A/N: Hello... Okay well this is a lengthy authors note but if you havent payed attention to any of them...THIS IS A MUST-READ! ok... let's start off by saying... 1) I know it took me like...a MONTH this time... and I really am sorry about that. However, 2)I am not really sorry that i ended it like this. I mean, this story had no feeling for me. it did at first but it faded. I did the very best i could to try and make up for all the time I've made you people wait and I have the strange feeling that you probably won't trust my stories in the future...but well, I have myself to blame. I hope that you are satisfied with this story even though you may hate me for taking so long to type it up. So, you have made it to the final chapter of "Sewn Shut". Congratulations. And THANK YOU SO MUCH for those of you who didn't give up on me. I know I'm a pain to deal with considering I am too lazy to write...but thank you. It means alot to know that you liked my story so much to stick by it. oh and kristen---you should know what I mean by "it looks like a theatre in a performing arts school"...if you dont, ask me later. And now..whithout further adieu... Let us continue with this final chapter. Oh and the name of the chapter is "The final chapter" in spanish

Disclaimer:I dont own instant star

Claimer: I DID write the song in this (though...its not really finished...its there) And I made up the hotel too.

Chapter 11- el capitulo final

Jude walked in the hotel at 4:30 pm,with Kwest at her side. She was waiting for the soon-to-be married couple to arrive so they could go over her performing plan. They were paying her $4,000, plus the tips she was getting from the guests. Nice. They finally got there and Jude greeted them at the lobby entrance.

"Nice to meet you Jude, I'm Thad" The groom greeted. "I guess you already know Becky from the other day"

"Yeah, hey Becky" Jude smiled at the bride.

"Okay...so there's a performance hall in this hotel somewhere..." Becky looked around bewildered, as if the performance hall would be on the ceiling or something. A luggage boy came out and brought them to the right room, and it looked like one of the theatre's at a performing arts school. This hotel looked like it could be worth a million dollars, this couple must be rich. And no doubt it was all coming from Thad's wallet. Or well, Becky's father maybe. Bride's dad pays for the wedding, after all.

"Okay...so why don't you allow somebody to announce you from here" Becky pointed to a spot on stage "and then you come out with your guitar, say a few words, and start the first song. Now, after the first song, you can take a 20 minute break so we can listen to some dance music, and then be back on."

"Alright" Jude nodded in agreement.

"okay!...well, good!"

"Okay...Kwest and I will just set up then...have a really nice wedding, nice meeting you Thad!" Jude gave them each a hand shake, as did Kwest.

After the arrangements were finished, Jude and Kwest took a cab and headed for someplace to eat and hang out before the reception. They found a perky restaraunt on the corner of a strip mall and went inside. The waiters were all in uniform and whatnot, the banisters were plated with fake gold. Why did they need banisters? They had no stairs...

They sat down at a table and looked at the menu. Jude almost choked when she saw the prices of the entree's.

"20 dollars for a steak and bakes potatoes!" Jude half-yelled half-whispered.

"Shh..." Kwest looked around embarrassed "It's okay, I'm buyin"

"No...I can't buy something from this place, it's ridiculous"

"Do you really want to sing on an empty stomach?"

"Fine..." Jude ordered the cheapest entree' on the list, which was a burger for $15.99. It was huge though, and the amount of fries that came with it was reasonable, but still, 15 bucks. You could get that at mcdonalds on the 99 cent menu!

They stayed a rather long time in the restauraunt. Talking, ordering coffee, whatnot. It was 7:15 before they knew it, and they had to head back to the hotel. By foot, it would take about 15-20 minutes, and Kwest didn't have money for a cab. Apparently, neither did Jude, because she didn't offer.

They finally got back to the reception place at about 7:35. Guest's were already in there and the bride and groom were taking pictures in the corner with a professional photographer. Jude headed for the bathroom. She pulled on her peach-colored dress they had picked out for her to wear. It was spaghetti strapped, and reached to the floor. The only problem with it was, the slit on the left leg was almost all the way up her thigh. She tried to keep it closed but it refused to cooperate. She shrugged it off and walked to the mirror to fix her hair. She put it in a ponytail in the back with a few curly strands hanging from her temple. She pulled out her make up and dabbed it on until it was suffice. Finally, she walked out. Kwest whistled at her when she walked out. She giggled and allowed him to place a friendly arm around her shoulder as he led her backstage. Only a few people had caught a glimpse of her, and she overheard them talking about how pretty she looked. She rolled her eyes at these statements.

