Ethen extended his hands towards Alicia and called out, “Alicia, come to me…” Hastily, she opened her eyes. She was sweating and breathing heavily. Pulling herself up, she glanced out of the window. It was dawn and the sky was waiting for the sun to appear. She threw her leg down the bed and got on her feet. She pulled the shawl and wrapped it around her shoulder. Then she marched out of the room and got out of the lighthouse. Walking across the beach with slippers on her hand she was lost in thought about Ivan. It was a fresh morning and a cold breeze was blowing around making her shawl and hair dance in their rhythm. She was feeling gloomy for not having Ivan around her on his birthday. She stood at the place where Ethen had hugged her. She took a deep breath and glanced at the dis

