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.

same college?"

Right.

'Coincidence."

dirty parts, of course, and by the time I was done, she was

"Theodore Anthony Beckett. That is no way to treat

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

sighs.

need to start from scratch. 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

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

"You'll know. You're a smart boy."

Great.

She was so useful just a

I murmur.

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

believe in marriage before sex." I yell feeling my cheeks heat up and she laughs loudly, mumbling

say before she hangs up and begins planning.

the rumors, I am

#

Party." My new friend Lauren says as we discuss songs from Melanie

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

"Quensilla."

know that

keep walking.

running towards you."

nods looking confused and soon I am spun

didn't hear me?" Theodore asks and I act confused shaking my

convinced but he brushes it off.

asks

promise I'm not going to force you into

two blocks from here." I agree

"Okay, I'll see you then." He walks off and I can't help

asks and I almost forgot she was behind

#

So he actually did that? And now he wants you? 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

me?" I ask her

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

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