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,"

at least it meant 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 a few times

breakfast.Tiff was filling me in on

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

and that he was only talking

knew if she was on her own

the cheer squad had their boyfriends with them

was boy-less, so she could focus her

scoured the breakfast buffet as I listened to

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

Tyler were already

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

your head?"I said

the

in on the latest dish

of that conversation and he

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

"No, you were fine,"

a laugh, "No more drinking for

how are we supposed

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

later we can

"Yeah, totally,"

a walk

“l see yall later,"

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

stared as Tyler lent

and he led me away

look at Carrie and Tiff who gave me a puzzled look and I just shrugged at

up

a lot of

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

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

colonial era lighthouse towers, that’s so

kid in a candy store, I couldn't help

a dork,"I shoved him playfully

rotten egg!"he said as he was

"Hey! Not fair!"

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

a long way up to the top of the lighthouse, but it

the top, I was all out

air felt absolutely refreshing and there was nothing but miles and miles of beautiful blue sea in front

and he put his hands in the

big ass was

a sore

up, dork,"I

I didn’t realize was how weak my footing

I shoved him, I ended up almost falling on top of

me and he held onto my

and at the

were a mere inch away from each other and my

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

"Tyler —"

instead his lips landed on the top of

kiss and it lasted for a good

then pulled away and smiled brightly at

worry, I'm not gonna kiss you on the lips without your

I was blushing and I felt

let out a soft laugh and he wrapped

decided not to overthink

the lighthouse, Tyler and I walked around the pier and

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

or running away from their hook ups, but Tyler

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 didn't feel good about leaving Tyler

and listened to more music together.In the end, we ended up sleeping next to each other as we sat on one of the lounge chairs out at the