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.

left the room in

my skin.Everything felt like a haze.I

this real?"I said as I looked at

honey, unfortunately it

"What day is it?"

dear.You've been resting for the past two

clinic on Saturday...Did I sleep for two nights and two days straight? Wait...what about lan...? I was supposed to

as I scanned my

new one once you're feeling better.If you want to call your friends, you can use mine?"she

mom’s phone did not sound like a wise idea. So I

and Carrie are at school, but

before continuing

doctors said you might have

"What?"

furrowed and the crease on

"What, mom, tell me?"

had a miscarriage," 

couldn't believe

I really hearing

were pregnant?" she asked, and she sounded

"I...I.."

speak or even breathe at

And on top of all that, my mother was the person to

about that? Why didn't you

was really happening.Everything was happening all at once.My heart rate picked up

"Emma? You're awake,"

a doctor's uniform on my periphery.She stepped to the side of my bed and said, "Hi,

the doctor

fine.She just needs to

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

worried, and mom had

need to relax and you need to rest," the doctor spoke again and

tube on my arm, and I was trying my best to ask a question, but I couldn't.Everything faded to black as I

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

the latest gossips.Flowers and cards filled my room as the days went by, but none of them were from lan.I didn’t have

to me? I was in the

was a Thursday.Tiff and Carrie stopped by

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

was around.She then closed the door shut

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

tell her anything,

course.We've promised we wouldn't say

told her we

out a

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

her it was just

didn’t look like she believed me, but that was my story and

you feeling okay?"Carrie

mentally...I

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

eyes darted

"Me too,"

darted down

side, at least now you

"Tiff!"

Tiff could finish

sorry.I just wanna cheer you up," Tiff said with a

that!"Carrie scolded

idiot, I’m

okay.I know what

at her.She was right.At least there was one less thing

scrunched up

we can do for you?" Carrie

use my phone to call him?" Tiff lent

me being here?"I asked

school does.We live in a small town, remember?"

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