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 like we're at the end of the rope.There’s nothing else we could

explained everything, but I could tell she was broken up on

scooted closer to Tiff

you really like

anymore.He said we're too young for something

with what he

know.Ask me again in a

with him, you

hate talking about these things,

ignore your

how ironic that I

of doing the

be better to

to want clarity and closure, you

to have a breakup and got your heart broken, at least the clarity was comforting.That last talk

I said to Tiff.

This was true.

it all together

did was lie to myself

the beach, I felt

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

I should talk to Nick?"she

I nodded

Nick if...Emma will

Tiff said suddenly.

this become

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

at me with

knew I had to talk to Tyler eventually, but I didn’t

was no sense

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

"Fine,"

finally and Tiff

go, but girlfriends are

Carrie drove

and told Tyler to

arrived just as my friends were

door, but Tiff and Carrie responded with a sorry

wasn't subtle

face, Tyler made his way

sat on the chair

"Hey,"

you.I just wanted to make sure you were okay.I had the

we need to talk,"I cut him as he was rambling.Tyler saw the look on

it comes,"he

"I'm being serious,"

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

not what you wanna hear, but it's gonna give you some closure,"I said as I reached for his hand.He let

gave him a small smile and he

it on me,"he said

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

said that it’s okay and we can take our time, but this isn’t something that we can force.I like you as a

you've memorized that speech,"he stifled

have written it on a

and

that we take some

even dating and you're breaking up with me?"he was still trying to crack jokes even though his

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