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,"

as that may sound, at least it meant that he still loved me...And with that thought in mind, I pulled out the locket from my back pocket.I stroked the heart locket for a few times before I put

downstairs for breakfast.Tiff was filling me in on all the drama between

talking to a bunch of girls online.He had been doing it behind her back for

he never cheated on her and that he was only talking to the girls, Maddie didn't

she was on her

all the other girls in the cheer squad had their boyfriends with them

she

to Tiff going on and on

didn't feel like eating too much, so I just grabbed a slice of toast and butter, and a cup of coffee, and

Tyler were already sitting on a

quickly joined them and Tyler's eyes lit

how’s your head?"I

but the Advil

went to fill Carrie in on the latest dish

conversation and

too weird to you last night, did I? It’s kind of a blur.Hope I didn’t say too many self incriminating things,"he whispered so that I was the only

"No, you were fine,"

drinking for me for

how are we supposed to

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

later we can hit the

"Yeah, totally,"

take a walk

“l see yall later,"

as if he

stared as

and he led me away

look at Carrie and Tiff who gave me a puzzled look and

I ended up spending

was honestly a lot

found a place that rented bicycles and

made it to the lighthouse and it also had a museum.We decided to hit the museum first and Tyler was so cute,

surviving colonial era lighthouse towers, that’s

a candy store, I

shoved him playfully and he shoved me

the top is a rotten egg!"he said as he

"Hey! Not fair!"

with his back.We were laughing as we

top of the lighthouse, but it didn’t feel like it

top, I

air felt absolutely refreshing and there was nothing but miles and

win!"Tyler panted and he put his

cheated, your big ass was on

a sore loser,"he shoved

up, dork,"I

didn’t realize was how weak

him, I ended up almost falling on top

quick to catch me and he held onto my arms so I didn't

see him, and at the same time he was looking down to see

mere inch away from each other

before I could do anything else, he leaned

"Tyler —"

he was going to kiss me, but instead his lips landed on

forehead kiss and it lasted for a good

pulled away and smiled

you on the lips without

was blushing and I

let out a soft laugh and he wrapped his arms around me,

but he felt warm and nice.I decided not to overthink things and I put my arms

the pier

hit the beach.We didn’t have

but Tyler and I just enjoyed each other’s company as

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

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