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.
rang for a few times before he finally
"Hey, you,"
said over
and fine, I
emergency that I heard about? You're not attending parent teacher
"Nope,"he said simply.
"Why?"I asked.
an
person when you can
if he was joking, but I could tell something was
what’s going on,"I pressed on.He sighed and paused for a
Fine.
conferences because I don’t know what I'll do if I have to see
about meeting
do this over the phone.Will you come
you'll tell me
"Every little detail,"
in a few
putting my phone away, I made my
still going on and
look on her face but Carrie watched him as if he was a sight to
have you heard? The art teacher, Mr.Hayes is resigning
change of topic piqued
"He is?"
Tiff pretended to gasp.
teachers talking about it.Apparently, he signed a contract for two years
that such
I asked cautiously.
"For his career? Yeah,"
the most obvious thing in the world,
"What do you mean?"
that he might be
date Ms.Diaz, right? She probably
and Carrie let out a
I wasn't relieved,
on one date! And
nudged my elbow to stop me
recovered and said, "Never
It's NYU! Let’s
a little bit too loud
my arm quickly and led me
"Thanks for that,"
I whispered to her.
really happening? Is Mr.Hayes really quitting?"she
"I think so,"
did it
"Of us.Yeah,"I sighed.
really going all out,"she paused for a moment before
I really
but hey, at least this way you
said with
and I went around looking
be thinking about colleges, but I couldn't help
has to sacrifice so much..."I
he didn't have to sacrifice
wanted him to have everything he ever
up teaching, his job, his career...all for
even be
college fair and parent teacher conferences, I told my parents I was hanging out with Tiff and
of course, I was making
still in his normal sleeping clothes, no shirts and a pair of
laptop was on and it looked like he had been sending a bunch
your day?"he greeted me with a quick kiss on my
looked at a bunch of schools.How about
"It's alright,"he shrugged.
paced
pretended to
"lan, what's going on?"
you ditch parent teacher conferences? And why don’t you
your parents.But not
crossed my arms and
mean? "I'm
I’m serious about us.
my future
for a moment before saying, "But if your parents meet me now as your teacher
That would be confusing.
got a good
didn’t wanna meet
I asked cautiously.
caller, whatever you
chuckled and I couldn't
me and closed
up and his face
he coaxed me
noticed something was off and he narrowed his
What’s with that look on your
slightly and bit
thinking about this all
About that word ‘sacrifice’.
feel about you quitting your job,
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