Chapter Six:
Time Jump-The End of Summer Again
Clary POV:
It was time that I made my way back to school. The summer had been okay as far as summers go. I had to deal with my mom again, and that was annoying. I missed being free from her iron fist. Jace and I had gotten really close, and he was driving me back to the airport. He walked me to the terminal and before I entered the gate he kissed me.
"Clary, I want to ask you something."
"Yes?"
"Will you please do me the honor of being my girlfriend?" my eyes lit up and a smile spread across my face.
"I would love too." I wrapped my arms around his neck and kissed him. "I promise that I will keep in touch this time. And have a great senior year Jace. Live it up."
"I will, but I can't wait to join you in Florida."
"Only one more year!" and with that I got on the plane heading back to Florida with the best boyfriend in the world, and the drama of the last year behind me.
Time Jump-Two Months
Clary POV:
I was on my way back from class when I got a phone call from Jace telling me that my mother was dying. I went and talked to the school and got a week of excused absences and made my way back to New York. I landed in New York and got a cab and went to the hospital. I asked the nurse for her room number and made my way over. I open the door and Jace, Alec, and Jon are sitting there.
"Nice of you to show up bitch. After you leave us and come back looking like a fucking prostitute." I notice Jace's hands clench into fists and I shake my head slightly at him and look down at what I'm wearing. I was wearing black shorts with fishnets underneath and some heels on, with a tight, almost see through shirt. I was still trying to adjust my look but I figured at school dressing like this was fine.
"I came back to see mom."
"How about you sit your fucking ass down in the waiting room and I can tell you when you are allowed to see her."
"She's my mom too Jon. I have a right to see her."
"You've never cared about her."
"Because she never cared about me. She fucking beat me for 6 years Jon, and you refused to see it. You refused to notice the bruises, or the cuts, or the chokings. You gave up on me Jon, and you let her destroy me."
"You weren't worth my time Clary. You still aren't."
"I just came here to talk to her. Can I please talk to her, and I'll be on the next flight to Florida."
"Fine." I walked over to her bedside but still kept my distance. She looked up at me and began to speak.
"Why are you here Clarissa?"
"I heard you were sick, I came to talk to you."
"Well I don't want you here. You are a pathetic excuse for a daughter."
"I only want to know one thing and then I promise you won't see me again."
"And what is that?"
"Why do you hate me?"
"You think you're better than everyone Clarissa. You always have. You rubbed your grades in Jon's face, you rubbed your ability to cook in my face, and I knew you were going over to the Lightwoods house to help that boy read, you rubbed your natural motherly abilities in my face and you didn't even realize it. I hate you because you're everything I wanted to be but couldn't."
"I had to be those things. You beat me every time I got less and an A, you refused to feed me until I learned how to cook, you remember when I was 11, and I went two weeks without food because you said I didn't deserve it unless I cooked it, so I learned how to cook. And I helped Max because I love that little kid, he was the only one for the longest time who liked my company. He got happy when I came around, I didn't get any of that from you. I got hit, and punched. You spit in my face mother." I heard Jace and Alec gasp in the background. "Who spits in their daughters face? You are the reason I did all of those things. I got good grades in hoping to avoid getting my ass kicked, I cooked because I wanted to eat, and I helped Max because I felt like I was doing something right for once. So I'm sorry that you hate me for my grades and my cooking skills, and my ability to care, but you can't blame that on me because its because of you that all of those things are in me."
"You disgust me you piece of shit. Leave my room. I never want to see you again." I composed myself and realized that I will never get her approval.
"Goodbye Jocelyn. I hope you rot in hell." I start walking to the door when Jon grabs my arm.
"You aren't welcome in my house anymore."
"I didn't plan on coming back Jon. That was never my home." He grabs me even tighter and pulls me closer.
"I wish you died that day."
"I know." He releases me and I leave the room. I start making my way outside when I hear footsteps behind me. It was Jace and Alec.
"That was intense." Jace says as he engulfs me in a hug.
"I can't believe I took a week off for this. I could have gotten away with two days."
"Well, if you have a week, you could always stay with us." Alec suggests and Jace nods eagerly along.
"I think I would absolutely love that." I smile up at him and we all make our way to his car and head off to their house.