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 asks surprised. "What a

Right.

'Coincidence."

to her leaving out the dirty parts, of course, and by the time I was

"Theodore Anthony Beckett. That is no way to

it. Can you please help me now?"

sighs.

just jumping into something that both you and her

"When is the right time to move on with things?" I ask her and I can

a

Great.

so useful just a

"Thanks, mom." I murmur.

her knocked up. Use a condom! When the time

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

"I love you too," I say before

the rumors,

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Soap is better than Pity Party." My new friend Lauren says as we

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

"Quensilla."

I know that

keep walking.

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

turn around again." She nods looking confused and soon I am

"You didn't hear me?" Theodore asks and I act confused shaking my head.

doesn't look convinced but he brushes it

school?"  He asks and I immediately open

you into anything." He says and

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

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

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

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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

me?" I

"We all make 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 at his usual table, with his usual gang. As soon as

okay? It may seem hard to forgive but. . . we all do some things that