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.

guys ended up in the same college?" She asks surprised. "What a

Right.

'Coincidence."

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

"Theodore Anthony Beckett. That is no way to treat a lady. I have-"

mom I get it. Can you please help

She sighs.

first before just jumping into something that both you and

time to move on with things?" I ask her and I can

a

Great.

was so useful just a while ago.

mom." I murmur.

welcome sweetie. I love you. Don't her knocked up.

yell feeling my

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

despite all the rumors,

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than Pity Party." My new friend Lauren says as we

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

"Quensilla."

I know that

keep walking.

"Um, Silla. There's a boy like literally running towards you." I shut my eyes and walk faster.

nods looking confused and soon

hear me?" Theodore asks and I act

convinced but he brushes it off.

school?"  He asks and I

you into anything." He says and

the cafe just two blocks from

"Okay, I'll see you then." He walks off and I can't help but wonder what I just

that?" Lauren asks and I almost forgot she was behind me.

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

not totally and utterly disgusted with me?" I ask her and she raises an eyebrow.

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,

okay? It may seem hard to forgive but. . . we all do some things that