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

my skin.Everything felt like a

is this real?"I said as I looked at the

honey, unfortunately it

"What day is it?"

been resting for the

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 and I couldn't find

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

my mom’s phone did not sound

at school, but

for a moment before continuing ,

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

"What?"

furrowed and the crease on

"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.."

even breathe

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

Why didn't you say anything,

rate picked up again as the machine

"Emma? You're awake,"

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

be fine.She just needs to rest," the

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

worried, and mom had this pained look on her

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

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

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

went by, but none of them were from lan.I didn’t have my phone and I had no way of

know what happened to me? I was

a Thursday.Tiff and Carrie stopped

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

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

late.We ran into your mom at the lobby as she was getting coffee, and

tell

wouldn't say

her we

out a sigh of

all.She was disappointed and hurt enough already.One night, when we were alone, she asked me point blankly who

important.I told her

me, but that was my story and I was sticking with

feeling okay?"Carrie

yes.But mentally...I

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

eyes

"Me too,"

eyes darted down

side, at least now

"Tiff!"

Tiff

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

that!"Carrie scolded

such an idiot,

know what you

her.She was right.At least there was one

heart felt like it was scrunched up into pieces every

we can do for you?" Carrie

use my phone to call him?" Tiff lent

about me being here?"I asked as I played with

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