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

and I got ready and headed downstairs for breakfast.Tiff was filling me in on all the

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

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

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

the other girls in the cheer squad had their boyfriends with them on this

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

as I listened to Tiff going on and

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

Tyler were already

lit up as soon

head?"I

but the Advil

fill Carrie in on the latest dish on Madison

conversation and he slid his chair closer to

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 I was the only person that

"No, you were fine,"

drinking

we supposed to

but it's a start?"I found his obsession with chick-fill-A very

later we

"Yeah, totally,"

take a walk around,"Tyler stood

“l see yall later,"

it in a way as if he didn't want any of them to

as Tyler lent his hand out

took his hand and he led me away from the

back to look at Carrie and Tiff who gave me a puzzled look and

and I ended up

was honestly a

grabbing breakfast at Burger King, we found a place that rented

explored the island and rode our bikes down the pier.We made it to the lighthouse and it also had a museum.We decided to

colonial era lighthouse towers, that’s so

a candy store, I couldn't help

him

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

"Hey! Not fair!"

his back.We were laughing as we pushed past each other and climbed

lighthouse, but

finally reached the top, I was

and there was nothing but miles and miles of beautiful blue

win!"Tyler panted and he put his hands in

was

you're a sore

dork,"I shoved

I didn’t realize was

I shoved him, I ended up almost falling on

me and he

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

inch away from each other and my eyes shot open in

else, he

"Tyler —"

instead his lips landed on

forehead kiss and it lasted for

away and smiled

worry, I'm not gonna kiss you on the

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

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

he felt warm and nice.I decided not to overthink things and I put my arms

around the pier and we talked about the future as we sipped

around and rode our bikes all day until it was sunset, and we decided to hit the beach.We didn’t have a sip of beer

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

stood close to the waves so when water came 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

together.In the end, we ended up sleeping next to each