This takes place at the end of The Hollow Boy. The part when Lucy fell into the hole.
Its a completely different version though. You'll understand after you ready it. This is also in Lockwood point of view as stated below.

LOCKWOOD

I awoke with a throbbing pain the size of Texas lodged in my skull. I tried to open my eyes but it was too painful so I waited a few moments. My eyes slowly cracked open, bit by bit trying to adjust to the light. How long had I been out?

Then I remembered. Lucy fell down the treacherous hole. Was she hurt? Was she...no. I wouldn't allow the thought to form. She was alright, she was tough. She couldn't be too badly hurt.

Stifling a moan, I stood up. My back felt like someone snapped in two. I hobbled over to the long, crumbling balcony and looked down. The hole was enormous. Swinging my legs over the side of fence and dropped to the first floor.

Thats when I seen a figure running toward me in the distance. It was George.

"Are you alright?! Where's Luce?" He asked very concerned. All I did was look at the hole to my left. His mouth dropped open slightly while his face whitened. "Down there?" He gulped. I nodded.

"Im going down to get her." I said placing a hand on his shoulder. "And before you say anything I promise I'll be fine." I said. He nodded and backed up.

I walked to the while and stared down. It was pitch black so I couldn't see a thing. I hesitated for a moment but the thought of Lucy being hurt pulled me back. I bent down and jumped. It wasn't a long fall. My feet gave out when I hit the ground and I landed on my stomach. I Grunted , moaned, and puffed till I was back of my feet. I pulled my torch out of my tattered belt and flicked it on. I couldn't see much beyond the silver circle of light. I walked slowly around for quite some time.

I turned the corner and nearly dropped my torch. There, just a few feet away from me lay a small girl with short brown hair. Lucy. She didn't move when I called her name. She was facing away from me to I moved toward her. I called her name again only to receive silence in return.

I was growing desperate. I bent down next to her I touched her shoulder. I shook her and nudged her. She didn't even flinch. Thats went it happened. This giant cloud of worry closed around me. My chest tightened and my breathing came in short wheezes.
I pulled her into my lap and brushed the dirt from her pretty face. My hand roamed up to her neck. She had no pulse.

Fear racked my body as I began shaking and crying? Yes I was definitely crying. I called her name over and over again until my voice cut out and all I could do was silently cry. Her head was pressed to my chest, her hand in mine.

"No please you can't leave me." I wheezed out. I sounded horrible. "Please don't die on me Luce, I need you more that anyone or anything. Your everything to me. Please wake up!" I cried into her hair. I backed up and looked at her face in my hands. Her lifeless body lay in my lap. She really was gone.

"LET IT BE ME!" I screamed as loud as I could. "LET HER LIVE, TAKE ME INSTEAD!" I screamed till I lost my voice again.

"Im so sorry Lucy. Im sorry for not protecting you like I promised. Im sorry but I can't wake you up. Not anymore. Why should I wake you up and force you to live with someone like me. A secretive unprofessional loser. A nobody. You could of do amazing things. You could of been someone. But I held you back. Im sorry for that. So Im not going to make you wake up anymore. Im not going to force so much on you anymore. Im not. Im not. Im not." I cried. And cried. I couldn't stop.

Thats when it all came together. Like the missing piece of the puzzle was found. I realized that I loved Lucy. I alway had but I was to blind to see it. I could never tell her. Not anymore. I never believed it would come to this.

"Im sorry I never told you." I mumbled. I finally had somewhat stopped crying. " Im sorry I pushed you away and Im sorry I was so rude to you. I know I hurt you by doing so." I thought back to all her sad, confused expressions that she had when I ignored her or shoved her away.

"I just what Im trying to say I that I love you. And I always have. But Lucy I messed up. I messed up so badly. I can never tell you now that... now that you're..." I broke down again but this time it was different. I was crying for myself and my stupidity.

Her hand suddenly shot up and wrapped around my neck. Her head came up and cuddled into the curve of my neck. "You don't have to tell me anything." She whispered. Her voice was barely a whisper. More like the wind. Silent but still there.

I started hugging her so tightly. She didn't say anything more as I cried into her shoulder.

"Lockwood you need to know that you're the only reason I do get up in the morning. You're the only reason why I try the way I do. You're not a nobody. Not to me you're not."she whispered. I only hugged her tighter.

"I love you too." She said while kissing me on the cheek. And for the first time in over 6 years, I smiled a real smile.