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.

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

Right.

'Coincidence."

leaving out the dirty parts, of course, and by the

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

it. Can

She sighs.

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

time to move on with things?" I ask her

know. You're a smart boy."

Great.

just a

"Thanks, mom." I

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

I told you I believe in marriage before sex." I yell feeling my

before she hangs up and

Yes. It's true, despite all the rumors, I am still a

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bet you think that Soap is better than Pity Party." My new friend Lauren says as we discuss songs from

rolls her eyes amused, her black curls bounce as we walk

"Quensilla."

I know that

I keep

running towards you." I shut my

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

didn't hear me?" Theodore asks and I act confused

but he brushes it off.

He asks and I immediately open my eyes to decline.

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

the cafe just two blocks from

off and I can't help but wonder what I just got

and who was that?" Lauren asks and I almost

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into her sandwich. It was lunchtime and I filled Lauren in at what happened that night. I was surprised she didn't judge me

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

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

harsh on him okay? It may seem hard to forgive but. . . we all do some things that we're