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 a

caressing my skin.Everything felt like a haze.I still couldn't believe that this wasn’t

said as I looked at

unfortunately it

"What day is it?"

been resting

Saturday...Did I sleep for two nights and two days straight? Wait...what about lan...? I was supposed to meet him that

what happened to my phone?" I said as I scanned my surroundings and I

get you a new one once you're feeling

phone did

and Carrie are at school, but they

moment before continuing , "Mom,

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 more tests...oh and there’s

"What?"

eyebrows were furrowed and the crease on

"What, mom, tell me?"

told me...you had a miscarriage,"

I couldn't believe what

I really

she asked,

"I...I.."

or even breathe at

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

Why didn't you

really happening.Everything was happening all at once.My heart rate

"Emma? You're awake,"

saw a woman in a doctor's uniform on my periphery.She stepped to the side of my bed and

okay?"Dad asked the doctor as she checked my eyes and

fine.She just needs to rest," the

couldn't do anything

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

we're giving you a sedative, okay? You need to relax and you need to rest," the doctor spoke again and a nurse came in soon

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

medication.They were doing a bunch of tests on me and mom

me up on homework and the latest 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

he know what happened to me? I was

and Carrie stopped

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

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

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

tell her

wouldn't say a word,"Carrie

we didn’t even

out a

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

told her it was just a slip up at a

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

you feeling okay?"Carrie

mentally...I

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

said, her eyes

"Me too,"

darted down

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

"Tiff!"

Tiff could

just wanna

like that!"Carrie

an idiot,

okay.I know what you

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

it was scrunched up into pieces every time I thought about

there anything we can do for you?"

wanna use my phone to call him?"

about me being here?"I

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