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.

same college?" She asks surprised. "What a

Right.

'Coincidence."

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

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

it. Can you

She sighs.

and her aren't ready for. She needs to learn to trust you. Most importantly you need to learn to trust each

on with things?" I ask her

know. You're a smart boy."

Great.

so useful just a while

"Thanks, mom." I

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

I yell feeling my cheeks heat up and

too," I say before she hangs up and begins planning.

rumors, I am still a

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

her black curls bounce as we walk down

"Quensilla."

know that voice.

keep walking.

like literally running towards you." I shut

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

didn't hear me?" Theodore asks and

doesn't look convinced but he

asks and I immediately open my eyes to

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

at the cafe just two blocks from here." I

then." He walks off and I can't help but wonder what

"What and who was that?" Lauren asks and I almost forgot

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he wants you? I call b.s." Lauren shrugs biting into her sandwich. It was lunchtime and I filled Lauren

with me?" I ask her and she raises

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

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