Teacher's Girl (Aflyingwhale)

Chapter 30: Bright Future

EMMA's POV 

"Don't forget to check out Duke, Rice, and Vanderbilt,"

Mom said as we made our way through the booths at the school’s college fair.

"Oh yes, I heard Vanderbilt's got a strong liberal arts program,"

Dad nodded in agreement.

The school’s holding a college fair this Saturday, along with parent teacher conferences.

All the junior students are required, or as they say, encouraged to attend the college fair.

I wasn’t complaining though.

I wanted to spend my precious Saturday looking through colleges all around the country.

The only good thing about it was at least my best friends had to do it too.

I spotted Tiff and Carrie over at the University of Florida’s booth, and I knew what to do next.

"Okay, I got it.You two go meet my teachers and hear about what a great student I am.I’m gonna catch up with Tiff and Carrie,"

I said, waving my parents away.

"I'm really looking forward to meeting your teachers.Especially your AP art teacher, Mr.Hayes,"mom said and I quickly turned back.

"What? Why?"

"You worked so hard on his class.

You spent almost every day after school working on your art portfolio.

He must have nice things to say about you, I wanna hear about it all,"

she said as she turned to her heels towards the art room.

"Oh, you don't have to —"

"The line at Duke is empty.Go, go check out the schools.We'll regroup here in an hour,"

Dad shooed me as he walked off with mom.

My parents are meeting...my boyfriend.

At parent teacher conferences.

Oh crap.

Making my way over to Tiff and Carrie, I sighed dramatically as I pushed past the row of kids.

Tiff and Carrie turned to see me and they immediately knew something was up.

"What's going on?"Carrie asked.

"My parents are meeting Mr.Hayes.I totally forgot about that.I am so screwed,"

"Don't worry about it.I’m sure he can handle your parents just fine,"

Tiff replied.

"Actually, you don’t have to worry at all,"Carrie added, "

My parents went by earlier.

They wanted to see my art teacher too, but he wasn’t there.

Something about a personal emergency.

He’s doing his conferences with parents via email,"

"Oh...that’s very smart of him,"

It was like a weight had been lifted off my shoulders.

"See? He’s a smart guy.He’s handling it,"

Tiff said as she grabbed a few brochures from the University of Florida.

"In the meantime, I think you should check this out,"  "The University of Florida’s a total party school,"

Mark chimed in suddenly, appearing out of nowhere.

"Hey, babe.Did you see Rice and Duke already?"

Carrie greeted him.

"Yeah, you guys should see it.

Duke has the best engineering program—"

Mark was about to ramble on this topic for the next ten minutes, I could just tell.

"I have to make a call, I'll be right back,"

I said to Tiff and Carrie before slipping away from the crowd.

I found an empty, cozy spot at the end of the hallway and I dialed Ian's number.

few times before

"Hey, you,"

said over the

healthy and fine, I was

I heard about? You're

"Nope,"he said simply.

"Why?"I asked.

it's an

when you can basically do

was joking, but

on,"I pressed on.He sighed and

Fine.

conferences because I don’t know

about

wanna do this over the phone.Will you come over after

you'll tell me

"Every little detail,"

you in

away, I made

still going on

face but Carrie watched him as if he was a

heard? The art teacher, Mr.Hayes

change of topic

"He is?"

Tiff pretended to gasp.

talking about it.Apparently, he signed a contract for two

that such a bad

I asked cautiously.

"For his career? Yeah,"

the world, "My theory is that it's probably because of a

"What do you mean?"

again, afraid that he might be on

right? She

and Carrie let out

wasn't relieved, I was

one date!

nudged my elbow to stop

and

Let’s go check it

little bit too

quickly and led

"Thanks for that,"

I whispered to her.

really happening? Is Mr.Hayes really

"I think so,"

did

"Of us.Yeah,"I sighed.

all out,"she paused for a moment before saying, "He must really like

really like him

sucks that he has to sacrifice so much, but hey, at least

with

our little talk, Tiff and I

should be thinking about colleges, but I couldn't

so

to

to have

up teaching, his job,

would that even

told my parents I was hanging out

course, I was making way

still in his normal sleeping clothes, no shirts and a

was on and it looked like he had been sending a bunch of

your day?"he greeted me with a quick kiss on my

bunch

"It's alright,"he shrugged.

trailed and paced

to

"lan, what's going on?"

did you ditch parent teacher

meet your parents.But not

 I crossed my arms

does that even mean? "I'm serious

I’m serious about us.

future with

"But if your parents meet me now as your teacher and someday we tell them that we're dating, how

That would be confusing.

got a

didn’t wanna meet my parents as

I asked cautiously.

gentleman caller, whatever you wanna

I couldn't

a step towards me and closed the

my chin up

coaxed me into a long, tender

away, he noticed something was

What’s with that look on your

away slightly and bit

been thinking about this

About that word ‘sacrifice’.

I feel about you quitting your job,

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