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.

guys ended up in the same college?" She

Right.

'Coincidence."

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

"Theodore Anthony Beckett. That is no way to

it. Can you please

She sighs.

you need to start from scratch. Try being friends first before just jumping into something that both you and her aren't ready for. She needs to learn to trust

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

You're a smart boy."

Great.

useful just a while ago.

"Thanks, mom." I murmur.

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

I told you I believe in marriage before sex." I yell feeling my

I say before she hangs

all the rumors, I

#

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

and she rolls her eyes amused, her black curls bounce as we

"Quensilla."

that voice.

keep walking.

like literally running towards you." I shut my eyes and walk

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

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

look convinced but he brushes it

after school?"  He asks and I immediately open my eyes to

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

me at the cafe just two blocks from here." I agree wearily and he

I can't

was that?" Lauren asks and I almost forgot she was behind me.

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he actually did 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

. .you're not totally and utterly disgusted with me?" I ask her and she raises an eyebrow.

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,

do some things that we're not supposed to and end up regretting it later. It's the cycle