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.

college?" She asks surprised.

Right.

'Coincidence."

dirty parts, of course, and by the time I was

Anthony Beckett. That is no way to

"I know mom I get it. Can you please

sighs.

being friends first 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

with things?" I ask her and

You're a

Great.

was so useful just a while ago.

I murmur.

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

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

say before she hangs

all the rumors, I am

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

"It is!" I exclaim and she rolls her eyes amused, her black curls bounce as we walk down the hall.

"Quensilla."

I know that voice.

So I keep walking.

running towards you."

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

me?" Theodore asks and I act confused shaking my head.

He doesn't look convinced but he brushes

after school?"  He asks and I immediately open my

you into anything." He says and I eye him skeptically.

just two blocks

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

and I almost

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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 what happened that night. I was surprised she didn't judge me instead she agreed with me.

and utterly disgusted with me?" I ask her and she raises

is genuine when he apologizes." She tilts her head in

hard to forgive but. . . we all do some things that we're not supposed to and end up