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 put it over my neck and clasped it

next morning, Tiff and I got ready and headed downstairs for breakfast.Tiff was filling me in on

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

that he was only talking to the

company because she knew if she was on her own

squad had their boyfriends with them on this

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

I listened to Tiff going on and

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

that Carrie, Mark, and Tyler were already sitting on

lit up as soon as he

how’s your head?"I

the Advil

in on the latest dish on Madison

out of that conversation and he slid his chair closer to

I didn’t say anything too weird to you last night, did I? It’s kind of a blur.Hope I didn’t say too many

"No, you were fine,"

laugh, "No more drinking for me for the rest

are we supposed

start?"I found his obsession with chick-fill-A very amusing.And it sounded way better than this

we can hit the

"Yeah, totally,"

walk around,"Tyler stood up to his

“l see yall later,"

said it in a way as if he didn't

as Tyler

hand and he led me away from

at Carrie and Tiff who gave

I ended up

honestly a lot of

place that rented bicycles and we rented these two

lighthouse and it also had a museum.We decided to hit the museum first and

one of seven surviving colonial era lighthouse

was like a kid in a

him playfully and he shoved me

rotten egg!"he said as he

"Hey! Not fair!"

my way with his back.We were laughing as we pushed past each other and climbed up the

a long way up to the top of the lighthouse, but it didn’t feel like it because I was too

we finally reached the top,

but miles and miles of beautiful blue sea in

he put

ass was on my way,"I was

you're a sore loser,"he

dork,"I shoved him

was how weak my footing

when I shoved him, I ended up almost falling on

me and he held onto my arms so I didn't

see him, and at the same time he was

each other and my eyes shot open in

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

"Tyler —"

he was going to kiss me, but instead

kiss and it lasted for a

pulled away and smiled

you on the lips without your

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

and he wrapped his arms around

what was happening here, but he felt warm and nice.I decided not to overthink things

and I walked around the pier and we

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

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

enough to give me his jacket.We thought about going back to the hotel, but unfortunately for Tyler, Mark and

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