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Tom's Point Of View
I was in a church. The rain poured down outside, seeming to reflect how we all felt. I was standing amidst a sea of black, the colour of mourning, the colour of death. We were all silent as the vicar spoke, but I didn't hear his words. All I could do is stare at the coffin at the front of the church, containing the woman I loved. She was still beautiful, and it looked as if she could climb right out of that wooden box and stand next to me. But of course she couldn't. She wouldn't ever be able to. Then, I watched as the lid was closed over her perfect, expressionless face, and she was carried outside. They put her in the hole that she'd remain in forever, taking her away from me...
I woke with a start, the images fading from my head as slowly, my breathing became normal again. Even though this wasn't the first nightmare I had had, it still shook me, and brought all the terrible possibilities of what might have happened to Nicki back into my brain. The only thing I'd heard from the police is that they had a possible trail, but that wasn't good enough. Possible was as good as non-existent as far as I was concerned. I couldn't be at peace until they found her.
Knowing that I wouldn't be able to go back to sleep, I stumbled downstairs, sinking onto the sofa and sighing heavily. My eyes flicked around the room, and I felt my heart tug when I caught sight of a necklace, a scarf, hair pins. Little pieces of Nicki, so integrated into the rest of our junk that its presence goes unnoticed. There was barely a room in the house that didn't have something of hers in.
My mind occupied by random and unimportant thoughts, I began to doze, and I jumped when I heard the familiar sound of my phone ringing. I reached over to pick it up, immediately knowing what it would be about, due to it being the early hours of the morning. My heart was in my mouth as Chief Inspector Adams, one of the officers who I had spoken to a few times, spoke to me. Then, I heard the words I had been longing for.
"We've found Nicki."