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,"

end call button and let

I was

phone with him was this difficult, I could

him again for the next

should take some time to get

writing him a

12.  After writing that letter, I rewrote it again to make it more

a

was even longer than

I finally knew that I was ready and I had everything I wanted to say to

day ever

had finished my last class of the

friends and classmates cheering and yelling

nodding to Tiff and Carrie, and smiling

found myself

quieter on this side

stepped towards the door and peeked

alone in the room, he was putting some papers

hitched at the sight of him and I got nervous all over

deep breath, I knocked gently at the door and his head whipped up to

"Hey,"I said.

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

not,"I

step inside and played with the letter in my

should just skip the small talk and get right to

being salutatorian,"he said suddenly,

"Thank you,"I laughed nervously.

even know

a smart girl, period,"he said

always called me smart and beautiful and he

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

which made saying

um, about that

not gonna talk here,

"We're not?"

you come by my

"Um...what time?"

"Six? Seven?"

his offer for

to say and the school ground was probably not

"Okay,"I said finally.

as he pulled

gave me one last smile before walking out of the

paper in my hand, the

out a sigh, I put the letter in my back pocket

left the art studio, I

so many great memories

biased, but this class was

to the desk and there was a plague with lan’s name

he was always my favorite teacher

was a Friday night and our graduation

night before graduation, so the seniors were having one last

figured I could to lan’s place before

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

at his place

in silence before

the door moments later and his eyes lit

you? You don’t have

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

him the key back

give this back.I

I should.I don’t have a use for it anymore

sounded bitterer

trailed as he closed the door

"So..."I followed.

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