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

Right.

'Coincidence."

"Right so. ." I began explaining everything to her leaving out the dirty parts,

no way to treat a lady.

mom I get it. Can

sighs.

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

on with things?" I ask her and I can already sense her

know. You're a smart

Great.

was so useful just a while

I murmur.

her knocked up. Use a condom! When

yell feeling my cheeks heat up

say before she hangs up and

the rumors, I am

#

bet you think that Soap is better than Pity Party." My

amused, her black curls bounce as we walk

"Quensilla."

that

So I keep walking.

"Um, Silla. There's a boy like literally running towards you." I shut my eyes and

around again." She nods looking confused and soon I

didn't hear me?" Theodore asks and I act confused shaking

convinced but he

I talk to you after school?"  He asks and I immediately

"Please, I promise I'm not going to force you into anything." He says and I

the cafe just two blocks from here." I

"Okay, I'll see you then." He walks off and I can't

"What and who was that?" Lauren asks and I almost forgot she was

#

 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 judge me

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

mistakes and we learn from them. . . which also goes for him too. He made a mistake and I'm not saying that you have to go plunging into his 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 usual table, with his usual gang. As soon as I meet his eye, he leans forward and stares at me even more. I avert my eyes back

It may seem hard to forgive but. . . we all do some things that we're not supposed