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

holding onto my hand, caressing my skin.Everything felt

is this real?"I said as I

honey, unfortunately it

"What day is it?"

resting for the

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

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

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

on my mom’s phone did not sound like a wise idea. So I just shook my head and said, "No,

are at school, but they said they'll

I said, pausing for a moment before continuing , "Mom, how bad was

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

"What?"

the crease

"What, mom, tell me?"

me...you had a miscarriage,"

I couldn't believe what I

really

were pregnant?" she asked,

"I...I.."

speak or even

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

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

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

"Emma? You're awake,"

to the side of my bed and said, "Hi, I’m Dr.Burke.Let me

doctor

be fine.She just needs to rest,"

was rendered immobile and in shock.I was so confused.I couldn't do anything but stare at the three faces

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

need to rest,"

nurse injected something into the tube on my arm, and I was trying my

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 was always around.Tiff and Carrie would stop

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

to me? I was in the hospital for the sixth

Thursday.Tiff and

at 4 PM sharp, but today they were a little late.I was relieved when I saw them entering my room.I was bored all day and they were all the

no one was around.She then closed the door shut

as she was getting coffee, and she wouldn't stop

tell

we wouldn't say a word,"Carrie said

told her we

a

everything, the last thing I need was to have my mom find out my biggest secret of all.She was disappointed

one important.I told her it was just a slip up at a

me, but that was my

feeling okay?"Carrie

mentally...I don't

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

eyes darted tomy

"Me too,"

darted

now you don't have to worry about

"Tiff!"

Tiff could finish

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

that!"Carrie

such an idiot, I’m

okay.I know what

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

it was scrunched up into pieces every time I

there anything we can

wanna use my phone to

me being here?"I asked

does.We live in