Pen-Pal's.

Chapter 16

{Clary}
Clary bit her lip to suppress the grin that was currently trying to attack her face.
She tried hide the fact that she had a great time with Jace-even though her mind was going at full speed,replaying through each and every small detail of the day.

She found herself turning the corners of her lips down so that she wouldn't look like a crazy person just smiling to herself.Though she really wanted to let loose the grin that was trying to split her face in two.
She walked home with a bounce in her step,feeling calmer than ever before.
It was a nice feeling-she let out a sigh of content as she opened and shut her gate softly.
The sun had just gone down,purple and pink streaks of light spilled across the sky and she took a second to watch them fade into a dark blue before jogging up her steps and into her house.

She was instantly met with Luke's stern face.

"Where were you,Clarissa?" He said,any hint of amusement gone from his usual playful face.
Instead-she was met with a stern gaze,thin-lipped mouth and a stubble that would usually be gone and freshly shaven before Clary ever woke up.
His arms were crossed over his broad chest,giving off a "Don't mess with me." vibe.
Clary shrunk back,mentally scolding herself for never leaving a note or texting Luke where she'd gone.
"I-I was just with Isabelle." Clary stuttered,fidgeting with her fingers.
He narrowed his eyes,arms tightening a fraction.
"Is that so?" He asked sarcastically," so why in Angel's name,did Isabelle come knocking on the door for you?"
Clary winced as she was caught out on her lie.

Luke stared disapprovingly at her,suddenly looking more tired than ever.
"I tried calling you a million times today,Clary. For the last time-where were you?" He said softly though his voice got more rough towards the end.
"I-I'm sorry. My phone was turned off and-I,well... I was just with...a friend."
She finished,feeling her cheeks heat up a bit.
Luke raised an eyebrow and stared at her. "A friend?" He asked incredulously.
Clary nodded unsurely and rung her hands together nervously.

Luke's eyes suddenly bulged out of his head and he stared at her with wide eyes,hands abruptly flying everywhere.
"OH MY GOD!!!! You have a BOYFRIEND?! CLARISSA ADELE FRAY-IN ALL MY YEARS I NEVER-"

Clary was sure her face had never gone more red,which only made Luke believe his statement was true.
He screamed and shouted things like "Hallelujah! Praise the Angel! My little girl is all grown up!"
Clary could practically feel the neighbours confused stares even from inside the house.
"No Luke,I-" she started but he just pressed a finger to her lips.
"Say no more,Clary. I completely understand. You're growing up and you need time to do...certain things. Just-please,for the love of God,please use protection."
With that-he waltzed into the kitchen,chanting that a midnight feast was in order.

Clary spluttered and blushed furiously,running up the stairs to the sanctuary of her room.
Her blush slowly died down as she changed into her fluffy pyjamas,pulling on even fluffier socks to match.

As she grabbed her phone off her bed a thought suddenly sprung to mind.
Her heart dropped to her fluffy socks and she hesitantly picked it up,typing the words she hadn't wondered about until now.

CF: Where were you?

She sighed through her nose as no reply came after a few minutes.
She trudged her feet down the stairs,disappointment spearing through any other emotion she had.
She ignored Luke's happy singing as he cooked up whatever meal he was going to make for the two of them and sat down in her usual seat in the living room.
She turned on the TV in the background but zoned out,not paying attention to whatever was playing.

She remembered how excited she felt when Jonathon declared he was going to meet her today.
How she'd gotten ready and prepped herself.

How she had believed him.

She growled at herself internally,scoffing at how gullible she was.
All for a boy who had shown her the slightest bit of attention.
Her thoughts drifted to Jace and how he went from being the biggest jerk to the biggest distraction ever.
A distraction that had worked-sure.
But how many times can you get distracted before you have to get back to the task at hand?

The task for Clary,in this scenario, was Jonathon.
He was mysterious,funny and caring.
Maybe that was why Clary found him enduring.
Though all of his secrets and lies were starting to take their toll,causing her to be more sceptical of the boy she thought would be her whole summer priority.
She thought wrong.

Gold eyes and shared smiles flashed through her memory causing her to squeeze her eyes shut.
Too soon. She scolded herself. Way too soon.
She opened her eyes when the smell of ham and cheese toasties and Luke's homemade fries filled the air.
(A/N: oml-you don't know how bad it killed me to say fries. I'm from Ireland and here-they're called chips!)

Clary greeted the scent welcomingly,drifting into the kitchen and over to the dining table as Luke set out plates,forks and knives.
He grinned at her as he set down her plate,turning it a way so she could see the strange message written on it.
There-in scrawly ketchup writing, wrote:

" Congrats on the BF,Clary! Xoxo,Luk-"

The "e" in Luke's name had been smudged by a rogue fry sliding into it.
Even though Clary would have frowned at it any other day-she couldn't help the surge of giggles that escaped her mouth.
Luke gave her a large toothy grin and hollered once more before taking a bite out of his sandwich.
Clary smiled softly as she dug in,thinking about a certain someone that she'd love to call her boyfriend at that moment.
It brought a whole new wave of emotions over her.

A/N:
There ya go! I'm still feeling a little bit of blocks in my way but I'm trying to write as much I as I can to push them out of my way and just continue on with the story.
This chapter was mainly about Clary and her feelings,I guess.
Hope you enjoyed!
Thank you so much to skylake607 who's been so encouraging and so kind to me with helping me overcome this damn writers block. You're the reason I wrote this chapter,girl!😂
Thank you so much❤️
*MUAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH*
Love always!
K💕