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

Right.

'Coincidence."

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

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

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

sighs.

"Well, 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

"When is the right time to move on with things?" I ask her

You're a smart boy."

Great.

useful just a while ago.

mom." I murmur.

her knocked up. Use a condom! When the time is right of course."

I yell feeling my cheeks heat up and she laughs loudly, mumbling a 'sure'.

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

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

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Party." My new friend Lauren says as we discuss

her black curls bounce as we walk down

"Quensilla."

I know that voice.

keep

towards

She nods

hear me?" Theodore asks and I

doesn't look convinced but he brushes it

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

you into anything." He says and

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

off and I can't help but

and who was that?" Lauren asks and

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now he wants you? I 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

utterly disgusted with me?" I ask her and she raises an

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,

do some things that we're not supposed to and end up regretting it later.