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

Right.

'Coincidence."

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

no way to treat a lady. I

I get it. Can you please help me

She sighs.

right 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 learn to trust you.

"When is the right time to move on with things?" I ask her

know. You're a smart boy."

Great.

so useful just

mom." I

up. Use a condom! When the

thought I told you I believe in marriage before sex." I yell feeling my cheeks heat up and she laughs

I say before she hangs

all the rumors, I am

#

Pity Party." My new friend Lauren says as

and she rolls her eyes amused, her black curls bounce as we walk down the hall.

"Quensilla."

know that voice.

So I keep

towards you." I shut

don't turn around again." She nods

me?" Theodore asks and I act confused

but he brushes

  He asks and I immediately open my eyes

going to force you into anything." He says and I eye

the cafe just two blocks from here." I

and I can't help but wonder what I just got myself into.

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

#

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

utterly disgusted with me?" I ask her

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 my eyes back to

but. . . we all do some things that we're not supposed to and end up regretting it later. It's the cycle of life."