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.

left the room

still holding onto my hand, caressing my skin.Everything felt like a

as I looked

honey, unfortunately it is,"she

"What day is it?"

resting for the

the clinic on Saturday...Did I sleep for two nights and

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

once you're feeling better.If you

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

Carrie are at school, but they said they'll come by

moment before continuing , "Mom, how

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?"

furrowed and the crease on her

"What, mom, tell me?"

me...you had a

I couldn't believe what I was

I really hearing this?

asked, and she sounded hurt and

"I...I.."

or even breathe at this

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

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

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

"Emma? You're awake,"

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

be okay?"Dad asked the doctor as she

just needs to rest," the doctor smiled

confused.I couldn't do anything but stare at the three faces that were staring back at

dad looked worried, and mom had this pained

you a sedative, okay? You need to relax and you need to rest," the doctor

on my arm, and I was trying my best to ask

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

by, but none of them were from lan.I didn’t have my phone and I had

what happened to me? I was in the hospital for the sixth day, that

Thursday.Tiff and Carrie stopped

they'd be here 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

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

she was getting coffee, and she wouldn't stop grilling us about

tell her

we wouldn't say a word,"Carrie said

her we didn’t even know,"Tiff

let out a sigh

of all.She was disappointed and

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

like she believed me, but that

feeling

yes.But mentally...I

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

said, her eyes darted

"Me too,"

darted

least now you don't have to worry about keeping

"Tiff!"

Tiff could

wanna cheer you up," Tiff said with a

that!"Carrie scolded

an idiot, I’m

know

was right.At least there was one less

my heart felt like it was scrunched up into pieces every

there anything we can

wanna use my phone to

me being here?"I asked as

in a small