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.

up in the same college?" She

Right.

'Coincidence."

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

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

I get it. Can you please

She sighs.

Try being friends first before just jumping into something that both you and her

to move on with things?" I ask

a

Great.

just a while

"Thanks, mom." I murmur.

you. Don't her knocked up. Use a condom! When the time is right of course."

you I believe in marriage before sex." I yell feeling my cheeks heat up and she laughs loudly, mumbling a 'sure'.

love you too," I say before she hangs up

the rumors, I am still a virgin.

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

and she rolls her eyes amused, her black

"Quensilla."

know that

So I keep

literally running towards you." I shut my

turn around again." She nods looking confused and soon I am spun

me?" Theodore asks and I act confused

look convinced but

after school?"  He asks

I promise I'm not going to force you into

two blocks from here." I agree wearily and

I'll see you then." He walks off and I can't help but wonder what I just got myself into.

asks and I almost

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

not totally and utterly disgusted with me?" I

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 soon as I meet his eye, he leans forward and stares at me

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 life."