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.

college?"

Right.

'Coincidence."

so. ." I began explaining everything to her leaving out the dirty parts, of course, and by

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

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

She sighs.

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

things?" I ask her and I can already sense her smile.

"You'll know. You're a smart boy."

Great.

just a

"Thanks, mom." I murmur.

"You're always welcome sweetie. I love you. Don't her knocked up. Use a condom! When the time

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

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

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

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is better than Pity Party." My new friend Lauren

rolls her eyes amused, her black curls bounce as we walk down

"Quensilla."

that

keep walking.

literally running towards you." I shut my

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

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

He doesn't look convinced but he brushes

He asks

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

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

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

and I almost forgot she was behind me.

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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

with me?" I ask her and

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 soon as I meet his eye, he leans forward and stares at me even more. I avert my eyes

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 cycle