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.

"You guys ended up in the same college?" She

Right.

'Coincidence."

." I began explaining everything to her leaving out the dirty parts, of course, and by the time I was done,

no way to treat a lady. I have-"

mom I get it. Can you please help me now?"

sighs.

now you 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

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

a smart boy."

Great.

useful just

mom." I murmur.

welcome sweetie. I love you. Don't her knocked up. Use a condom!

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

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

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

#

My new friend Lauren says as we discuss songs from

eyes amused, her black curls bounce as we walk down the hall.

"Quensilla."

that

I keep walking.

There's a boy like literally running towards you." I shut my eyes

around again." She nods looking confused and soon I am spun around.

didn't hear me?" Theodore asks and I

He doesn't look convinced but he brushes it off.

He asks and I immediately open my eyes to

into

cafe just two blocks

and I can't help but wonder what I just got

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

#

b.s." Lauren shrugs biting into 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.

not totally and utterly disgusted with me?" I ask her and she raises an eyebrow.

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,

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