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.

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 Europe.We're both terrible at long distance relationships and commitment.It just felt like we're at the end of the

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

scooted closer to Tiff and

know you really

cut it anymore.He said we're too young for something too

agree with

again in a

don’t agree with him, you should

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

just gonna ignore your feelings and go on about

asked, and how ironic that I asked

guilty of doing the

wouldn't it be better to talk things out?"Carrie

not clingy to want clarity and

heart broken, at least the clarity was comforting.That

I said to Tiff.

This was true.

it all together and it was a

did was lie to

on the beach,

to accept the fact that we do love each other very much

should talk to

I nodded in

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

Tiff said suddenly.

did this become about

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

me with

Tyler eventually, but I didn’t think it was

again, there was no

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

"Fine,"

Tiff

and go, but girlfriends are

Carrie drove Tiff over

I stayed at the café and told Tyler to come meet

arrived just as my friends were

door, but Tiff and Carrie responded with a

wasn't subtle at

a confused look on his face, Tyler made his way over

on the chair in

"Hey,"

make sure you were okay.I had the

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

here it comes,"he

"I'm being serious,"

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

his hand.He let me

smile and he

on me,"he

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

it’s like you've memorized that

may have written it

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

that we

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

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