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.

up in the same college?" She

Right.

'Coincidence."

to her leaving out 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

sighs.

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 you need to

with things?" I ask her and I can already sense her smile.

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

Great.

useful just a while ago.

I murmur.

love you. Don't her knocked up. Use a condom! When the time is right of course."

you I believe in marriage before sex." I yell feeling

before she hangs up and begins

rumors, I am still a virgin.

#

Pity Party." My new friend Lauren says as we discuss songs from Melanie Martinez.

she rolls her eyes amused, her black curls bounce as we walk down the

"Quensilla."

I know that voice.

keep walking.

literally running towards you." I shut my eyes and

around again." She nods looking confused and soon I

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

convinced but

  He asks and I immediately open my eyes

force you into anything." He says and I eye him skeptically.

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

I can't help but wonder

Lauren asks and I almost

#

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

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

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

him okay? It may seem hard to forgive but. . . we all do some things that we're not supposed