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.

guys ended up in the same college?" She asks

Right.

'Coincidence."

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

"Theodore Anthony Beckett. That is no way to

I get it. Can you please help me

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

with things?" I ask her and I

"You'll know. You're a smart

Great.

just a while ago.

mom." I murmur.

her knocked up. Use a condom!

I thought I told you I believe in marriage before sex." I yell feeling my cheeks heat up and she laughs loudly, mumbling a 'sure'.

love you too," I say before she hangs up and begins

all the rumors, I am still a virgin.

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

is!" I exclaim and she rolls her eyes amused, her black curls bounce as we walk down the

"Quensilla."

I know that voice.

I keep walking.

Silla. There's a boy like literally running towards you." I shut my eyes and walk faster.

She nods looking confused and

me?" Theodore asks and

look convinced but he brushes it off.

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

to force you into

two blocks from here." I agree

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

and who was that?" Lauren asks and

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into her sandwich. It was lunchtime

totally and utterly disgusted with me?" I ask her

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 avert

. we all do some things that we're not supposed to and end