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.

in the same college?" She asks surprised. "What

Right.

'Coincidence."

parts, of course, and by the time I was done, she

"Theodore Anthony Beckett. That is no way to

it. Can you please help me now?"

sighs.

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

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

know. You're a

Great.

was so useful just a while ago.

mom." I murmur.

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

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

I say before she hangs up and begins

rumors, I

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better than Pity Party." My new friend Lauren says as we discuss

exclaim and she rolls her eyes amused, her

"Quensilla."

know that voice.

keep

like literally running towards

nods looking confused

me?" Theodore asks and I act

but he brushes it

I talk to you after school?"  He asks and

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

two blocks from here." I

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

and who was that?" Lauren asks and I almost forgot she was behind me.

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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

"So. . .you're not totally and utterly disgusted with me?" I ask her and she raises an eyebrow.

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

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 life."