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 coincidence!"

Right.

'Coincidence."

dirty parts, of course, and by the time I was done, she

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

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

She sighs.

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

to move on with things?" I

a smart boy."

Great.

just a while

I murmur.

you. Don't her knocked up. Use a

thought I told you I believe in marriage before sex." I yell feeling my cheeks heat up and she laughs

love you too," I say before she hangs

rumors, I am

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Soap is better than Pity Party." My

is!" I exclaim and she rolls her eyes amused, her black

"Quensilla."

I know that voice.

So I keep

a boy like literally running towards

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

didn't hear me?" Theodore asks and I act confused shaking

look convinced but

  He asks and I immediately open my eyes to

force you into anything." He says and I eye him skeptically.

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

can't help but wonder what I just got

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

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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

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

if he is genuine when he apologizes." She tilts her head in his direction and I catch

on him okay? It may seem hard to forgive but. . . we all do some things that we're not supposed to and