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,"

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

breakfast.Tiff was filling me in on all the drama between

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

admitted that he never cheated on her and that

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

squad had

so she could focus her energy on being Maddie's shield

breakfast buffet as I listened to Tiff going

slice of toast and butter, and a cup

Carrie, Mark, and Tyler were already sitting on a

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

your head?"I said

but the Advil helps,"he

to fill Carrie in on the

of that conversation and he slid

I? It’s kind of a blur.Hope I didn’t say too many self incriminating things,"he whispered so that

"No, you were fine,"

stifled a laugh, "No more drinking for me for

Then how are we

there’s 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

maybe later we can hit the

"Yeah, totally,"

and I are gonna go take a walk around,"Tyler stood

“l see yall later,"

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

stared as Tyler lent his hand out

he led me away from

back to look at Carrie and Tiff who gave me

up spending the

was honestly a lot of

found a place that rented bicycles and

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

colonial era lighthouse

a kid in a candy store, I couldn't

him playfully and

is a rotten egg!"he said as he was

"Hey! Not fair!"

way with his back.We were laughing as we pushed past each other and climbed up the stairs

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

we finally reached the top, I was all out

and there was nothing but miles and miles of beautiful

win!"Tyler panted and he put his hands

cheated, your big ass was on

sore loser,"he shoved

up, dork,"I

was

I ended

catch me and he held

see him, and at the same time he was

each other and my eyes shot open in

could do anything else, he

"Tyler —"

thought he was going to kiss me, but instead his lips landed

was such a sweet forehead kiss and

and

I'm not gonna kiss you on the lips

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

and he

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

and I walked around the pier

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

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

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

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