Teacher's Girl (Aflyingwhale)

EMMA’s POV : 

"Will you marry me?"his words were ringing in my ear.

I was watching his expression, making sure that this was real and that he wasn't joking.

When I realized that this was, in fact, very real indeed, I asked him, "lan, what are you doing?"

He looked up at me with a puzzled look and said, "I'm asking you to marry me,"

He said it as if it was the most natural thing in the world.Like it was so obvious.

That made me flinch and I pulled my hand away in response.

"lan, you're the one that broke up with me,"

I stated matter-of-factly.

"You made me believe everything was over, and here I was, saying my goodbyes to you, and all of a sudden you asked me to marry you?"

"Yeah,"he said simply.

"What the hell is wrong with you?"

I almost shouted.

"I know it’s sudden, but I’ve been thinking about this for a long time.We don’t have to get married right away, it’s more of a symbolic thing,"he tried to explain, but his explanation made no sense to me.

"What in the effing hell, lan?"I yelled.

"What?"

he got up to his feet and an irritated look was splashed across his face.

"Are you bipolar or something? What is this? What in the hell is going on?"

I was absolutely thrown off course.

I felt like I was being Punk'd and Ashton Kutcher would pop out with a camera from behind the couch.

"Do you not wanna marry me?"he spat.

"What?"

"Are you in love with someone else? That kid Tyler?"

"What?!"my voice was seriously high pitched this time.

"Is that why you’re hesitating?"he asked again.

"lan, please stop talking,"I said with both hands raised in the air.

"Tyler has nothing to do with this.

You can’t keep doing things like this to me, okay? You broke up with me, you were the one that left me and said we weren't gonna work out, but now all of a sudden, this?"

"Emma...I..."that struck a chord in him, he couldn't bring himself to continue.

"Oh my God, lan! You're so dumb, you're doing it all wrong!"suddenly we heard a voice coming from the bedroom.

I whipped my head around and a familiar looking girl was standing at the doorframe.

"Hailey?"I gasped.

"Hailey, what the hell? I thought you left!" lan yelled.

"Can someone please tell me what the hell is going on here?" I said again.

this is crude, but he’s coming from a

can’t leave until I know you'd get her back.And thank god I didn't, I knew you'd need

don't need your help,"he

him,"she turned back to me, completely tuning

you're seeing is the explosion of all that.I know it's shocking, but that’s lan for you.He really cares about you and letting you go was the worst thing he’s ever done.He’s been carrying that ring ever since Valentine's Day, he wanted to propose to you then.He told me about your accident and he thought it was all his fault.He thought he was bringing pain and misery into your life.He thought staying away would be the best thing for everyone but it just ate him up on the inside.This is his way of telling you that’s made a dumb choice.So please, just take a deep breath and listen

was telling me all this, I caught a glimpse of lan’s eyes and I knew she was telling

it true?"I said to

"What?"he asked.

that you've made a dumb

it was a wise choice at

"What changed?"I asked.

of time now.You're gonna leave and you'll forget all about me.And to live in a world where a girl like you exists and I chose to

back and I was watching lan’s

he was also being absolutely honest

had hoped

not even when we

or whatever, but I just have to tell you,"he said again, pausing for a moment

will be

struck a chord in me.We had a plan for that.That was all I ever wanted.But then he broke my heart and my dreams went down the drain.It was the worst thing ever and I didn’t wanna handle anything like that ever again.I wouldn't wish that

over here with my mind all made up that

place, "I'm gonna need some time to think about

head in agreement and said, "I know it’s a lot.You don’t have to say anything right now, take all

was awkward being in that

was still under the impression that this was just a crazy dream and I would wake up to my mom screaming

was still standing somewhere in the

of me

staring

have to go,"I said finally

and handed me the

"But..."

don’t want it, you can give it to me then,"he spoke again before I could

soon as I could, so I

box from him

as I opened the door, lan spoke again, "Goodnight,

gave Hailey and lan a nod and a

"Goodnight,"

drove straight to

there, the party was

was blasting on the stereo, all the senior kids were in attendance, and they were

high school party ever, obviously everyone wanted

guys will not believe

Tiff and Carrie away from the crowd of partying seniors as soon as I spotted them inside

in their hands, filled to the brim with some alcohol concoction that

moving the keg with a bunch of guys, so this was the perfect moment to

yelled over

"What?!"Tiff yelled louder.

with me, it's an emergency!"I

and there were too many people near us, so I

house to the front yard, and we kept walking until we were at

is it?"they asked

waiting for me

for Nick, he says he’s

around and made sure

Carrie crossed their arms

"Guys..."

box from my jeans

jaws dropped

and they were waiting for me to continue or say

just nodded my head firmly, making sure they knew it was