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.

for a few times

"Hey, you,"

over the

healthy and

this personal emergency that I heard about? You're not attending

"Nope,"he said simply.

"Why?"I asked.

an archaic

when you can basically

chuckled as if he was joking, but I could tell something

pressed on.He sighed and

Fine.

conferences because I don’t know

about meeting my

don't wanna do this over the phone.Will you

you'll tell

"Every little detail,"

see you in

my phone away, I made

on and on

face but Carrie watched him

have you heard? The art

of topic piqued my

"He is?"

Tiff pretended to gasp.

overheard some teachers talking about it.Apparently, he signed a contract for two years

such

I asked cautiously.

"For his career? Yeah,"

the most obvious thing in the world, "My

"What do you mean?"

that he might

She probably broke his

let out a

wasn't relieved, I

went on one

my elbow to

and

It's NYU! Let’s go check it

little bit

pulled my arm quickly and led me out

"Thanks for that,"

I whispered to her.

Is

"I think so,"

he did it

"Of us.Yeah,"I sighed.

really going all out,"she paused for a

I really

to sacrifice so much, but hey, at least this way you two could be together.You two

with a

our little talk, Tiff and I went around looking at

be thinking about colleges, but I couldn't help but be reminded

so much..."I

to sacrifice anything to be with

have everything he ever

he had to give up teaching, his job, his career...all

would that even be worth it?

teacher conferences, I told my parents I

course, I was making way to lan’s

got there, lan was still in his normal sleeping clothes, no shirts and a pair

on and it looked like he

greeted me

a bunch

"It's alright,"he shrugged.

trailed and paced

pretended to

"lan, what's going on?"

‘Why did you ditch parent teacher

parents.But not like this, Emma.Not

 I crossed my arms

mean? "I'm serious

I’m serious about us.

future with us

saying, "But if your parents meet me now as your teacher

That would be confusing.

got a

meet my parents as

I asked cautiously.

whatever you

I couldn't help but

towards me

tilted my chin up and his face

mine and he coaxed me into a

we pulled away, he noticed something was off and he narrowed his

it? What’s with that

pulled away slightly

about this all

About that word ‘sacrifice’.

quitting your

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