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 in

skin.Everything felt like a haze.I still couldn't

as I

honey, unfortunately

"What day is it?"

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

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

to my phone?" I said as I scanned my surroundings

one once you're feeling better.If you want to

phone did not sound like a wise idea. So I just

at school, but they said they'll come by

a moment before continuing , "Mom,

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

"What?"

and the crease on her

"What, mom, tell me?"

me...you had a

believe what I was

really hearing

you were pregnant?" she asked,

"I...I.."

or even breathe

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

that? Why didn't you say

was really happening.Everything was happening all at once.My heart rate picked up again as the machine beeped faster

"Emma? You're awake,"

woman in a doctor's uniform on my periphery.She stepped to the side of my bed and said, "Hi,

gonna be okay?"Dad asked the doctor as she

fine.She just needs to rest,"

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

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

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

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

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 was always

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

was a Thursday.Tiff and Carrie stopped by like

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

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

was getting coffee, and she wouldn't stop grilling us about your pregnancy,"Tiff

tell her

we wouldn't say a word,"Carrie

told her we didn’t even know,"Tiff

let out a sigh

mom find out my biggest secret of all.She was disappointed and hurt enough already.One night, when

it was no one important.I told her it was

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

you feeling okay?"Carrie

mentally...I don't

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

her eyes darted tomy

"Me too,"

eyes darted down

least now you don't have

"Tiff!"

snapped before Tiff could finish

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

that!"Carrie scolded

an idiot,

know what

was right.At least there

heart felt like it was scrunched up into pieces

can do for

phone to call him?" Tiff lent out her

about me being here?"I asked as I played

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