Teacher's Girl (Aflyingwhale)

EMMA's POV 

I ended up chatting and staying longer than I should.

Hailey and Kirsten were such a joy to be around with.

I learned so much about lan and his childhood within ten minutes of talking to them, more than I ever did our entire relationship.

I learned lan was always gifted in the arts, at three years old he would color the entire living room wall with crayons, and at thirteen he would color the neighborhood's wall in spray paint.

Apparently, he used to get into a lot of trouble, like all boys would, according to Kirsten.

lan was mostly silent as us girls continued talking about him.

Kirsten mentioned that he was a talented kid all around, not just in the arts.

He also played soccer and baseball and oh he rocked the cutest Justin Bieber hairstyle growing up.  I made up my mind to steal some of his childhood photos.

They're a national treasure!  I also heard some things about lan’s dad.

From what I gathered, he was a very stand up guy, an all American dad.

He used to play baseball with lan as a kid, but when he died, lan stopped playing sports altogether.

His dad died at such a young age due to a car accident when lan was just sixteen.

lan looked extremely uncomfortable around the topic of his dad, so I didn’t press too much into it.

I changed the topic to Hailey instead, asking her about college.

"So, I heard you're in college?"

"Yup, sophomore year.I go to Wellesley.Where do you go?"

 "I-uh," my breath was stuck in my throat.

I couldn't possibly say I go to West Lake high school where his brother teaches! I shot a look over at lan for some help.

"She goes to"

"Oh, that’s right!" Hailey cut in,

"You two met in Emory.I forgot. How silly of me," 

"Right..." I nodded my head,

"We met in Emory..." Which was true.

We did meet there. I just didn’t go there.

The rest of our conversation went by without a hitch.

I found out that Hailey was four years younger than lan, which meant she was four years older than me.

She didn’t know that, though.

Somehow I managed to make her believe that we were somewhere around the same age.

After a while of talking, we heard the loud honking outside the house, a signal that my friends were here to pick me up.

I tried to hold off as long as I could because I wanted to keep talking to Kirsten and Hailey, but I knew my time was up when my phone wouldn't stop buzzing.

"Okay, I guess I really have to go now," I sighed and grabbed my things.

"I'll walk you out," lan followed after me.

"Breakfast was amazing, thank you again. And it was very nice to meet you two,"

I smiled at Hailey and Kirsten.

"Same here. I'll give you a call if I'm ever in Georgia,"

Hailey smiled back and I nodded.

"Are you sure we can’t talk you into staying another night?" Kirsten pleaded.

"Oh, I wish I could,"

"Emma has to go, mom,"

lan came to my rescue as we heard the car started honking again.

"Well okay, but next time please stay longer," she said again right before I left the kitchen.

"I will," I replied.

"That means there will be a next time,"

Kirsten said it to me, but her eyes were staring straight at lan, and she winked.

"Of course," he shrugged.

and finally she

me outside where Tiff and Carrie were waiting in

little wave and he nodded back

pulled him by his collar and gave him a kiss on the cheek. 

said as his body

mom and sister are

They think the same

"How'd you know?"

told me. When I was telling

did you tell them

this amazing girl and I'm head over heels for you.But...life got in the way and we couldn't

they

you back.They were saying that I shouldn't let life get in the way and do everything I can to make this work between us.Of course, they don't actually know the whole reason why we had to end things in the

a stupid reason,"I muttered

that again,"he said with a

smile and I was sad

I linked my arms

too.I'll be back

a moment to

I'll see you at

He nodded and said,

"See you at school,"

he leaned down and pulled

long, gentle, tender

as my fingers ran

by pulling me even closer and

see each other for

to ruin the moment, of

honking and

finger up in the middle

but he refused to break the

we pulled away

let out a sigh as I stood on my tippy toes

waved goodbye as I sat in the backseat of

at me and I was waving back at him, but my friends

Hayes!"

shut up and

them and the car speeded

and sister wouldn't

"So..."

said as soon as the car

"So?"

to

"Tell us everything!"

she demanded.

"Every little detail!"

Carrie followed.

"Okay, well, basically...

and I are back

I exclaimed.

my god,

I knew it! I knew

done it without you

arms to both my friends who were in the

did it happen? What did he

twelve hour drive.We want

back to Georgia by 11

a thing and I was just glad that they weren't one of those weird parents that would check

in that case,

and I stayed in touch over

we fell asleep with our screens still on the entire

only had to wait a week for him to return, but a week could feel like

of my days

hung out with my parents, had my friends over for

fun of the guy or girl who stays home every night doing nothing, but that was only because lan

had a blast chatting

it was New Year's Eve and everyone was out

room, watch TV, and hear another one

us?"mom knocked on my door for the tenth time

wearing her long black dress and dad was

going to dad’s New Year's Eve office

New Years with dad’s colleagues, no offense,"I nodded to dad and he

taken.If it wasn’t for your mom, I

aren't coming over?"mom

party at Madison's.I don't feel like going, I’m just

dad shared a

a

look at me like that.I’m totally fine.I

chill.If you

be back a little after midnight,"dad

you go,