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.

"You guys ended up in the same college?"

Right.

'Coincidence."

to her leaving out the dirty parts,

Anthony Beckett. That is no way to

mom I get it. Can you please help me

She sighs.

just jumping into something that both you and

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

You're a smart

Great.

just

"Thanks, mom." I murmur.

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

sex." I yell feeling my cheeks heat up and she laughs loudly,

before she

rumors,

#

Soap is better than Pity Party." My new friend Lauren says as we discuss songs from Melanie

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

"Quensilla."

I know that

keep

boy like literally running towards you." I shut my eyes

don't turn around again." She nods looking confused

and I

convinced but he brushes

talk to you after school?"  He asks and I

"Please, I promise I'm not going to force you into anything." He says and I

Meet me at the cafe just two blocks from

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

and who was that?" Lauren asks and I almost

#

was lunchtime and I filled Lauren in at what happened

not totally and utterly disgusted with me?" I ask her and

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 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

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