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?"

Right.

'Coincidence."

her leaving out the dirty parts, of course, and by the time

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

get it. Can you please help me now?"

She sighs.

and her aren't ready for. She needs to learn to trust you. Most importantly you need

I

know. You're a smart

Great.

She was so useful just a while ago.

I murmur.

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

sex." I yell feeling my

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

It's true, despite all the rumors, I am

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

rolls her eyes amused, her black curls bounce as

"Quensilla."

I know that voice.

So I keep walking.

Silla. There's a boy like literally running towards you."

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

and I act

convinced but he

to you after school?"  He asks and I immediately open my eyes to decline.

force you into anything." He says and I

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

I'll see you then." He walks off and I can't help but

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

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

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

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

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