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?" She asks surprised. "What

Right.

'Coincidence."

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

no way to treat a lady. I have-"

Can you please

sighs.

 you and her aren't ready for. She needs to learn to trust you. Most importantly you

time to move on with things?" I

You're a

Great.

so useful just a while

mom." I

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

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

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

all the rumors, I am still a virgin.

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Pity Party." My new friend

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

"Quensilla."

that

I keep walking.

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

She nods looking confused and soon I am spun around.

Theodore asks and I act confused

convinced but he brushes it off.

you after school?"  He asks and I immediately open

not going to force you into anything." He says and I eye him

Meet me at the cafe just two blocks from here." I agree

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

who was that?" Lauren asks and

#

did 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 what happened

disgusted with me?" I ask her and she raises

. 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

"Hey, 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 to and end up regretting it later. It's the cycle of life."