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.

left the

my skin.Everything felt like

this real?"I said as I looked

unfortunately it is,"she

"What day is it?"

dear.You've been resting for the past

in the clinic on Saturday...Did I sleep for two nights and two days

I scanned

feeling

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

are at school, but they

before continuing , "Mom, how bad was the

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

"What?"

the crease on her forehead

"What, mom, tell me?"

told me...you had a miscarriage,"

couldn't believe what I

really

you were pregnant?" she asked, and she sounded hurt and

"I...I.."

couldn't speak or even breathe at

got into an accident and I lost my baby...? And on top of all that, my mother was the person to

about that? Why didn't

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

"Emma? You're awake,"

woman in a doctor's uniform on my periphery.She stepped to the side of my bed and said, "Hi, I’m Dr.Burke.Let me take a

she gonna be okay?"Dad asked the doctor as

fine.She just needs to rest,"

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

but dad looked worried, and

a sedative, okay? You need to relax and you need

arm, and I was trying my best to ask a question, but

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

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

me? I was in the hospital for the sixth

was a Thursday.Tiff and Carrie stopped by like

4 PM sharp, but today they were a little late.I was relieved when I saw them entering my room.I was bored all day and they

was around.She then closed the door

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

didn't tell her anything,

wouldn't say

we didn’t

out a sigh of

secret of all.She was disappointed and hurt enough already.One night, when we were alone, she asked me point blankly who the

told her it

she believed me, but that was my story and I

feeling

yes.But mentally...I

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

eyes

"Me too,"

eyes darted

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

"Tiff!"

before Tiff could

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

that!"Carrie scolded

idiot, I’m

know what you

was right.At least there was one

my heart felt like it was scrunched up into pieces every time I thought about

anything we can do for you?"

wanna use my phone to call him?"

about me being here?"I asked

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