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

Right.

'Coincidence."

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

Anthony Beckett. That is no way to treat

it. Can you please

sighs.

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

time to move on with things?" I ask her

a smart boy."

Great.

was so useful just a while ago.

mom." I murmur.

Don't her knocked up. Use a

before sex." I yell feeling my cheeks heat

love you too," I say before

the rumors, I am still a virgin.

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

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

"Quensilla."

I know that voice.

keep walking.

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

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

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

He doesn't look convinced but he

you after school?"  He asks and I immediately

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

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

"Okay, I'll see you then." He walks off and I can't help but wonder what I just got myself into.

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

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sandwich. It was lunchtime and I filled Lauren in at what happened that night. I was

with me?"

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

to forgive but. . . we all do some things that we're not supposed to and end up regretting it later. It's the cycle of life."