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.

the summer together with him.But after prom night, 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

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

closer to Tiff and

know you really like him,"Carrie

gonna cut it anymore.He said we're too young for something too serious anyway.Maybe

with what

know.Ask me again in a couple of

with him, you

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

gonna ignore your feelings and go on about

ironic that I asked

of doing the same

wouldn't it be better to talk

not clingy to want clarity and

much as it sucked 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

I said to Tiff.

This was true.

I got it

lie to myself and my

with lan on the beach, I felt like a huge weight had been lifted off my

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

you're saying I should talk to

I nodded

to Nick

Tiff said suddenly.

When did this

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

me with

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

there was no sense in

away, the sooner the wound could

"Fine,"

Tiff pulled me into a

and go, but girlfriends are

Carrie drove Tiff over

stayed at the café and told

just as my friends were about to

at the door, but Tiff and Carrie

subtle

look on his face, Tyler made his way over to

sat on the chair in front

"Hey,"

you were okay.I had the worst hangover

to talk,"I cut him as he was rambling.Tyler saw the look on my face and let

here it comes,"he

"I'm being serious,"

have to say it,"he

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

him a small smile and he let out another

fine.Lay it on me,"he said

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

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

that speech,"he stifled

written it on a

smiled weakly back and said, "So, you're

that

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

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