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.

college?" She asks surprised.

Right.

'Coincidence."

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

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

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

sighs.

just jumping into something that both you and her aren't ready for. She needs to learn to trust

"When is the right time to move on with things?" I ask her and I can already sense her

You're a smart

Great.

was so useful just a

mom." I murmur.

"You're always welcome sweetie. I love you. Don't her knocked up. Use

I told you I believe in marriage before sex." I yell feeling my cheeks heat

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

the rumors, I am still a

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

amused, her black curls bounce as we walk

"Quensilla."

that

I 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 I

"You didn't hear me?" Theodore asks and I

doesn't look convinced but

after school?"  He asks and I immediately open my eyes

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

blocks from here." I agree wearily and he smiles.

see you then." He walks off and I can't

who was that?" Lauren asks and I

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

totally and utterly disgusted with me?" I ask her

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,

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.