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.

I was being grilled for no

teachers had a thing for Erica, that was

of them when they found out Erica and I went out for a date

"The Spanish teacher?"

me playfully, "Dude, she’s

just didn’t work

find someone,

shoulders

comforted

been checking

bar where this blonde chick

eyeing me from head to

I caught her eyes, she

shook it

for it.What’s

pussy.Come on,"

is hot.Dude, we have to get over there.You have to be my wingman," John stood up suddenly,

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

help a guy out,"

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

"Fine,"I sighed finally.

hurt just to help him

soon as he’s in.I downed my drink before standing up, and John and I made

girl and her friend noticed that we were

mine and bit her lip, sending

you a drink?" I said when we stood

both said in

gladly stepped up to the bar and ordered some drinks

we were waiting for our drinks to be made, John was looking a bit awkward around the girls.I knew I had to step

names?" I said

the

her friend

town," I gestured

"Hi,"he said.

"Hi,"she replied.

you go,"I got their drinks from the bartender and

maybe you can help him out, tell him about some cool

quick

long, Anna and John were deep into a

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

told me your

her a

getting the

leaned in, whispering, "You're not a

pulling

don’t have to talk,"she closed the distance

and I wasn't enjoying it, not in the

out a sigh, I held her by her shoulders and pushed her

go,"was all I said to her before

be there.I looked at our table and

me about this girl and I wasn’t having

around the room and I spotted the exit.Guess I could use

when I breathed in the fresh air.I looked up to the open sky and

I just

had dialed her number before

had a community service thing going on tonight.I wasn't expecting her to pick

"Hello?"her sweet voice spoke.

smooth like honey.My favorite voice

calmed instinctively as soon as I heard her

music.Where are you?"she

of the guy

moment before saying,

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

should be sad, but actually I’m

wished I could see it in

with me,

"I miss you too,"

seen out in public.I didn’t

sigh, I then

was your community

some trash

"Oh yeah?"

West Lake too.We have some classes

this Tyler is a guy?"I wasn't trying to

the way the other guys looked at