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,"

I pulled out the locket from my back pocket.I stroked the heart locket for

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

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

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

her own in this trip, Brad could easily sweep her off her feet

cheer squad had their boyfriends with them on

and she was boy-less, so she could focus

breakfast buffet as I listened to

like eating too much, so I just grabbed a slice of toast and butter, and a

Mark, and Tyler were

quickly joined them and Tyler's eyes lit up

how’s your head?"I said

but the Advil helps,"he

fill Carrie in on the latest dish

of that conversation and he slid

did I? It’s kind of a blur.Hope I didn’t

"No, you were fine,"

"No more drinking for

how are we supposed to have

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

later we

"Yeah, totally,"

walk around,"Tyler stood

“l see yall later,"

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

stared as Tyler lent his

his hand and he led me away from

Carrie and Tiff who gave

and I ended up spending the entire

a lot of

breakfast at Burger King, we found a place that rented bicycles and we

also had a museum.We decided to hit the museum first and Tyler was so cute, he was being a geek admiring

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

in a candy store,

a dork,"I shoved him playfully and he shoved

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

"Hey! Not fair!"

him but he covered my way with his back.We were laughing as we pushed past each other

lighthouse, but it didn’t

reached the top, I was all out of

was nothing but miles and miles of beautiful

put his hands in the

was on my way,"I was also

sore

up, dork,"I

I didn’t realize was how weak my footing

him, I ended

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

see him, and at the same time he was looking down to see

a mere inch away from each

I could do anything else, he leaned his

"Tyler —"

kiss me, but instead his lips landed on the

sweet forehead kiss and it

away and smiled brightly

kiss you on the lips without your permission

couldn't hide it.Somehow I was blushing and I

he

felt warm and nice.I decided not to overthink things and I put my arms around him,

I walked around the pier and we talked

was sunset, and we decided to hit

hook ups, but Tyler and I just enjoyed each other’s company

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, Mark and Carrie had hijacked his room.I didn't

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