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,"

mind, I pulled out the locket from my back pocket.I stroked the heart

breakfast.Tiff was filling

Madison found out that Brad was talking to a bunch of girls online.He had been doing it behind her back

and that he was

on her own in this trip, Brad could

cheer squad had their boyfriends with them on this

she was boy-less, so she could

to Tiff going on and on about Brad

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

found that Carrie, Mark, and Tyler

Tyler's eyes lit up as soon

how’s your head?"I said to

the Advil helps,"he

to fill Carrie in on the latest dish on Madison and

and I tuned out of that conversation and

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

"No, you were fine,"

"No more drinking for

Then how are we

but it's a start?"I found his obsession with chick-fill-A very amusing.And it sounded way better than this slice

we can

"Yeah, totally,"

Emma and I are gonna go take a walk around,"Tyler stood

“l see yall later,"

if he

and stared as Tyler lent his hand

he led me away from the

Carrie and Tiff who gave

up spending the entire day

honestly a lot of

a place that rented bicycles and we

the island and 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 and Tyler was so cute, he

surviving colonial era lighthouse

a candy store,

shoved him playfully

last one to the top is a rotten

"Hey! Not fair!"

he covered my way with his back.We

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

top, I

but miles and miles of beautiful blue

win!"Tyler panted and he put his hands in

big ass was on my

you're a sore loser,"he

dork,"I shoved him

realize was

him, I ended

and he held onto my arms so I didn't

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

inch away from each other and my

could do anything else,

"Tyler —"

going to kiss me, but instead his lips landed on

was such a sweet forehead kiss and it lasted for

away and smiled brightly at

you on the lips without your permission ever

smile curved up my face and I couldn't 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 to overthink things and I put my arms around him, holding him

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

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

but Tyler

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 Tyler to roam around on his own, so

next to each other as we sat on one of the lounge