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

Right.

'Coincidence."

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

That is no way to

it. Can you please help me now?"

sighs.

need to start from scratch. Try being friends first before just jumping into something that both you and

with things?" I ask her and I can already sense her

know. You're a smart boy."

Great.

so useful just a while ago.

"Thanks, mom." I murmur.

her knocked up. Use a condom!

in marriage before sex." I yell feeling my cheeks heat up and she laughs loudly, mumbling a 'sure'.

I say before she hangs up and begins planning.

despite all the rumors, I am still a virgin.

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

her eyes amused, her black

"Quensilla."

that voice.

So I keep walking.

a boy like literally running towards you." I

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

Theodore asks and I act confused shaking my head.

look convinced but he brushes

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

going to force you into anything." He says

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

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

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

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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 night. I was surprised she didn't judge me instead she agreed with me.

disgusted with me?" I ask her and she raises an eyebrow.

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

hard to forgive but. . . we all do some things that we're not supposed to and end