Teacher's Girl (Aflyingwhale)

Chapter 62: Almost Always 

EMMA’s POV : 

I thought about calling, but the thought of hearing his voice scared the hell out of me.

I turned off the call before it even rang.

Calling someone out of the blue could be so nerve wracking.

So I decided to text him instead.

It was more casual.

I wrote about ten different texts before settling with "Can we talk - Emma’.

Yeah, just those four words.

No hi or hello or how are you.

It was simple and straightforward.

As soon as I hit the send I threw my phone down at the passenger seat.

I was so nervous, I couldn't even look at it.

I waited for a few seconds before I picked up the phone again.

The message was delivered.

I was wondering if he'd read it yet, and as if to answer my question, my phone suddenly buzzed with an incoming call.

lan was calling me! I was not prepared for that! I almost dropped my phone to the ground out of sheer shock.

I was starting at the screen for a while before I took a deep breath and tapped the answer button.

"Hello?"my voice came out shakily 

"Emma, it’s good to hear from you,"he said.

He sounded cool and casual.

"It is?I asked.

‘Yeah, I also have something I wanna talk to you about,"

"You do?"

"Let’s meet.Just tell me when and where,"

"Okay, I will,"

I said, pausing for a moment before continuing, "Hey, you know, you could just text me back,"

"And you could just call,"he replied.

"Right..."

"Yeah..."

There was an awkward silence there and I could hear his breathing.

This was exactly why I didn’t wanna call him in the first place.

I didn’t want any awkward silences.

"So, I'll let you know the time and place,"I said finally.

"Okay,"

"I'll, uh text or call or something,"

"Okay,"

"Alright, see you then,"

"See you,"

the end call button and let out a

know I was even holding my

the phone with him was this difficult, I could only wonder

him again for the next

to, but I thought I should take some

ended up writing him a

12.  After writing that letter, I

ended up with a full A4 page

was even longer than my salutatorian

had everything I wanted to say to him prepared, it was already the last day of

my last day ever as a high school

the day and I couldn't

my friends and classmates

past by everyone, nodding to Tiff and Carrie, and smiling at

the corner and I found myself standing in front

this side

stepped towards the door

room, he was putting some

at the sight of him and I

knocked gently at the door and his head whipped

"Hey,"I said.

taken aback, but he quickly gathered his composure, "I was starting to wonder if

course not,"I

took a step inside and played with the letter

if I should just skip the small talk and get right to it, open the

said suddenly, cutting my train of

"Thank you,"I laughed nervously.

even know how

smart girl, period,"he said

called me smart and beautiful and he

saw things in me when I didn't even see it

grateful for him, which made saying goodbye even

about that talk..."I

not gonna talk here,

"We're not?"

don’t you come

"Um...what time?"

"Six? Seven?"

thought about his offer

lot to say and the school ground

"Okay,"I said finally.

said as he pulled his briefcase

you,"He gave me one last smile

the scrunched up paper in my hand, the letter containing everything I wanted to say to

a sigh, I put the letter in my back

left the art studio, I took one last

many

being biased, but this class was always

eyes then darted to the desk and there

was always my favorite teacher

Friday night and our graduation

the seniors were having

could to lan’s place

final goodbye, I would be surrounded by all

at his place

at his door for a few seconds in silence before I could

and his eyes lit up when he saw

you? You don’t

but I don’t know if I should use it,"I said, revealing the key he gave me from

him the key back and he took

to give this back.I have a lot of

have a

it sounded bitterer than I

as he closed the

"So..."I followed.

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