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

Right.

'Coincidence."

"Right so. ." I began explaining everything to her leaving out the dirty parts, of course, and by the time I was done, she

way to treat a lady. I have-"

I get it. Can you please

sighs.

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

right time to move on with things?" I ask her and I can already

a

Great.

so useful just a while ago.

I murmur.

up. Use a condom! When the time is

I thought I told you I believe in marriage before sex." I yell feeling

you too," I say before she hangs up and

rumors, I am still

#

My new friend Lauren says as

eyes amused, her black curls bounce as we walk down the

"Quensilla."

that

I keep walking.

running towards

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

and I act

doesn't look convinced but he brushes it

He asks and I immediately open my eyes

to force you into anything." He says and I eye him skeptically.

Meet me at the cafe just two blocks from here." I agree wearily and he smiles.

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

and I almost forgot she

#

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

.you're not totally and utterly disgusted with me?" I

made a mistake and I'm not saying that you have to 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, with his usual gang. As soon as I meet

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