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.

in the same college?" She asks surprised. "What

Right.

'Coincidence."

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

That is no way to

mom I get it. Can you please help me

She sighs.

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

the right time to move on with things?" I ask

You're a smart boy."

Great.

so useful just a while ago.

"Thanks, mom." I

knocked up. Use a condom! When the time

before sex." I yell feeling my cheeks heat up

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

despite all the rumors, I am still a

#

Soap is better than Pity Party." My new friend Lauren says as we discuss songs

I exclaim and she rolls her eyes amused, her black curls bounce as we walk down the hall.

"Quensilla."

I know that voice.

So I keep walking.

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

"Lauren. Whatever you do, don't turn around again." She nods

asks and I act confused

convinced but he brushes it

"Can I talk to you after school?"  He asks

you into anything." He says and I eye him skeptically.

blocks

off and I can't help but wonder what

was that?" Lauren asks and

#

sandwich. It was lunchtime and I filled

.you're not totally and utterly disgusted with me?" I

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

harsh on him okay? It may seem hard to forgive but. . . we all do some things that we're not