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,"

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 before I put it over my neck and clasped it

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

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

admitted that he never cheated on her and that he was only talking to the girls, Maddie didn't

her

the cheer squad

she could focus

buffet as I listened to Tiff going

like eating too much, so I just grabbed a slice of toast and

that Carrie, Mark, and Tyler were already sitting on

lit

head?"I said

the

to fill Carrie in on the latest dish on Madison

I tuned out of that conversation and

I didn’t say too many self

"No, you were fine,"

laugh, "No more drinking for me for the rest

Then how are we supposed to

found his obsession with chick-fill-A very

and maybe later we

"Yeah, totally,"

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

“l see yall later,"

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

as Tyler lent his hand out to

he led

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

up spending the entire day

honestly a lot

breakfast at Burger King, we found a place that

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

one of seven surviving colonial era lighthouse

kid in a

dork,"I shoved him playfully and he shoved me

last one to the top is a rotten egg!"he

"Hey! Not fair!"

but he covered my way with his back.We were

of the lighthouse, but it didn’t

top, I was all out

and there was nothing but miles and miles of

win!"Tyler panted and he put his hands

was on my way,"I was

you're a sore

dork,"I shoved him

didn’t realize was

shoved him, I ended up almost falling

me and he held onto my arms so I

up to see him, and at the same time he

mere inch away from each other and my eyes shot open

could do anything else, he leaned

"Tyler —"

instead his

a sweet forehead kiss and it lasted for

and

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

I couldn't hide it.Somehow I was blushing and I felt embarrassed, so I just shoved my face to

let out a soft laugh and he wrapped his arms around

and nice.I decided not to overthink things and I

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

hit the

busy hooking up or running away from their hook ups, but

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 to roam around on his own, so

end, we ended up sleeping next