Here's chapter 3, it's kind of like a flashback...

6 months ago

Chapter 3 :

Nothing Left To Hold

I sit in the police office, waiting for the officer to join us, my mother sits quietly, looking at the floor.

My mother told me to meet her at the police department, apparently, there was some news about Jonathon, it's funny, everyone in the small town of Idris, knew that Jonathon was missing, people would come to our house, bring gifts, telling us they feel so bad for us, some would help search, but it really never made a difference.

There are people who already assume he's dead.

Jonathon's been gone for exactly 28 days, and 4 hours, I count every single hour, we used to do that when Jocelyn would leave, just count the time, that she's gone...

The tall, police officer walks in.

"Good afternoon, Mrs. Fray," he says.

" You too, officer Starkweather." My mother replies glumly.

He coughs and sits down in the old brown chair.

"Now let's get down to business, yesterday one of the search dogs found his body." He explains, and my mother's head falls into her lap, she begins to weep, but the officer continues.

"He was found near Lake Lyn, his body... was badly wounded. He must have been shot in the chest, when, your daughter heard screaming, she said she called out."

I nod my head.

" Well, then the killers must have been scared to get caught, so they shot him,and then took them to the river, to drown his body..." My mother is now quietly listening, not crying anymore.

"I'm sorry, but he's in gods hands now..."

My mother doesn't say anything, she just sits there, she quietly asks 6 words.

"Do you think it was Valentine?"

And the police officer nods his head.

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1 Month later

I sit in the cafeteria alone, trying to stay away from everyone, I don't really mind being alone, I sat alone at the old school too, once Jonathon disappeared, Simon had moved to California, so really, I had no one, the good thing about New York is, that no one cares if you're new, because there's new kids every week...

I sit there munching on my egg sandwich, when I hear a girl's voice.

"Hey there!" I turn around to see a girl with brown hair tied in a ponytail, with dark, tanned skin, standing there looking at me with her lunch in her hands.

"Mind if I sit with you?" She asks, I move my stuff, signalling her to sit.

"What's your name?" She asks again.

"Clary." I answer shyly.

She smiles,

"Mine's Maia" and for the first time in months, I smile back.

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I find out later, that Maia's dad works for the government, so she literally moves, every month , so she's used to being at a new school, I was at St. Xavier's, since I started highschool, so I'm clearly not good at making new friends...

In the following week, Maia, becomes my best, and only friend, at the New York Institute, and I actually feel slightly happy now, even after all that's happened.

We're walking down the road when Maia asks me.

"Do you want to go watch the basket-ball game at the Institute? They're hosting the finals... or whatever the thing is called."

"Uh... sure? And, I think it's called a championship game..." I answer, to be honest... I have no idea what it's called.

" Like I care, I just want to see the cute boys..." She replies.

"Jordan...?" I begin. I see her blush, and nod slowly.

I raise my arms in defeat.

We begin walking down the road, then it gets really quiet, I hear glass breaking, a gun shot, then someone screaming, I scream out and run.

"Clary! Wait!" Maia yells at me, but I'm already gone, I run to the park, remembering the exact scene, and how familiar it was to this one... and go behind the trees, I sit down, and cry, about how it's not fair, that he died, when I didn't.

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5 Months later

Today was Maia's last day, she's leaving for Ohio, I'll be alone again.

I walk into my tiny apartment as Jocelyn's talking on the phone.

"Oh, thank you Maryse! No, I haven't told her yet, I'll tell her today, yes, I promise, okay, well bye now!"

"Jocelyn?"

My mother spins around quickly.

" Hi, darling, there's something I need to tell you..."

Luke walks in with a big grin.

My mom pulls out her hand... there, on the ring finger, is a ring, a diamond in the middle, with tiny emerald's around.

"Luke proposed..." I smile, and get up and hug Luke.

"But... I'm not done Clary, we're also moving.."

I slowly turn around.

"To where...?"

"To...Kenya."

I stare at her in shock...

"Ke-ny-a?"

She nods slowly grinning.

"When? How? Where? Why?" I start asking questions... I can't control it..

"Honey, you have 2 weeks to pack, we're moving to small tourist town, it's like any other town, it has a mall, schools, just please,relax, !"

I nod, as I walk up the stairs... I'm moving, to another continent...

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I hear someone crying, and I walk to my mother's room, she's sitting in a chair, crying , she has a picture of Jonathon in her hand, and a picture of someone else, in the other...

"Mom? Are you okay?" I ask calmly, she nods and quickly wipes away her tears.

"Yes, I'm fine honey, go to bed."

I nod, and I leave, only to hear her mutter.

"Why Valentine? Why did you do this?"

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I lie down on my bed, and turn of the light and try to get some sleep.

"Ms. Fray? Can you hear me?"

I open my eyes slowly.

" Can you see me?" I nod my head.

I try to sit up, but fall down again, feeling dizzy,

"Don't try to sit up, please, you a serious concussion..."

I open my mouth and groggily ask

"Where's Jonathon?"

"We don't know..."

I look up at the doctor, and he's holding a gun... he points it at me.. and shoots.

I scream out and sit up, panting and sweating... this is the same dream I've been having for the past 2 days...

"Clary?" I hear a voice ask.

"I'm okay... just a bad dream..."

I lie back down, and begin to cry again...

Awwww... it's sad :(

The next chapter should be out tomorrow/sunday... It'll be Jace's POV... ;)

I just want to say, that this story, won't really have a story line, not much action... just fluff, and stuff like that... but that doesn't mean no action at all... ;)

Well, that's it...

(sorry if it seems rushed...)

-IamAnAsshat