Teacher's Girl (Aflyingwhale)

IAN's POV : 

"Hayes!"

I heard a voice called out as I stepped out of the art room with my things.School was over for the day and I was about to head home.

"Hey, you joining us tonight?"Sean Hawthorn, the school’s music teacher, jogged over to me.

"Uh…?"I gave him a puzzled.

"First week of school.Some of us are doing guys’ night out.The new guy, Coach Pullman is getting everyone's first round,"

Right.Whenever the teachers at school did social gatherings, I never paid much attention to it.

But, I did read something about this in my email.

"I don’t know,"I shrugged, 

"To be honest, I don’t really know him,"

I was just saying whatever to get Sean off my case.

I wasn't feeling like hanging out with the other teachers at school, because every time I hung out with them, I felt this guilt inside.

I felt like I was betraying my job because I was dating this girl that everyone else called their student.  "He doesn't know that many people.He just started working here.He’s inviting all the guys to come, he wants to make friends,"

Sean was being persistent, he paused for a beat before saying, "And hey, you're single, right? You should come.It's at this bar that just opened downtown.A lot of pretty girls there, I heard,"

Single...all the teachers thought so, of course.That's a good thing I guess.

"Right..."I muttered and sighed,

"Guess I can stop by for a bit,"So here I was, sitting around a table with five other guy teachers from school.

They were around my age and slightly older, late twenties and early thirties.

Still, I couldn't feel so removed.Three of them were already married with kids and one was engaged.

Only the new guy, John Pullman and I were single.

"I need everyone to take a shot.No one’s getting out of this!"

John shouted over the music as he raised a glass.

"Cheers to that!" the other guys chimed in and I played along.

We all downed the shot of whiskey at once.

It was a decent whiskey.

I had my reservations about coming out tonight, but this was changing my mind.I must admit, it felt kind of nice to have some guy friends around.I loved spending time with Emma, let's get that straight.

And though I enjoyed being cooped up with her inside my apartment, but sometimes going out to a bar like this, chilling with some whiskey and friends weren't bad too.

"So, you just moved here, huh?"I said to John.

"Yeah.I used to teach in Atlanta for two years,"he replied.

"Hey, I used to study at Emory.Lived in Atlanta for a couple of years too,"

"Oh, cool, man.Atlanta's awesome!" he beamed and gave me a high five, "But yeah, I needed a fresh start,"

"We could all use some of that," I said and raised another glass.

"Amen to that,"he nodded and drank his drink.

"So, how you like the town?"Sean joined in.

"It's kinda small, but looks alright.The girls are fine though,"

John nudged me to the direction of a group of girls passing by.

"Yeah," I said flatly.

"What, you got a girlfriend?"

"Uh —"

"Nah, this guy's single,"

Sean was quick to answer for me.

"I heard you went out with Erica Diaz last year?" another teacher, James Watson, joined in.

being

had a thing for Erica, that

bunch of them when they found out Erica and I went

"The Spanish teacher?"

gaped and shoved me

just didn’t work out,"

find someone, don't

and patted my shoulders

needed to be comforted for that, thanks

that girl? She’s been checking

this blonde chick was standing

was eyeing me from

her eyes, she let out a

man,"I shook it

should totally go for it.What’s

be a pussy.Come

we have to get over there.You have to

and raked my hair, looking for an excuse to get out

on man, help a guy out,"

some company.He

"Fine,"I sighed finally.

hurt just to help him

get out of there as soon as he’s in.I downed my drink before standing

blonde girl and her friend noticed that we were

mine and bit her lip, sending me this signal that she

can we get you a drink?" I said

both said in

up to the bar and ordered some drinks from

we were waiting for our drinks to be made, John was looking a bit awkward

your names?" I said to both

Macy," the blonde

Anna," her friend

town," I gestured to my boy and he was smiling brightly at

"Hi,"he said.

"Hi,"she replied.

their drinks from the bartender

out, tell him about

quick

long, Anna and John were deep into

job as the wingman was done, so I was about to go back to my table when the blonde girl stopped

never told me your name,"she

a

wasn't getting the hint

a hand on my chest and leaned in, whispering, "You're

pulling

talk,"she closed the

and I

by her shoulders and

to go,"was all I said to her before quickly walking

there.I looked at our table and the guys were

about this girl

room and I spotted the exit.Guess I could

relieved sigh when I breathed in the fresh air.I

a great night, but I just

took out my phone and my fingers had dialed her number before

thing going on tonight.I wasn't expecting her to pick up the call, but she did

"Hello?"her sweet voice spoke.

was smooth like honey.My favorite voice

body calmed instinctively as soon as I heard her

loud music.Where

of the guy teachers dragged me

okay,"she paused for a moment before saying, "Well, you must

calling you

fun? Well, I should be sad,

wished I could see

here with me, baby

"I miss you too,"

can be seen out in public.I didn’t wanna think about that, though.It

sigh, I

was your community

some trash and

"Oh yeah?"

West Lake too.We

guy?"I wasn't trying to be a

the other guys looked at her, they could not be