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,"

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

I got ready and headed downstairs for breakfast.Tiff

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

never cheated on her and that he was

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

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

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

listened to

of toast and butter, and a

Tyler were already

lit

head?"I said

but the Advil helps,"he

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

out of that conversation

of a blur.Hope I didn’t say too many

"No, you were fine,"

god,"he stifled a laugh, "No more drinking for me for the rest of

at all? Then how are we supposed

found his obsession with chick-fill-A very amusing.And it sounded way better

and maybe later we can hit

"Yeah, totally,"

I are gonna go take a walk around,"Tyler

“l see yall later,"

as if he didn't want

friends just sat and stared as Tyler lent

he led me away from

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

I ended up spending the entire day

was honestly a lot of

Burger King, we found a place that rented bicycles

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

of seven surviving colonial era lighthouse towers, that’s

a candy store, I couldn't help but

dork,"I shoved him playfully and

a rotten

"Hey! Not fair!"

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

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

we finally reached the top, I was

but miles and miles of

panted and he put his hands in the

cheated, your big ass was

a sore loser,"he shoved me

up, dork,"I

was how

shoved him, I ended

was quick to catch me and he held onto my

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

a mere inch away from each

I could do anything else, he leaned his face closer to

"Tyler —"

he was going to kiss me, but instead

was such a sweet forehead kiss and it lasted

then pulled away and

kiss you on the lips without your permission ever

it.Somehow I was blushing and I felt embarrassed, so I just shoved

let out a soft laugh and he wrapped his

not to overthink things

and I walked around the pier and we talked about the future as we

around and rode our bikes all day until it was sunset, and we decided to hit the beach.We didn’t have a sip of beer the entire day, but

running away from their hook ups, but Tyler and I just enjoyed each

was nice enough to give me

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