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 a coincidence!"

Right.

'Coincidence."

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

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

mom I get it. Can you please

She sighs.

 you and her aren't ready for. She needs to learn to trust you. Most

with things?" I ask her and

You're a

Great.

just a while

mom." I murmur.

knocked up. Use a condom! When the time is right of course."

I yell feeling my cheeks

I say before

despite all the rumors, I am still

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than Pity Party." My new

amused, her black curls bounce

"Quensilla."

know that

I keep walking.

"Um, Silla. There's a boy like literally running towards you." I shut my eyes and

Whatever you do, don't turn around again." She nods looking confused and soon I am spun around.

asks and I act confused shaking

but he brushes

  He asks and I immediately open my eyes to

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

blocks from here." I agree wearily and he

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

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

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

totally and utterly disgusted with me?" I ask her and she raises an

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 my

all do some things that we're not supposed to and end up regretting it later. It's the