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 a few times before

Tiff and I got ready and headed downstairs for breakfast.Tiff was

Madison found out that Brad was talking to a bunch of girls

cheated on her and that he was only talking to the girls, Maddie

if she was on her own in this trip, Brad

in the cheer squad had their boyfriends with them on this

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

the breakfast buffet as I listened to Tiff going on and on about Brad and

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

found that Carrie, Mark, and Tyler were already sitting on

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

head?"I

but the Advil

then went to fill Carrie in on the latest dish on

I tuned out of that conversation and

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,"

a laugh, "No more drinking for me

are we

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 of toast I had on my plate."Sounds good to me,"I

and maybe later we

"Yeah, totally,"

I are gonna go take a walk around,"Tyler stood up to his feet instantly and announced,"

“l see yall later,"

as if he didn't want

friends just sat and stared as Tyler lent

hand and he led me

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

ended up spending the entire day

honestly a lot of

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

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

surviving colonial era lighthouse

in a candy store, I couldn't help

such a dork,"I shoved him playfully and he shoved

top is a rotten egg!"he said as he

"Hey! Not fair!"

him but he covered my way with his back.We were laughing

top of the lighthouse, but it didn’t feel like

reached the top,

nothing but miles and miles of beautiful blue sea in front of

put

was on my way,"I was also

sore loser,"he shoved

dork,"I shoved

realize was how weak

I shoved him, I ended up almost falling

me and he held onto my arms so I

see him, and at the

each other and my eyes shot

do anything else,

"Tyler —"

to kiss me, but instead

was such a sweet forehead kiss and it lasted for a good

then pulled away and

kiss you on the lips without your permission ever

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

soft laugh and he wrapped his arms around me,

was happening here, but he felt warm and nice.I decided not to overthink things and I put my arms around

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

and rode our bikes all day until it was sunset, and we decided to hit the

their hook ups, but Tyler and I just enjoyed each

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 to roam around on his own, so I decided to keep him

we ended up sleeping next to each other as we sat on one of the lounge chairs