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 surprised. "What

Right.

'Coincidence."

out the dirty parts,

no way to treat a lady. I have-"

get it. Can you please help me now?"

She sighs.

being friends first before just jumping into something that both you and her aren't ready for. She needs to learn to trust you. Most importantly you need to learn

time to move on with things?" I ask her

You're a smart boy."

Great.

just

"Thanks, mom." I murmur.

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

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

love you too," I say before she

Yes. It's true, despite all the rumors, I am

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"I bet you think that Soap is better than Pity Party." My

eyes amused, her black curls bounce

"Quensilla."

that voice.

I keep walking.

literally running towards you."

do, don't turn around again." She nods looking confused

me?" Theodore asks and I act

convinced but he

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

into anything." He says and I eye

just two blocks from here." I agree wearily and he smiles.

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

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

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 wants 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

. .you're not totally and utterly disgusted with me?" I ask her and she raises an

goes for him too. He 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

on him okay? 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