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 grilled for no

had a thing for

them when they found out

"The Spanish teacher?"

me

didn’t

find

my shoulders

needed to be comforted for that, thanks

checking you out

the bar where this blonde chick was standing with a drink in

eyeing me from head to

caught her eyes, she

man,"I shook it

totally go for it.What’s stopping you?" John was getting

be a pussy.Come

have to be my wingman," John

my hair,

a guy out," John

was new in town and he really wanted some company.He bought us all drinks, and now

"Fine,"I sighed finally.

just

he’s in.I downed my drink before standing up, and John and I made our way to the

her friend noticed that we

locked her eyes with mine and bit her lip, sending

drink?" I said when we stood an arm's length

they both

the bar and ordered some drinks from

drinks to be made, John was looking a bit awkward around the girls.I knew I had to step

are your names?" I said

the blonde

Anna," her

to meet you both.This is my friend, John.He’s new to town," I

"Hi,"he said.

"Hi,"she replied.

got their drinks from the bartender and handed it

out,

was quick

Anna and John

wingman was done, so I was about to go back to my table when the blonde

never told me

gave her a quick, uninterested

wasn't getting the hint

hand on my chest and leaned in, whispering, "You're not a man of

breathed, pulling away

have to talk,"she closed the

pressed up against mine and I wasn't enjoying it, not in the

I held her by her shoulders and pushed her off of

me, but I have to go,"was all

at our table and the guys

me about this

spotted the

out a relieved sigh when I breathed in the fresh air.I looked up to the open sky

night, but I just

out my phone and my fingers had dialed her number before I could stop

on tonight.I wasn't expecting her

"Hello?"her sweet voice spoke.

voice in the world

felt my body calmed instinctively as

loud music.Where

bar downtown.Some of the guy teachers dragged

for a moment before

you think I’m calling you then?"I stifled a dry

should be sad,

and I wished I

with me, baby

"I miss you too,"

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

out a sigh, I

was your

good.I picked up some trash and I

"Oh yeah?"

name's Tyler.He goes to West Lake too.We

is a guy?"I wasn't trying

saw her around school and the way the other guys looked at her, they