This is how most stories end, in the hospital. Not with crash carts and sirens and electric shocks to the chest, but with an empty room, a crisp white bed, silence.
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Clary's POV
"I uh-" I start but get cut off by the door opening. A worried Thomas runs inside and looks at us.
"Jace... he had an accident... he's in the hospital, he's in coma right now." He says or tries to say while catching his breath.
"Uh- Captain, I'll have to call you later." I hang up the phone and grab my car keys. "Let's go!" I say and we run to my car. Izzy and I don't even bother to change our clothes.
I speed through the New York streets. Thomas is next to me on the passenger sit trying to call Magnus while Izzy, who's in the back, is trying to all Alec.
"He's not answering." Thomas says. A few seconds later, his phone starts ringing and he looks at it, probably hoping it was Magnus. "It's my manager. I'll call him later." He says and declines the call.
"You should answer it. Maybe he has a new movie for you or you have to make your way into Broadway, again." I say.
"It an wait." He says and I just nod.
"When did Jace have an accident?" I ask, changing the subject. I'm not really sure if I want to know the answer of this or even if I want to talk about him. But a part of me needs to know.
"Yesterday. He had a little too much to drink and yet he decided to drive home." Thomas says.
"Did you know it was his birthday yesterday?" I ask.
"Yes, I asked him if he wanted to do something but he said he had plans. I guess he went to Aline's yesterday night, before the accident, to get his stuff." Thomas says.
"Aline?" I ask.
"His ex fiancé." Thomas says. "Speaking if her, should we call her?" He asks and looks at Izzy.
I don't know what she said, I just know that neither of us said anything for the rest of the ride.
After about 20 minutes, we finally arrive in the hospital. Izzy goes to see him first and Thomas goes after her. The doctors said they don't know how long he could stay in the coma and, when he wakes up, he may or not have amnesia. Well, he can still remember some things but may forget others. At least, he can hear us.
When Thomas comes back in the waiting room, I stand up from where I was sitting and go to Jace's room.
When I get in, I see Jace laying on a bed with tubs covering his arms.
"What happened to you?" I ask and get closer to him, sitting on the chair next to his bed. "Why did you do this, Jace?" I try to say but it comes out as a whisper. I hold his hand. It's really cold and his face is pale. He looks so... lifeless. "Why did you have to drink on your birthday? And get drunk? Why didn't you tell me you were driving? I didn't drink that much, I could have dropped you off." Tears start forming in my eyes and I feel them running down my cheeks. I take a deep breath and look at him. "Do you remember the day you left for college? You promised me you'd wake me up so I could drop you off at the airport and say goodbye. But you left without saying anything. I cried a lot, reading that letter. I still have it actually." I look at the ring he gave me and take it off. I put it on the nightstand next to the hospital bed he's in. "I have to go to Italy. I need to follow my dreams, like you did. And, just like you, if you asked me to stay, I would. And that's not fair for me, we both know that." I sigh and wipe a few tears with the back of my hand. "Goodbye, Jace Herondale." I say and leave the room. I see Alec and Magnus but I ignore everyone and go home.
Thomas' POV
Clary left Jace's room with red puffy eyes and tears running down her cheeks. She ignored all of us and left the hospital.
"What the hell is she doing here?!" Izzy almost screams. I follow her gaze and see Aline there. Izzy stands up and I follow her.
"Don't cause a scene." I whisper so only Izzy can hear.
She suddenly stops, making me stop behind her. She turn to me and looks up to look into my eyes. "She shouldn't be here, we both know that. She will ruin everything." Izzy says and turns around again. She's right. She will ruin everything.
"What are you doing here?" Izzy almost yells when she gets to Aline. I run to them to make sure Izzy doesn't kill Aline or anyone else.
"I'm his fiancé!" Aline says and I roll my eyes.
"Ex fiancé! When will you understand that? Jace doesn't want you." I say and this time Aline is the one who rolls her eyes.
"We took a little break, that doesn't mean the wedding isn't happening." Aline says and gives us the fakest smile on the history of fake smiles. "Now, I need to see how my fiancé is." She leaves and Izzy was going to follow her but I grab her arm to stop her. I hear my phone ring and look at it. A new message from Clary.
I'm going to Italy.
"Now it's ruined." I say and Izzy looks at me confused. I show her my phone.
"Yup. We're screwed." Izzy says.
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What's ruined? Is Jace going to be okay? Why is Aline there? Please vote and comment your opinion! ❤️
