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,"

thought in mind, I pulled out the locket from my back

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

the trip, Madison found 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

cheated on her and that he was

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

squad had their boyfriends with them

she could focus her energy on being Maddie's shield

buffet as I listened to Tiff

toast and butter, and a cup of coffee, and we went

Carrie, Mark, and Tyler were already sitting on a

Tyler's eyes lit

your head?"I

the Advil

on

I tuned out of that conversation and he slid his chair closer to

um, I didn’t say anything too weird to you last night, did I? It’s kind of a blur.Hope I didn’t say too many self incriminating things,"he whispered

"No, you were fine,"

more drinking for me

we supposed

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

we can hit the

"Yeah, totally,"

walk around,"Tyler stood up to his feet instantly and announced,"

“l see yall later,"

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

stared as Tyler lent his hand out

his hand and he led me away from

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

I ended up spending the entire

honestly a

at Burger King, we found a place that

bikes down the pier.We made it to the lighthouse and it also had a museum.We decided to hit the museum first and Tyler was so cute,

colonial era lighthouse towers, that’s so

a candy store, I couldn't help but

dork,"I shoved him playfully

one to the top is a rotten egg!"he said as he was mid-running up

"Hey! Not fair!"

tried 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

the lighthouse, but it didn’t feel like it because I was too busy being

we finally reached the top, I

there was nothing but miles

he put his hands

ass was

sore loser,"he shoved me

dork,"I shoved him

didn’t realize was how weak my

ended up almost falling on

to catch me and he held onto my arms so I

the same time he was looking down

inch away from each other and my eyes shot open

anything else, he

"Tyler —"

instead his lips landed on the top

sweet forehead kiss and it lasted for a good few

and

you on the

hide it.Somehow I was blushing and

soft laugh and he wrapped his arms around me, holding

was happening here, but he felt warm and nice.I decided not to

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

and we decided to hit the beach.We didn’t have a sip of

their hook ups, but Tyler and I just enjoyed

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

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