Melinda's POV

The taxi I took already had a passenger! Guess who?

Well, your guess could be wrong because there was the person whom I was least expecting.

Phil.

"Mel", he says looking annoyed.

And that's when I realize, I actually thought out loud! (Tol!Lol!)

"It's Melinda for you, Mr Phil", I look haughtily outside but I don't ignore what he muttered under his breath.

"Why would anyone name me as Philologus? And now I have to stick with a boring Phil." he sulked.

For a moment, he seemed too distraught, so I kind of did him some favor.

"Hi! Mr Philologus! Nice to meet you!"  in a hype and fake enthusiastic voice.

Drum rolls please.

A glance at his face told me that I have officially annoyed him. But it's too quiet and contrastingly, his face was something that made me forget about everything.

"Hahahahahahahahahhahaha" I laugh uncontrollingly, catching my stomach as I do and I take a peek at him but gone was his previous face now replaced with an evil grin and twinkling eyes.

"Hello there Ms Malicious Laughter. Sup"

Now it's my turn to look irritating as he laughs off, more deeper than mine which annoys the taxi driver too. But he still chuckles obviously enjoying the fact that I'm not retorting back but in a poker face. Well, I don't want to get to the bad side of any adult, so yeah.

When that episode ended, I sigh remembering that he was just Phil, an acquaintance of Fin. And the train of thoughts about my best times with my friends continue until it is paused by him.

In the same casual wear at the beach, he looks at me fixedly saying, " Don't you have a curfew or something?" At the same time, I ask, "Weren't you supposed to be with your friends?" with a cold stare.

But before he could reply, I say, " No. Wait. They sent you here didn't they?" I ask with my hands curled into a fist like a bull that sees its hated colour: red.

"Surprisingly, they didn't. In fact, I saw them leaving before, and they wanted me to go too. But I didn't. I sort of felt some kind of hunch that I should stay and catch a taxi for you.", he explains.

"Why?" I ask the most childish question of my life. I mean, who is he?

"Like I said, a sort of hunch. But now, you answer my question.", he evasively replies.

"I don't", I simply reply. The air eventually turned warm weirdly. Maybe it's the fact that I muttered a small thanks after answering his question. When I looked outside, there were darkest, pitch black clouds staring grimly. Even  the lanky, green trees seem to be go in a blur, not taking any time to look at me.

But then, out of the blue, of all the things I had in mind, I ask him the most stupid question.

"Are you one of them too?"

When I feel the silence suffocating me eventually, I shoot the words waiting to be erupted in my stomach, " you know, with the special abilities and all". 

"I used to. But not now." , his clipped tone echoes somehow densely. I don't know for what reason, but I actually sigh in relief.

"And that's because...", the taxi brakes suddenly at the gate of my grandeur home. I realize that the lights being still turned on means one thing.

My parents are waiting.

Angrily.

I quickly jump out after, handing over that bill at the driver and then hear melodic words that cuts my heart for the second time.

" I am a Christian." He finishes as the taxi next vanishes into the blinding darkness.
While me here, stuck staring at it.

------------A/N--------------------
Hiya! All fellas who've been reading this book ! Praise the Lord! He hath made #TWOTL to 601st place. And got 34 reads! Which means a lot to me. Thnx a lot agin for the support! Again please, I would love to hear comments and what do you think Clary got enough to faint??????
From now on, I've decided to post some verses from the bible too here in this story.