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,"

button and let out a

was even

phone with him was this difficult, I could only wonder

text him again for

wanted to, but I thought I should take some time to

up writing

single-spaced Times New Roman font size 12.  After writing that letter, I rewrote

up with a full A4 page of

thing was even longer

finally knew that I was ready and I had everything I wanted to say to him prepared, it was already the last day

my last day ever as a high

had finished my last class of the day and I couldn't

halls, I saw all my friends and

by everyone, nodding to Tiff and Carrie, and smiling

the corner and I found myself standing in front of the art

on this side of

I stepped towards the door and peeked

alone in the room, he was putting some papers into

sight of him and I got nervous

breath, I knocked gently at the

"Hey,"I said.

composure, "I was starting

not,"I

played with the letter in my

just skip the small talk and get right to it, open the letter and read

salutatorian,"he said suddenly, cutting my train

"Thank you,"I laughed nervously.

know how

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

beautiful

I didn't even see it

was so grateful for him, which

about that talk..."I

talk

"We're not?"

don’t you come by my

"Um...what time?"

"Six? Seven?"

about his

the school ground

"Okay,"I said finally.

you tonight,"he said as he

me one last smile before walking

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

in

I left the art studio, I

were so many great memories

this class was

the desk and there was

always

was a Friday night and

was the night before graduation, so the seniors were having one last huzzah

could to lan’s place

I tell him my final goodbye, I would be surrounded by all my

arrived at his place just

a few seconds in silence before I could

door moments later and his

don’t

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

him the key

back.I have a lot

have a use for it anymore

it sounded bitterer than I had

closed the door behind

"So..."I followed.

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