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,

is, believe it or not," I stifled a bitter

simple for lan to

babies, no more relationship, and no

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 on these

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

my mother was the last thing I wanted

his face

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

ringing in my ears, telling me that

she knew what I was thinking, she then

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

those things to my mom, it just happened, and I couldn't take it back.I was sobbing

cooed

love him so much...And he

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

Emma," she stroked my hair

doesn't know what

but

you're still so young.You'll get

and understanding,

her and held her close.I

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 Tiff and Carrie to

couldn't continue the rest of the

worst person on the planet,"I

the worst person on the planet.Don't beat

but 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

loved a guy

won't he stay with me, mom?" the words came out before

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

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 walking through

I was looking for,

all the names on_ the

my feet were

pour and

until I finally stopped at one that looked different from the

stone was covered in leaves, so I reached out to wipe them

lan Hayes.

The stone read.

"No!"

I said to myself.

to the next tombstone and it was a smaller tombstone, like the

was no name and no writings on

tombstone, and there it was, the

writing was clear as

Here lies Emma Sinclair.

"Mom!"

screamed and my

and realized I

and noticed

clock on the wall showed that it was 2 PM,

"Mom?"

croaked again, still panting

signs of her anywhere, which

,she'd always be

was

2 PM and school was almost

it

energy in me

Yesterday was brutal.

leaving Emma's room, I saw her friends at the lobby and I told them to come

and I never looked

drank probably an entire bottle of

out and woke up the next

throbbing headache all day long and I didn’t mind