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. "What a

Right.

'Coincidence."

everything to her leaving out the dirty parts, of course,

is no way to treat a

get it. Can

She sighs.

"Well, right now 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 trust

on with things?" I ask her and I can already

You're a

Great.

so useful just a while

mom." I murmur.

up. Use a condom! When the time is right

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

before

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

#

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

eyes amused, her

"Quensilla."

that

I keep walking.

Silla. There's a boy like literally running towards you." I shut my eyes and walk faster.

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

asks and I act confused shaking my head.

but

to you after school?"  He asks

"Please, I promise I'm not going to force you into anything."

two blocks from here." I agree wearily

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

Lauren asks and I almost forgot she was

#

now he wants you? I call b.s." Lauren shrugs biting into her sandwich. It was lunchtime and I filled Lauren in at what happened that night. I was surprised she didn't judge me

"So. . .you're not totally and utterly disgusted with me?" I ask her and she raises an eyebrow.

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

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