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?"

Right.

'Coincidence."

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

is no way to treat a lady. I

know mom I get it. Can you please help me now?"

She sighs.

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

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

know. You're a smart boy."

Great.

useful just a

mom." I murmur.

welcome sweetie. I love you. Don't her knocked up. Use a condom! When the time is right of course."

sex." I yell feeling

too," I say before she hangs up

the rumors, I am

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than Pity Party." My

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

"Quensilla."

I know that

keep walking.

running towards

again." She nods looking confused

Theodore asks and I act confused shaking my

look convinced but he brushes it off.

school?"  He asks and I immediately open

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

cafe just two blocks from here." I agree wearily and

can't help but wonder what I just got myself

and I almost

#

 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 me instead she agreed with me.

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

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 pudding.

"Hey, don't be too harsh 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 it later. It's the cycle