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.

the same college?" She asks surprised. "What a coincidence!"

Right.

'Coincidence."

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

That is no way

"I know mom I get it. Can you please help

sighs.

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 each other."

move on with things?" I ask her

"You'll know. You're a smart boy."

Great.

useful just

I

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

in marriage before sex." I yell feeling my cheeks

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

all the rumors, I am still

#

Pity Party." My new friend Lauren

"It is!" I exclaim and she rolls her eyes amused, her black curls bounce as we walk down the hall.

"Quensilla."

know that voice.

So I keep walking.

a boy like literally running towards you." I shut

you do, don't turn around again." She nods looking confused and soon I am spun

me?" Theodore asks and I act confused shaking

He doesn't look convinced but he brushes it off.

  He asks and I immediately open my eyes to

force you into anything." He says and I eye him skeptically.

blocks from here." I agree

then." He walks off and I can't help but wonder what I just got myself into.

who was that?" Lauren asks and I almost forgot

#

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

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

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

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