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.

Right.

'Coincidence."

"Right so. ." I began explaining everything to her leaving out the dirty parts, of course, and

"Theodore Anthony Beckett. That is no way

"I know mom I get it. Can you please help

sighs.

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

things?" I ask her

a smart

Great.

just a while ago.

"Thanks, mom." I murmur.

always welcome sweetie. I love you. Don't her knocked up. Use

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

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

rumors, I am still a virgin.

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Soap is better than Pity Party." My new

and she rolls her eyes amused, her black curls bounce as we walk

"Quensilla."

I know that voice.

So I keep walking.

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

nods looking confused and soon I am spun around.

asks and I act confused shaking my head.

convinced but

after school?"  He asks and

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

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

see you then." He walks off and I can't help but wonder

and who was that?" Lauren asks and I almost forgot she

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"Woah. So he actually 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

me?" I ask her and she

mistakes and we learn from them. . . which also goes 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

him okay? It may seem hard to forgive but. . . we all do some things that we're not supposed to and end up regretting