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 room in

skin.Everything felt like a haze.I

said as I looked at the

unfortunately it

"What day is it?"

been resting for the past

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

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

new one once you're feeling better.If you want to call your friends, you can use mine?"she offered her

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, "No,

at school, but they said

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

you don't have to worry about that.The doctors said you might have a concussion, so they're

"What?"

were furrowed and the crease on her

"What, mom, tell me?"

told me...you had a

I couldn't believe what I was

I really

were pregnant?" she asked, and

"I...I.."

couldn't speak or even breathe at this

an accident and I lost my baby...? And on top of all that,

that? Why didn't

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

"Emma? You're awake,"

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

she gonna be okay?"Dad asked the doctor as

fine.She just needs to rest," the

was rendered immobile and in shock.I was so confused.I couldn't do anything

and mom had this pained look on her

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

something into the tube on my arm, and I was trying my best to

under so much heavy medication.They were doing a bunch of tests on me and mom was always around.Tiff and Carrie would stop by every day after

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

I was in the hospital for the

was a Thursday.Tiff and Carrie stopped by like

relieved when I saw them entering my room.I was bored all day and they were

looked around carefully as if to make sure no one was around.She then closed the door shut and followed Tiff,

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

didn't tell her anything,

promised we wouldn't say a

told her we didn’t even

a sigh

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

one important.I told her it was just a

me, but that

you feeling

mentally...I don't

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

eyes darted tomy

"Me too,"

eyes darted down

hey, look at the bright side, at least now you don't have to

"Tiff!"

Tiff

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

that!"Carrie scolded

such an idiot, I’m sorry,

okay.I know what you

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

it was scrunched up into pieces

there anything we can do for you?"

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

lan know about me being here?"I asked as I played with Tiff's

live in a