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.

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

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

Tiff and gave her a

know you really

we're too young for something too serious anyway.Maybe it’s just better off this

you agree with what

me again in a couple of

you don’t agree with him, you

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

just gonna ignore your feelings and go on

how ironic that I asked her

guilty of

it be better to talk

to want

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 me

I said to Tiff.

This was true.

I got it all together

lie to myself

talk with lan on the beach, I felt like

do love each other very much and

you're saying I should

and I

to Nick if...Emma will talk

Tiff said suddenly.

When did this

closure are good a

looking at me with

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

again, there was no sense

away, the sooner the

"Fine,"

Tiff

come and go, but girlfriends

brunch, Carrie drove

café and told Tyler to

as my

at the door, but

subtle

look on his face, Tyler made his way over to

said and sat on the

"Hey,"

to make sure you were

rambling.Tyler saw the look on my face

here it

"I'm being serious,"

know.I know what you’re gonna say, you don't have to

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

him a small smile and he

on me,"he

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

okay and we can take our time, but this isn’t something that we can force.I like you as a friend and I don’t want to get your

it’s like you've memorized that speech,"he stifled

have written it

and

think it’s best that we

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

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