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 the room

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

this real?"I said as I looked at

unfortunately it is,"she

"What day is it?"

been resting for the past

and two days straight? Wait...what

I scanned my surroundings and I couldn't find

got smashed to pieces in the accident.We'll get you a new one once you're feeling better.If you want to call your

it for a split second, but calling my teacher slash boyfriend on my mom’s phone did not sound like

Carrie are at school, but they said they'll come

for a moment before continuing

the car, but it's insured so you don't have to worry about that.The doctors said you might have

"What?"

furrowed and the crease on her

"What, mom, tell me?"

had a miscarriage," 

couldn't believe what I

I really hearing this?

asked, and she sounded hurt and

"I...I.."

or even

got into an accident and I lost my baby...? And on top of all

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

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

"Emma? You're awake,"

my periphery.She stepped to the side of my bed

the doctor

to

so confused.I couldn't do anything but stare at the three faces

doctor smiled, but dad looked worried, and

to relax and you need to rest," the

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

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

the latest gossips.Flowers and cards filled my room as the days went by, but

he know what happened to me? I was in the hospital for the

and Carrie

little late.I was relieved when I saw them

if to make sure no one was around.She then closed the door shut and followed Tiff,

was getting

didn't tell her anything,

we wouldn't say a word,"Carrie said

told her we didn’t

out a

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 night, when we were alone, she asked me point blankly who the father

was no one important.I told her it was just a slip up at a

that was my story and I was sticking with

feeling

yes.But mentally...I

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

her eyes darted tomy

"Me too,"

eyes darted down

side, at least now you don't have to

"Tiff!"

Tiff could

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

that!"Carrie scolded

an idiot, I’m sorry,

know what

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

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

anything we can do for

use my phone to call him?" Tiff lent

about me being here?"I asked as

in a small town, remember?" she