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.

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

but I could tell she

Tiff and gave her

know you really like him,"Carrie

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

with what he

know.Ask me again in a

agree with him,

hate talking about these things, I don’t wanna sound

what, you're just gonna ignore your

how ironic that I

was guilty of doing the same

wouldn't it be better to talk things out?"Carrie

clingy to want clarity and

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

I said to Tiff.

This was true.

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

did was lie to myself and my

the beach, I felt like a huge weight had been lifted

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

I should talk to

and I nodded

talk to Nick if...Emma will talk to

Tiff said suddenly.

did this become

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

at me with her

eventually, but I

was no sense

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

"Fine,"

and Tiff pulled

can come and go,

drove Tiff over

I stayed at the café and told Tyler to come meet

as my

the door, but Tiff

subtle at

confused look on his face, Tyler made

and sat on the chair in front

"Hey,"

make sure you were

him as he was rambling.Tyler saw

it comes,"he

"I'm being serious,"

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

his hand.He let me held his hand and I squeezed it gently.I just hoped he could see that I wanted what was

gave him a small smile and

fine.Lay it on

don’t like you like that,"I paused

we can force.I like you as a friend and I don’t want to get your hopes up

like you've memorized that speech,"he stifled

it on a

and said, "So, you're

that

was still trying

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