Clarity

Chapter Fifteen

“Clarke how are you feeling?” Her dad asked her as he pulled her in for a tight hug the second she walked through the door.

“I’m okay dad. It really was not that bad.” She answered.

“Not that bad, Clarke someone tried to kill you tonight!” He snapped back at her.

“I know that!” She snapped back.

She did not mean to yell but she really did not want to think about what just happened. It was the single most terrifying experience of her life.

“But they did not. I’m alive and I will be fine.” Clarke told both of her parents.

“Did they catch the guy?” Her mother asked.

“No, not yet.” He answered.

Clarke’s heart skipped a beat when she heard this. That guy was still out there. He wanted to kill not only Clarke but Wells to. She could not figure out how he got away. She was shore he was injured.

“He’s hurt.” Clarke said.

“What?” Her father asked.

“He’s hurt. He will be looking for medical attention.” Clarke told her mother.

“Even if your rite he’s not going to walk in the infirmary. He will deal with all of his injuries illegally. I will put the word out though. Until then you will be accompanied by a personal at all times.” Abby told her daughter.

“What. Mom that’s not necessary.” Clarke answered.

“Don’t be ridicules. It’s for your own good.” She told her daughter.

Clarke’s parents started to talk amongst themselves. They were trying to figure out which guard member would be the most suited to watch over their daughter. The only problem was Clarke did not want this. She had had personals before and they made her life way more difficult then it always was. Constantly fallowing her around. No one would talk to her, the other kids would stay away. She wished that that was still the only problem but now if she had a personal guard she would definitely get herself in a lot of trouble. She would not be able to help anyone. She would not be able to give out food or medicine to those who needed it. She would not be able to sneak out to see Jasper and Monty. Or go to any of their parties. That’s why in the past she did everything in her power to chase them away. She would act like a total brat so no one would want to work with her. What she needed was a guard member who was okay with bending the rules. But that would never happen. That was the point of the guards to enforce the rules.

That’s when a thought crossed her mind. Bellamy. She did not know a guard who would bend the rules but she did not a cadet. A cadet who just tonight risked his life to save her.

“Mom, Dad.” Clarke called.

“Yes dear.” Her dad answered.

“I don’t want a personal guard.” She told them firmly.

“We don’t care what you want. You are getting your own personal guard until we catch this guy.” Her mom told her.

“You don’t care what I want?” Clarke repeated.

“That’s not true of course we care what you want. That’s not what your mom meant. You just not seem to understand how serious this is.” Her father told her.

“I do understand. But that does not change the fact that I don’t want some old creepy guy fallowing me around all day.” She told her parents.

“Fine then we will get you a women guard.” Her mother responded.

“Great so I will have to be fallowed around by an uptight control freak then. The women guards are worse than the men.” She told them.