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.

"You guys ended up in the same college?" She asks surprised. "What a

Right.

'Coincidence."

dirty parts, of course, and by the time I was done,

is no way to treat a lady. I have-"

get it. Can you please help me now?"

She sighs.

being friends first before just jumping into something that both you and her

time to move on with things?" I ask her and I

know. You're a smart boy."

Great.

so useful just a while ago.

mom." I murmur.

sweetie. I love you. Don't her knocked up. Use a condom! When the time

I believe in marriage before sex." I yell feeling my cheeks heat up

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

despite all the rumors,

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you think that Soap is better than Pity Party." My new friend Lauren says

rolls her eyes amused, her black

"Quensilla."

that voice.

keep walking.

running towards you." I shut my eyes and

don't turn around again." She nods looking confused and soon I am spun around.

"You didn't hear me?" Theodore asks and I act confused shaking my head.

He doesn't look convinced but

school?"  He asks

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

cafe just two blocks from here." I

He walks off and I can't help

and who was that?" Lauren asks and I almost

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b.s." Lauren shrugs biting into her sandwich. It was lunchtime and

utterly disgusted with me?" I ask her

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

"Hey, don't be too harsh on him okay? It may seem hard to forgive but. . . we all do some things