I don't own the 39 Clues, Untitled by Simple Plan, or 'Sadness flies away on the wings of time.' They belong to various authors, Simple Plan, and Jean de La Fontaine. Review, please. (Watch the music video for this song. It's very sad.) This has also been translated into French.

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Amy sat in the boat, motionless.

Nellie and Dan had shaken her, had tried to make her move or talk, but she just stared ahead. Alistair pulled them away and whispered, "She's just in shock. Irina's death was a shock to us all."

Nellie had nodded and turned away, but Dan had sat by his sister, and they just stared at the island, now lit by the red and orange fires, which were slowly dying away by the rain that was now pouring down. They just sat there.

Seconds passed, then minutes, and soon it was close to an hour. Dan was getting worried; Amy was completely motionless other than her chest going up and down every second or two, which was the only proof that she was still breathing.

Finally, her lips moved.

I open my eyes
I try to see but I'm blinded by the white light
I can't remember how
I can't remember why
I'm lying here tonight

And I can't stand the pain
And I can't make it go away
No I can't stand the pain

Dan started to sing along, and even though he didn't necessarily like Irina, a tear fell down his rain-soaked face. He tilted his head up and sang, the rain drenching his hair and plastering it to his skin.

How could this happen to me?
I made my mistakes
I've got no where to run
The night goes on
As I'm fading away
I'm sick of this life
I just wanna scream
How could this happen to me?

Everybody's screaming
I try to make a sound but no one hears me
I'm slipping off the edge
I'm hanging by a thread
I wanna start this over again

So I try to hold onto a time when nothing mattered
And I can't explain what happened
And I can't erase the things that I've done
No I can't…

How could this happen to me?
I made my mistakes
I've got nowhere to run
The night goes on
As I'm fading away
I'm sick of this life
I just wanna scream
How could this happen to me?

I made my mistakes
I've got no where to run
The night goes on
As I'm fading away
I'm sick of this life
I just wanna scream
How could this happen to me?

Amy stopped singing at the same moment Dan did. It was obvious that she was out of her shock now, as she had curled up into a little ball, and sobs were racking the air. Dan went over and lifted his sister as best as he could. He hugged her as hard as he could, and her arms went around him too.

"Why, Dan? Why does everything have to be so horrible? So… sad?" She said, her words broken by her tears. Dan just hugged her more tightly.

His only reply was, "'Sadness flies away on the wings of time.' "

Suddenly, the air was silent.