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.

up in the same college?" She asks surprised.

Right.

'Coincidence."

the dirty parts, of course, and by the time

way

Can you please help me now?"

sighs.

right now you need to start from scratch. Try 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

the right time to move on with things?" I ask her and I can already sense her smile.

know. You're a

Great.

useful just

I murmur.

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

marriage before sex." I yell feeling my cheeks heat up and she laughs

too," I say before she hangs up

rumors, I am

#

"I 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 walk

"Quensilla."

I know that

I keep walking.

a boy like literally running towards you." I shut

nods looking confused and soon I am

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

doesn't look convinced but he brushes it

after school?"  He asks and I immediately open my

not going to force you into anything." He says and I eye

"Alright. Meet me at the cafe just two blocks

can't help but wonder what I just got myself into.

and

#

sandwich. It was lunchtime and I filled

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

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

don't be too harsh on him okay? It may seem hard to forgive but. . . we all do