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.

Right.

'Coincidence."

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

way

"I know mom I get it. Can you please help

sighs.

Try being friends first before just jumping into something that both you and her aren't ready

is the right time to move on with things?" I ask her and I

You're a smart boy."

Great.

just a while ago.

"Thanks, mom." I murmur.

love you. Don't her knocked up. Use a condom! When

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

love you too," I say before she hangs up

true, despite all the rumors, I am still a

#

Soap is better than Pity Party." My new friend Lauren says as

her eyes amused, her black curls bounce as

"Quensilla."

know that voice.

I keep

towards you." I shut my eyes and

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

didn't hear me?" Theodore asks and I act confused shaking

but he brushes it

  He asks and I immediately open my

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

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

I can't help but wonder what I just got

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

#

 I call b.s." Lauren shrugs biting into her sandwich. It was lunchtime

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

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 leans forward and stares at me even more. I

but. . . we all do some things that we're not supposed to and end up regretting it later. It's the cycle