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

Right.

'Coincidence."

to her leaving out the dirty parts, of

Anthony Beckett. That is no way to

know mom I get it. Can you please help me now?"

She sighs.

 you and her aren't ready for. She needs to learn to trust you. Most importantly you need to learn to trust each other."

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

know. You're a smart boy."

Great.

was so useful just

mom." I murmur.

up. Use a condom! When the

told you I believe in marriage before sex." I yell feeling my

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

despite all the rumors, I am still a

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My new friend Lauren says as we discuss songs from Melanie Martinez.

I exclaim and she rolls her eyes amused, her black

"Quensilla."

know that voice.

So I keep walking.

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

again." She nods looking confused and soon I am spun

asks and I act

look convinced but he brushes it off.

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

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

"Alright. Meet me at the cafe just two blocks from here." I agree wearily and he smiles.

walks off and I can't

and who was that?" Lauren asks and

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her sandwich. It was lunchtime and I filled Lauren

totally and utterly disgusted with me?" I ask her and she raises an eyebrow.

for him too. He made a mistake and I'm not saying that you have 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 catch him looking at me, sitting at his usual table, with his usual gang. As soon as I meet

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