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.

same college?" She asks surprised. "What a

Right.

'Coincidence."

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

"Theodore Anthony Beckett. That is no way

"I know mom I get it. Can

sighs.

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 each other."

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

"You'll know. You're a

Great.

was so useful just

I

always welcome sweetie. I love you. Don't her knocked up.

believe in marriage before sex." I yell feeling my cheeks heat up and

you too," I say before she

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

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think that Soap is better than Pity Party." My new friend Lauren says as we discuss songs

I exclaim and she rolls her eyes amused, her black curls

"Quensilla."

that

keep

"Um, Silla. There's a boy like literally running towards you."

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

Theodore asks and

look convinced but he brushes it

asks and I immediately open my eyes to

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

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

"Okay, I'll see you then." He walks off and I can't help but wonder what

and I almost forgot she was behind me.

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call b.s." Lauren shrugs biting into her sandwich. It was lunchtime and I filled Lauren in at what happened

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

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

may seem hard to forgive but. . . we all do some things that we're not supposed to and end