“Emily, don't go!” Andrew begged her before he turned back to Lucy. “I know that I shouldn't have a say in this, but regardless of what happened, I don't believe Emily came here to mock you. You know what kind of person she is, and there was a reason you allowed her to be your friend. You aren't alone, Lucy, and Emily is proof of that, so don't push her away!”
Lucy was shocked. It began to register to her just how much of a miracle it was that Emily found her here in the first place. Lucy's stepfamily tried their best to cut her off from everyone, so they definitely wouldn't have told Emily where she was. When she thought about all of this, Lucy began to wonder if she genuinely misunderstood why her friend was here.
When he saw her reaction, Andrew knew that he had gotten through t
