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.

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

everything, but I could tell she was

closer to Tiff and gave her

know you really like

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

agree with what

don’t know.Ask me again

with him, you should

hate talking about these things, I

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

how ironic that I asked her

was guilty of doing the

be better to

not clingy to want

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 a chance

I said to Tiff.

This was true.

tried to pretend like I got it all

was lie to

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

fact that we do love each other very much and it

you're saying I should

I nodded in

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

Tiff said suddenly.

this become about

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

me with her

to Tyler eventually, but I didn’t think it

there was no sense

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

"Fine,"

Tiff pulled me into

can come and go, but girlfriends

Carrie drove Tiff over

stayed at the café and told Tyler

my friends were about to

greeted them cheerfully at the door, but Tiff and Carrie responded

wasn't subtle

look on his face, Tyler made his way

the chair in front of

"Hey,"

you were

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

it

"I'm being serious,"

don't have to say it,"he shook his head and leaned

what you wanna hear, 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 was best for

him a small smile

fine.Lay it on me,"he

don’t like you like

that we can force.I like you as a

that speech,"he stifled a

may have written it on a napkin,"I smiled

weakly back and said, "So,

that we take some

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

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