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,

it or not," I stifled

that simple for lan to end things with

more relationship, and

making 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

please, just drop it.I don’t wanna talk about it,"I

my mother was the

all I see was his face when

caught in my throat every time I remembered the moment

his voice ringing in my ears, telling me that he

what I was thinking, she then asked, "Why? What

absolutely nothing..."my voice cracked and

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

she cooed gripped me

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

out that I was pregnant...getting

hair and

boy.He doesn't know

was talking about, but her words were enough to

so young.You'll get through this, I

was being so kind and understanding, and I

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 her about lan, but

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

the story without

sorry mom, I’m the worst person on the planet,"I

the worst person on the planet.Don't

true, but we all know I was a pretty shitty human being.I was a liar to my own mother.I was careless and

because I loved a

with me, mom?" the words came out

fool.Any guy who chooses to leave a girl like you is a fool.He doesn’t

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

this weird dream where

I was looking for, but I

names on_ the tombstones, looking for one that I would

barefoot and my feet

to pour and

long row of tombstones until I finally stopped at one that looked different

covered in leaves, so I

lan Hayes.

The stone read.

"No!"

I said to myself.

the next tombstone and it was a smaller tombstone,

was no name and no

and there it was, the

was

Here lies Emma Sinclair.

"Mom!"

and my body jolted

opened my eyes and realized I was still lying on the

looked from side to side and noticed

showed that it was 2 PM, and

"Mom?"

croaked again, still panting

no signs of her anywhere, which

,she'd always be

mom went.I was walking sluggishly down the

and school was

it were

had no more energy in me

Yesterday was brutal.

saw her friends at the lobby and

went out and I never

drank probably an entire bottle of whiskey on my own

until I passed out and woke

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