Teacher's Girl (Aflyingwhale)

Chapter 51: Watchful Eyes 

EMMA’s POV : 

My head felt so heavy.It took almost everything in me just to pry my eyes open.The first thing I saw was this white fluorescent light.The ceiling and the light didn't look like my room.

I must be someplace else.I was trying to remember if I had seen this place before.

My eyes then traveled to the white walls and window, and I noticed it was daylight outside.

Then I felt my ears started ringing.

I closed my eyes to drown out the noise until finally, I was left with only this beeping sound.

I looked to the source of the beeping and it came from a machine right next to me.

Finally I realized where I was, I was in a hospital.

I was lying on the bed and I had a tube stuck on my arm.

My body was too weak to even move or speak, so I just lay there and did nothing but breathe.

I felt like I was in a daze.

A part of me was thinking that I was just dreaming.

"Bill! She’s awake!" mom's voice pierced through the air.

I looked down and I saw her standing in front of the door with my dad.

They looked tired and worried as they came racing towards me.

"Emma? Emma, honey?" she said as held my cheek.

"Emma, can you hear us?" dad followed.

"..Mom.... Dad..." my voice croaked.

It took so much energy just to say those two words out loud.

"Oh, honey.We were so worried," mom was showering my face with kisses and tears trickled down her face.

"Oh, thank God," dad kissed the top of my head.

"What happened?" I breathed.

Mom and dad exchanged a look before turning back to me.Mom took a deep breath and said: "Honey, you were in a car accident,"

A car accident...That's right.I remembered it now.

After I turned off my phone, my foot was hitting the gas pedal to the floor and my car was speeding down the road.

I wasn't sure where I was going, but I just needed to get away from that clinic.My chest was beating so fast and my head was a mess.

Tears were blurring my vision, and in the midst of all that, suddenly I saw a little dog or a raccoon or whatever jumped in front of the road.

I was so shocked, the car swerved uncontrollably until it hit something hard and everything went dark.

I couldn't fully remember everything but there were flashes.

I saw an ambulance car and I heard the voices of Tiff and Carrie crying out in the background.

I saw images of the paramedics lifting me into the car.

I saw some lights and faces of doctors in masks.

And the next thing I knew, I woke up here.Mom’s hair was disheveled and her eyes were swollen and dark.Dad was normally clean and happy, but now he looked so old and tired.

"I'm so sorry..."was all that I could say to them.

"Oh, it's okay.It’s alright.We're just glad you're safe,"mom shook her head and squeezed my hand.

"Are you cold? Do you need anything?"dad asked.

"No..."I answered weakly.

"Bill, get the doctor.They should check her up,"mom instructed and dad nodded.

Dad left the room in a

my skin.Everything felt like a haze.I

said as I looked at the

honey, unfortunately

"What day is it?"

resting for the past two

clinic on Saturday...Did I sleep for two nights and two

I said as I scanned

feeling better.If you want to call your friends, you can use mine?"she

slash boyfriend on my mom’s phone did not sound like a wise idea. So I just shook my

Carrie are at school, but they

moment before continuing , "Mom, how bad

to worry about that.The doctors said you might have a concussion, so

"What?"

were furrowed and the crease

"What, mom, tell me?"

me...you had a miscarriage," 

I couldn't believe

really hearing

asked,

"I...I.."

or even

lost my baby...? And on top of all that, my mother was the

know about that? Why didn't you say

happening.Everything was happening all at once.My heart rate picked up again as the machine beeped faster and

"Emma? You're awake,"

on my periphery.She stepped to the side of my bed

gonna be okay?"Dad asked the doctor as she

needs to rest," the doctor

immobile and in shock.I was so confused.I couldn't do anything but stare at the three faces that were staring back

looked worried, and

need to rest," the doctor spoke

injected something into the tube on my arm, and I was trying my best

so much heavy medication.They were doing a bunch of tests on me and mom was always around.Tiff and Carrie would stop by every day after

and cards filled my room as the days went by, but none of them

what happened to me? I was in the hospital

and Carrie stopped

at 4 PM sharp, but today they were a little late.I was relieved when I

if to make sure no one was around.She then closed the door shut and followed Tiff, sitting

late.We ran into your mom at the lobby as she was getting coffee, and she wouldn't stop grilling us about

didn't tell her anything,

promised we wouldn't say a

we didn’t

a sigh

my biggest secret of all.She was disappointed and hurt enough already.One night, when we

told her it was no one important.I told her it was just a slip up at a

that was

feeling

yes.But mentally...I

"We're really sorry about...it,"

her eyes darted tomy

"Me too,"

eyes darted down

bright side, at least now

"Tiff!"

Tiff

that was so insensitive of me.I’m so sorry.I just wanna cheer you up," Tiff said with a hand over

like that!"Carrie

such an idiot, I’m

okay.I know what you

right.At least there was one less thing I had to worry

up into

can

you wanna use my phone to call him?" Tiff lent

being here?"I asked as I played with

live in a small town, remember?"

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