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

believe it or not," I

was that simple for lan to end things with

more relationship, and no more

a sleepover here last night.I’m old and I'm your mother, remember?

don’t wanna

was the last thing I wanted to

my eyes, all I see was his face

breath was caught in my throat every time I remembered the moment he turned his back on me and

ringing in my ears, telling me that he will always

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

Alright? He did absolutely nothing..."my voice

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

she cooed gripped me

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

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

stroked my hair and let

boy.He doesn't know what he’s

didn’t know who I was talking about, but her

young.You'll get through

being so kind and understanding, and

and here I was, still lying to her.I wrapped my arms around her and held her close.I knew I couldn't tell her about

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

the

the worst person on the planet,"I murmured

honey, it’s okay.You're not the worst person on the planet.Don't beat yourself up,"she said

human being.I was a liar to my own mother.I was

loved a guy with all

he stay with me, mom?" the words came out before I

"Because he’s a gosh darn fool.Any guy who chooses to leave a

he really a fool? Or was it me, the girl that lost everything in the span of a week? - Mom stayed with me for a few more hours until I got tired of

had this weird dream where I

didn’t know what I was looking for, but I was looking for

names on_ the tombstones, looking

was barefoot and my feet were

started to pour and

until I finally stopped at one that looked different

leaves, so I

lan Hayes.

The stone read.

"No!"

I said to myself.

eyes then darted to the next tombstone and it was a smaller tombstone, like the ones

and no writings on that

eyes darted to the next tombstone, and there it was, the one

was clear

Here lies Emma Sinclair.

"Mom!"

and my

opened my eyes and realized I

looked from side to side and noticed that the room

was 2 PM, and the daylight outside the windows confirmed

"Mom?"

still panting from my

signs of her anywhere,

always

wonder where mom went.I was walking sluggishly

and school was

it were

energy

Yesterday was brutal.

I saw her friends at the lobby and I told them to come up

went out and I never looked

probably an entire bottle of whiskey on my

drank until I passed out and woke up

had a throbbing headache all day long and I didn’t mind