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

Right.

'Coincidence."

leaving out the dirty parts, of course, and

Anthony Beckett. That is no way to treat a

Can you please help me now?"

She sighs.

and her aren't ready

I ask her and I can already sense her

a smart

Great.

She was so useful just

mom." I

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

told you I believe in marriage before sex." I yell feeling my cheeks heat up and

I say before she hangs up and begins planning.

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

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

amused, her

"Quensilla."

that

keep

literally running towards you." I shut

don't turn around again." She nods looking confused and soon I am spun around.

"You didn't hear me?" Theodore asks and I act confused

doesn't look convinced but he brushes it off.

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

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

blocks from here." I agree wearily and he

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

"What and who was that?" Lauren asks and I

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her sandwich. It was lunchtime and I filled Lauren in at what happened that night. I was surprised she didn't judge

not totally and utterly disgusted with me?" I ask her

genuine when he apologizes." She tilts her head in his direction and I

. we all do some things that we're not supposed to and end up regretting