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 a coincidence!"

Right.

'Coincidence."

her leaving out the dirty parts, of course, and by

way to treat

Can you please help me now?"

She sighs.

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

on with things?" I ask her and I can already sense

You're a smart

Great.

was so useful just

"Thanks, mom." I

her knocked up. Use a condom!

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

I say before she

Yes. It's true, despite all the rumors, I am still a

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

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

"Quensilla."

that voice.

I keep

"Um, Silla. There's a boy like literally running towards you."

you do, don't turn around again." She nods looking

Theodore asks and I act confused shaking my head.

doesn't look convinced but he brushes it

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

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

blocks from

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

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

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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.

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

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

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