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 out a sigh

know I was even holding my

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

or text him

I thought I should take some time to get my thoughts

ended up writing him

was three pages long, single-spaced Times New Roman font size 12.  After writing that letter, I rewrote it again to make

up with a full A4

was even longer than my salutatorian

I wanted to say

my last day ever as a

of the day

way down the halls, I saw all my friends and classmates cheering and yelling at the

nodding to Tiff and Carrie, and smiling

turned the corner and I found myself

this

the door and peeked

the room, he

sight of him and I got nervous all

knocked gently at the door and

"Hey,"I said.

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

not,"I

played with the letter in my

the small talk and get right to it, open the

salutatorian,"he said suddenly, cutting my

"Thank you,"I laughed nervously.

even know how that

a smart girl, period,"he

always called me smart and beautiful and

in me when I didn't even

so grateful for him, which

about that

not gonna talk here, are

"We're not?"

you come

"Um...what time?"

"Six? Seven?"

his offer for a

say and the school

"Okay,"I said finally.

see you tonight,"he said as he pulled his briefcase off the

gave me one last smile before walking out of

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

the letter in my back pocket and turned

before I left the art studio, I took

so many great memories

class was

then darted to the desk and there was a plague

he was always my favorite teacher

night and our

before graduation, so the seniors

I could to lan’s place before

because after I tell him my final goodbye, I would be

arrived at his place

in silence before I could bring

moments later and his eyes lit

You don’t have

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

key

don't have to give this back.I have

should.I don’t have a use for

sounded bitterer

trailed as he closed the door behind

"So..."I followed.

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