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

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

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

admitted that he never cheated on her and that

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

the other girls in the cheer squad had their boyfriends with them on this

she could focus her energy on being Maddie's shield against

to Tiff going

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

that Carrie, Mark, and Tyler were already sitting

and Tyler's eyes lit up as soon

head?"I said to

but the Advil helps,"he

to fill Carrie in on the latest dish on Madison and

that conversation and he slid

a blur.Hope I didn’t say too many self incriminating things,"he whispered so that I was the only person

"No, you were fine,"

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

at all? Then how are we

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 nodded at

we can hit the

"Yeah, totally,"

a walk around,"Tyler stood up

“l see yall later,"

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

sat and stared as Tyler

took his hand and he led me

and Tiff who gave me a puzzled look and I just

ended up spending the

a lot of

Burger King, we found a place that

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 was being a geek admiring the

seven surviving colonial

a candy

such a dork,"I shoved him

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

"Hey! Not fair!"

tried to push past him but he covered my way with his back.We were laughing as we

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

the top, I was all out of

there was nothing but miles and miles

and he put his hands in the

big ass was on my way,"I

a sore

up, dork,"I shoved him

I didn’t realize was how weak my footing

ended up almost falling

me and he held

and at the same time he was looking down

away from each other and my eyes shot

do anything else, he leaned

"Tyler —"

to kiss me, but instead his lips landed on

kiss and it lasted for

and smiled brightly

not gonna kiss you on the lips without your permission ever

couldn't hide it.Somehow I was blushing and I felt embarrassed, so I

and he

nice.I decided not to overthink things and I put my arms

Tyler and I walked around the pier

decided to hit the beach.We didn’t have a sip of beer the entire day,

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

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

music together.In the end, we ended up sleeping next to each other as we sat on one of