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."

explaining everything to her leaving out the dirty parts, of course,

That is no way to treat a lady.

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

She 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

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

You're a smart boy."

Great.

was so useful just

"Thanks, mom." I murmur.

knocked up. Use a condom!

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

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

true, despite all the rumors,

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you think that Soap is better than Pity Party." My new friend

rolls her eyes amused, her black curls bounce as we walk

"Quensilla."

know that voice.

So I keep walking.

like literally running towards you." I shut my eyes and

turn around again." She nods looking confused and soon

hear me?" Theodore asks and I

convinced but

talk to you after school?"  He asks and I

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

me at the cafe just two blocks from here." I agree wearily and he smiles.

can't help but wonder what I

and who was that?" Lauren asks and

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So he actually did that? And now he wants you? I call b.s." Lauren shrugs biting into her sandwich. It was lunchtime and I

not totally and utterly disgusted with me?" I ask

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 usual gang. As soon as I meet his eye, he leans forward and stares at me even more. I avert my eyes back to my pudding.

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