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

didn’t know I was

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

text him again for the next few

to, but I thought I should take some

ended up writing him

three pages long, single-spaced Times New Roman font size 12.  After writing that

ended up with a

was even longer than my salutatorian

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

my last day ever as a

of the day and I couldn't help but feel

my friends

by everyone, nodding to Tiff and Carrie, and smiling

I found myself standing in front of the art

was quieter on this

I stepped towards the door and

alone in the room, he was putting some papers into

at the sight of him

knocked gently at the door and his head whipped up to see

"Hey,"I said.

gathered his composure, "I was starting to wonder if you'd forgotten

not,"I

a step inside and played with the letter

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

on being salutatorian,"he said suddenly, cutting my train of

"Thank you,"I laughed nervously.

even know how that

smart girl, period,"he said

called me smart and beautiful and he

things in me when I didn't even see it

was so grateful for him, which made saying

um, about

gonna talk here,

"We're not?"

you come

"Um...what time?"

"Six? Seven?"

his offer for a

and the school ground

"Okay,"I said finally.

you tonight,"he said as he pulled

you,"He gave me one last smile before walking

hand, the letter containing everything I wanted

put the letter in my back pocket and turned

the art studio, I took one last

many great

but this class was

then darted to the desk and there was a

was always my favorite teacher

night and

the seniors were having one last huzzah at

figured I could to lan’s place before the

after I tell him my final goodbye, I would be surrounded by all my friends for some

place just

a few seconds in silence before I could bring myself to knock

the door moments later and his eyes lit up when he

don’t have your key?"he

should use it,"I said,

handed him the key

have to give this back.I have a lot of

I should.I don’t have a use for it

it sounded

he closed the door

"So..."I followed.

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