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

and 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 months.Maddie was heartbroken, of

Brad admitted that he never cheated on her and that he

for the company because she knew if she was on her own in this trip, Brad could easily

the cheer squad

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

listened to Tiff going on and on about Brad

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

Mark, and Tyler were already sitting on a

Tyler's eyes lit up as soon as he

your head?"I said to

but the Advil

in on the latest dish on

that conversation and he

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

"No, you were fine,"

drinking for me for

Then how are we supposed to have fun?"I pouted and

obsession with chick-fill-A very

maybe later we

"Yeah, totally,"

walk around,"Tyler stood

“l see yall later,"

if he

sat and stared as

his hand and he led me away from the

and Tiff who gave me

ended up

honestly a lot of

found a place that rented bicycles and we

bikes down the pier.We made it to the lighthouse and it also had a

one of seven surviving colonial era lighthouse towers,

kid in a candy store, I couldn't help

a dork,"I shoved him playfully and he shoved

the top is a rotten egg!"he

"Hey! Not fair!"

way with his back.We were

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

top, I was all out

nothing but miles and miles of beautiful blue

win!"Tyler panted and he put his hands in

cheated, your big ass was on my way,"I

sore

up, dork,"I shoved

was how weak my footing

I ended

quick to catch me and he held

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

from each other and my

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

"Tyler —"

to kiss me, but instead his lips landed

was such a sweet forehead kiss and it lasted for

away and smiled brightly

gonna kiss you on

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

out a soft laugh and he

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

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

decided to hit the beach.We didn’t have a sip of beer the entire day, but

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

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 feel good about

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