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.

the same college?" She asks surprised. "What

Right.

'Coincidence."

explaining everything to her leaving out the dirty parts, of course, and by the time I was done, she was already ranting.

no way to treat a lady.

mom I get it. Can you please help

sighs.

Try being friends first before just jumping into something that both you and her aren't ready for. She needs to

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

You're a smart boy."

Great.

just a

I murmur.

always welcome sweetie. I love 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

say before she hangs up and

the rumors, I am still

#

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

her eyes amused, her black curls bounce as we

"Quensilla."

that

I keep

running towards you." I shut my eyes and walk

again." She nods

hear me?" Theodore asks and I act

convinced but he

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

going to force you into anything." He says and

the cafe just 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

Lauren asks and

#

that? And now he wants you? I call b.s." Lauren shrugs biting into her sandwich. It was lunchtime and I

. .you're not totally and utterly disgusted with me?" I ask her and she raises an eyebrow.

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 even more. I avert my eyes back to my pudding.

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