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,"

sad as that may sound, at least it meant that 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

next morning, Tiff and I got ready and headed downstairs for breakfast.Tiff was filling me in on all the drama between Madison

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

her and that he was only talking to the girls, Maddie didn't

she was on her own in this trip, Brad could easily sweep

the other girls in the cheer squad had their

was around and she was boy-less, so she could focus her energy on being

breakfast buffet as I listened to Tiff going on and

so I just grabbed a slice of toast and butter, and a cup of coffee,

Tyler were already sitting on

and Tyler's eyes lit up as soon as he saw

head?"I said to

the

Carrie in on the latest dish

conversation and

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

"No, you were fine,"

laugh, "No more drinking

Then how are we supposed to

a start?"I found his obsession with chick-fill-A very amusing.And it

and maybe later we can

"Yeah, totally,"

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

“l see yall later,"

if he didn't want any of them to

just sat and stared as Tyler lent his

hand and he led me

and Tiff who gave me a puzzled look and I

up spending the

was honestly a lot

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

explored 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

of seven surviving colonial

in a

dork,"I shoved him

top is a rotten egg!"he

"Hey! Not fair!"

his back.We were laughing as we pushed past each other and

the top of the lighthouse, but it didn’t feel

we finally reached the top, I was all out of

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

put his hands in the

big ass was

you're a sore loser,"he

up, dork,"I shoved him

I didn’t realize was

him, I ended up almost

to catch me and he held onto my arms so I

up to see him, and at the

away from each other and my

do anything else, he

"Tyler —"

thought he was going to kiss me, but instead his lips landed on

was such a sweet forehead kiss and it

and smiled

you on the lips without your permission

up my face and I couldn't hide it.Somehow I was blushing and

soft laugh and he wrapped his

was happening here, but he felt warm and nice.I decided not to overthink things and I put my

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

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

but Tyler and I just enjoyed each other’s company

when water came up, it will 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

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