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?"

Right.

'Coincidence."

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

way to treat a lady. I have-"

I get it. Can you please help me now?"

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 learn to

I ask her and I can already

"You'll know. You're a

Great.

was so useful just a

"Thanks, mom." I murmur.

her knocked up. Use a condom! When

I yell feeling

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

despite all the rumors,

#

My new friend Lauren says as we discuss

I exclaim and she rolls her eyes amused, her black curls bounce as we

"Quensilla."

I know that

keep walking.

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

turn around again." She nods looking confused and soon I am spun around.

and I act confused shaking my head.

convinced but he brushes it

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

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

blocks from here." I agree wearily

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

Lauren asks and I

#

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

and utterly disgusted with me?" I ask her and she

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,

do some things that we're not supposed to