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,"

still loved 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

headed downstairs for breakfast.Tiff

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

her and that he was only talking to the girls, Maddie didn't believe

she was on her

the cheer squad had their boyfriends

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

to Tiff going on and on about

too much, so I just grabbed a slice of toast and butter, and a cup of coffee,

Mark, and Tyler were already sitting

quickly joined them and Tyler's eyes lit up as soon as

how’s your head?"I said

but the Advil helps,"he

Carrie in on the latest dish on Madison and

that conversation and he slid his

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 self incriminating things,"he whispered so that

"No, you were fine,"

stifled a laugh, "No more drinking for

at all? Then how are we supposed

heard 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

and maybe later we can

"Yeah, totally,"

and I are gonna go take a walk around,"Tyler stood

“l see yall later,"

said it in a way as if he didn't

friends just sat and stared as Tyler lent his hand out to

hand and he led me away

at Carrie and Tiff who gave me a puzzled look and

up spending

a lot

place

our bikes 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 colonial

one of seven surviving colonial era lighthouse towers,

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

a dork,"I shoved him playfully and he

rotten egg!"he said as

"Hey! Not fair!"

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

long way up to the top of the lighthouse, but it didn’t

we finally reached the top,

refreshing and there was nothing but miles and

panted and he put his hands

big ass was on my

you're a sore loser,"he shoved

dork,"I shoved

didn’t realize was

ended up almost falling on top of

he held onto

and at the same time

faces were a mere inch away from each other and my

else,

"Tyler —"

instead

kiss and it

then pulled away and

kiss you on the lips without your permission

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

laugh and he wrapped his arms around me, holding

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

lighthouse, Tyler and I walked around the pier

day until it was sunset, and we decided to hit the beach.We didn’t have a sip of beer the entire

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

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

listened to more music together.In the end, we ended up sleeping next to each other as