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?"

Right.

'Coincidence."

leaving out the dirty parts, of course, and by the time I was done, she was

way to treat

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

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

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

a

Great.

so useful just a while ago.

"Thanks, mom." I murmur.

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

believe in marriage before sex." I yell feeling my cheeks heat up and she laughs

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

true, despite all the rumors, I am still a virgin.

#

"I bet you think that Soap is better than Pity Party." My new friend Lauren says as we discuss songs from Melanie Martinez.

rolls her eyes amused, her

"Quensilla."

know that voice.

keep walking.

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

turn around again." She nods looking

hear me?" Theodore asks and I act confused shaking my head.

He doesn't look convinced but he brushes it off.

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

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

just two blocks

you then." He walks off and I can't help

and I

#

 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

and utterly disgusted with me?" I ask her

if he is genuine when he apologizes." She tilts her head

may seem hard to forgive but. . . we all do some things that we're not supposed to and end up regretting it