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 it over my

morning, Tiff and I got ready and headed downstairs for breakfast.Tiff was

just 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

her and that he was only talking

on her own in this trip, Brad could easily sweep her off her

the cheer squad had their boyfriends with them on

boy-less, so she could focus her

I listened to Tiff going on and on about

just grabbed a slice of toast and butter, and a

Mark, and Tyler were already sitting on a

quickly joined them and Tyler's eyes lit up as

how’s your head?"I said to

but the

on the latest dish on Madison and

and I tuned out of that conversation and he

It’s kind of a blur.Hope I didn’t say too many self incriminating things,"he whispered so that I was the

"No, you were fine,"

more drinking

all? Then how are we supposed to have

his obsession with chick-fill-A very amusing.And it sounded way better than this slice of toast I

we can

"Yeah, totally,"

and I are gonna go take a walk around,"Tyler stood up to his feet instantly

“l see yall later,"

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

friends just sat and stared as Tyler lent his

took his hand and he led

turned back to look at Carrie and Tiff who gave me a puzzled look and I just

up spending the entire day

honestly a lot

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

had a museum.We decided to hit the museum first and

of seven surviving colonial

a candy store, I couldn't help but

dork,"I shoved him playfully and he

to the top is a rotten egg!"he said as he was mid-running up the

"Hey! Not fair!"

with his back.We

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

we finally reached the top,

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

panted and he put

cheated, your big ass was on my way,"I

you're a sore loser,"he shoved

up, dork,"I shoved him

didn’t realize was how weak my

I ended

catch me and he held onto my arms

at the same time he was looking down

each other

anything else,

"Tyler —"

kiss me, but instead his lips landed on the

such a sweet forehead kiss and it

then pulled away and smiled

worry, I'm not gonna kiss you on the lips without your permission

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

and he wrapped his arms around me, holding me

but he felt warm and nice.I decided not to overthink things and I

around the pier and we talked about the future

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

busy hooking up or running away from their hook ups, but Tyler and I just

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 hijacked his room.I didn't feel good about leaving

end, we ended up sleeping next to each other as we sat on one