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."

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

no way to treat a lady. I have-"

I get it. Can you please help

She sighs.

scratch. Try being friends first before just jumping into something that both you and her aren't ready for. She needs to learn

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

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

Great.

was so useful just a while

I murmur.

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

in marriage before sex." I yell feeling my cheeks

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

true, despite all the rumors, I am still

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Pity Party." My new friend Lauren says as we discuss songs from Melanie Martinez.

I exclaim and she rolls her eyes amused, her black curls bounce

"Quensilla."

know that voice.

I keep walking.

Silla. There's a boy like literally running towards

don't turn around again." She nods looking

Theodore asks and

doesn't look convinced but

school?"  He asks and I immediately open my eyes

going to force you into anything." He says

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

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

Lauren asks and I almost forgot she was behind

#

her sandwich. It was lunchtime and I filled Lauren in at what happened that night. I was surprised

.you're not totally and utterly disgusted with me?" I ask her

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 eyes back to

on him okay? It may seem hard to forgive but. . . we all do some things that we're not