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

I was even

could only wonder what our conversation face to face

him again for the next

wanted to, but I thought I should take some time

writing him a

size 12.  After writing that letter, I rewrote it

ended up with a full

was even longer than

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

ever as a

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

all my friends and classmates cheering and yelling

nodding to Tiff and Carrie, and smiling at

I found myself

quieter on this side

the

room, he was putting some

at the sight of him and

deep breath, I knocked gently at the door and his

"Hey,"I said.

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

course not,"I smiled

a step inside and played with the letter in my

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

said suddenly, cutting my train

"Thank you,"I laughed nervously.

even know how that

a smart girl,

always called me smart and beautiful and he was doing it

in me when I didn't even see it

for him, which made

um, about

talk

"We're not?"

don’t you come by my

"Um...what time?"

"Six? Seven?"

thought about his offer for

lot to say and the school ground was probably not

"Okay,"I said finally.

tonight,"he said as he pulled his

you,"He gave me one last smile before

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

the letter in my back pocket and turned

studio, I took one last

were so many great

class

eyes then darted to the desk and

he was always

and our graduation was Saturday

so the seniors were having one last huzzah

I could to lan’s place before

goodbye, I would be surrounded by all my friends for some

arrived at his place just before

door for a few seconds in silence before I could bring

his eyes

You don’t have your key?"he

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

the key back and he

don't have to give this back.I have

should.I don’t have a use for it

replied, and it sounded bitterer than

closed

"So..."I followed.

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