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 surprised. "What

Right.

'Coincidence."

explaining everything to her leaving out the dirty parts, of course, and by

no way to treat a lady.

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

sighs.

before just jumping into something that both you and her aren't ready for. She needs to learn to trust you. Most importantly

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

a

Great.

She was so useful just a while ago.

mom." I murmur.

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

thought I told you I believe in marriage before sex." I yell feeling my

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

despite all the rumors,

#

Party." My new friend Lauren says as

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

"Quensilla."

I know that voice.

keep

literally running towards you." I shut my eyes and

don't turn around again." She nods looking

asks and I

look convinced but he

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

going to force you into anything." He says

blocks from here." I agree wearily

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

asks and I

#

Lauren shrugs biting into her sandwich. It was lunchtime and I filled Lauren in at what happened that night. I was surprised she

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

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

don't be too harsh on him okay? It may seem hard to forgive but. . . we all do some things that