Teacher's Girl (Aflyingwhale)

Chapter 60: Coming Clean 

EMMA’s POV : 

"Who is it?"Carrie asked when she noticed my phone buzzing for the tenth time that day.

lt was a Sunday afternoon and my friends and I were having our weekly Sunday brunch.

I slept all day yesterday because I was so tired after the dance, so I hadn't seen the two of them since prom night and we had a lot of catch up on.

"It's Tyler again.He wants to see me later tonight,"I sighed when I read the text on my phone.I had been dodging his calls and not responding to his texts.

We woke up after cuddling all night long in his dad's cabin and things went kinda awkward.

"So, is it official between you two?"Carrie asked and Tiff eyed me suspiciously.

"Guys, I told you, we're just friends,"

"Honey, friends don’t wander out to the beach at senior trip and fall asleep on each other's arms,"Tiff sassed.

"And don't forget prom night.We walked out to the living room in the morning and saw you two cuddling,"Carrie followed.

"I know,"

"And you said that you two kissed,"Carrie said again.

"Yeah, just that one time, and I stopped it,"

"So, this ship ain't sailing huh?"Tiff asked.

"There’s no ship guys...I really like Tyler, but..."

"Not the way you like lan,"Carrie said knowingly.

"Not even close,"I sighed, pausing for a moment before continuing

"And I know we're over and everything, but still.I can’t just magically make feelings appear,"

I It was sad to admit that even after all this time and my efforts in trying to forget him, I was still in love with lan Hayes.

I thought about him every single day and I dreamt about him every single night.

"So, what are you gonna do? Are you gonna see Ty later?"Tiff asked.

"I don't know.I told him that I felt like leading him on but he said he didn't care,"

"But you do,"Carrie said.

"Yeah, I do care.I can't do that to him.He’s just too good,"

"You're a good friend too, Emma,"

Carrie took my hand and squeezed it gently.

"It just really sucks that I might have to break his heart.I know how that feels like and it is shitty as hell.So now we're just floating around, not sure of what we're doing,"

"You are preaching to the choir, sister,"Tiff sighed dramatically.

Tiff called us up last night and mentioned briefly that Nick and her are on a break.

She said she knew that Nick and her would have to break up eventually because they were going in different directions.

She just didn’t think it was gonna be this soon.

"So, things with you and Nick...?"I asked cautiously.

he told me he’s going to take summer classes and leave in a couple of weeks.He’s gonna be in Austin for college and I’m gonna take a gap year traveling around Europe.We're both terrible at long distance relationships and commitment.It just felt like

when she explained everything, but I could tell she was broken up on the inside.

closer to Tiff and

you really like him,"Carrie

but ‘like’ isn't gonna cut it anymore.He said we're too young for something too serious anyway.Maybe it’s just better off

you agree with what he

know.Ask me again in

don’t agree with him, you should

these things,

just gonna ignore your feelings and go

asked, and how ironic that I asked her that

was guilty of

be better to talk things out?"Carrie

clingy to want clarity

to have a breakup and got your heart broken, at least the clarity was comforting.That last talk I had with lan was a good closure and it allowed

I said to Tiff.

This was true.

pretend like I got it all together and it was

was lie to myself and

lan on the beach, I felt like

fact that we do love each other very much and it doesn’t mean that we have to be

I should talk to

I

I'll talk to Nick

Tiff said suddenly.

this become about

said clarity and closure are good a thing.Come on, I'll do it if

me with her

I had to talk to Tyler eventually, but I

again, there was

pull this Band- Aid away, the sooner the wound could start to

"Fine,"

Tiff pulled me into

can come and go, but girlfriends are

brunch, Carrie drove Tiff over

I stayed at the café and

as my friends were about

greeted them cheerfully at the door, but Tiff

subtle

look on his face, Tyler made his

the chair in

"Hey,"

make sure you

he was rambling.Tyler saw the look on my face and

here it

"I'm being serious,"

know what you’re gonna say, you don't have to say it,"he shook his head and leaned back

you wanna hear, but it's gonna give you some closure,"I said as I reached for his hand.He let me held his hand and I squeezed it gently.I just hoped he could see that I wanted what was

gave him a small smile

on me,"he said

you Tyler, but I don’t like you like that,"I paused for

we can force.I like you as a friend and I

memorized that speech,"he stifled a bitter

it on a

and said,

that we take

was still trying

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