Love Conquers All (Drew Chadwick)

Chapter Two

Drew's POV

I grabbed a bottle of the green machine out of my bag and started drinking it when 3 girls ran

over. They surrounded me, and it took about 30 seconds for them to say anything.

"You're Drew fucking Chadwick." The blonde girl said. I looked at her and it was kinda nice to be recognized like that but I was trying to read and they totally just ignored that. I looked up at the blonde girl and smiled.

"Yes I'm Drew Chadwick, and you are?"

"Darcy Stepson, this is my sister Darla and our cousin Dana." I thought it was pretty weird that their names all sounded similar, but it was also kind of cool.

"Nice to meet you all."

"Yeah, yeah, where's Wesley and Keaton, that's who we wanna see." Suddenly the smile I had, begun to fade away. I didn't want to let what she said affect me, but it did. I looked at the 3 girls who now were starting to get impatient.

"They're not here. Just me."

"Oh that sucks.. Well it was nice meeting you." The 3 girls turned to walk away. How could they be so rude to me? What did I do to them? All I ever try to do is be nice to everyone but for some reason there's always someone who either hates me or just doesn't want to be around me.. I don't get it, I'm a good guy...

I drank some more of my juice and started thinking about what the girl said. I tried to push it out of my mind but no matter how many people tell me they love me, a million good things couldn't make up for one bad thing..

After getting halfway through my book, I decided to explore the city, maybe even put a few smiles on some faces. I grabbed all of my things, quickly shoved everything into my bag & headed out the park. I didn't know where I was planning to go, so I just walked and walked. Eventually I passed a cafe, and decided to check it out; it looked cozy from the outside. I walked in and luckily, this time, no one said anything to me. I continued on to the counter to order a cup of tea & some soup. I sat at one of the tables by the window & that's when I saw a man with a cart and a cardboard box strolling down the street. I hopped up and ran outside to stop him.

"Wait!" I shouted. The man slowly turned back to me.

"Yes?" He replied. I searched in my pocket for my wallet & pulled out some money. I knew it wasn't much but I wanted to try and help. I even ordered him a sandwich from the cafe. The smile on his face only made my day better. Being the reason for someone else's smile is a great feeling.

"Thank you sir! Thank you so much!" The man shouted while hugging me. I walked back into the cafe when some people in there clapped for me. I didn't realize that doing that was such a surprise to everyone. I'm always trying to help someone, and they should too.

I sat back at my table and started to sip my tea when I heard the door open. I looked up from my phone and there she was. The girl from the airport. What was she doing here? Who was she?

"Ashlynn! How was your trip to Cali?!" The guy at the counter asked.

"It was beautiful. I met some wonderful people down there, but I'll always miss home, here.."

"Want the usual?" He asked.

"Yes please." She smiled then went to the table 2 spots in front of me. She opened a book and seemed to be so into it. I continued to stare at her until she looked up and caught me. She looked back down at the book and that's when I couldn't take it anymore. I got up & walked to the table.

"I'm Drew."

"Yeah, Drew Chadwick, I know who you are." She paused.

"I was on the plane with you this morning, & I heard someone shout your name out." I smiled, although a part of me was sad she only knew me because of the plane.. I asked if I could sit at the table, she nodded.