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

Right.

'Coincidence."

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

way

mom I get it. Can

sighs.

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

on with things?" I ask

"You'll know. You're a smart

Great.

useful just a

I murmur.

love you. Don't her knocked up. Use

yell feeling my cheeks heat up and she

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

all the rumors, I am still a virgin.

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bet you think that Soap is better than Pity Party." My new friend Lauren says

rolls her eyes amused, her black curls bounce as

"Quensilla."

that voice.

So I keep walking.

towards you." I shut my eyes

do, don't turn around again." She nods

Theodore asks and I

convinced but

asks and I immediately open

not going to force you into anything." He says

just two blocks from here." I agree wearily and

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

and who was that?" Lauren asks and I almost

#

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

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

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 my eyes back

harsh on him okay? It may seem hard to forgive but. . . we all do some things that we're not supposed