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,"

mind, I pulled out the locket from my back

downstairs for breakfast.Tiff was filling me in

that Brad was talking to a bunch of girls online.He had been doing it behind

on her and that he was

was on her own in this trip, Brad could

the cheer squad had

was around and she was boy-less, so she could focus her energy on being

breakfast buffet as I listened to Tiff going on and

so I just grabbed a slice of toast and butter, and a cup of coffee, and we went to

and Tyler were already sitting

and Tyler's eyes lit

head?"I said

but the Advil helps,"he

went to fill Carrie in on the latest dish on Madison

and I tuned out of that conversation and he slid his

did I? It’s kind of a blur.Hope I didn’t say too

"No, you were fine,"

thank god,"he stifled a laugh, "No more drinking

at all? Then how are we

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

later we can

"Yeah, totally,"

a walk around,"Tyler stood

“l see yall later,"

a way as if he didn't want any of

and stared as Tyler lent his hand out

his hand and he

gave me a puzzled look and I just shrugged

ended up spending the

honestly a lot

place that rented

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

of seven surviving colonial era

a kid in a candy store, I

him

is a rotten egg!"he said as

"Hey! Not fair!"

his back.We were laughing as we pushed past each other and climbed up the stairs

of the lighthouse, but

reached the top,

felt absolutely refreshing and there was nothing but miles and miles

and he put his hands

cheated, your big ass was on

a sore loser,"he shoved

dork,"I

was how weak

shoved him, I ended up almost falling on

to catch me and he held onto my arms so I

to see him, and at the

inch away from each other and my eyes

could do anything else, he leaned

"Tyler —"

to kiss me, but instead his lips landed on the top

and it lasted for

then pulled away and smiled brightly at

I'm not gonna kiss you on the lips without

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

and he wrapped his

felt warm and nice.I decided not to overthink things and I put my arms around him, holding

lighthouse, Tyler and I walked around the pier and we talked about the future

to hit the beach.We didn’t have a sip of beer

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

stood close to the waves so when water came up, it 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

up sleeping next