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.

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

Right.

'Coincidence."

out the dirty parts, of

That is no way to treat

know mom I get it. Can

sighs.

jumping into something that both you and her aren't ready for. She needs to learn to trust you.

with things?" I

a smart boy."

Great.

so useful just a while ago.

"Thanks, mom." I murmur.

you. Don't her knocked up.

marriage before sex." I yell feeling my cheeks heat up and she laughs loudly,

"I love you too," I say before she

the rumors, I am still a virgin.

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you think that Soap is better than Pity Party." My new friend Lauren

is!" I exclaim and she rolls her eyes amused, her black curls bounce as we walk down the hall.

"Quensilla."

that voice.

keep walking.

running towards you." I shut my eyes

turn around again." She nods looking confused and soon I am spun around.

me?" Theodore asks and I

convinced but he brushes it off.

after school?"  He asks and I immediately open

going to force you into

Meet me at the cafe just two blocks from here." I

off and I can't help but wonder what I just got myself into.

that?" Lauren asks and

#

So he actually did that? And now he wants you? I call b.s." Lauren shrugs biting into her sandwich. It was lunchtime

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

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

"Hey, 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.