truly, teddy ✔️ [unedited]

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dear ivo,

i felt like i could finally talk to ty after many fuzzy peaches and a not-so-mini pep talk with myself. i hadn't talked to him in a week and a half. i know it's not a lot but for me who talks to ty everyday, it was a lot.

i knew that his next class was science. right when he came out, i cornered him behind a potted plant. the first thing he said was, "have you been eating fuzzy peaches, teddy?"

I nodded. "yep."

he sighed, rubbing his hands over his face. "how many times have i told you not to eat so many fuzzy peaches? you get high so easily."

"but i like being high. it's makes me forget about all the hallucinations and the boy in blac-"

"hallucinations?" he asked, stopping me. "what hallucinations?"

"oh, it's nothing," I brushed it off like it had no importance whatsoever. i really shouldn't have gotten high off of these fuzzy peaches. when i'm high, i say the worst things.

"teddy, tel-"

"it's nothing okay?" i raised my voice.

"okay, okay. but why are you getting high if it's nothing?"

"because it's the only way to feel like i'm there. i've just been existing, not living. no one talks to me anymore. mum left, you left-"

"teddy," he said sternly. he put his hands on my shoulders and looked me in the eye. "i haven't left you."

"oh really?" i asked. "why don't you talk to me anymore? your girlfriend is the only thing that occupies your mind nowadays. i feel like you don't want me around anymore like mum does."

"that's not true. teddy, just because i have a girlfriend doesn't mean i don't want you around."

"then why don't you ever talk to me anymore?" i asked. this was becoming bigger than what it needed to be.

"i try talking to you, i really do. but you are always staring at ivo and carine."

"well it's not my fault he haunts me day and night."

"haunts you? what do you mean?"

i sighed. "never mind. just don't forget me, okay?"

"teddy, you're my best friend. how could i forget you? every date i went on with daisy, i was also thinking about you. when we went to the movies, i bought you BBQ ruffles chips. when we went to the fair, i won you a stuffed otter. teddy, you're my little sister. how could i forget about you?"

by the end of his little speech, i had tears in my eyes. "you really bought me ruffles?"

he laughed. "after that big speech, 'ruffles' was the only thing you got out of it?"

I smile shyly. "you know me and my ruffles."

ty laughed. "yep. you go crazy over fuzzy peaches, ruffles, and otters."

and after that, we were good. ty thought i didn't like being a third wheel so he didn't invite me to all the fun things he and daisy did. but that was okay. i had my best friend back and everything was going to be okay. how wrong i was.

truly,

teddy

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the reason why i update so much is because this story is really personal to me so it's really easy to update.

thought i'd just point that out there.

anyone seen the fault in our stars yet? what was your favourite part?

vommare :)

-august