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.

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

I could tell she was

Tiff

know you really like

for something too serious anyway.Maybe it’s just better off this way,"she

agree with what he said?"I

me again in a couple

you don’t agree with him, you should

these things, I don’t wanna sound

gonna ignore your feelings and

that I asked

was guilty of doing the same

better to

want

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

I said to Tiff.

This was true.

I got it all together and it was

lie to myself and

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

other very much and it doesn’t mean that we have

saying I should talk

and I nodded in

Nick if...Emma will talk

Tiff said suddenly.

this become about

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

me with her best puppy dog

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

again, there was no sense

Band- Aid away,

"Fine,"

finally and Tiff

can come and go, but girlfriends are

drove Tiff over

café and told Tyler

my friends

the door, but Tiff

subtle

face, Tyler made his way over to

on the chair in front of

"Hey,"

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

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

here it

"I'm being serious,"

have to say it,"he shook his head and leaned back on his

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

small smile

on me,"he said

you Tyler, but I don’t like you like that,"I

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

that speech,"he stifled a

written it on a napkin,"I

back and said, "So,

think it’s best that we take some

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

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