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.

ended up in the same college?" She asks surprised. "What a coincidence!"

Right.

'Coincidence."

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

is no way to

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

She sighs.

"Well, 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

things?" I ask her and I can already

a

Great.

useful just a while ago.

"Thanks, mom." I

love you. Don't her knocked up. Use a condom! When the time

sex." I yell feeling my cheeks heat up and she laughs loudly, mumbling

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

Yes. It's true, despite all the rumors,

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is better than Pity Party." My new friend

her black curls bounce as we walk

"Quensilla."

that voice.

So I keep walking.

towards you."

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

me?" Theodore asks and I act confused shaking

look convinced but he brushes it

talk to you after school?"  He asks

to force you into anything." He says

at the cafe just two blocks from here."

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

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

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he wants you? I call b.s." Lauren shrugs biting into her sandwich. It was lunchtime and I filled Lauren

not totally and utterly disgusted with me?"

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

to forgive but. . . we all do