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.

the same college?" She asks surprised. "What

Right.

'Coincidence."

I began explaining everything to her leaving out the dirty parts, of course, and by the time I

That is no way

"I know mom I get it. Can

sighs.

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

right time to move on with things?" I ask her and I can already sense

"You'll know. You're a

Great.

useful just a

"Thanks, mom." I murmur.

Don't her knocked up. Use a condom!

thought I told you I believe in marriage before sex." I yell feeling my cheeks heat up and she laughs loudly,

you too," I say before she hangs

Yes. It's true, despite all the rumors, I am still a virgin.

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

is!" I exclaim and she rolls her eyes amused, her black curls bounce as we

"Quensilla."

know that

keep walking.

"Um, Silla. There's a boy like literally running towards you."

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

Theodore asks and I act confused

doesn't look convinced but

you after school?"  He asks and I immediately open

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

two blocks from here." I agree wearily and he smiles.

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

and I almost forgot she was

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into her sandwich. It was lunchtime and I filled Lauren in at what happened that

me?" I ask her and she raises an eyebrow.

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

harsh on him okay? It may seem hard to forgive but. . . we all do some things that we're not supposed to and end up regretting it later. It's the cycle