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

morning, Tiff and I got ready and headed downstairs for breakfast.Tiff was filling me in on all the drama between

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

that he never cheated on her and that he was only talking to the girls, Maddie

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

all the other girls in the cheer squad

boy-less, so she could focus her energy on being Maddie's shield against

listened to

much, so I just grabbed a slice of toast and butter, and a cup of coffee, and we went to find

found that Carrie, Mark, and Tyler were already sitting on a

them and Tyler's eyes lit up as soon as

your head?"I said

but the Advil helps,"he

Carrie in on the latest

of that conversation and

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 so that I

"No, you were fine,"

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

how are we supposed to have

chick-fill-A very amusing.And it sounded way better than this slice of toast I had

we can hit

"Yeah, totally,"

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

“l see yall later,"

way as if he didn't want

stared as

took his hand and he led me away from the

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

ended up spending the

was honestly a lot of

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

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

seven surviving colonial era lighthouse towers,

in a

a dork,"I shoved him playfully and he shoved me

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

"Hey! Not fair!"

way with his back.We were laughing as we

the top of the lighthouse, but it didn’t

reached the top, I was all out of

and there was nothing but miles and miles of beautiful blue sea in front

and he put his hands in the

ass was on my way,"I

you're a sore

dork,"I shoved

I didn’t realize was how

him, I ended up almost falling on top

quick to catch me and he held onto my arms so I didn't

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

were a mere inch away from each other and my eyes shot

could do anything else, he leaned his

"Tyler —"

he was going to kiss me, but instead his

forehead kiss and it lasted for

pulled away and smiled brightly

I'm not gonna kiss you on

blushing and I felt embarrassed, so

soft laugh and he

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

pier

around and rode our bikes all day until it was sunset, and we decided to hit the beach.We didn’t have a sip of beer the entire day, but we

their hook ups, but Tyler and I just enjoyed

close to the waves so when water came 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

night and listened to more music together.In the end, we ended up sleeping next to each other as