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.

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

Right.

'Coincidence."

." I began explaining everything to her leaving out the dirty parts, of course, and by the time I was done, she was already ranting.

Anthony Beckett. That is no way to treat

mom I get it. Can you please help me now?"

She sighs.

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

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

a smart boy."

Great.

She was so useful just

mom." I murmur.

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

believe in marriage before sex." I yell feeling

"I love you too," I say before she

It's true, despite all the rumors, I

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

eyes amused, her black curls bounce as we walk down

"Quensilla."

that voice.

So I keep walking.

like literally running towards you." I shut my eyes and walk faster.

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

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

He doesn't look convinced but he brushes

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

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

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

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

and who was that?" Lauren asks and

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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 with

and utterly disgusted with me?" I

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

be 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."