"Kwest...I'm not ready" Jude whined. The song she made with Tommy sounded mediocre now.

"You're more than ready. Kill 'em all out there" Kwest urged. Jude breathed deeply and shook.

"It's only a wedding...BIG wedding...I've done bigger" she told herself.

A moment later, Darius walked in with a concerned look.

"Tom's here" He said. Jude's eyes widened.

"Tell him to get lost" she demanded

"Jude, he didn't do anything" Darius said. Jude scoffed.

"You're just like him, D. You're always sticking up for im. You men are such dogs"

"Hey!" Darius defended "He's been tryin real hard to show you that you can trust him! I saw him with Tina, Jude. He didn't want her"

"Darius, he's lied before" Jude said reluctantly

"You don't even trust yourself. Why try trusting anyone else?" Darius spat and walked center stage with the same frown.

"Everybody, Miss Jude Harrison, and her song Lead Me" He walked back to Jude who was now scribbling on some paper.

"Jude, you're on" Darius said and walked out. She found the stage. She uneasily picked up her guitar. She brought the microphone to her lips.

"Uh...Hi" she laughed under her nervous breath. "This song isn't necessarily for the happy newlyweds...it's for anyone who's afraid to love. For anyone who's ever been hurt"

Her eyes flickered across the crowd. At least 2 hundred faces looked up at her, expecting her to serenade them with a beautiful ballad. She wasn't sure what the song would sound like. She kept the tune she and Tommy made, but added fresh lyrics. And fresh, meaning she wrote it 2 seconds ago. She closed her eyes. Don't blow it she told herself, and opened her eyes again. As she opened them, they instantly fell on the one person she feared right now. He had messy brown hair, as if the wind flailed it about from the car ride, and gleaming blue eyes. And..oh no...he was giving her that smile. The warm smile that made her melt every time. She looked away and brought the guitar to a comfortable position.

"For Tommy" she whispered into the microphone. So softly, that only Tommy and maybe 3 other people out of the whole crowd could hear it. She played the first chord to the opening and Tommy quickly recognized it as the song they made together. So now he was expecting the same first line to come, and he sang it in his head to remember. Here it comes...but, he was surprised to see that the first line wasn't the original, she'd fixed it up. Tommy listened closely to the lyrics, knowing that every bit of it was meant for his ears.

"I try to hide myself inside

and keep you in the picture too

I said some things I didn't mean

and you still come back to me

I'm searching for some truth

anywhere I lay my hand..."

She picked up the pace for the chorus. Her eyes were now locked on his, as if nobody was in the room but the two of them.

"And even if I can't trust you very much

just know that I am sewn shut

I'm breaking down and taking everyone with me

and I'm sorry...I know you care...

and I know you mean it...

a love so real..."

She lowered the pace again for the second verse. As she sang, she noticed people's eyes glittering with unshed tears, and many of them were dancing. Not Tommy, though. He was in the same spot leaning against the table with the wedding cake (which had a lit fountain underneath it), and smiling that same smile as when the song first started. God, she felt like she was singing to a cardboard cutout of Tommy. The end of the song was nearing, and Jude was surprised to see some people singing along with the chorus.


"A love so real...

yeah, yeah,

a love so...real..."

The song stopped and Jude bowed. The audience roared with clapping and whistling as she walked off stage. She brushed off Kwest's appraisal and went into an empty room down the hall of the hotel lobby. She sat on the chair and crossed her legs. It was nice to be in a quiet spot where she could clear her head. She knew that the song wasn't EXACTLY wedding appropriate...but she had to get it out somehow. She heard the doorknob click and she furrowed her brow knowing exactly who was behind her.

"It was beautiful Jude" Tommy said as he closed the door. He now walked in front of her so she could see him. "And I understand"

"No..you don't" she remarked.

"You don't have to trust me completely right now. But Jude, I'm gonna prove to you that you can trust again. You can trust me and yourself, I'm not going anywhere"

Jude stood up and stared at the floor.

"It's not going to be easy..." she said.

"But..."

"But...I'll do my best"

Tommy sighed of relief "c'mere girl"

He wrapped his arms around her and kissed the top of her head. She felt at him in his embrace. She lifted her face so their lips could meet. Maybe trusting wasn't going to be so hard. Maybe it's something instinctive that tells you when to trust. She felt fine now, and now that she was safe with Tommy. She knew that nobody could bring her down. And this time, she's holding on to love.

A/N: Thank you all once again. I don't think I'll have another instant star fic out for a while..I have no ideas. But when I do, I PRAY that you people will read. Thank you sooo much..love yall.