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 in

my skin.Everything felt like a haze.I

as I looked

unfortunately it is,"she

"What day is it?"

dear.You've been resting for the

Saturday...Did I sleep for two nights and two days straight? Wait...what about

I scanned my

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 like a wise idea. So I just shook my head and said, "No, it’s

school, but they

pausing for a moment before continuing , "Mom,

it's insured so you don't have to worry about that.The doctors said you might have a concussion, so they're still running more tests...oh and there’s something

"What?"

and the crease on

"What, mom, tell me?"

me...you had a miscarriage," 

couldn't believe

really hearing this?

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

"I...I.."

even

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

know about that? Why didn't

at once.My heart rate picked

"Emma? You're awake,"

in a doctor's uniform on my periphery.She stepped to the side

asked the doctor as she

be fine.She just needs to rest," the doctor

so confused.I couldn't do anything but stare

doctor smiled, but dad looked worried, and mom had this

and you need

trying my best to

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

gossips.Flowers and cards filled my room as the days went by, but none of them were from lan.I didn’t have my phone and I had no way of

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

was a Thursday.Tiff and Carrie

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

as if to make sure no one was around.She then closed the door shut

ran into your mom at the lobby as she was

tell

promised we wouldn't say a

her we

let out a

biggest secret of all.She was disappointed and

told her it was no one important.I told her

believed me, but that was my story and I

you feeling okay?"Carrie

yes.But mentally...I

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

said, her eyes darted

"Me too,"

darted

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

"Tiff!"

snapped before Tiff could

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

like that!"Carrie

an idiot, I’m sorry,

know

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

like it was scrunched up into pieces every time I

there anything we can do for you?" Carrie

my phone to call him?" Tiff lent out her

me being here?"I asked

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