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.

the same college?" She

Right.

'Coincidence."

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

no way to

know mom I get it. Can you please help me

She sighs.

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

I

You're a smart boy."

Great.

She was so useful just a

mom." I

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

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

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

rumors, I am still a virgin.

#

think that Soap is better than Pity Party." My new friend Lauren says as

and she rolls her eyes amused, her black curls

"Quensilla."

know that

keep

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

nods looking

asks and I act confused shaking my

doesn't look convinced but he brushes it off.

you after school?"  He asks and

force you into anything." He says

the cafe just two blocks from here." I agree wearily and he

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

Lauren asks and I almost forgot she was behind me.

#

It was lunchtime and I filled Lauren in at what happened that night. I was surprised she didn't

not totally and utterly disgusted with me?" I ask her and she

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 and I catch him looking at me, sitting at his usual table,

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