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 a coincidence!"

Right.

'Coincidence."

to her leaving out the dirty parts, of course, and by the time I was done, she was

Anthony Beckett. That is no way to treat a lady.

Can you please help

She sighs.

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

right time to move on with things?" I ask her

"You'll know. You're a

Great.

She was so useful just a

I murmur.

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

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

you too," I say before she hangs up and

the rumors, I am still a virgin.

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

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

"Quensilla."

I know that

keep

like literally running towards you."

don't turn around again." She nods looking confused and soon I

and I act confused

doesn't look convinced but he

talk to you after school?"  He asks and I

force you into anything." He says and I

at the cafe just two blocks

can't

and who was that?" Lauren asks and I almost

#

 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

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

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

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