Teacher's Girl (Aflyingwhale)

EMMA’'s POV : 

The next day at school, I was avoiding Mr. Hayes at all costs.

It was the right thing to do.

I just needed to get him out of my system so I could function normally again.

A Mr.Hayes detox, I called it.

I was doing well since Mr.Hayes mostly stayed in his art studio and I didn’t have that class today.

I chose to focus my energies on my friends and studies instead.

Tiff, Carrie, Mark, and I were having lunch in the quad.

It was still September, so the weather was warm and nice.

Mark was telling us gossips he heard from the teachers’ lounge.

Something about Ms.Diaz, our Spanish teacher, was being set up on a date with Mr.Hayes.

I rolled my eyes as soon as I heard his name.

The detox was gonna be harder than I thought.  "Why would Mr.Hayes go out with Ms.Diaz?"

Tiff asked as she took a bite of her sandwich.

"Why not? She’s hot.He’s hot.They're both single,"Carrie replied.

Carrie had a point.

Ms.Diaz had the body of Jennifer Lopez and the face of Penelope Cruz.

She was in her late twenties and it amazed everyone at school how she was still single.

I remembered so many guys had a crush on her when taking her class, my ex Zach would be included in that list.

"I think Mr.Hayes could do better," Tiff interjected.

"Really?"Mark asked in disbelief.

Of course, he would take Ms.Diaz's side.

"He is So gorgeous and tall.He looked a lot like Ashton Kutcher.And he’s got a charming personality too, right Em?"

Carrie turned to me, asking for affirmation. I responded by choking on my chocolate milk.

"Yeah, sure," I mumbled out.

I didn’t enjoy this conversation we were having.

I got away from the art studio so! could stay away from Mr.

Hayes, not to be talking about how gorgeous and tall he is.

I sighed and turned my gaze away, hoping I could just tune out of this debate between which two teachers are hotter.

And suddenly, I saw something resembling a football came flying right at us.

It was followed by a guy who was racing to catch it.

"Watch out!" he yelled and all of us jerked away in response.

He jumped and managed to catch the ball right before it was going to hit my face.

Still, I closed my eyes and put my hands over my face in response.

He caught the ball, yes, but then his body fell and landed straight on my lap, hitting my knees and thighs with a loud thud.

"Ouch!"

"Oh god, I'm so sorry," the guy immediately got up to check on me, "Are you okay?"

"Uh, yeah, I'll be fine. No worries," I nodded.

"I'm Ryan, by the way. You're Emma, right?" he said suddenly and I looked up at him.

Seeing his face, now I remembered who he was Ryan Russo.

was a senior and the wide receiver

would coincide with football practice from time to

"Yup, that's me,"

my head and gave

number, maybe I could make it up to

I didn’t know what

number's 404-572..." Tiff started yelling my number out and I

would that

his phone and handed it to

for a while before nodding

trying to be

I could do is to return the

just a

friends? My friends were being ridiculous, as they started

focused on the task at

Ryan took his phone back

see you

us, but his gaze

his friends, my friends had gone

were chanting, laughing, and falling over

scolded, but it made them laugh

broke up with

actually, Ryan Russo landed on her,"

have tons of other girls’ number in there

good feeling about this one," Carrie said

tea! Spill it!" Tiff

interested in you since last year, but Zach

everyone started oohing and

Ryan around the school

always friendly and he would smile whenever

I never got any weird

think anything of

the side and caught a glimpse of someone staring

my eyes to get a better look and I gasped as soon as I realized

Mr.Hayes.

face looked serious

too, he took a deep breath and bit

around, and walked

wondered if he had seen

wondered if that

back home

my art portfolio, but then it reminded me

distraction, I was glad when I

hitting

I texted him

Could’ve been worse.

I knew it, we started full-on sending

successfully diverted

Hayes.

and we both

put my phone away and try to sleep, my thoughts started

Thoughts about him.

one time at lunch,

Hayes at all.

was a good thing, I was getting him out

my body was craving him more than

to think that it was a mistake losing my

do it with a random guy at a bar was

show up, mind you, in my own school and be

around my bed, desperate

my pillow, Jetting out a frustrated groan onto the linen

just sleep,"

started thinking about every boring thing out there in the world to lull

It was working.

relaxed and my breathing

I was sleeping.

all of a sudden, my ears picked up the soft

the sound

was too tired to open my eyes or turn around, so

warm enveloping my entire body