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."

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

no way to treat a

I get it. Can

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

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

know. You're a smart boy."

Great.

so useful just a while ago.

mom." I

her knocked up.

marriage before sex." I yell feeling my

say before she

rumors, I am still a virgin.

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bet you think that Soap is better than Pity Party." My new friend Lauren says as we discuss songs from Melanie Martinez.

her eyes amused, her

"Quensilla."

that voice.

So I keep walking.

literally running towards you." I shut my eyes and

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

"You didn't hear me?" Theodore asks and

convinced but he brushes it

you after school?"  He asks and I immediately

promise I'm not going to force you into anything." He says

Meet me at the cafe just two blocks from

see you then." He walks off and I can't help but wonder what I just got myself into.

and who was that?" Lauren asks and I almost forgot she

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 wants you? I call b.s." Lauren shrugs biting into her sandwich. It was lunchtime and I filled Lauren in

not totally and utterly disgusted with me?" I ask her and she

go plunging into his arms, but don't be too harsh on him if he is genuine when he apologizes." She tilts her

but. . . we all do some things that we're not supposed