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 coincidence!"

Right.

'Coincidence."

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

That is no way to treat a lady.

it. Can you

She sighs.

right now you need to start 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 you. Most importantly you need to learn to trust each other."

to move on with things?" I ask her and I

"You'll know. You're a

Great.

She was so useful just a

mom." I murmur.

sweetie. I love you. Don't her knocked up. Use a condom!

in marriage before sex." I yell feeling my cheeks heat up and she laughs loudly,

too," I say before she hangs

true, despite all the rumors, I am still

#

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

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

"Quensilla."

know that voice.

So I keep walking.

running towards you." I shut my eyes and walk faster.

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

asks and I act

convinced but

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

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

blocks from

can't help but wonder what I just got myself into.

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

#

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

not totally and utterly disgusted with me?" I

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

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."