Skinny Love ~ A Thomesa AU Story

Chapter Nine

Teresa and I are currently walking at the park by the small river line, since we didn't have any classes after lunch.

"So... tell me things I probably don't know about you." I say as I place my hands inside my jean's front pockets.

Teresa and I are pretty much close friends since she came to the same High School as us about three months ago, but we still hadn't had those deep conversations with one another. Not that I want to have it now, but I'd like to know a little bit more about her.

"Well, I'm a bit obsessed with books." Teresa starts, looking ahead of her with an expression I can assume as joy. "Just a bit though." she smiles looking back at me.

"Mmm hmm... just a bit, yeah." I joke as I clearly see that she is definitely obsessed with books.

"I love chocolate so much I could eat it all day without getting full. But I don't because I have a body to keep." She continues as she gives out a giggle, and I smile in response. Who wouldn't love to eat chocolate all day without getting fat? Not me for sure!

"And, I'm currently living with my adoptive parents."

I suddenly stop on my tracks to look at Teresa properly, with her in front of me.

I had no idea she had to go through something like that in her life and I start feeling quite ashamed of asking her that question. I shouldn't have asked her.

"I-I'm sorry, I didn't know..." I stutter, because what else can I say? I just probably ended up the only friendship I absolutely cheer for. Not that I don't like Newt and Minho, but Teresa is different. She feels different.

"Hey, Tom, it's okay!" She laughs, placing a hand on my shoulder to calm me down.

Thankfully, it helps, and a breath of relief escapes my mouth.

"Oh, thank God..." I whisper as the sudden fear of losing Teresa vanishes my mind.

My mouth turns into a smile when I hear her chuckling at my probably idiotic face.

"I don't remember much. I just know that I was adopted when I was two and my now parents took care of me like I was their daughter. And that's how I see myself now. Their daughter." She finishes as we start walking again, and I nod complrehensively.

The thought of continuing with this conversation crosses my mind, mainly because I have a lot of questions I'd like to ask her, but I don't. I let her take the lead now.

"What about you?"

"Alright, um... I'm Thomas, as you already know." Teresa laughs at my dumbness, and the crushing feeling of probably hurting her a few minutes ago disappears completely.

"I do." She interjects, finding a spot for us to sit right in front of a tall, beautiful willow tree.

"I'm a die-hard Star Wars fan, and PE is my favorite subject." I finish, and I look down at her. Even if we're sat down, Teresa still is shorter than me, which is quite adorable, may I add. Wait, what?

Teresa chuckles at my 'secret reveal' and I throw her a smile, which is reciprocated as she grins as well.

"You wanna follow any career related to PE?" Teresa asks, and I find myself shaking my head sideways.

"Not really... I guess I wanna do something that can help people, you know? Like saving them, or just talking to them. I still don't know what exactly I'll do, but something around that I guess."

I've had this idea pretty much fixed inside my head as I grew older, very probably related to my past's events. I've always wanted to help people since then.

"And may I know why is that? I mean, it's an amazing thing for you to want that." Teresa retorts in a soft tone, laying on the soft grass but propping herself up on her elbows to look at me.

"I helped my mom when my dad left. I was around five, I guess."

"Oh my God, Thomas, I'm sorry..." Teresa sits up instantly and I almost laugh at the turn of events. I'm able to contain it inside my mouth though.

"It's totally fine. I never got the chance to know him as well after all."

Truth is, my dad would drink as much as he could. He would come home late and would barge into Chuck and mines' room and would beat the crap out of us until he thought it was enough. One day he must have drank too much and his system couldn't take it anymore and he never woke up again. I was young then, but I remember very vividly helping my mother when she was in her lowest moments.

"And you? What do you wanna do when you're older?" I ask her as well. I'm curious about her. For some reason, talking about these things with Teresa doesn't make myself feel uncomfortable in any way. It's sort of relaxing really.

"I wanna be a Doctor." I witness a big smile forming on her lips as her hair brushes slightly against her cheek due to the small breeze that just formed.

Her bright blue eyes shining as I imagine she's thinking about being a Doctor.

"I'm already imagining you treating old men and women because of their arthrosis." I joke, receiving a small punch in the shoulder from Teresa, but she's laughing as well.

"That would be amazing but, I wanna treat kids. They have so much life and happiness inside them that I'd just love to see them sharing it with me." Teresa says, closing her eyes for a moment as she lets her head fall backwards while propped up with her hands on the grass.

A smile tugs on my lips as I see how enthusiastic she sounds as she talks about her future. It's something amazing to see.

We let ourselves stay silent for some minutes as we watch the sky turn into a shade of yellow, orange, and then red, before standing up to go home.

It's Thursday and we have school tomorrow (unfortunately), so going home now before dinner is the best.

"Thank you for this little time together, Tom. I really enjoyed it." Teresa smiles as we reach her home. I insisted on walking her there since it was getting dark and I didn't want her to be in danger. My house is near anyways.

"No problem, and I did too. Thank you." I smile back, and when I start feeling a sudden warm feeling on my cheeks, I immediately try to hide it by scratching my neck. "Um... well, I'll see you tomorrow."

"See ya tomorrow, Tom."

I nod and smile once again before walking to my house.

This was probably the best evening of my life.

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