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.

same college?" She asks

Right.

'Coincidence."

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

no way to treat a lady.

get it. Can you

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 for. She needs

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

a smart boy."

Great.

so useful just a

mom." I

up. Use a condom! When

you I believe in marriage before sex." I yell feeling my

say before

true, despite all the rumors, I am still a

#

"I bet you think that Soap is better than Pity Party." My new friend Lauren says

eyes amused, her black curls bounce as we walk

"Quensilla."

that voice.

So I keep walking.

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

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

asks and I act confused shaking

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

  He asks and

"Please, I promise I'm not going to force you into anything."

at the cafe just two blocks from here." I agree wearily

walks off and I can't help but

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

#

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

totally and utterly disgusted with me?" I ask

also 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 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

harsh on him okay? It may seem hard to forgive but. . . we all do some things that we're