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.

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

Right.

'Coincidence."

I began explaining everything to her leaving out the dirty parts, of course,

is no way

"I know mom I get it. Can you please

sighs.

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

to move on with things?" I

know. You're a smart boy."

Great.

just a while ago.

I

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

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

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

rumors,

#

bet you think that Soap is better than Pity Party." My new friend Lauren says as we discuss songs from

she rolls her eyes amused, her black curls bounce as we

"Quensilla."

that

I keep walking.

like literally running towards you." I shut my eyes and walk faster.

around again." She nods looking confused and

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

He doesn't look convinced but he brushes

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

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

two blocks from here." I agree wearily and he

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

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

#

b.s." Lauren shrugs biting into her sandwich. It was lunchtime and I filled Lauren in at what happened

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

all make mistakes and we learn from them. . . which also goes 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

on him okay? It may seem hard to forgive but. . . we all do some things that we're not