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.

in the same college?" She asks

Right.

'Coincidence."

explaining everything to her leaving out the dirty parts, of course, and by the time

Beckett. That is no way to treat a lady. I

it. Can you please help me now?"

She sighs.

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

"When is the right time to move on with things?" I ask her and I can already sense

"You'll know. You're a smart boy."

Great.

was so useful just

mom." I

knocked up.

I yell feeling my cheeks heat up and

before

the rumors, I

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

she rolls her eyes amused, her

"Quensilla."

that

I keep walking.

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

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

didn't hear me?" Theodore asks and I act confused shaking my head.

look convinced but he brushes it off.

to you after school?"  He asks and I immediately open my eyes to decline.

force you into anything." He says and I

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

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

and I almost forgot

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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 that night. I

"So. . .you're not totally and utterly disgusted with me?" I

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 stares at me even more.

we all do some things that we're not supposed to and end up regretting it