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,"

and let out

I was even

could only wonder what our conversation face

didn’t call or text him again for

I should

up writing

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

with a full

longer than my salutatorian graduation

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

day ever

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

halls, I saw all my friends and classmates cheering and yelling

everyone, nodding to Tiff and Carrie, and smiling at

corner and I found myself standing in front

was quieter on this

towards the door and

he was putting some

the sight of him

I knocked gently at the

"Hey,"I said.

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

course not,"I smiled

took a step inside and played with

should just skip the small talk and get right to

being salutatorian,"he said suddenly, cutting

"Thank you,"I laughed nervously.

don’t even know how

smart girl, period,"he said

called me smart and beautiful

saw things in me when I didn't even

was so grateful for him, which made

about

not gonna talk here,

"We're not?"

come by my place

"Um...what time?"

"Six? Seven?"

his offer for

and the school ground

"Okay,"I said finally.

as he pulled his briefcase off the

one last smile before walking

hand, the letter containing everything I wanted to say

letter in my back pocket and turned to my

I left the art studio, I took

many great memories

but this class was

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

was always

was a Friday night and our graduation

before graduation, so the seniors were having one

to lan’s place before the

I would be surrounded by all my friends for some comfort and

at his place just before 7

a few seconds in silence before I

and his eyes lit up when he saw

You don’t

use it,"I said, revealing the key he

handed him the key back and

don't have to give this back.I have

a use for

and it sounded bitterer than

closed

"So..."I followed.

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