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.

the same college?" She asks surprised. "What a coincidence!"

Right.

'Coincidence."

dirty parts, of course, and by the time

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

I get it. Can you please help

She sighs.

before just jumping into something that both you and her aren't ready for. She needs to learn to trust you. Most

I ask

a smart boy."

Great.

was so useful just a while ago.

"Thanks, mom." I murmur.

Don't her knocked up. Use a condom! When the time is right

in marriage before sex." I yell feeling my cheeks heat up and she laughs loudly, mumbling a 'sure'.

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

all the rumors, I

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

her eyes amused, her black curls bounce as we

"Quensilla."

I know that

So I 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 I act confused

look convinced but he brushes it

He asks and I immediately open my eyes to decline.

"Please, I promise I'm not going to force you into anything." He

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

then." He walks off and I can't help but wonder what I just

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

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

me?" I

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

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