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.

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

but I could tell she was broken up

Tiff and

really like him,"Carrie

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

with what he said?"I

know.Ask me again

agree with

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

what, you're just gonna ignore your feelings and go

that

guilty of doing the same

be better to talk things

want

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 a chance at moving

I said to Tiff.

This was true.

it

lie to myself and

with lan on the beach, I felt like a huge weight

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

should talk to Nick?"she

I nodded

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

Tiff said suddenly.

did this become about

closure are good a

me with her

eventually, but I didn’t

there was no sense in prolonging

Aid away,

"Fine,"

finally and Tiff pulled me into

can come and go, but girlfriends are

brunch, Carrie drove

at the café and told Tyler to

as my friends

door, but Tiff

wasn't subtle at

on his face, Tyler

on the chair in front of

"Hey,"

to make sure you were okay.I had the worst hangover

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

it comes,"he

"I'm being serious,"

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

reached for his hand.He let me held

him a small smile and he let out another

on

don’t like you like that,"I

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 friend and I don’t want to get your hopes up and

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

may have written it on

back and said, "So, you're

that we take some time

was still trying to crack jokes even though his eyes were filled

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