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 a

Right.

'Coincidence."

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

way to treat

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.

I ask her and I can already sense her smile.

a smart

Great.

She was so useful just

mom." I murmur.

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

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

I say before she hangs up and begins planning.

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

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

exclaim and she rolls her eyes amused, her

"Quensilla."

that

So I keep

a boy like literally running towards

don't turn around again." She nods

hear me?" Theodore asks and I

doesn't look convinced but

He asks and

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

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

I can't help but wonder what I just got myself

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

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

disgusted with me?" I ask her and she raises

and we learn from them. . . which 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

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