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 a

Right.

'Coincidence."

." I began explaining everything to her leaving out the dirty parts, of course, and by the

no way to treat

know mom I get it. Can you please help me

She sighs.

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. Most importantly you need to learn

on with things?" I ask her

a smart boy."

Great.

useful just

mom." I murmur.

knocked up. Use a condom! When the time is right

before sex." I yell feeling

you too," I say before she hangs up and

all the rumors, I am still

#

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

exclaim and she rolls her eyes amused, her black curls

"Quensilla."

that voice.

I keep walking.

Silla. There's a boy like literally running towards you."

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

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

convinced but he brushes it off.

  He asks and I immediately open my eyes

not going to force you into anything." He says and I eye him skeptically.

"Alright. Meet me at the cafe just two blocks from here." I agree

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

and I almost forgot she was behind me.

#

lunchtime and I filled Lauren in at what happened that

with me?" I ask her

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

don't be too harsh on him okay? It may seem hard to forgive but. . . we all do some things that we're not supposed to and end up regretting it later. It's the