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

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

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

her and that he was

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

the other girls in the cheer squad had

she could focus her energy on being

breakfast buffet as I listened to Tiff going on and on

didn't feel like eating too much, so I just grabbed a slice of toast and butter, and a cup of coffee, and we went to find our

found that Carrie, Mark, and Tyler were

joined them and Tyler's eyes lit up as soon

head?"I said to

but the Advil

went to fill Carrie in on the latest dish on Madison and

out of that conversation and he

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

all? Then how are we supposed to have fun?"I pouted and

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

we

"Yeah, totally,"

walk around,"Tyler stood

“l see yall later,"

way as if he didn't want any

sat and stared as Tyler lent his hand out

his hand and he led

gave me a puzzled look and I just

ended up spending

a

King, we found a place

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

one of seven surviving colonial era lighthouse towers, that’s so

a candy

shoved him playfully and he shoved me

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

"Hey! Not fair!"

covered my way with his back.We were laughing

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

reached the top,

and there was nothing but

and he put

your big ass was

sore loser,"he shoved me

up, dork,"I shoved

realize was how weak my

I ended up almost falling on

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

looked up to see him, and at the same time he was

inch away from each other and my eyes shot open in

I could do anything else, he leaned his face closer to

"Tyler —"

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

forehead kiss and it lasted for a good few

then pulled away and smiled brightly at

not gonna kiss you on

I was blushing and I

and he wrapped his arms around me, holding

decided not

visiting the lighthouse, Tyler and I walked around the pier and we talked about

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

was busy hooking up or running away from their hook ups, but Tyler and I just enjoyed each other’s

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 leaving

end, we ended up sleeping next to each other as