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,"

that thought in mind, I pulled out the

downstairs for breakfast.Tiff was filling

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

on her and that he

was on her own in this trip, Brad could

cheer squad had their boyfriends with them on this

was around and she was boy-less, so she could focus

buffet as I listened to Tiff going on and

toast and butter, and a cup of coffee, and

Carrie, Mark, and Tyler were already

them and Tyler's eyes lit up

how’s your head?"I said

the

on the latest dish on

of that conversation and he slid his chair closer

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

"No, you were fine,"

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

how are we supposed to have fun?"I pouted

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

and maybe later we

"Yeah, totally,"

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

“l see yall later,"

if he didn't want

as Tyler lent his

his hand and he led me away

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

up spending the

was honestly a

we found a place that rented bicycles and

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

one of seven surviving colonial era lighthouse towers,

kid in a candy store, I

a dork,"I shoved him

a rotten egg!"he said as he was mid-running up

"Hey! Not fair!"

tried to push past him but he covered my way with his back.We were laughing as we pushed past each other and climbed

to the top of the lighthouse, but it

we finally reached the top, I was all out

but miles and

and he put his hands

big ass was on my

a sore loser,"he shoved me

dork,"I shoved him

I didn’t realize was how weak

ended up

quick to catch me and he held onto my arms

see him, and at the

faces were a mere inch away from each other and my

could do anything else, he

"Tyler —"

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

kiss and it lasted for a good few

away and smiled brightly

you on the lips without your permission ever

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

laugh and he wrapped his arms around me, holding me

decided not to overthink things and I put my

the pier and we

day until it was sunset, and we decided to hit the beach.We

else was busy hooking up or running away from their hook ups, but

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 thought about going back to the hotel, but unfortunately for Tyler,

talked all night and listened to more music together.In the end, we ended up sleeping next