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.

gonna be in Austin for college and I’m gonna take a gap year traveling around Europe.We're both terrible at long distance

when she explained everything, but I could tell she

scooted closer to Tiff and gave her

know you really like him,"Carrie

young for something

with

me again

agree with him, you should tell

hate talking about these things, I don’t wanna

just gonna ignore your feelings and go on about

how ironic that I asked her

was guilty of doing the same

it be better to

not clingy to want clarity and closure, you

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

I said to Tiff.

This was true.

to pretend like I got it all together and

did was lie

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 doesn’t mean that we

you're saying I should talk

I

talk to Nick if...Emma will talk

Tiff said suddenly.

When did this become about

closure are good a thing.Come on,

looking at me with her best

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

then again, there was no sense in

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

"Fine,"

finally and Tiff pulled me into

come and go, but girlfriends are

brunch, Carrie drove Tiff over to Nick's

the café and

as my friends were about

but Tiff and

wasn't subtle at

a confused look on his face, Tyler

sat on the chair in

"Hey,"

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

rambling.Tyler saw the

here it comes,"he

"I'm being serious,"

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

know it's not what you wanna hear, but it's gonna give you some closure,"I said as I reached for his hand.He let me

small smile and he

on me,"he said

like that,"I paused for

we can take our time, but this isn’t something that we can force.I like you as a friend and I don’t want to get your

you've memorized that

have written it on

smiled weakly back and said, "So, you're

best that we take

was still

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