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.

in the same college?" She asks

Right.

'Coincidence."

dirty parts, of course, and by

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

I get it. Can you

She sighs.

that both you and her

"When is the right time to move on with things?" I ask her and I can already sense

"You'll know. You're a

Great.

so useful just a while ago.

mom." I murmur.

her knocked up. Use a

I yell feeling my cheeks

too," I say before she

It's true, despite all the rumors, I am

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than Pity Party." My

rolls her eyes amused, her black curls

"Quensilla."

I know that voice.

I keep

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

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

and I act confused

look convinced but

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

promise I'm not going to force you into anything." He says and I eye

the cafe just two blocks from

and I can't help but

and I almost forgot she was behind

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he actually did that? And now he wants you? 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

totally and utterly disgusted with me?" I

. 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

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.