Teacher's Girl (Aflyingwhale)

Chapter 38: Social Distancing 

EMMA’s POV: 

Normally, I hate Mondays.But, not this year.

This year, Mondays meant that I could see my boyfriend around the school, so how could I not look forward to it? I had a spring in my step as I made my way to school.

Walking down the hallways, I noticed that people’s eyes were on me.It was a weird feeling to be noticed like this, but I couldn’t blame them.

I may have gone a little bit too overboard with my new wardrobe.I was wearing this off-shoulder sweater dress that was kind of short.

Usually, I'd wear a pair of leggings with them, but not anymore.I paired it with some tall knee- length boots instead.

"Whoa, who are you and what have you done to my sweet, innocent Emma?"Carrie said, stopping my tracks.

"Well, I don’t know who she is but I love her!"Tiff followed suit.

"I'm pretty sure this isn’t up to snuff to our school’s dress code,"Mark added.

"We have a dress code?"I asked.

"Morally, I guess?"Mark shrugged.

"Guys, chill, it’s just an outfit,"

I laughed at their overly dramatic reactions.

"Oh, we are chill.I'm just not sure he is,"

Tiff whispered to my ears and motioned to the direction of some teachers walking by.lan was walking with Coach Pullman and Mr.Hawthorn.

lan was usually quiet and he kept to himself, he never hung out with the other teachers.

But today, they looked really friendly with each other.Must be because of their outing last night.When he saw me standing there in my outfit, lan almost spat the coffee in his hand.He shot me an ‘are you crazy’ look and I just smiled innocently.

"Good morning, Mr.Hayes,"I said when he was an arm's length away.

He stopped his tracks and said, "Good morning...Ms.Sinclair,"

That's funny.

Normally he’d call me by my first name.

He was about to walk away, but I quickly said, "I was just about to return that book I borrowed yesterday,"

"Just leave them on my desk,"he said coolly and rejoined the other two teachers.

"Oh, okay,"I muttered under my breath.

He didn’t even bother looking back, and he just kept going.

What the hell was that? 

Throughout the rest of the day, I had a feeling that lan was avoiding me.

I couldn't find him anywhere, and when I finally did, he wouldn't even look at me.

By last period, I couldn't take it anymore.

I took a hallway pass and marched to the art studio.I made sure that he was completely alone in that classroom before entering the room.

"Hey, I've been looking for you everywhere,"

I couldn't hide the excitement on my face when I could finally be alone with him.

"What are you doing here? You're supposed to be in class,"he was sitting on his desk and he looked up at me in shock.

"Yeah? And what are you gonna do about it?"I bit my lip seductively and made my way over to him.

I put my hands on his desk and leaned down, purposefully showing off my cleavage.

He swallowed hard and sucked in a deep breath before saying, "Emma, you can't be doing things like these around school,"

"Why? Because if you’re mad, you can always punish me later,"I said shamelessly, egging him on.

"Oh, I will punish you,"he said through gritted teeth.

it's not safe here.People might start asking

was about to lean closer to him, but he quickly moved away.His eyes darted to the door, as if he was afraid someone could just

"What people?"I asked.

mind,"he sighed and raked his hair in

this, whatever you're doing.You understand me?"he sounded

I studied his face, the more I realized that he

you to tell me that you understand,"he said again in that

"Understand what exactly?"I sighed.

right now,"Juvenile? Last time I checked,

"You were fine with

don't think you realize the gravity of the

was acting like a child.He was talking down on

think I was taking this

is fine, lan.Stop overreacting,"I tried to

call me that

This was weird.

on with him, but this was not the

darted to the door again, looking

to class,"I shook my head

to have an

too paranoid for

—"he was trying to

had made it out the door and I was walking down the empty hallway when I heard someone

Emma,"I turned around, expecting it to

turns out, it was

"Tyler, hey,"

I can also say ‘lack thereof," he joked when

"Not you too,"

eyes

I'll wear a

way to my locker, which luckily was only a couple

fished out a cheerleading jacket I always store inside and quickly put

not saying it's

can wear a potato sack and you'll still

I laughed

"Thanks,"

kinda fun, huh?"he said as

picking up trash for three hours straight.My back

meant talking to

"Oh,"

the corner of my eye, I noticed lan was standing a couple of

must have followed me

can I ask you something?"Tyler was speaking to me, but my attention was focused somewhere

"Yeah, what's up?"

engaged in our conversation, but I could

"Yeah,"

going with

"Just with my friends,"

Of course I was.

wouldn't stop going on and on about our last homecoming dance

was going with Mark and Tiff wanted to ask out this hot new guy she

it’s a long shot, but uh, do you think you'd go

this time, he had my

many friends.I

know..."my eyes darted between him

in his pocket, he said, "I get it.It's okay if you don’t have an answer right now.You can

"Sure..."

can tell me your answer whenever.Just, preferably before the

"Right,"

at the community garden

"Okay...See you,"

I let out

was very sweet, and if the circumstances were different, I wouldn't

eyes went back to lan who was watching

over to him as he didn't

"So, that’s Tyler,"

said cautiously, gauging his

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