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.

right back," Dad left the room

holding onto my hand, caressing my skin.Everything felt like a haze.I

this real?"I said as I looked

honey, unfortunately it

"What day is it?"

resting

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

what happened to my phone?" I said as I scanned my surroundings and I couldn't find it

pieces in the accident.We'll get you a new one once you're feeling better.If you want to call your friends, you can use mine?"she

teacher slash boyfriend on my mom’s phone did not sound

are at school, but they said they'll come

pausing for a moment before continuing

doctors said you might have a concussion, so they're still running more tests...oh

"What?"

furrowed and the crease on her forehead

"What, mom, tell me?"

told me...you had a

I couldn't believe

really

pregnant?" she asked, and she sounded hurt

"I...I.."

even

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

know about that? Why didn't you say anything, Emma?" mom pressed

at once.My heart rate picked up again as

"Emma? You're awake,"

side of my bed and said, "Hi, I’m Dr.Burke.Let me

okay?"Dad asked the doctor as she checked my

just needs to rest,"

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

and mom had this pained

sedative, okay? You need to relax and you need to rest," the doctor spoke again and a nurse came in

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

much heavy medication.They were doing a bunch of tests on me and mom was

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

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

was a Thursday.Tiff and Carrie stopped by

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

make sure no one was around.She then closed the

mom at the lobby as she was getting coffee, and she wouldn't

tell

we wouldn't say a word,"Carrie said

told her we

a sigh of

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

it was no one important.I told her it was just

believed me, but that was my

feeling okay?"Carrie

yes.But mentally...I

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

eyes

"Me too,"

darted

look at the bright side, at least now you don't have to worry about keeping

"Tiff!"

snapped before Tiff

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

like that!"Carrie

idiot,

know

right.At least there was one less

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

can do for you?" Carrie

phone to call him?" Tiff lent out

here?"I asked as I played with Tiff's

the whole school does.We live in