Teacher's Girl (Aflyingwhale)

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.

back," Dad left

my hand, caressing my skin.Everything felt

this real?"I said as

unfortunately it

"What day is it?"

dear.You've been resting for the

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

phone?" I said as I

new one once you're feeling better.If you want to call your friends, you

thought about it for a split second, but calling my teacher slash boyfriend on my mom’s phone

at school, but they

for a moment before

to worry about that.The doctors said you might have a concussion, so they're still running

"What?"

and the crease on her

"What, mom, tell me?"

told me...you had a miscarriage,"

I couldn't believe what I was

really hearing

you were pregnant?" she asked, and she sounded

"I...I.."

or even breathe at this

And on top of all that,

didn't you say anything,

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

"Emma? You're awake,"

uniform on my periphery.She stepped to the side of my bed and said, "Hi, I’m Dr.Burke.Let me

asked the doctor as she checked my eyes

needs to

confused.I couldn't do anything

dad looked worried, and

and you need to rest," the doctor spoke again

nurse injected something into the tube on my arm, and I was trying my best to ask a question, but I couldn't.Everything

went by like a blur.I was barely awake as they put me under 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

as the days went by, but none of them were from lan.I didn’t have my phone and

to me? I was in the hospital for the sixth day, that

Thursday.Tiff and Carrie stopped by like

when I saw them entering my room.I was bored

was around.She then closed the door shut and followed Tiff, sitting on

the lobby as she was getting coffee, and she wouldn't stop grilling us about your

didn't tell her anything,

we wouldn't

we

a sigh of

top of everything, the last thing I need was to have my mom find out my biggest secret of all.She was disappointed and hurt enough already.One

was no one important.I told her it

look like she believed me, but that was my story and I

feeling

yes.But mentally...I don't

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

her eyes darted

"Me too,"

darted

look at the bright side, at least now you don't have

"Tiff!"

Tiff could

of me.I’m so sorry.I just wanna cheer you up," Tiff said with

that!"Carrie

idiot, I’m sorry,

okay.I know what you

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

was scrunched up

there anything we can do for

you wanna use my phone to call him?"

here?"I

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