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."

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

way to treat a

Can you please help me now?"

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

I

know. You're a

Great.

just a while ago.

"Thanks, mom." I murmur.

her knocked up. Use a condom!

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

I say before she hangs

the rumors, I am still

#

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

rolls her eyes amused, her black curls bounce as

"Quensilla."

that voice.

So I keep walking.

like literally running towards you." I shut my

around again." She nods looking confused and

me?" Theodore asks and I act confused shaking my head.

convinced but he brushes it

to you after school?"  He asks and I immediately open

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

at the cafe just two blocks from here." I

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

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

#

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 was

disgusted with me?" I ask her and she raises an eyebrow.

"We 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,

but. . . we all do some things that we're not