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.

up in the same college?" She asks surprised.

Right.

'Coincidence."

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

is no way to treat a lady.

mom I get it. Can you please help me

She sighs.

you need to start from scratch. Try being friends first before just jumping into something that both you and her aren't ready for. She needs to learn to trust you. Most importantly you need to learn to

things?" I ask her and I can

a smart boy."

Great.

so useful just a while ago.

mom." I murmur.

knocked up. Use a condom! When the time is right

thought I told you I believe in marriage before sex." I yell feeling my cheeks heat up and she laughs loudly,

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

It's true, despite all the rumors, I am still

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than Pity Party." My new friend Lauren says

her eyes amused, her

"Quensilla."

know that

So I keep

running towards you." I shut my eyes and walk

nods looking confused and soon I am spun around.

asks and I act confused shaking my

doesn't look convinced but he

"Can I talk to you after school?"  He asks and I immediately open my

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

two blocks from here." I

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

and I

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

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

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

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