Hey guys! If anyone is actually reading this(im starting to doubt it lol) hope you enjoyed the last chapter ! Sooo, heres some more. And I guess, this is when all the magic begins :)

sorry it took 5 chapters to get to this point, but trust me it was necessary...
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Drew watched as his brother left the Dot, and then put his focus on the girl a few feet away from him, sitting in a booth, snacking on french fries. He smiled to himself one again at the sight of her.

What do I say?, he thought to himself.
Do I say anything...?

Drew felt this was a make-it-or-break-it kind of moment. He knew he wanted to talk to this girl. Something about her just really drew him in. Not that he had a thing for her or anything. I mean, sure, she was beautiful. And he saw that. But there was just something that made him want to talk to her. She was like a mystery to him. And he longed to uncover that mystery. Usually, he'd be too busy throwing around a football to think about some 'mystery'. But his football tossing days were officially over since he opened his big trap and told off coach.

He finally decided to make his move. He turned in his seat to face her.
"Hey", he said, grasping her attention.

She looked up at him with a small, shy smile and said "hi".

He took notice that she had a nice smile, making him more nervous about asking his following question.
"Are you meeting someone?"

"No", she answered hesitantly.

She blushed feeling kind of embarrassed that she was sitting there all by herself, digging into french fries.

"Oh, well do you mind if I sit there?", he asked, gesturing toward the booth seat opposite of hers.

She hesitated answering this, also. It wasn't that she actually minded him sitting with her. She was just kind of
caught off guard.

Plus...
She did not know this guy. And she'd been keeping a distance between herself and people lately in an effort to guard her heart...

He noticed her hesitation at answering the question, so he continued with humor,

"'Cause you know, your invisible friend there looks kinda lonely and maybe wants someone to sit with"
Clare smiled at his humor, kind of confused of whether the 'invisible friend' represented her sitting there by herself or what...

But she liked his attempt at making her laugh, so she giggled and said, "Sure, you can sit there".

Drew smirked and made his way over to the booth and sat across from her.

Wow, he thought to himself, her blue eyes are even more piercing up close.

She noticed him looking at her and she looked down at her hands shyly, not knowing what to say or do next.

He noticed her shifting in her seat a little uncomfortably. She must have noticed him looking in/at eyes.

"So...", he started, "How are you?"

She looked back up at him.

"I'm fine", she fibbed, "And you?"

"I'm good", he replied.

They fell into a calm silence. No tension, no awkwardness, but Drew could tell Clare had something bothering her. And his first guess was that it was about Alli.
"You know I miss her, too"
This statement captured Clare's attention, and she slowly lifted her eyes up to level with his.
He continued, "Alli was a great person. Funny, smart. REALLY smart", he said, remembering the essay she had done voluntarily for him once.
This made Clare smile. She did have some brain, that girl.
It was Clare's turn to share.
"Yeah... She was great. Fun to be around. Even if your world was crashing down on you, she'd still find a way of making you smile."
Drew was silent as he intently listened to her speak.
Clare continued, "She had a way of bringing out the best in people. She was so caring. She'd do anything to help with something, even if you didn't want the help.
"She was that push that everybody needs to get out of bed in the morning. Even when she was going through her own stuff, she would put it aside and listen to what was going on in everyone else's lives and try and make them feel better."
Clare stopped.
What was she doing?... Why was she opening up to this almost complete stranger...?
She had no idea.
But he was a good listener.
When he noticed that she was done talking, he nodded his head in agreement.

And if she saw right, she could swear there was a glimpse of guilt in his eyes. She knew that look. She saw it every time she looked in the mirror.

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