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,"

tapped the end call button and

I was even holding

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

text him again for the next

I thought I should take some time to get my

writing him a

Times New Roman font size 12.  After

a full A4 page of

thing was even longer

I wanted to say to him prepared, it was already the

last day ever as a

my last class of the day and I

all my friends and classmates

nodding to Tiff and Carrie, and smiling

the corner and I found myself standing in

this side

stepped towards the door and peeked

was alone in the room, he was putting some papers into his

of him and I

deep breath, I knocked gently at the

"Hey,"I said.

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

not,"I

took a step inside and played with the letter

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

being salutatorian,"he said suddenly, cutting my train

"Thank you,"I laughed nervously.

know

do.You're a smart girl, period,"he

called me smart and beautiful and he was

I

was so grateful for him, which made saying goodbye even harder

about

not gonna talk

"We're not?"

come

"Um...what time?"

"Six? Seven?"

about his offer for

and the school ground

"Okay,"I said finally.

said as he pulled his

you,"He gave me one last smile before walking out of

scrunched up paper in my hand, the letter containing

put the letter in my back pocket

the art studio, I took one last

were so many

this class was always

darted to the desk and

was always my favorite

was a Friday night and our graduation was Saturday

the seniors were having one last

figured I could to lan’s place before the

final goodbye, I would be surrounded by all my friends for

arrived at his place just before

in silence before I could bring

and his eyes

You don’t have your key?"he

don’t know if I should use it,"I said, revealing the key

him the key

don't have to give this back.I

I should.I don’t have a use for it

and it sounded bitterer than I

trailed as he closed the

"So..."I followed.

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