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

the guy teachers had a

bunch of them when they found out Erica and I went out

"The Spanish teacher?"

shoved me playfully, "Dude, she’s

didn’t work out,"

find someone, don't

said and patted my shoulders before heading to

needed to be comforted for that,

about that girl? She’s been checking you out ever

bar where this blonde chick was standing

me from head to

eyes, she

man,"I shook it

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

a pussy.Come

have to be my wingman," John stood up

raked my hair,

a

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

"Fine,"I sighed finally.

just to

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

and her friend noticed

mine and bit her lip, sending me this signal that

can we get you a drink?" I said

they both said

stepped up to the bar and ordered some drinks from

to be made, John was looking

are your names?" I said

Macy," the

her friend

John.He’s new to town," I gestured to my boy

"Hi,"he said.

"Hi,"she replied.

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

can help him out,

was quick

John were deep into a

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

told me your

gave her a quick, uninterested

wasn't getting

my chest and leaned in, whispering,

pulling away

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

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

out a sigh, I held her by her shoulders and

to go,"was all I said to her

our table

grill me about this girl and I wasn’t

eyes scanned around the room and I spotted the

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

was a great night, but I just wished

phone and my fingers had dialed her number before I could

wasn't expecting her to pick up the call, but she did after the third

"Hello?"her sweet voice spoke.

honey.My favorite voice in the world as

calmed instinctively as soon as I heard

hear loud music.Where

bar downtown.Some of the guy teachers

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

calling you then?"I stifled

I should be sad, but actually I’m glad,"she

and I wished I

with me, baby

"I miss you too,"

the two of us can be seen out

sigh, I then asked,

your community

was good.I picked up some trash and I made a

"Oh yeah?"

name's Tyler.He goes to West

wasn't trying to be a

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