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

didn’t know I was even holding

was this difficult, I could only wonder what our conversation

or text him again for the next

I thought I should take

up writing him a

single-spaced Times New Roman font size 12.  After writing that

a

longer than my salutatorian graduation

was ready and I had everything I wanted to say to him prepared, it was already the

ever as a

the day and I couldn't help but

halls, I saw all my friends and classmates cheering

past by everyone, nodding to Tiff and

the corner and I found myself standing in front

on this

I stepped towards the door and peeked

in the room, he was

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

I knocked gently at the door and his

"Hey,"I said.

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

not,"I smiled

inside and played with the letter in

talk and get right to

on being salutatorian,"he said suddenly,

"Thank you,"I laughed nervously.

even know how that

a smart

called me smart and beautiful

me when I didn't even

was so grateful for him, which made saying

about that

gonna talk

"We're not?"

come by my

"Um...what time?"

"Six? Seven?"

about his offer for a

to say and the school ground was probably not the best

"Okay,"I said finally.

he

smile before

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

sigh, I put the letter in my back pocket and turned to

studio, I took one last look

many great

being biased, but this class was always my favorite

to the desk and

he was always my

was a Friday night and our graduation

was the night before graduation, so the seniors were having one last huzzah

I could to lan’s place before

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

his place just before

a few seconds in silence before I could bring myself to knock on the

and his eyes lit

You don’t have your key?"he

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

handed him the key

give this back.I have a lot of

don’t have a use for it anymore

replied, and it sounded bitterer than

he closed the door

"So..."I followed.

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