167 EMILY’S POV. My eyes searched his, wanting to see if he really was the only one in front of me. “I’m back.” He said, raising a hand to my cheek, and my tears rolled down rapidly. “Lucas.” I said out loud, and that was it. That was all it took for it to shatter. My eyes fluttered open slowly, and a tear rolled from my left eye into my right. My pillow was wet already with my tears, and I raised my hand to my heart, which seemed alive in a way it had never been ever since Lucas left. A sob broke through my lips, and I began to cry on the bed, feeling the pain wash through my chest in waves. Why would I have such a dream when I hadn’t had one in months? Why would such a dream torment me? Already, I was having such a hard time coping. I turned into the bed, and my cries became muff

