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

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

out that Brad was talking to a bunch of

Brad admitted that he never cheated on her and that he was only talking

on her own in

other girls in the cheer squad

so she could focus her energy

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

eating too much, so I just grabbed a slice of toast and butter, and a cup of coffee, and

Mark, and Tyler were already sitting on

joined them and Tyler's eyes lit up as soon

your head?"I said

but the Advil

in on the latest

I tuned out of that conversation and he slid

blur.Hope I didn’t say too many self incriminating things,"he whispered so that I was the

"No, you were fine,"

god,"he stifled a laugh, "No more drinking for

all? Then how are we supposed

found his obsession with chick-fill-A very amusing.And it sounded way better than this slice

later we

"Yeah, totally,"

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

“l see yall later,"

in a way as if he

sat and stared as Tyler

took his hand and he led me away from

back to look at Carrie and Tiff who gave me

ended up spending

was honestly a lot

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

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

colonial era lighthouse towers, that’s so

in a candy store, I couldn't

dork,"I shoved him playfully and he

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

"Hey! Not fair!"

push past him but he covered my way with his back.We were laughing as we pushed past each other and climbed up the

up to the top of the lighthouse, but it didn’t feel like it because I

top, I was all

but miles and

win!"Tyler panted and he put his

big ass was on

you're a sore loser,"he shoved me

dork,"I shoved

I didn’t realize was how weak my

when I shoved him, I ended up almost falling

me and he held onto my arms so

see him, and at the same time he was looking down to see

each other and

else, he leaned his face

"Tyler —"

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

sweet forehead kiss and it lasted for a good few

and smiled brightly at

you on the lips without your permission ever

hide it.Somehow I was blushing and I felt embarrassed, so I just shoved my face

and he wrapped

didn’t know what was happening here, but he felt warm and nice.I decided not

the pier and we

to hit the beach.We didn’t have a sip of beer the

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

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

together.In the end, we ended up sleeping next to each other