Chapter:- 77

When Clary got out of the car and saw Lucus, she smiled very big.

"Here you are!"

"Hello cake!"

She ran up to him and grabbed his hand right away. As they went back into the building, Lucus gripped her hand tight.

"How'd school go?"

"I liked it! A new story was told by our teacher!"

"What was the story?"

"Wizard of Oz!"

"That sounds like a lot of fun! I liked Toto from the start.

"You're such a fool,"

Emma was already at the door when they got there. Her eyes were still a little red and swollen, which made Clary run right over to her.

"Mommy, what's the matter?"

"There's nothing wrong, honey. Earlier, Mommy was cutting onions. You know how sad they make Mommy."

"Rubbish onions."

Lucus couldn't help but agree with Emma that whatever or whoever made her cry was very bad. Emma seemed to know that Lucus was feeling bad about himself because of it; she shook her head and said, "Don't, it's okay."

After Emma helped Clary wash her hands and put on clothes she would wear at home, the three of