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 coincidence!"

Right.

'Coincidence."

out the dirty parts, of course, and by

"Theodore Anthony Beckett. That is no way to treat a lady.

know mom I get it. Can you please

She sighs.

first before just jumping into something that both you and her aren't ready for. She needs to learn to trust you. Most importantly you need to learn to trust

time to move on with things?" I ask her

know. You're a

Great.

She was so useful just

mom." I murmur.

"You're always welcome sweetie. I love you. Don't her knocked up. Use a condom! When the time

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

before she hangs up and begins

all the rumors, I

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

eyes amused, her black curls bounce as we walk

"Quensilla."

I know that voice.

keep walking.

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

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

me?" Theodore asks and

doesn't look convinced but he brushes it off.

you after school?"  He asks

to force you into anything." He

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

and I can't help but wonder what I just

asks and I almost forgot

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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 night. I was surprised she didn't judge me instead she agreed with me.

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

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

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