicions and if I don't clarify it with her then she'll feel betrayed and she'll hate that I withdrew it from her. She hates not knowing things and the situation we're in just makes it all worse.
I pull out a cigarette and light it.
My dad asked me to swear to keep it from Clary but I couldn't do it. I can't lie to her. I can't break a promise to my father.
I take a drag and contemplate my options.
I want to blame Kaelie but I know I would have told Clary eventually. Kaelie just sped up the process. I could keep on not telling her, not mentioning it wouldn't be lying, technically… I could tell her but then she'd be furious with mom and dad. Or she could be relaxed about it and grateful that I told her. Clary was just too unpredictable.
When school finished I wait at the gates for Clary.
"Hey!"
"I heard about what you did. Or rather what you said…" She starts. "I don't know whether to thank you or kill you."
"You're welcome." I smile innocently.
She shoves me hard. "Why would you do that! That is so embarrassing! I don't need my big brother to tell of my frie- Kaelie and Aline like that! Now everyone thinks that I need you to defend me! And for the record, I don't!"
"Okay, Clary, I get you're mad but please… just don't. Just stop. And just grow up and learn to be thankful that someone is actually willing to stand up for you. You have the worst attitude and I understand that you're upset but stop taking it out on me, or on mom and dad or the town because it's none of our faults that we're in this mess. You just need to tolerate the fact that this is our lives now and we can't do anything about it right now. So grow up and stop blaming other people for things that aren't in our control."
She's silent the rest of the way to Brocelind.
I don't regret saying the words to her. I know I'm right. But Clary being quiet is not a comfortable feeling at all.
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I just wanted to show Jonathan's pov of the whole sitch
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