Please Don't Touch

Theodore's POV

I sit in the room. . . .

Alone. . . . .

On a Saturday. . . . . .

Ever since Quen left and moved into a new apartment-

I have no idea how she did it so fast.

-I haven't been seeing her a lot around the school except for in classes but she would sit far away, and bolt as soon as the class ended.

Picking up my phone, I dial the only person I know that can help me.

"Woah, am I seeing the contact name correctly or. . ." I roll my eyes amused.

"Hello would be nicer, mom," I tell her and she chuckles.

"Hello sweetie, how are things?"

"Good. . . School wise."

"Oh, is something wrong?"

"Girl trouble." I sigh rubbing my forehead and she gasps.

"Girl trouble? That's a first." She mutters the last part my face goes flat at her response. "Who is this special girl?"

I take a deep breath before responding.

"Do you remember Quensilla?"

"Quensilla? Isn't she the one that you. . . . Oh... "

"Yup."

My mom was literally my best friend, I told her everything. Including what I did a few years ago.

ended up in the same college?" She asks

Right.

'Coincidence."

explaining everything to her leaving out the dirty parts, of course,

way to

mom I get it. Can you please help

She sighs.

that both you and her aren't ready for. She needs to learn to trust you.

on with things?" I ask her and I

You're a

Great.

so useful just a while ago.

I murmur.

Don't her knocked up. Use a condom! When the time

sex." I yell feeling my cheeks heat up and she laughs loudly, mumbling a 'sure'.

you too," I say before she hangs up and begins

despite all the rumors, I am

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than Pity Party." My new friend Lauren says as we discuss songs from Melanie Martinez.

her black curls bounce as we walk down the hall.

"Quensilla."

know that

So I keep walking.

like literally running towards you." I shut

again." She nods looking confused and soon I am spun around.

hear me?" Theodore asks and I act confused shaking my

He doesn't look convinced but he brushes it off.

you after school?"  He asks and

not going to force you into anything." He says and I eye him skeptically.

just two blocks from here." I agree wearily and

see you then." He walks off and I can't help but wonder what I just got myself

asks and I almost forgot she

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that? And now he wants you? I call b.s." Lauren shrugs biting into her sandwich. It was lunchtime and I filled Lauren in at what happened that night. I was surprised she didn't

totally and utterly disgusted with me?" I ask her and she raises an

arms, but don't be too harsh on him if he is genuine when he apologizes." She tilts her head in his direction and I catch him looking at me, sitting at his

too harsh on him okay? It may seem hard to forgive but. . . we all do some things that