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.

same college?" She asks surprised. "What

Right.

'Coincidence."

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

Beckett. That is no way to treat

mom I get it. Can you please help

She sighs.

scratch. Try being friends first before just jumping into something that both you and

on with things?" I ask her

know. You're a smart

Great.

She was so useful just a while

"Thanks, mom." I murmur.

love you. Don't her knocked up. Use a condom! When

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

you too," I say before

true, despite all the rumors,

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think that Soap is better than Pity Party." My new friend

"It is!" I exclaim and she rolls her eyes amused, her

"Quensilla."

I know that

So I keep

like literally running towards you." I shut

Whatever you do, don't turn around again." She nods looking confused and soon I am spun around.

me?" Theodore asks and I

doesn't look convinced but he

He asks and I immediately open my eyes

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

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

off and I can't

and I almost forgot she was behind me.

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her sandwich. It was lunchtime and I filled Lauren in at

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

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

seem hard to forgive but. . . we all do some things that we're not