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

Right.

'Coincidence."

so. ." I began explaining everything to her leaving out the dirty parts, of course, and by the time I was done, she was already ranting.

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

Can you please

She sighs.

both you and her aren't ready for. She needs to learn to trust you.

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

"You'll know. You're a smart

Great.

so useful just a while

mom." I murmur.

Don't her knocked up.

sex." I yell feeling my cheeks heat up

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

rumors, I am still a virgin.

#

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

her eyes amused, her black curls bounce as we

"Quensilla."

that voice.

I keep walking.

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

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

and I act confused

but

I talk to you after school?"  He asks and I

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

blocks from here." I agree wearily

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

asks and I almost forgot she was

#

he actually did that? And 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 she didn't judge me instead she agreed

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

them. . . which also goes for him too. He made 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

don't be too harsh 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 it later. It's the