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 surprised.

Right.

'Coincidence."

leaving out the dirty parts, of course, and by the time I was done, she

no way to treat a lady.

it. Can you please

sighs.

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 to trust each

things?" I ask

know. You're a smart boy."

Great.

She was so useful just a while ago.

mom." I murmur.

her knocked up. Use

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

too," I say before she hangs up and begins

It's true, despite all the rumors, I am still a virgin.

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My new friend Lauren says as we discuss

she rolls her eyes amused, her black curls bounce as we walk down

"Quensilla."

know that voice.

So I keep

Silla. There's a boy like literally running towards

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

didn't hear me?" Theodore asks and I

convinced but he brushes it off.

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

going to force you into anything." He

me at the cafe just two blocks from here."

you then." He walks off and I can't help but wonder

Lauren asks and I almost

#

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 me.

not totally and utterly disgusted with me?"

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 at me even more. I avert my eyes back to my pudding.

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