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 surprised. "What a coincidence!"

Right.

'Coincidence."

her leaving out the dirty parts,

no way to treat a lady. I

get it. Can you please help me

sighs.

first before just jumping into something that both you and

move on with things?" I ask her

You're a smart

Great.

She was so useful just a

mom." I

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

before sex." I yell feeling my cheeks

too," I say before she hangs up and begins planning.

true, despite all the rumors, I am still

#

My

her black curls bounce as we walk down the

"Quensilla."

know that

I keep walking.

boy like literally running towards you." I shut my eyes and walk faster.

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

hear me?" Theodore asks and

convinced but he

  He asks and I immediately open my eyes to decline.

I promise I'm not going to force you into

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

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

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

#

So he actually did that? And now he wants you? I call b.s." Lauren shrugs biting into her sandwich. It was lunchtime and I filled Lauren in at

not totally and utterly disgusted with me?" I

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

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