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.

Right.

'Coincidence."

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

That is no way to

it. Can

She 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 trust

things?" I ask her and I can already sense her smile.

a smart

Great.

useful just a while

I

welcome sweetie. I love you. Don't her knocked up. Use a condom! When the time is right of

before sex." I yell feeling my cheeks heat up and she

"I love you too," I say before she hangs

rumors,

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better than Pity Party." My new friend Lauren says as we discuss songs from Melanie Martinez.

is!" I exclaim and she rolls her eyes amused, her black curls bounce as we walk

"Quensilla."

I know that

So I keep walking.

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

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

Theodore asks and

He doesn't look convinced but

"Can I talk to you after school?"  He asks and

I'm not going to force you into anything."

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

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

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

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you? I call b.s." Lauren shrugs biting into her sandwich. It was lunchtime and I filled Lauren in at what happened that

not totally and utterly disgusted with me?" I ask

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

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 cycle of life."