Teacher's Girl (Aflyingwhale)

EMMA’s POV :

"What do you think?"he said.

"I don’t know.Are you?"

He looked at me as if I should know the answer already, but I just stared at him with a puzzled look on my face.

"Every day I woke up and I wished that I'd just die,"he paused for a beat before continuing, "To live a life without you is like not living a life at all.But if that’s what happiness is, then yeah, I guess I’m fucking elated,"

Not even this level of sarcasm could hide the pain and bitterness in his words.I didn’t realize he was feeling all these things.He never seemed to show it.Guess the joke was on me.

For the past month, I pretend like I was happy and fine.If anything, I should have known never to judge a book by its cover.

"Why didn't you say anything?"I croaked.

"We're over and that's it.It doesn’t matter what I feel,"

"But it does matter,"I found the words escaped my lips before I could stop it.

Maybe it was the alcohol in me that was being brave, but I took a step closer to him.

I wanted so much to pull him into my arms and bury my face into his chest.

"Emma,"he warned, but he didn't move away.

"It doesn’t have to be over, does it?"I looked up at him when I was an arm’s length away.  

"Emma —"

"Does it?"I pressed on.

We were standing so close to each other.

I leaned my face upwards and he leaned his head down.I could feel his warm breaths on my face and it was like oxygen to my dry lungs.For the first time in months, my heart was beating so fast and strong, like it was beating again after an absence of life.

When I saw that his lips were only a mere inch away from mine, I closed my eyes and waited in anticipation...

"Hayes?! Is that you?"suddenly a loud voice called out and we pulled away instantly.

"John?"lan squinted his eyes at the two figures standing at the distance behind us.

I looked at the two figures and noticed it was Coach Pullman and Ms.Diaz.I heard rumors that the two were going steady, and by the way they were holding hands with each other, it seemed like the rumors were true.

"Who's that?" Ms.Diaz put her hand over her eyes to see clearer.

Shoot! It’s not good that they saw us together! "Ah, I was just telling Ms.Sinclair that she has to go back to her room.She's breaking curfew,"

lan was quick to react.

"Oh, it’s senior week.Take it easy, Hayes,"Coach Pullman sounded a little drunk.

The two of them then walked away and I let out a sigh I didn't know I was holding.

lan looked relieved too.Thankfully it was dark out here and they didn't seem to notice anything off about us.

"You should go," he said finally.

"But..."I started to speak, but he cut me off quickly.

"And to answer your question, yes, it does,"he paused for a moment before continuing, 

"Just because two people love each other, doesn't mean they have to be together,"

lan’s tone was cold and flat.

He didn’t wait for me to say anything else and he turned away.I wanted to call out after him, but I knew it was useless.

Even though it was clear as day that he still cared about me, he had made his choice.He chose not to be with me and I had to accept that.

"Just because two people love each other, doesn’t mean they have to be together,"

me...And with that thought in mind, I pulled out the locket from my back pocket.I stroked

breakfast.Tiff was filling me in on all the drama

found out that Brad was talking to a bunch of girls online.He had been doing it behind her back for months.Maddie

her and that he was only talking to the girls,

knew if she was on her own in this trip, Brad could easily

in the cheer squad had their

she was boy-less, so she could focus her energy on being Maddie's

as I listened to Tiff going on and on

toast and butter,

and Tyler

and Tyler's eyes lit up as soon as

your head?"I said to

but the

then went to fill Carrie in on the latest dish on Madison

of that conversation and he

of a blur.Hope I didn’t say too many self incriminating things,"he

"No, you were fine,"

laugh, "No more drinking for

all? Then how are we supposed to have fun?"I

I heard that there’s a Burger King nearby.It’s no chick-fill-A, but it's a start?"I found his obsession with chick-fill-A very amusing.And it sounded way better than this slice of toast I had on my plate."Sounds good to me,"I nodded

we can hit

"Yeah, totally,"

are gonna go take a walk

“l see yall later,"

it in a way as if he didn't want any of them to come

sat and stared as Tyler lent his

hand and he led me away from

look at Carrie and Tiff who gave me a puzzled look and I just shrugged

I ended up spending

was honestly a lot of

Burger King, we found a place that rented bicycles and we rented these two

bikes down the pier.We made it to the lighthouse and it also had a museum.We decided to hit the museum first and Tyler was

seven surviving colonial

kid in a candy store,

a dork,"I shoved him playfully and he shoved me

to the top is a rotten egg!"he said as he was mid-running

"Hey! Not fair!"

to push past him but he covered my way with his back.We were laughing as we pushed past each

way up to the top of the lighthouse, but it didn’t feel like it because I was too busy

finally reached the top, I was

felt absolutely refreshing and there was nothing but miles and miles of beautiful blue sea in front of

and he put his hands

your big ass was on my

you're a sore loser,"he

up, dork,"I shoved him

realize was

him, I ended up

me and he held

looked up to see him, and at the

inch away from each

else, he leaned his face closer to

"Tyler —"

was going to kiss me, but instead his

was such a sweet forehead kiss and it lasted for a good few

then pulled away and smiled brightly at

worry, I'm not gonna kiss you on the lips

curved up my face and I couldn't hide it.Somehow I was blushing and I felt embarrassed, so I just shoved

he wrapped his

know what was happening here, but he felt warm and nice.I decided not to

Tyler and I walked around the pier and we

to hit the beach.We didn’t have

hooking up or running away from their hook ups, but Tyler and

will hit up to our knees.We stayed out on the beach until it was completely dark outside.It was getting cold and Tyler was nice enough to give me his jacket.We thought

talked all night and listened to more music together.In the end, we ended up sleeping next to each