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."

dirty parts, of course, and by the time

way to treat a lady. I have-"

get it. Can you please help me now?"

sighs.

now you need to start from scratch. Try being friends first before just jumping into something that both you and her

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

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

Great.

so useful just

I murmur.

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

believe in marriage before sex." I yell feeling my cheeks heat up and she laughs loudly, mumbling a 'sure'.

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

the rumors, I am still

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

eyes amused, her

"Quensilla."

that

I keep walking.

"Um, Silla. There's a boy like literally running towards

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

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

but

He asks and I immediately open my eyes to decline.

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

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

off and I can't help but wonder what I just

asks and I

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actually 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

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

. . 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

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."