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,"

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

ready and headed downstairs for breakfast.Tiff was filling me in on all

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

Brad admitted that he never cheated on her and that he

she knew if she was on her

girls in the cheer squad had their

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

listened to

a slice of toast and butter, and a cup of coffee, and we

found that Carrie, Mark, and Tyler were already sitting

and Tyler's eyes lit up

how’s your head?"I said to

the

on the latest

I tuned out of that conversation and he slid his chair

of a blur.Hope I didn’t say too

"No, you were fine,"

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

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

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

and maybe later we can hit

"Yeah, totally,"

are gonna go take a walk around,"Tyler stood up to his feet instantly and announced,"

“l see yall later,"

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

just sat and stared as Tyler lent his hand out

he led me away

who gave me a puzzled look

ended up

a lot

Burger King, we found a place that

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

surviving colonial era lighthouse towers, that’s

was like a kid in a candy store, I couldn't help but

shoved him playfully

rotten egg!"he

"Hey! Not fair!"

but he covered my way with his back.We were laughing as

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

top, I was all out

felt absolutely refreshing and there was nothing but

win!"Tyler panted and he put his hands in the

your big ass was on my

you're a sore loser,"he shoved me

up, dork,"I shoved

realize was how weak my

I shoved him, I ended up almost falling on top of

and he held onto my arms so I didn't

and at the same time he

a mere inch away from each

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

"Tyler —"

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

a sweet forehead kiss and it lasted

pulled away and smiled brightly

kiss you on the

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

he wrapped his

decided not to

the lighthouse, Tyler and I walked around the pier and we

we decided to hit the beach.We didn’t have a sip of beer the entire day, but we had

their hook ups, but Tyler and I just enjoyed each

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 about going back to the hotel, but unfortunately for Tyler, Mark and Carrie had hijacked his room.I didn't

up sleeping next to each other as we sat on one of the lounge chairs out