The Invisible Silver Lining [CURRENTLY BEING EDITED]

Chapter 40 - Epilogue

The flight attendant's voice rings out across the first class cabin. Her tones low and throats. "Ladies and gentlemen we are beginning our descent into Munich Germany. Please stow all your carry-on items under the seat in front of you. Please turn off all your electronic devices." I pull out my earbuds and wrap them up, thrusting them into my jean pocket before I shove my iPod into my backpack. I adjust my navy baseball cap ontop of my blonde spikes and slip on my sunglasses.

I grab the Spiralz magazine I had been scanning through the past hour and crumple it with my hands. Most of the articles it contains are trash. One in particular infuriates me. Moments before the attendant's announcement, I had finished reading an article that made my heart stop. My beloved Emilee has been seen going out with Somerhalder. He confirmed that they were official. I close my eyes as the plane lands on the runway, trying not to get upset again. I already spent most of the flight upset, solemn, and depressed.

Over the past few weeks I keep calling Em, desperately praying she'll let me talk to her, explain what really happened that day. When Bethany kissed me I couldn't respond. I was completely in shock. I never had imagined she was planning to kiss me once she started talking. But the worst part was, Bethany knew Em was watching. She waited until Em entered the hallway before she kissed me.

After I chased Emile out of the school, after she left me standing in the street, I raced back inside. I found Bethany exactly where I had left her. She was smirking in the hallway. When I reached her, she asked me, "Well? Did she like what she saw?" If she wasn't a girl... I glared at her before I turned and left, keeping my mouth shut. Bethany planned the whole thing, not that I was surprised. This was exactly something she'd do. I didn't know how I was going to explain this to Emilee.

Turns out, I wasn't able to. She was so heart-broken whenever I talked to her. You could hear the emotion dripping from her voice. I hated myself. Even though I knew it wasn't my fault, I still hurt her. So she turned to Ian and allowed him to comfort her. He was the best man for the job, according to her, since she wouldn't believe me.

I hurry off the plane, heading for the taxi pick-up. I squint my eyes in the bright sun, sighing inwardly as I wait for a taxi to arrive. I see people meeting others. Fathers and sons, grandparents and grandchildren, couple scattered here and there. I miss Em. Gosh I miss her. As I slide myself into a taxi, I make a promise to myself. I'm going to see this goal completed before my senior year is over. I mutter to myself as I stare out the window, "I'm going to win her back Somerhalder. Just you wait, I will win her back."

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First off. This is the end of Invisible Silver Lining but NOT the end of the story. I've started uploading the sequel to ISL. Its called Breaking Point. Second, I want to thank all of my readers. Thankyou for sticking with me and the story these past seven months. I almost can't believe its been seven months... But it makes sense to me now why it takes authors a year to get a book out to the public. I hope you enjoyed the ride. Based on your comments I know some of you did. I can't begin to tell you how much you all mean to me. There have been several times when I've had something go wrong during the day, then I come on and read your comments. So many times the feedback just made my day. I love you all, thankyou for absolutely everything. And I hope each of you know that you have an invisible silver lining in your life, always.

-CFF