Teacher's Girl (Aflyingwhale)

Chapter 51: Watchful Eyes 

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 room in

was still holding onto my hand, caressing my skin.Everything felt like a

this real?"I said as I

unfortunately

"What day is it?"

resting for

Saturday...Did I sleep for two nights and two days straight? Wait...what about lan...? I was supposed to meet him

phone?" I said as I scanned

feeling better.If you want to call your friends, you can use

thought about it for a split second, but calling my teacher slash boyfriend on my mom’s phone did not sound like a wise idea. So I just shook my head and said,

are at school, but they said

a moment before continuing , "Mom, how bad was the

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

"What?"

the crease on

"What, mom, tell me?"

told me...you had

believe

really hearing this?

asked,

"I...I.."

speak or even breathe at

this really happening? I got into an accident and I lost my baby...? And on top

you know about that? Why didn't you say

rate

"Emma? You're awake,"

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

she gonna be okay?"Dad asked the doctor as she

be fine.She just needs to rest,"

anything but

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

you need to rest," the doctor spoke again

was trying my best to ask a question, but I

few days 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

went by, but none

I was in the hospital for

and Carrie stopped

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

no one was around.She then closed

at the lobby as she was getting coffee, and she

tell

wouldn't say a word,"Carrie said

told her we didn’t even

let out a sigh of

out my biggest secret of all.She was disappointed and hurt enough already.One night, when we were alone, she asked

told her

didn’t look like she believed me, but that was my story and I was sticking

feeling

yes.But mentally...I

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

eyes darted

"Me too,"

darted

least now you don't

"Tiff!"

before Tiff could

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

like that!"Carrie scolded

such an idiot,

okay.I know what you

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

it was scrunched up into

anything we can do

phone to call him?" Tiff lent out her

know about me being here?"I asked as I played with

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

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