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."

out the dirty parts, of course, and by the time I was done, she was already

no way to treat a lady. I have-"

Can you please help me now?"

She sighs.

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

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

"You'll know. You're a

Great.

She was so useful just a

mom." I murmur.

her knocked up. Use a condom! When the time

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

too," I say before she hangs up

the rumors, I am

#

Pity Party." My new friend Lauren says

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

"Quensilla."

that

keep

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

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

Theodore asks and I

look convinced but he brushes

He asks and I immediately open my

going to force you into anything." He says and

the cafe just two blocks from here." I

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

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

#

was lunchtime and I filled Lauren in at what happened that night. I was surprised she didn't judge me instead she agreed with me.

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

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

. . we all do some things that we're