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 coincidence!"

Right.

'Coincidence."

began explaining everything to her leaving out the dirty parts, of course, and by the time I was

no way to

"I know mom I get it. Can you

She sighs.

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

time to move on with things?" I ask her

a smart boy."

Great.

so useful just a while

I

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

I yell feeling my cheeks heat up and she laughs

say before she hangs up and begins planning.

Yes. It's true, despite all the rumors, I am still

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

exclaim and she rolls her eyes amused, her black curls bounce as we

"Quensilla."

that

So I keep walking.

literally running towards you." I

do, don't turn around again." She nods looking

didn't hear me?" Theodore asks and I act confused shaking my

doesn't look convinced but he brushes

to you after school?"  He asks and I immediately open my

"Please, I promise I'm not going to force you into

at the cafe just two blocks from here." I

can't help but wonder what I just got myself

and I

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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.

with me?"

mistakes and 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

may seem hard to forgive but. . . we all do some things that we're not supposed to and end up regretting it later.