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?" She

Right.

'Coincidence."

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

Anthony Beckett. That is no way to treat a lady.

I get it. Can

sighs.

"Well, right 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

move on with things?" I ask her and

know. You're a smart

Great.

so useful just

mom." I murmur.

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

sex." I yell feeling my cheeks heat up and she

before she

the rumors, I am still a

#

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

exclaim and she rolls her eyes amused, her black

"Quensilla."

I know that

I keep walking.

There's a boy like literally running towards

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

asks and I act confused shaking my head.

He doesn't look convinced but he brushes it

He asks and I immediately open my eyes to decline.

"Please, I promise I'm not going to force you into anything." He says and I eye

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

see you then." He walks off and I can't help but wonder

asks and

#

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

disgusted with me?" I ask her and she

them. . . which also goes for him too. He made a mistake and I'm not saying that you have to go plunging 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 soon as I meet his eye, he leans forward and stares at me even more. I avert my eyes back to

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