Chapter Four:
Clary POV:
I get home from the hospital to a very angry mother. She proceeds to beat me until she is bored. I crawl my way to the couch where I force myself to get up. I walk across the street and knock on the Lightwoods door. Jace opens it, he has a shocked expression on his face.
"Can I stay here tonight?"
"Absolutely. Whatever you need." He lets me in and I collapse into his arms. He carries me upstairs to Izzy's room and lays me on her bed. They attend to my wounds and let me sleep.
Time Jump-Graduation:
Clary POV:
Every since that night Jace and I have gotten extremely close. He has become my safe haven. Whenever it gets really bad at home he is always there with open arms and takes care of me. We decided that since I'm leaving in August not to be a couple. We want to see how my first semester at UF goes before we do anything. Of course my mom and Jon don't want to come to the ceremony, so I invite Jace, Izzy and Alec.
"You ready?" Jace asks me as we head to the school.
"I've been ready since I was 12." I smile up at him. We get to the school and I make my way over to the other students. The ceremony was rather boring but once it was over I was a free woman. I meet up with the Lightwoods in the parking lot after it was over.
"You are so lucky you get to leave Clary. I can't believe I have two years left in that hellhole."
"I can't wait to be 3,000 miles away from this place."
"Ouch, we all feel the love Clare." Jace mocks and I hit him in the stomach.
"I'll miss you guys, but I need to get away." They all give me the same sympathetic smiles, and we head home. I'm finally free and I can't wait to start my life without my mother and Jon always on my case.
Time Jump-End of Summer:
Jace POV:
Today was the day that I was dropping off Clary at the airport. We have gotten really close this summer, and I'm really going to miss her. After she said goodbye to Alec and Izzy we hop in the car and make our way to the airport. We get there and I walk her to her terminal.
"I'm going to miss you." I say and look down at her.
"I'm going to miss you too. I'll keep in touch though." She grabs my hand and it reassures me.
"Text me when you land."
"I will." She leans up and kisses me on the cheek. "Goodbye Jace." She walks away.
"Goodbye Clary." I whisper as I watch her walk away.
Time Jump-Two Months
Jace POV:
It's been two months since Clary left and she hasn't kept in touch like she said she would. She texted me letting me know she landed, but other than that she doesn't answer my texts. She doesn't answer anyone's texts.
"I'm worried about her." Izzy says.
"Me too. But we can't force her to talk to us."
"No, but I can visit her."
"You're going to go down to Florida and find her?"
"Yes, something isn't right. I can feel it."
"Maybe she is just enjoying her new found freedom."
"Nope, something is wrong and I'm going to get to the bottom of it. We have fall break soon, and I'll go down there."
Izzy was determined and she was true to her word. Next weekend Izzy would make her way down to Florida to find out what's going on with Clary.
Izzy POV:
I got to the airport and got on my flight. I was determined to find out what was up with Clary. Something was wrong, and I needed to know. I landed in Florida, and it was about 8 o'clock. I made my was to UF and asked around until someone knew who Clary was. They pointed me in the direction of her dorm. I walked in and found what room was hers, I knocked on the door until she answer, and what I saw was not what I expected.