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.

in the same college?" She

Right.

'Coincidence."

"Right so. ." I began explaining everything to her leaving out the dirty parts,

Beckett. That is no way to

"I know mom I get it. Can

She sighs.

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

I ask her

You're a smart boy."

Great.

useful just

mom." I murmur.

her knocked up. Use a condom! When the time is right of

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

before she hangs up and begins planning.

the rumors, I am still a

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

amused, her black curls bounce as we

"Quensilla."

know that voice.

I keep

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

again." She nods looking confused

me?" Theodore asks and I

convinced but he brushes it

talk to you after school?"  He asks

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

just two blocks from here." I agree

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

Lauren asks and I almost forgot she was behind

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her sandwich. It was lunchtime and I

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

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

don't be too harsh on him okay? It may seem hard to forgive but. . . we all do some things that we're not supposed to and end up