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,"

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

I got ready and headed downstairs for breakfast.Tiff was filling

a couple days before the trip, Madison 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,

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

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

other girls in the cheer squad had their boyfriends

was boy-less, so she

listened to Tiff

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

Mark, and Tyler were

eyes lit

how’s your head?"I said

the

Carrie in on the latest

I tuned out of that conversation and he slid

um, I didn’t say anything too 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 was the only person that could

"No, you were fine,"

drinking for me for the rest

all? Then how are we supposed to

but it's a start?"I found his obsession with chick-fill-A very amusing.And it sounded way better than this slice of toast I had on my plate."Sounds good to me,"I

and maybe later we can hit

"Yeah, totally,"

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

“l see yall later,"

said it in a way as if he didn't want any of

stared as Tyler lent his hand out to

took his hand and he led me

gave me a puzzled look and I just

and I ended up spending the

a lot

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

a museum.We

seven surviving colonial

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

dork,"I shoved him playfully and he

rotten egg!"he said as he was mid-running

"Hey! Not fair!"

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

lighthouse, but it didn’t feel like it

the top, I

open air felt absolutely refreshing and there was nothing but miles and miles of beautiful blue

and he put his

big ass was

you're a sore loser,"he shoved me

dork,"I

didn’t realize was how weak

him, I ended up almost falling on top of

he

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

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

do anything else, he leaned his

"Tyler —"

kiss me, but instead his lips landed on the top

kiss and

pulled away and

gonna kiss you on

was blushing and I felt embarrassed, so I just shoved my face

a soft laugh and he wrapped his

not to overthink things

around the pier

rode our bikes all day until it was sunset, and we decided to hit the beach.We didn’t

away from their hook ups, but Tyler and I just enjoyed

nice enough to give me his jacket.We

the end, we ended up sleeping next to each other as we sat on one of the lounge chairs out at