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,"

as that may sound, 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 before I put it over my neck and clasped it

I got ready and headed downstairs for breakfast.Tiff was filling me in on all

a bunch of girls online.He had been doing it behind

on her and that he was only talking to the girls, Maddie didn't

she knew if she was on her own in this trip, Brad could easily

the cheer squad had their boyfriends with them

was boy-less, so she could focus her energy on being

I listened to Tiff going

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

and Tyler were

lit up as soon as

your head?"I said to

the Advil helps,"he

Carrie in on the latest dish on Madison and

of that conversation and he slid his chair closer to

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

"No, you were fine,"

drinking for me for the

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 to me,"I

maybe later we

"Yeah, totally,"

I are gonna go take a walk around,"Tyler

“l see yall later,"

in a way as if he didn't want any of

stared as Tyler lent his hand out

he led

who gave me a puzzled

I ended up spending the entire

a lot of

breakfast at Burger King, we found a place that

the lighthouse and it also had a museum.We decided to

colonial era lighthouse towers,

like a kid in a candy store, I

such a dork,"I shoved him playfully and he

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

"Hey! Not fair!"

back.We were laughing as we pushed past each other and climbed

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

the top,

there was nothing but miles and miles of beautiful

put his

cheated, your big ass was on my way,"I was also

you're a sore

up, dork,"I

realize was how weak my footing

when I shoved him, I ended up almost falling

me and he

to see him, and at the same time he was

each other and my eyes shot open in

else, he leaned his face closer to

"Tyler —"

but instead his lips landed on the

sweet forehead kiss and it lasted for a good few

pulled away and smiled brightly

kiss you on the lips without your permission ever

hide it.Somehow I was blushing

laugh and he wrapped his arms

but he felt warm and nice.I decided not

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

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

up or running away from their hook ups, but Tyler and I

it was completely dark outside.It was getting cold and Tyler was nice enough to give me his jacket.We thought about going

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