The figure chuckled, and I got a better look of who he was. He was thin and sleek, and paler than healthy people should be. His eyes were hidden under a dark hood, and what I could see of his face, was smiling maliciously.

"Have you ever heard of a Silver Lining, Way?"

I shook my head almost hesitantly. His grin became even more smug.

"It means the light behind a dark tunnel, metaphorically used to say that everything gets better."

"And?"

The man paced back and forth, and faced me symmetrically, only a centimeter away from my nose.

"We are searching for a Silver Lining," he paused and placed two fingers to his chin. "Except not directly."

"How so?"

Notes

new chapter c:

I know it's slow, but this story is getting somewhere c: I promise!