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.

ended up in the same college?"

Right.

'Coincidence."

everything to her leaving out the dirty parts, of course, and by the time I was done, she was already ranting.

is no way to treat a lady.

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 you. Most importantly you need

I ask her

You're a smart

Great.

just

I murmur.

sweetie. I love you. Don't her knocked up. Use a condom! When the time is right of course."

"Mom! I thought I told you I believe in marriage before sex." I yell feeling my cheeks heat up and she laughs loudly,

too," I say before

the rumors,

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

rolls her eyes amused, her black curls bounce as we walk down the

"Quensilla."

I know that voice.

So I keep walking.

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

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

and I

but he brushes

"Can I talk to you after school?"  He asks and I immediately

not going to force you into anything." He says

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

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

and who was that?" Lauren asks and I

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that? And now he wants you? I call b.s." Lauren shrugs biting into her sandwich. It was lunchtime and I filled Lauren in at

utterly disgusted with me?" I ask her

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

. we all do some things that we're not supposed to