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.

Dad left the room

was still holding onto my hand, caressing my skin.Everything felt like a haze.I still couldn't believe that this wasn’t

this real?"I said as

unfortunately it is,"she

"What day is it?"

Monday, dear.You've been resting for the past

sleep for two nights and two days straight? Wait...what about lan...? I was

my phone?" I said as I scanned my surroundings and I couldn't

get you a new one once you're feeling better.If you want to

but calling my teacher slash boyfriend on my mom’s phone did not sound like a wise idea. So

but they said they'll

before continuing , "Mom, how bad was

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

"What?"

eyebrows were furrowed and the crease on her

"What, mom, tell me?"

had a miscarriage,"

believe what I was

really hearing

asked, and she

"I...I.."

or even breathe at this

I lost my baby...? And on top of all that, my mother was the person to

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

once.My heart rate

"Emma? You're awake,"

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

be okay?"Dad asked the doctor as

be fine.She just needs to rest," the

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

smiled, but dad looked worried, and

we're giving you a sedative, okay? You need to relax and you need to rest,"

into the tube on my arm, and I was trying my best to ask a question,

by like a blur.I was barely awake as they put me under so much heavy medication.They were doing a

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

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

Thursday.Tiff and Carrie stopped by

but today they were a little late.I was relieved when I saw them entering my room.I

sure no one was around.She then

as she was getting coffee, and

didn't tell her

we wouldn't say

her we didn’t even know,"Tiff

a sigh

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

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

that was my story and I was sticking

feeling

yes.But mentally...I

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

said, her eyes darted

"Me too,"

eyes darted down

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

"Tiff!"

Tiff could finish her

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

like that!"Carrie

an idiot, I’m sorry,

know what

right.At least there was one less thing

was scrunched up into pieces every time I thought about

anything we can

you wanna use my phone to call him?" Tiff lent out

here?"I asked as I played with

the whole school does.We live in a