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.

up in the same college?" She asks surprised. "What a

Right.

'Coincidence."

"Right so. ." I began explaining everything to her leaving out the dirty parts, of course, and

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

I get it. Can you

sighs.

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 you need to

time to move on with things?" I ask her

"You'll know. You're a

Great.

She was so useful just a while ago.

mom." I murmur.

I love you. Don't her knocked up. Use

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

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

true, despite all the rumors, I am still

#

My new friend Lauren says as we discuss

is!" I exclaim and she rolls her eyes amused, her black curls bounce as we walk down the hall.

"Quensilla."

I know that voice.

I keep walking.

literally running towards

She nods looking confused and

"You didn't hear me?" Theodore asks and

doesn't look convinced but he brushes

talk to you after school?"  He asks and I immediately open my eyes

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

"Alright. Meet me at the cafe just two blocks from here." I

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

and I almost forgot she was behind me.

#

Lauren shrugs biting into her sandwich. It was lunchtime and I filled Lauren in at

and utterly disgusted with me?" I ask her and

he is genuine when he apologizes." She tilts her head in his direction and I catch

may seem hard to forgive but. . . we all do some things that we're not