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.

same college?" She asks surprised. "What a

Right.

'Coincidence."

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

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

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

She sighs.

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 to trust you. Most importantly you need to

is the right time to move on with things?" I ask her and I can already sense her

You're a smart boy."

Great.

so useful just a while

mom." I murmur.

sweetie. I love you. Don't her knocked up. Use a condom!

marriage before sex." I yell feeling

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

all the rumors, I

#

Party." My new friend

I exclaim and she rolls her eyes amused, her black

"Quensilla."

that voice.

So I keep walking.

a boy like literally running towards

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

and I act confused shaking my head.

look convinced but he brushes it

talk to you after school?"  He asks and I immediately open my

into anything." He says and I eye him

the cafe just two blocks from here." I agree wearily and he smiles.

and I can't help but

asks and I

#

 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

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

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

may seem hard to forgive but. . . we all do some