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.

college?" She asks surprised. "What a coincidence!"

Right.

'Coincidence."

leaving out the dirty parts, of course, and by the time I was done, she was already ranting.

is no way to treat a lady. I

get it. Can you

sighs.

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

on with things?" I ask

"You'll know. You're a smart

Great.

so useful just a while ago.

mom." I murmur.

Don't her knocked up. Use a condom! When the time is right of course."

sex." I yell feeling my cheeks heat

you too," I say before she hangs up and

rumors, I am still a virgin.

#

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

eyes amused, her black curls bounce as we walk down the

"Quensilla."

know that voice.

So I keep walking.

running towards you." I shut my eyes

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

Theodore asks and

He doesn't look convinced but he brushes

asks and I

into anything." He says and I eye him skeptically.

"Alright. Meet me at the cafe just two blocks from here."

I'll see you then." He walks off and I can't help but wonder what I just

was that?" Lauren asks and I almost

#

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

not totally and utterly disgusted with me?"

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

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 cycle of