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.

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

strong when she explained everything, but I could tell she was broken

to Tiff and gave her

really like him,"Carrie

for something too serious anyway.Maybe it’s just better

you agree with

me again in a couple

with him, you

hate talking about these things, I don’t wanna sound clingy

just gonna ignore your

and how ironic that I

guilty of doing the

better to talk

want

breakup and got your heart broken, at least the clarity was comforting.That last talk I had

I said to Tiff.

This was true.

I got it all together and it was a

was lie to myself and

had that talk with lan on the beach, I felt like a huge weight had been

we do love each other very much and it doesn’t mean that we

saying I should talk to

and I nodded

I'll talk to Nick if...Emma will talk to

Tiff said suddenly.

did this become about

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

with

talk to Tyler eventually, but I didn’t think it was

then again, there was no sense

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

"Fine,"

Tiff pulled me into

go, but girlfriends

drove Tiff over to

at the café and

as my friends were

them cheerfully at the door, but Tiff and Carrie

subtle

face, Tyler made his way over

and sat on the chair in front of

"Hey,"

kept calling you.I just wanted to make sure you were

to talk,"I cut him as he was rambling.Tyler

it

"I'm being serious,"

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

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

a small smile and he

it on me,"he

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

isn’t something that we can force.I like you as a friend and I don’t

that speech,"he stifled a bitter

have written it on

weakly back and said,

it’s best that we take some

you're breaking up with me?"he was still trying to crack jokes

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