Teacher's Girl (Aflyingwhale)

EMMA’s POV : 

"Honey, you should eat something,"mom said as she watched me play with this spoon full of oatmeal.

I woke up this morning with swollen eyes and a heavy heart.I wished I didn’t have to wake up.

Tiff and Carrie had to go to school, so mom was back watching over me.

"I'm not hungry,"I sighed and pushed the bowl away.

"What's going on with you? You were fine yesterday,"she said.

She was as sharp as always.I stayed quiet and reached for my book instead.

Tiff and Carrie had brought over my homework and books so I could stay up to date with the lessons at school.

"Did something happen last night?"mom said again.

She was studying my face and I was trying my best to avoid eye contact.

"No, mom.I’m just not hungry," I replied simply.

"Emma, I’m your mother.I know when something’s not right with you,"she stated sternly.  

"I'm fine mom, just leave me alone," I groaned, my tone of voice was a little higher than I had anticipated.

"Hey, don't talk to your mother like that,"she scolded.

"I'm sorry.I’m just...tired,"

I really hoped that she would drop this and move on, but she was persistent.

She had been mostly quiet around me the past few days, she didn’t want to upset me.

But she was grilling my friends for information and sometimes she would sneak around the room and read the message cards that friends had sent me, hoping to get a clue.

Maybe she was at her wits’ end.She couldn't take not knowing any more.Taking a deep breath, she sat at the foot of the bed and took my hand.

Looking right at me, she then said, "We gave you a lot of freedom this past year because we trusted you, Emma.You never gave us a reason not to, until now.So please, excuse me if I’m trying to be your mom,"

"No, mom.I’m just not hungry," I replied simply.

"Emma, I’m your mother.I know when something’s not right with you," she stated sternly.  

"I'm fine mom, just leave me alone,"I groaned, my tone of voice was a little higher than I had anticipated.

"Hey, don't talk to your mother like that,"she scolded.

"I'm sorry.I’m just...tired,"

I really hoped that she would drop this and move on, but she was persistent.

She had been mostly quiet around me the past few days, she didn’t want to upset me.

But she was grilling my friends for information and sometimes she would sneak around the room and read the message cards that friends had sent me, hoping to get a clue.

Maybe she was at her wits’ end.She couldn't take not knowing any more.

Taking a deep breath, she sat at the foot of the bed and took my hand.

Looking right at me, she then said, "We gave you a lot of freedom this past year because we trusted you, Emma.You never gave us a reason not to, until now.So please, excuse me if I’m trying to be your mom,"

"I'm sorry,"I bit my lip and looked away.

"I don't want you to apologize, Emma.I just want you to be honest with me, for once,"

"About what?"

"Well, about the pregnancy for starters.Can you tell me who the father was?"

 "Does it even matter?" I scoffed.

"I told you he was a nobody and there’s no more baby now, so case closed,"

not that

believe it or not," I stifled a

simple for lan to end

more

you so upset today, but I’m gonna bet it isn't because Tiff and Carrie had a sleepover here last night.I’m old and I'm your mother, remember? I can pick up on these

please, just drop it.I don’t wanna

lan with my mother was the last thing I wanted to

eyes, all I see was his face when he told

throat every time I remembered the moment he turned his back on

I heard his voice ringing in my ears, telling me that he

I was thinking, she then asked, "Why? What did he do? Did he came

voice cracked and tears

and I couldn't take it

she cooed gripped me

him so much...And he just left me,"I said in between sobs,

said everything was too much for him.Finding out that I

my hair and let

just a boy.He doesn't know

mom didn’t know who I was talking about, but her words were enough

young.You'll get through this,

so kind and understanding,

to her.I wrapped my arms around her and held her close.I knew I couldn't tell her about

I’m sorry I didn’t you tell you before...I thought I was being careful with the pills but I messed up.I went to the clinic with Tiff and Carrie to get an abortion, but then I

the rest of the story without

worst person on the planet,"I murmured to her

not the worst person on the planet.Don't

shitty human being.I was a liar to my own

because I loved a guy with all my heart and

me, mom?" the words came out before I could

really that bad? "Because he’s a gosh darn fool.Any guy who chooses to leave a girl like you is a fool.He doesn’t deserve

everything in the span of a week? - Mom stayed with me for a few more hours until I got

sleep, I had this weird dream where

was looking for, but I was looking for

through all the names on_ the tombstones, looking for one that I

my

to pour and I began to run

through a long row of tombstones until I finally

was covered in leaves, so I reached out to

lan Hayes.

The stone read.

"No!"

I said to myself.

and it was a smaller tombstone,

was no name and no writings on

darted to the next tombstone, and there it

writing was

Here lies Emma Sinclair.

"Mom!"

my body jolted

I was still

and noticed that

that it was 2

"Mom?"

panting

no signs of her anywhere, which

always

where mom went.I was walking sluggishly

and

it were over

energy in

Yesterday was brutal.

friends at the lobby and I told them to

I went out and I

probably an entire bottle of whiskey on my own

until I passed out and

day long