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 the heart locket for a few times before I

morning, Tiff and I got ready and headed downstairs for breakfast.Tiff was filling me in on all the drama between

a couple days before the trip, Madison found out that Brad was talking to a bunch of girls online.He

on her and that he was only talking to the

if she was on her own in this

squad had their

was boy-less, so she could focus her energy

to Tiff going on and on about

just grabbed a slice of toast and butter, and

found that Carrie, Mark, and Tyler were already

lit up as

how’s your head?"I

but the

Carrie in on

and I tuned out of that conversation and he slid his chair

kind of a blur.Hope I didn’t say too many self incriminating things,"he whispered so that I was the only person that

"No, you were fine,"

a laugh, "No more drinking for me for the rest

how are we

start?"I found his obsession with chick-fill-A very

we

"Yeah, totally,"

and I are gonna go take a walk around,"Tyler

“l see yall later,"

in a way as if he didn't want

just sat and stared as Tyler lent his hand out

hand and he

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

up spending the

was honestly a lot of

we found a place that rented bicycles

explored the island and 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 Tyler was so cute, he was being a

surviving colonial era lighthouse

a kid in a

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

to the top is a rotten egg!"he said

"Hey! Not fair!"

my way with his back.We were laughing as we pushed past

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

reached the top, I was all out of

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

and he put his hands in

big ass was on my way,"I

you're a sore loser,"he shoved

dork,"I shoved him

was how weak my footing

him, I ended up almost falling

was quick to catch me and he held onto my arms so

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

faces were a mere inch away from each other and my

before I could do anything else, he leaned his face

"Tyler —"

he was going to kiss me, but instead his

sweet forehead kiss and it lasted for a good few

away and smiled brightly at

kiss you on the lips without

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

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

not to overthink things and I put

around the pier and we talked about the future as we

until it was sunset, and we decided to hit the beach.We didn’t have a sip of beer

their hook ups, but Tyler and I just enjoyed each other’s

nice enough to give me his jacket.We thought about going back to the hotel, but unfortunately for Tyler, Mark and Carrie had hijacked his room.I didn't feel good about leaving Tyler to roam around on his own,

music together.In the end, we ended up sleeping next to each other as we sat on one of the