"Seriously? Why would you drag me to this stupid mall, Teddy?" her brother, Damon asked as she shrugged in response.
"To look around? Just shut your mouth and follow me, dumbass. I'm already pissed off that I'm babysitting you," Teddy said, dryly as she shoved her hands inside the pockets of her Jean and led the way.
"Uh--excuse me? I'm fifteen and I can take care of myself, thanks," Teddy rolled her eyes as the duo entered a clothing shop which had fancy dresses for men and women. Teddy raised an eyebrow in an amusing way as she and her brother started purchasing clothes for the summer.
"You got any response from your college, Teddy?" Damon asked as the duo payed for the clothes and walked out of the shop with Teddy scoffing at the bill.
"Dude, we just got two dresses for each and look how expensive it is," she said, completely ignoring Damon's question.
"I asked you a question, dumbass,"
"What?" She asked in annoyance.
"You got any--- look, there's an ice cream shop! Let's get something to eat. I'm starving!" Now, it was Damon's turn to get distracted as Teddy chuckled in disbelief and entered the shop.
"I need banana smoothie," Damon stated as Teddy nodded her head and stood behind a que of girls.
"Ahoy, ladies! Didn't see you there!" A loud voice was heard ahead as the Sterling siblings gasped.
"Jesus, who is that clown?" Damon asked out as Teddy chuckled.
"Might be some stupid jock trying to impress the girls," Teddy suggested as Damon looked over their heads to the guy effortlessly flirting with them and failing as well.
"He's so bad in flirting, " Damon stated as Teddy slapped his arm playfully.
"You better close your mouth before he shoos us away," Teddy said as she looked at the girls, who were giggling which made her to cringe in disgust. She started tapping her feet impatiently as cursed those females in her mind for flirting back and taking their own time.
"Uh, thank you," one of them said as the other girls walked away, once again giggling.
"Hello, my lady! What would you---" his words trailed on as Teddy looked up as her pupils dilated. Her breath hitched in surprise as she squinted her eyes a little. She'd seen this face somewhere. Those honey brown eyes made her feel something which she couldn't comprehend.
"Teddy?" That person spoke as chills went down her spine at the way her name rolled off his tongue. She'd felt this before and that person who made her feel like this was her ex-boyfriend. And, that's when it clicked her.
It's him.
"Steve," she whispered ,hoarsely as she gulped her saliva harshly. She couldn't speak anything else. It has been five years since they'd seen each other and she wondered how on earth he figured her out so easily.
"You know him?" Damon's voice pulled her out of the trance as Teddy gulped her saliva harshly and averted her gaze from Steve to the floor and back to him, who was beyond shocked and surprised.
"Two banana smoothies, please," she said, ignoring her brother's question. Steve's face fell and she could see the disappointment. He nodded his head and looked down.
"Sure,"
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"I'mSteven Harrington," said the shy-thirteen-year-old boy as he looked down.
"Welcome, Steven! You may sit there," the teacher said as she pointed a seat beside little Teddy who had her hand raised up. Stephen slowly went and saton the sat, ignoring the judgemental looks.
Teddy felt bad for him as she saw him hugging himself and tapping his foot anxiously.
"Hey," Teddy said, softly, making the boy flinch a bit and look at her. "Don't be scared. You'll be good here," she said in an assuring tone as Steven nodded his head, without saying a word.
"You must be an introvert, I suppose," she said and honestly it felt like talking to herself. "No fear. I'llmake you feel comfortable here," once again, he didn't reply, instead he just hummed.
"Stupid me haven't introduced myself," she said, with a chuckle and held her hand out with a grin, making the boy to avert his gaze from her hands to her smile. "I'm Dorothea Sterling and call me as Teddy," somehow, her name made Steven smile a little.
"Steven, "
"I know, but it's kinda long. . ." She mumbled. "How does your closed ones call you as?"
"Mostly Steve but Steven when my dad's pissed off," He said as Teddy smiled in acknowledgment.
"Yeah, I know how that sounds, to be honest," she said. "So, I'll call you as Steve. . . Is that alright, Steve?" She asked, without knowing anything that would be happening in the future ─── friendship, relationship and separation. Nothing.
"Sounds good,"
"Steve Harrington? Your boyfriend? " Damon asked in realization as Teddy nodded her head, before taking a final glance at the scoops Ahoy.
"Yeah," she replied. " But, ex-boyfriend, "
"So, you don’t love him anymore?" Teddy chuckled in disbelief and shook her head.
"Bullshit"
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