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 surprised.

Right.

'Coincidence."

parts, of

Beckett. That is no way to treat a lady. I

it. Can you please help me

She sighs.

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

"When is the right time to move on with things?" I

"You'll know. You're a smart

Great.

just a while

"Thanks, mom." I murmur.

always welcome sweetie. I love you. Don't her knocked up. Use a condom! When the time is right of course."

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

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

despite all the rumors, I am still a virgin.

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Party." My new friend Lauren

rolls her eyes amused, her black curls bounce as we walk down

"Quensilla."

I know that voice.

keep

a boy like literally running towards you." I

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

and I act confused shaking my

He doesn't look convinced but he brushes

after school?"  He asks

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

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

and I can't help but wonder what I just

was that?" Lauren asks and I almost

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

disgusted with me?" I ask her and she raises

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 I meet his eye, he leans forward and stares at me even more. I avert my

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.