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.

same college?" She asks surprised. "What a

Right.

'Coincidence."

everything to her leaving out the dirty parts, of course, and by

Anthony Beckett. That is no way to treat

know mom I get it. Can you please

She sighs.

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

on with things?" I ask her

"You'll know. You're a smart boy."

Great.

just a

"Thanks, mom." I murmur.

knocked up. Use a condom! When the

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

I say before she hangs up and begins

all the rumors, I am still a

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

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

"Quensilla."

I know that voice.

keep

running towards you." I shut my eyes

again." She nods looking confused and soon

didn't hear me?" Theodore asks and

but he brushes it off.

  He asks and I immediately open

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

cafe just two blocks from here."

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

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

not totally and utterly disgusted with me?" I ask

we learn from them. . . 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, with his usual gang. As soon as I meet his eye, he leans forward and stares at me even more. I avert my

do some things that we're not supposed to and end up