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

or not," I

simple for lan

no more relationship, and

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

don’t wanna talk about it,"I

mother was the last thing I

all I see was his face when he told

time I remembered the moment he turned his

his voice ringing in my ears,

as if she knew what I was thinking, she then asked, "Why? What did

He did absolutely nothing..."my voice cracked and tears trickled down my

couldn't take it back.I was sobbing incoherently and mom pulled me into a hug.I cried into her chest and

cooed

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

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

my hair and let out a sigh,

doesn't know

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

young.You'll get through this, I

so kind and understanding,

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

went to the clinic with Tiff and Carrie

rest of the story without crying

worst person on the planet,"I murmured to

person on the

we all know I was a pretty shitty human being.I was a liar to my own mother.I was careless and I lost a beautiful life that I was

because I loved a

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

guy who chooses to

of a week? - Mom stayed

this weird dream where I was

what I was looking for, but I was looking

names on_ the tombstones, looking for one

my feet were

and I

through a long row of tombstones until I finally stopped at one that looked different from the

in leaves, so I reached out

lan Hayes.

The stone read.

"No!"

I said to myself.

eyes then darted to the next tombstone and it was

was no name and

darted to the next tombstone, and there it was, the one that I was looking

writing was

Here lies Emma Sinclair.

"Mom!"

screamed and my body jolted

my eyes and realized I was

to side and noticed that

it was 2 PM, and the daylight outside the windows

"Mom?"

panting from

were no signs of her anywhere, which was

,she'd always

was walking sluggishly down the

was 2 PM and school was

it were over

more energy in me to

Yesterday was brutal.

saw her friends at the lobby

I went out and I never

entire bottle of whiskey

I passed out and woke

day