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.

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

to appear strong when she explained everything, but I could tell she was broken up on the inside.  "Aw,

scooted closer to Tiff and

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

agree with what he said?"I

know.Ask me again in a couple of

don’t agree with him, you should

don’t know...I hate talking about these things,

just gonna ignore your feelings

and how ironic that I asked her

was guilty of

be better to

to want clarity and

sucked to have a 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

did was lie to myself and

lan on the beach, I felt like a huge

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

I should talk to Nick?"she

I nodded

talk to Nick if...Emma will talk to

Tiff said suddenly.

When did this become about

the one that said clarity and closure are good a thing.Come on, I'll do

at me with her best

eventually, but I didn’t think it was gonna be this

then again, there was no sense

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

"Fine,"

groaned finally and Tiff pulled me

come and go, but girlfriends are

drove Tiff over to

the café and

my friends were about

them cheerfully at the door, but

subtle

on his face,

on the chair in front of

"Hey,"

calling you.I just wanted to make sure you were

cut him as he was rambling.Tyler saw the look on my face and let

it

"I'm being serious,"

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

as I reached for his

small smile and he let out another

on me,"he said

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

okay and we can take our time, but this isn’t something that we can force.I

like you've memorized that speech,"he

written it on

and said,

best that

me?"he was still trying to crack jokes even though

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