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

Right.

'Coincidence."

." I began explaining everything to her leaving out the dirty parts, of

Anthony Beckett. That is no way to treat a

mom I get it. Can you please

She 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 you need to learn to trust each

with things?" I

know. You're a smart

Great.

just a while ago.

mom." I

"You're always welcome sweetie. I love you. Don't her knocked up. Use a condom! When

I thought I told you I believe in marriage before sex." I yell feeling my cheeks heat up and she laughs loudly,

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

the rumors,

#

My new friend Lauren says as we discuss

I exclaim and she rolls her eyes amused, her black curls bounce as we walk

"Quensilla."

that

I keep

boy like literally running towards

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

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

He doesn't look convinced but he brushes it off.

I talk to you after school?"  He asks and I

force you into anything." He says

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

He walks off and I can't help but wonder

and I almost forgot

#

call b.s." Lauren shrugs biting into her sandwich. It was lunchtime and I filled Lauren in at what happened that night. I was surprised she didn't judge me instead she agreed

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

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, sitting at his usual table, with his

"Hey, don't be too 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