Teacher's Girl (Aflyingwhale)

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.

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 rope.There’s nothing else

but I could tell she was broken

closer to Tiff and gave

really like

too young for something too serious anyway.Maybe it’s just better off this

you agree with what he

again in

don’t agree with him, you should

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

your feelings and go on about

ironic that I asked

of doing the

it be better to

to want clarity and

your heart broken, at least the clarity was comforting.That last talk I had with lan was a good closure and

I said to Tiff.

This was true.

tried to pretend like I got it all together and it was a

lie

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

to accept the fact that we do love each other very much and it doesn’t mean that we have to be

should talk to

I nodded in

to Nick if...Emma will talk to

Tiff said suddenly.

this become about

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

was looking at me with her best

I had to talk to Tyler eventually, but I didn’t think

again, there was no sense in

this Band- Aid away, the sooner the wound could start to

"Fine,"

groaned finally and Tiff pulled me into a

and go,

brunch, Carrie drove Tiff

at the café and told Tyler to

as my friends

door, but Tiff and Carrie responded with a

subtle at

confused look on his face, Tyler

the chair in front

"Hey,"

make sure you were okay.I had

rambling.Tyler saw the look

here it comes,"he

"I'm being serious,"

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

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

a small smile and he let

on me,"he said

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

but this isn’t something that we can force.I

memorized that speech,"he stifled a bitter

may have written it on

smiled weakly back and

think it’s best that we

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