Teddy Bear

Teagan. 17. Salubrious.

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“Give me the extra dollar and we’ll call it even,” she smirked. “Oh please, I’m your favorite cousin. As if you’ll get Faith or Naomi something better than what you’re gonna get me.”

“Who knows. Maybe this year they’ll get a puppy and you’ll just get buttered popcorn.” She stuck out her tongue. “Wait, you’re really that cheep that you’re going to charge me a dollar to have some popcorn?”

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“Okay, so I got popcorn and cotton candy,” Andrea smiled. “You can have the cotton candy, because I paid for extra butter on the popcorn.” She handed her cousin the cotton candy, smirking. 

“Not fair. You know I love extra butter.” Teddy pouted as she took the cotton candy. “You’re gonna share that with me, and if you don’t Christmas is going to be hell for you.”

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Andrea followed before shaking her head. “Nope, I don’t see it Ted,” she looked at her cousin. “But I believe you, truly.”

“Can you at least pretend to be interested in something I love.” Teddy begged. “If you just focus really hard you’ll be able to see it. Wait, let’s try another.” She quickly located the Little Dipper and pointed it out. “Okay see that. You have to know what that is.”

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Andrea loved astrology, but when Teddy started getting technical with all of the constellations, her mind was lost. “Wait, what?” she tilted her head. “I don’t see it, just random stars.”

“The belt is the random stars.” Teddy leaned into the girl and directed her hand back to its original spot. “Follow my finger. Those three right there are the belt. If you follow it from there then you can see his whole outline. It’s not that hard.”

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“The three sisters.” he nodded, remembering his mom tell him about it - just by another name. August followed her finger to the constellation and squinted. “I don’t really know a whole lot about astrology.” he admitted. “You like that kinda stuff, huh?”

“Well I mean, I guess you can say I like it.” Teddy smiled to herself as she thought about the multiple books she kept on her bookshelf back home. “It’s just one of the only constant things in the world and they’re just so complex. We know so little about stars.” It had been awhile since someone showed any genuine interest in something she had liked. She felt herself starting to get nervous and pulled her feet into criss-cross applesauce.

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The night was cold for California. Teddy sat in the middle of the courtyard as she looked up at the stars. She had always loved astrology ever since she was a little girl. The stars were the most constant thing in her life, and for awhile there, they were her only friend. “Look straight ahead and you can see Orion’s belt.” She pointed out to her blanket companion. “If you follow it that way you can see the whole constellation.”

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Teagan Miller came to Redwood at the beginning of her Sophomore year. Her parents thought it was best for her to relocate after facing horrendous bullying at her high school in her hometown of Charleston, South Carolina. She decided to reinvent herself, to do her best to bring herself out of the darkness she was in. In order to do that, she decided to treat everyone she met with nothing but kindness and respect. A difficult task, but one she truly believed she could handle.

So basically Teagan got caught being a possible (it’s possible because she wasn’t interested) side chick for her high school’s quarterback. Instead of blaming the guy, the entire female population turned on Teagan. It was to the point where she would physically make herself sick. She spent her summer in therapy. Her parents and her therapist decided it would be best for her to get as far away as possible. She decided to reinvent herself by making sure no one ever felt the way she did.