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.

guys ended up in the same college?" She asks surprised. "What

Right.

'Coincidence."

her leaving out the dirty parts, of course, and by the time I was done, she was already

Anthony Beckett. That is no way

"I know mom I get it. Can you please help me now?"

sighs.

right now you need to start from scratch. Try being friends first before just jumping into something that both you and her

on with things?" I

know. You're a smart boy."

Great.

just a while

I murmur.

welcome sweetie. I love you. Don't her knocked up. Use a condom! When the

I yell feeling my cheeks heat up

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

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

her black

"Quensilla."

I know that

keep walking.

towards you." I shut my eyes and walk

Whatever you do, don't turn around again." She nods

didn't hear me?" Theodore asks and

convinced but he brushes it off.

to you after school?"  He asks

you into

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

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

and

#

into her sandwich. It was lunchtime and I filled Lauren in at what happened that night. I was surprised she didn't judge me instead she agreed

utterly disgusted with me?" I ask her and she raises an eyebrow.

be too harsh on him if he is genuine when he apologizes." She tilts her head in his direction and

"Hey, don't be too harsh on him okay? It may seem hard to forgive but. . . we all do some things that we're not supposed to and end up regretting it later. It's the