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,"

with that thought in mind, I pulled out the locket from my back pocket.I stroked the heart locket

headed downstairs for breakfast.Tiff was filling me in on all

couple days before the trip, Madison found out that Brad was talking to a bunch of

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

squad had their boyfriends

so she could focus

to Tiff going on and

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

Mark, and Tyler were already

lit up as

how’s your head?"I said

the Advil helps,"he

in on the latest dish on Madison and

out of that conversation and he slid

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,"

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

we supposed to have fun?"I pouted

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

we can hit

"Yeah, totally,"

I are gonna go take a walk

“l see yall later,"

it in a way as if he didn't want any of them to come with

and stared as Tyler lent his hand out to

he

Tiff who gave me a puzzled look and

I ended up spending the entire day

honestly a

found a place that rented bicycles and we rented these two

and rode our bikes down the pier.We made it to the lighthouse and it also had a museum.We decided

of seven surviving colonial era

a kid in a candy store, I couldn't help

dork,"I shoved him playfully and he

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

"Hey! Not fair!"

he covered my way with his back.We were laughing as we pushed past each other and climbed

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

finally reached the top, I was all out

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

panted and he put his

cheated, your big ass was

a sore loser,"he shoved me

up, dork,"I

realize was how weak my footing

when I shoved him, I ended

he held onto

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

mere inch away from each other and my eyes shot open

I could do anything else, he leaned his face closer

"Tyler —"

going to kiss me, but instead his

and

and smiled brightly

you on the lips without your

was blushing and

soft laugh and he wrapped his arms around me, holding me

not to overthink things and I put my arms around him,

walked around the pier

decided to hit the beach.We didn’t

but Tyler and I just enjoyed

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 about going back to the hotel, but unfortunately for Tyler, Mark and Carrie had hijacked his room.I didn't feel good

next to each other as