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.

college?"

Right.

'Coincidence."

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

no way to treat a

get it. Can you please

She sighs.

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

things?" I ask her and I can already sense her smile.

know. You're a

Great.

just a while ago.

I murmur.

knocked up. Use a condom! When the

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

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

all the rumors, I am still a

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

exclaim and she rolls her eyes amused, her black curls bounce as we

"Quensilla."

I know that voice.

So I keep walking.

towards you." I

nods looking

hear me?" Theodore asks and I act confused

but he brushes it off.

school?"  He asks and I immediately open

you into anything." He says and I eye

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

off and I can't help but wonder

Lauren asks and I almost forgot she was behind

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

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

all make mistakes and we 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 head in his direction and I catch him looking at me, sitting at his usual table,

him okay? It may seem hard to forgive but. . . we all do some things that we're not supposed to and end up