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.

right back," Dad left the

caressing my skin.Everything felt

real?"I said as I looked

honey, unfortunately it is,"she

"What day is it?"

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

I was in the clinic on Saturday...Did I sleep for two nights and two days straight? Wait...what about lan...? I

what happened to my phone?" I said as 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 friends, you can use mine?"she

my teacher slash boyfriend on my mom’s phone did not sound like

school, but they said

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

you totaled the car, but it's insured so you don't have to worry about that.The doctors said you might have a concussion, so they're still running

"What?"

were furrowed and the crease on her

"What, mom, tell me?"

me...you had

believe what I was

really hearing

she asked, and

"I...I.."

or even

got into an accident and I lost my baby...? And on top of all that, my mother was the person to give me the

you know about that? Why didn't you

was really happening.Everything was happening all at once.My heart rate picked up again

"Emma? You're awake,"

I saw a woman in a doctor's uniform on my periphery.She stepped to the side of my bed and said, "Hi, I’m Dr.Burke.Let me take a look at

doctor as she

just needs to rest," the doctor

do anything but stare at the

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

You need to relax and you need to rest," the doctor spoke again

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

me under so much heavy medication.They were doing a bunch of tests on me and mom

by, but none of

know what happened to me? I was in the

Thursday.Tiff and Carrie stopped by

was relieved when I

no one was around.She then closed the door shut and followed Tiff,

mom at the lobby as she was getting coffee, and she wouldn't stop grilling us

tell her

we wouldn't say a word,"Carrie

we didn’t

let out a sigh of

I need was to have my mom find out my biggest secret of all.She was disappointed and hurt enough already.One night,

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

she believed me, but that was my story and I was

feeling

mentally...I

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

eyes darted tomy

"Me too,"

darted down

least now you don't have

"Tiff!"

before Tiff could finish her

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

like that!"Carrie

an idiot, I’m

know what you

was right.At least there was one less thing I had to

scrunched up into

can do for you?"

use my phone to call him?" Tiff

lan know about me being here?"I asked as

the whole school does.We live in a small