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 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

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

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

Brad admitted that he never cheated on her and that he was only talking to the girls, Maddie

knew if she was on her own in this trip, Brad could

girls in the cheer squad had their boyfriends with them

was around and she was boy-less, so she could focus her energy on being Maddie's shield against

the breakfast buffet as I listened to Tiff going

eating too much, so I just grabbed a slice of toast and butter, and a cup of coffee, and we went to find our

and Tyler were already sitting

and Tyler's eyes lit up as soon as he saw

head?"I

but the

Carrie in on the latest

that conversation and he slid his

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

"No, you were fine,"

a laugh, "No more drinking for me

Then how are we supposed to have fun?"I

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 of toast I

and maybe later we can

"Yeah, totally,"

walk

“l see yall later,"

he

and stared as Tyler lent

hand and he led me

gave

I ended up spending the entire

honestly a

King, we found a place that

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 geek admiring the

one of seven surviving colonial era lighthouse

a candy store, I

shoved him playfully and he

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

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

the top,

air felt absolutely refreshing and there was nothing but miles and miles

put his hands in

big ass was on my way,"I

sore loser,"he shoved

dork,"I shoved

was how weak my footing

when I shoved him, I ended up

quick to catch me and he held onto my arms so

to see him, and at the same time he was

away from each

else, he leaned

"Tyler —"

instead

such a sweet forehead kiss and it lasted for

then pulled away and smiled

I'm not gonna kiss you on the lips without

was blushing and I felt embarrassed, so I just shoved

soft laugh and he wrapped his arms around me,

decided not to overthink things and I put

visiting the lighthouse, Tyler and I walked around the pier and we talked about the future

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

ups, but Tyler

was getting cold and Tyler was nice enough to give me

next to each other