Chapter four:
Drew goes into the church that is holding Mays funeral. He is dressed in a black suit with a black tie, two red roses, two black roses and just looking at his face you could tell he is suffering badly from losing May. His face holds a broken depressed look all the time now a days. He goes over to the table at the front of the church, Mays body couldn't be retrieved sadly so they had a memorial table instead of a casket. He was asked to help write the words that will be on her grave stone and he just told them to add that she was very loved. He reaches the table, a picture of May smiling is in a photo frame in the center of the table with white candles burning on either side of it with May written on one then Maple on the other, many roses and letters of goodbyes surround the photo and candles where each person put their gift to her. He puts the roses on the table right in front of the picture like the space had been saved for him. "I love you May." He mummers. "Be happy." With that he backs away and sits through the funeral not wanting to talk to anyone, not even Max or Ash could get to him to want to talk.
During the special words that were said May's mom was handed a letter from Drew silently asking her to read it for him not having the will to talk to anyone but a picture of May. Then she got called up.
"May was the best daughter I could have asked for." Mays mom starts sadly. "She was fun and caring. I'm sure we will all miss her." She opens the letter. "I have a letter that I would like to read. Its from someone who cares and loves May more than anything." She looks at the letter.
Drew feels the eyes of people glancing at him, it was obvious they all knew it was from him but they didn't question why he wasn't up there saying it.
"Dear May. You're the most beautiful girl I have ever met. I have always liked you since I first saw you. You are smart and yes clueless at times but you make me smile every day. At every contest we went to I have always just wanted to be able to see you there smiling that beautiful smile of yours. I love you more than the world itself. Love Drew." With that she looks up at Drew. "If May had been able to live longer then if she was to confess her love to anyone I'm thankful it would have been you Drew." She finishes with a small bow and goes back to her seat.
Drew gets so many sympathetic stares now and the rest of the funeral seems to become a blur for him as he continues to isolate himself. He does catch a ride to where they are going to put everything that was placed on the table is buried and the tombstone stands there to mark where her body would have been placed.
After the funeral was done Mays mom asked him to come to their house for a bit but Drew politely turns it down and goes back to the house he got.
He goes to his bedroom changing into his normal outfit that he wore when May was alive and he picks up his favorite photo of May looking at it. "I'm sorry I kept you waiting for me." He says to the photo staring at May. "I hope you heard the letter. I wrote that before your final contest and was hoping I could have given it to you but I didn't. I'm sorry for being a jerk instead of just confessing to you. Please forgive me for that my love." He goes silent staring at the photo. "Plus forgive me for making you wait for me." He brings the photo to his chest gently. "I promise. I promise I wont leave you waiting anymore. I will be at your side always and forever." He brings the photo with him as he goes into the bathroom.