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.

in the same college?" She asks

Right.

'Coincidence."

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

Anthony Beckett. That is no way to

Can you please help

sighs.

just jumping into something that both you and

right time to move on with things?" I ask her and I can already sense

You're a smart boy."

Great.

just a while

mom." I

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

believe in marriage before sex." I yell feeling my cheeks

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

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

#

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

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

"Quensilla."

that voice.

I keep

like literally running towards

you do, don't turn around again." She nods looking confused

asks and I act confused shaking my head.

He doesn't look convinced but he brushes it off.

asks and I immediately open my eyes to decline.

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

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

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

Lauren asks and I almost forgot she was behind

#

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 me instead

.you're not totally and utterly disgusted with me?" I ask her and she raises

and we learn from 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

. we all do some things that