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?" She asks surprised. "What a coincidence!"

Right.

'Coincidence."

the dirty parts, of course, and by the

That is no way to treat a lady. I have-"

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

sighs.

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

move on with things?" I ask her

know. You're a smart boy."

Great.

useful just a while ago.

mom." I murmur.

knocked up. Use a condom! When the time is right of course."

sex." I yell feeling my cheeks heat

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

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

#

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

rolls her eyes amused, her black

"Quensilla."

know that voice.

keep

boy like literally running towards you." I shut

"Lauren. Whatever you do, don't turn around again." She nods

hear me?" Theodore asks and

look convinced but

talk to you after school?"  He asks

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

two blocks from

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

and I almost forgot

#

shrugs biting into her sandwich. It was lunchtime and I filled Lauren in at what happened that night.

disgusted with me?" I ask her and she raises

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 soon as I meet his eye, he leans

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