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.

in the same college?" She asks surprised. "What a

Right.

'Coincidence."

leaving out the dirty parts, of

That is no way

get it. Can you please help me now?"

sighs.

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

on with things?" I ask her

You're a smart boy."

Great.

just a

mom." I murmur.

up. Use a condom! When the time

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

before she hangs up and begins

rumors,

#

than Pity Party." My new friend Lauren says as we discuss songs from Melanie Martinez.

exclaim and she rolls her eyes amused, her

"Quensilla."

know that voice.

I keep walking.

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

around again." She nods looking confused and soon

me?" Theodore asks and I act confused

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

asks and I immediately open my eyes to decline.

to force you into anything." He says and

two blocks from here."

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

and who was that?" Lauren asks and I almost forgot

#

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

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

. . 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

forgive but. . . we all do some things that we're not supposed to and end up regretting it later. It's the cycle