This is my first time writing a sad story so let me know what are your opinions. Thanks!

Broken

Max

He stared out of the window, but he barely acknowledged the beautiful scenery before him.

He was holding his phone in his hands, but he barely felt the vibrations as calls after calls were made…. unpicked.

He felt drained and numb and he wondered why. He was barely doing anything, just sitting there on the couch and stared.

There aren't any people with him, but he felt so disturbed. Jace and Clary went out long ago. He doubt if they would come back so soon. Isabelle was in her room with Simon. God knows what they are doing.

The emptiness.

A flash of lightning and a clap of thunder jerked him painfully to the present. He sighed and flipped open his phone.

16 notifications. 10 missed calls. 6 voicemails.

He scrolled up and listened to the latest voicemail:

"Dammit Alec! Answer the bloody phone! Listen, I'm in New York right now and had finished attending to an important business. I am creating a portal ASAP. So just stay put in the institute okay? Please Alec, call me back."

The warlock sounded worried and breathless. At normal times, Alec would have laughed and tease him, but now…

Alec stared blankly at his phone screen again, his finger poised over the call button. Magnus is coming to see him...?

Why should he be?

It has begun to rain outside.

The choking.

Alec felt suffocated and nauseas.

The institute was dark, casting shadows everywhere. The silence was deafening, without fail although it was occasionally interrupted by the roaring of thunder.

The shadows and silence seemed to be pressing down on him.

He need to get away. He can't stand it anymore. He need to get away from the suffocating feeling that filled every corner of the institute.

Alec pulled himself to his feet and stumbled out of the institute.

The rain soaked his white thin shirt in a few seconds. The freezing wind threatened to drag Alec with it. But Alec didn't care.

The pain.

It hurts so much.

Too much.

Alec increased his walking speed to a jog. Eventually to a run, and into a full sprint.

Max is-

The rain obscured his vision, but it didn't matter to Alec. He doesn't know where he was heading. He didn't need to know.

His breath came out in a rush and his legs were on fire, and it felt good. He turned into an alley and his feet caught in a tangled mass of branches.

Alec gave a yelp as his body slammed onto the ground. He laid there, gasping as the world whirled around him.

Alec squeezed his eyes shut, willing the pain and dizziness away.

"Alec! Where are you, darling? Can you hear me?"

Alec sat up with a start, almost regretting it immediately as dizziness washed over him again. He curled up into a ball.

The hopelessness.

Something tore and built itself up in him. Alec gagged and a sob escaped from his throat. Hot tears streamed down his face as he retched and spasmed uncontrollably.

"Alec, where are- Alec!" Magnus's feet pondered on the ground as he saw a familiar slim figure twisting in pain on the ground. Blue flames lit from his fingertips as he sprinted toward him.

Alec felt a warm arm wrap around his narrow waist from behind and almost immediately, the nausea disappeared. He coughed and leaned back, his muscles relaxing as a soothing voice whispered in his ear.

"It's okay. I know. I heard what had happened. Just let it out. Just let it out. It's okay," Magnus soothe, running his hand through Alec's tangled dark hair.

The sorrow.

Alec let out a cry and his shoulders jerked as waves after waves of tears hit him.

Magnus found tears running down his face as well. It hurts to see Alec in so much pain. He clutched Alec tightly and rocked him back and forth.

"Everything is going to be okay. I understand. I truly do."

The support.

Alec nodded mutely, clinging to Magnus as his breath came out in gasps and barely seeing anything through his raw and swollen eyes.

The truth.

"Max is dead." His voice wavered and he cried even harder.

"I know," was all Magnus said as he rubbed Alec's back gently.

Magnus smiled sadly and shifted his position so that Alec was on his lap. He hugged the broken boy and listened as Alec's cries slowly subside and his body relaxed against Magnus.

"Do you want to go back to the institute?" Magnus asked gently.

Alec hesitated a moment and shook his head.

Magnus smiled slyly, "My house?"

"Can I?" Alec asked shyly, his voice hoarse.

"What do you think?"

The warmth.

Is it nice? Or just plainly sucks? Please review!