Starfire

Chapter 10

" I'll think about it. This is quite a lot to take in. I'll get back to you on it. "

" Ok. Your room is down the hall to the right. I hope you decide to join us and follow in your parent's footsteps. " Mrs. Browning said.

I walked down to where they said my room was. It was the 3rd room on the right side of the left hall. I slowly pushed open the door and took in the sight. There was a plain, well, everything. There was a note on the bed. It said, " decorate as you wish "

I did. I was going to work on the corner of he wall when is saw a girl reading. Her head popped up when she saw me. She looked younger than me, about 13, maybe. Then she spoke up.

" Sorry i'm in your room. I just needed somewhere to read my books in peace. I'm Amara. Amara Honeyweather. What's your name? "

" I'm Clarisse. Clarisse Dean. I'm new. What are you reading? "

" You're THE Clarisse Dean?! I've heard so much about you and your parents. All the adults wont let me go to their little "meetings," so I read. I'm re-reading city of heavenly fire. "

" I love that book!!! Do you ship Clary and Sebastian? "

" EEWW!! NO! They're siblings! I have a question for you. Where were you all these years? "

" I was at an orphanage until yesterday. Yesterday was my...'

" Was your what? "

" Was my 14th birthday. Get suspended from school, get kidnapped, saved, kidnapped again, then saved again. Best birthday ever. "

" Your birthday? I'm throwing you a party! You need the celebration. By the way I'm 12. "

" You're my friend Amanda's age! Do you know what the Center is? "

Her face fell. " Oh, there. My parents were here for a while before coming here. They brought me too because they didn't want me to grow up there. Instead I grew up surrounded by secrets that they are scared about getting out. I better go help mom with dinner. " She hastily shuffled out of the room.

Now I'm sitting on the floor in my new room drawing on y blanket. I was in the middle of an intricate flower when dinner was called. I hopped down the stairs to were I remember to be the kitchen. We had lasagna. After dinner Mrs. Browning and anyed to go this meeting because they were just discussing how to find my parents.

" I know who has them! I can help! " I explained rather loudly. Long story short she let me go.

When I walked in fashionably late, they were discussing where they could be. I said, " I know where they are! Amart Goet has them! "

These were the responses, " Get out of here girl. You're too young. "

" who are you? "

" how do you know? "

"I'm Clarisse dean. I know because I saw it. When I was with melody, I saw her get any wit the Clarke's and all of a sudden ssaw him in the same situation with my parents. " I respond before striding out. I know they don't believe me.

I come back to my room and pack what I have. I go out of my room and start to lleave the house when I'm stopped by someone. Amara. I had totally forgotten about her.

" where do you think you're going? " she inquired. " you're not leaving, are you? "