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

Right.

'Coincidence."

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

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

I get it. Can

She sighs.

 you and her

on with things?" I ask her and I can already sense her smile.

"You'll know. You're a smart

Great.

useful just a while ago.

"Thanks, mom." I murmur.

up. Use a condom! When the time is

before sex." I yell feeling my cheeks heat up and she laughs loudly,

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

rumors, I

#

better than Pity Party." My new friend Lauren

eyes amused, her black curls bounce as

"Quensilla."

know that voice.

I keep

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

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

Theodore asks and I act confused shaking my head.

look convinced but he brushes

talk to you after school?"  He asks and I

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

blocks from here." I agree

walks off and I can't help but wonder what I

"What and who was that?" Lauren asks and I almost

#

"Woah. So 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 night. I was surprised she didn't judge me instead she agreed

disgusted with me?" I ask her and

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

"Hey, don't be too 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