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 let

was even holding my

this difficult, I could only

him again for the

I thought I should take some time to get my

up writing

size 12.  After writing that letter, I rewrote it

up with a

longer than my salutatorian graduation

and I had everything I wanted to

ever

of the

I saw all my friends and classmates cheering and yelling at the top of their

past by everyone, nodding to Tiff and Carrie,

and I found myself standing in

was quieter on this side of

towards the door and

he was

at the sight of him

a deep breath, I knocked gently at the door and his

"Hey,"I said.

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

course not,"I smiled

inside and played with the letter

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

suddenly, cutting

"Thank you,"I laughed nervously.

know

do.You're a smart girl,

always called me smart and beautiful and he was doing it again

me when I didn't even see

was so grateful for him, which

um, about that talk..."I

talk

"We're not?"

come

"Um...what time?"

"Six? Seven?"

about his offer for a

had a lot to say and the school ground was

"Okay,"I said finally.

tonight,"he said as he pulled

smile before walking out of

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

out a sigh, I put the letter in my back

I left the art studio, I took one last

were so many great memories

biased, but this class was always my favorite class

desk and there was a plague with lan’s name

was always my favorite

was a Friday night and our graduation was

night before graduation, so the seniors were having one last huzzah at Madison's

could to

him my final goodbye, I would be surrounded

his place

door for a few seconds in silence before I could bring

opened the door moments later and his eyes lit up when he saw

you? You don’t

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

key back and he took

back.I have

don’t have a use for it

sounded bitterer than

trailed as he closed the door

"So..."I followed.

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