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.

"You guys ended up in the same college?" She asks

Right.

'Coincidence."

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

Anthony Beckett. That is no way to treat a lady. I have-"

mom I get it. Can you please help me

sighs.

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

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

a

Great.

just a while ago.

mom." I murmur.

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

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

I say before she hangs

the rumors, I

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than Pity Party." My new friend Lauren says as we discuss songs

and she rolls her eyes amused, her black curls bounce as

"Quensilla."

that voice.

keep walking.

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

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

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

look convinced but he

after school?"  He asks and

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

cafe just two blocks from here." I

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

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

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actually did that? And now he wants you? I call b.s." Lauren shrugs biting into her sandwich. It was lunchtime and I filled

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

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

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 regretting it later. It's the cycle of