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 the rope.There’s

appear strong when she explained everything, but I

closer to Tiff and gave her a

you really

said we're too young for something too serious anyway.Maybe it’s just better off this way,"she

agree with

know.Ask me again in

don’t agree with him, you should tell

hate talking about these things, I

gonna ignore your feelings and go on about

and how ironic that I asked

was guilty of doing the same

it be better

not clingy to want

comforting.That last talk I had with lan

I said to Tiff.

This was true.

got it all together and it

was lie to

with lan on the beach, I felt like

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

should talk to

and I nodded in

Nick if...Emma will

Tiff said suddenly.

When did this become about

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

at me with

Tyler eventually, but I didn’t think it

was no sense in prolonging

away, the sooner the wound

"Fine,"

finally and Tiff pulled me

can come and go, but girlfriends are

brunch, Carrie drove Tiff

I stayed at the café and

arrived just as my friends

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

wasn't subtle at

confused look on his face, Tyler made

the

"Hey,"

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

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

it

"I'm being serious,"

know.I know what you’re gonna say, you don't have to say it,"he shook his head and leaned

give you some closure,"I said as I reached for his

small smile and

it on me,"he said

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

isn’t something that we can force.I like you

that

may have written it on a napkin,"I smiled

weakly back and said, "So,

best that we

still trying to crack jokes even

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