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

Right.

'Coincidence."

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

Beckett. That is no way to treat a lady. I have-"

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

sighs.

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

move on with things?" I ask

know. You're a smart boy."

Great.

useful just a while

mom." I

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

in marriage before sex." I yell feeling my cheeks heat up and she

I say before

all the rumors,

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Party." My new friend Lauren says as

her black

"Quensilla."

that voice.

So I keep walking.

towards you." I shut my eyes and walk faster.

Whatever you do, don't turn around again." She nods looking confused and soon I am spun around.

didn't hear me?" Theodore asks and I

convinced but he brushes

I talk to you after school?"  He asks

into anything." He says and I eye him skeptically.

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

can't help but wonder

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

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sandwich. It was lunchtime and

totally and utterly disgusted with me?" I ask her and

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

. we all do some things that we're not supposed to and end up regretting it later.