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,"

thought in mind, I pulled out the locket from my back pocket.I stroked the heart locket for a few times before I

for breakfast.Tiff was filling me in

just a couple days before the trip, Madison found out that Brad was talking to a bunch

admitted that he never cheated on her and that he was only talking to

was desperate for the company because she knew if she was on her own in this

the other girls in the cheer squad had their

was boy-less, so she could focus

listened to Tiff going on and on about Brad and

grabbed a slice of toast and

Mark, and Tyler were already sitting on

joined them and Tyler's eyes lit up as soon

your head?"I said

but the Advil

then went to fill Carrie in on the latest

that conversation and

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

"No, you were fine,"

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

Then how are we supposed to have

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

and maybe later we can

"Yeah, totally,"

take a walk around,"Tyler stood up to

“l see yall later,"

as if he didn't want any of them to come

friends just sat and stared as Tyler lent his hand out

took his hand and he

Tiff who gave me a puzzled look and I just

up spending the entire day

a lot

breakfast at Burger King, we found a place that

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

of seven surviving colonial era lighthouse towers, that’s so

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

such a dork,"I shoved him playfully

rotten egg!"he said

"Hey! Not fair!"

way with his back.We were laughing as we pushed

top of the lighthouse, but

the top, I was all out of

but miles and miles of beautiful blue sea in front of

panted and he put his

ass was on my

a sore loser,"he shoved

up, dork,"I

was

him, I ended up almost falling on top

catch me and he held onto my

the same time he was looking down to see

faces were a mere inch away from each other and my eyes

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

"Tyler —"

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

was such a sweet forehead kiss and it lasted for a good few

then pulled away and smiled brightly at

gonna kiss you on the lips without your permission ever

up my face and I couldn't hide it.Somehow I was blushing

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

not to overthink things and I put my arms around him, holding him right

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

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

up or running away from their hook ups, but Tyler and I just enjoyed each other’s company as

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, Mark and Carrie had hijacked his room.I didn't feel good about leaving

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