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.

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

Right.

'Coincidence."

out the dirty parts,

is no way to treat a

"I know mom I get it. Can you please help

sighs.

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."

on with things?" I ask her and I can already

You're a

Great.

was so useful just

mom." I murmur.

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

marriage before sex." I yell feeling my cheeks heat up and

"I love you too," I say before

It's true, despite all the rumors, I am still a virgin.

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better than Pity Party." My new friend Lauren says as we discuss

"It is!" I exclaim and she rolls her eyes amused, her

"Quensilla."

that voice.

So I keep walking.

boy like literally running towards you." I shut my eyes and walk

don't turn around again." She nods looking confused and

asks and I

He doesn't look convinced but he brushes it

to you after school?"  He asks and I immediately

going to force you into anything." He says and I eye

"Alright. Meet me at the cafe just two blocks from here." I agree wearily and he

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

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

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

not totally and utterly disgusted 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

"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