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 simple,

believe it or not," I stifled a

lan

more babies, no more relationship, and no

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

just drop it.I don’t

was the last

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

breath was caught in my throat every time I remembered the moment he

I heard his voice ringing in my

took one look at me and as if she knew what I was thinking, she then asked, "Why? What did he

nothing..."my voice cracked and tears trickled down my

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

she cooed gripped

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

out that I was pregnant...getting

she stroked my hair

boy.He doesn't know what he’s

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

so young.You'll get through this, I

so kind and understanding, and I

her and held her close.I knew I couldn't tell her about lan, but I wanted to tell her everything else

up.I went to

rest of the story without crying again, so

I’m the worst person on the planet,"I

not the worst person on the planet.Don't beat yourself up,"she

we all know I was a pretty shitty human being.I was a

loved a guy with all

mom?" the words came out before I

darn fool.Any guy who chooses to leave a girl like you is a fool.He

week? - Mom stayed with me for a

my sleep, I had this weird dream where I was walking through

was looking

through all the names on_ the tombstones, looking for one

and my feet were

pour and I began to run

went through a long row of tombstones until I finally

so I

lan Hayes.

The stone read.

"No!"

I said to myself.

eyes then darted to the next tombstone and it was

and no writings

the next tombstone, and there it

was clear as

Here lies Emma Sinclair.

"Mom!"

and my

my eyes and realized I was still lying on the

side to side and noticed that the room was

the wall showed that it was 2 PM, and the daylight outside the

"Mom?"

again, still panting from my weird

of her anywhere, which

,she'd always be

mom went.I was walking sluggishly down

and

it were

more energy in me

Yesterday was brutal.

the lobby and

and I never

entire bottle of whiskey on

drank until I passed out and woke

had a throbbing headache all day long and