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,"

that

or not," I

that simple for lan to

babies, no more

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

just drop it.I don’t wanna talk

lan with my mother was

my eyes, all I see was his face when he told

time I remembered the moment he turned

eyes as I heard his voice ringing in my ears, telling me

and as if she knew what I was thinking, she then

voice cracked and

was involuntary.I didn’t mean to cry and say all those things to my mom, it just happened, and I couldn't take it back.I was sobbing incoherently and mom pulled me into a hug.I cried into her

she cooed gripped

so much...And he just left

for him.Finding out that I was pregnant...getting into an accident...I

she stroked my hair and let out a

doesn't know what

I was talking about, but her words were enough to help

so young.You'll

and understanding,

I was, still lying to her.I wrapped my arms around her and

messed up.I went to the clinic with Tiff and Carrie

rest of the story

the worst person on the

person on the

shitty human being.I was a liar to my own

I was toxic because I loved a guy with all my heart

me, mom?" the words came

fool.Any guy who chooses to leave a

girl that lost everything in the span of a week? - Mom stayed with me for a few more hours until I got tired of crying and I fell

my sleep, I had this weird dream where I was

know what I was looking for, but

the names on_ the tombstones, looking for one

my feet were

pour and I

until I finally stopped at one

covered in leaves, so I reached out to

lan Hayes.

The stone read.

"No!"

I said to myself.

then darted to the next tombstone and it was a

no name and no

eyes darted to the next tombstone, and there

was clear

Here lies Emma Sinclair.

"Mom!"

and my

and realized I was still lying

side to side and noticed

clock on the wall showed that it was 2 PM, and the daylight

"Mom?"

still panting from my weird

were no signs of her anywhere, which was

,she'd always

was walking sluggishly down the

was 2 PM and

wished it were over

no more energy in me to

Yesterday was brutal.

the lobby

and

an entire bottle of

passed out and woke up the

headache all day