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.

"You guys ended up in the same college?" She asks surprised. "What

Right.

'Coincidence."

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

That is no way

mom I get it. Can you

sighs.

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

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

You're a smart boy."

Great.

useful just a

mom." I

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

I told you I believe in marriage before sex." I yell

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

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

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

I exclaim and she rolls her eyes amused, her black

"Quensilla."

know that voice.

keep walking.

a boy like literally running towards you." I shut my

She nods looking

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

convinced but he brushes it off.

  He asks and I immediately open my eyes

force you into anything." He says and I eye

the cafe just two blocks

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

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

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 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

totally and utterly disgusted with me?" I

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 my

seem hard to forgive but. . . we all do some things that we're