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.

in the same college?" She asks surprised.

Right.

'Coincidence."

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

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

it. Can you please help me now?"

She sighs.

into something that both you and her aren't ready for. She needs to learn to trust you. Most importantly you

the right time to move on with things?" I ask her and

You're a smart boy."

Great.

useful just a

"Thanks, mom." I

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

yell feeling my cheeks heat

"I love you too," I say before she hangs up and begins

all the rumors, I am

#

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

amused, her

"Quensilla."

that voice.

So I keep walking.

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

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

"You didn't hear me?" Theodore asks and I act confused shaking my head.

look convinced but

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

into anything." He

blocks from here."

He walks off and I can't help but wonder what I just got myself

and who was that?" Lauren asks and

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shrugs 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

and utterly disgusted with me?" I ask

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

on him okay? It may seem hard to forgive but. . . we all do some things that we're not supposed to