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.

have the summer together with him.But after 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

but I could tell she was broken up on the inside. 

Tiff and gave her

know you really

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

with what he said?"I

me again in a

don’t agree with

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

your feelings and go on

how ironic that I asked her

guilty of doing the same

be better to talk things

not clingy to want clarity and

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

I said to Tiff.

This was true.

to pretend like I got it all together and it was

did was lie to

on the beach, I felt like a

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

I should talk

and I nodded

I'll talk to Nick if...Emma will talk

Tiff said suddenly.

did this

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

at me with her best puppy

but I didn’t

was

this Band- Aid away,

"Fine,"

Tiff pulled me into a

and go,

Sunday brunch, Carrie drove Tiff over

and told Tyler to come

as my friends were about to

the door, but Tiff and Carrie responded with a sorry

wasn't subtle at

look on his face, Tyler made his

the chair in front of

"Hey,"

you were

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

here it

"I'm being serious,"

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

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

gave him a small smile and he let out another

fine.Lay it on

but I don’t like you like that,"I

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

you've memorized that speech,"he stifled

it on a napkin,"I smiled

and said,

it’s best that we take

not even dating and you're breaking up with me?"he was still trying to crack

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