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,"

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

and headed downstairs for breakfast.Tiff was filling me

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

on her and that he was

on her own in this trip, Brad could easily sweep

the cheer squad

she was boy-less, so she could

I listened to

of toast and butter, and a cup of coffee, and

and Tyler were already

quickly joined them and Tyler's eyes lit

how’s your head?"I

but the

then went to fill Carrie in on the latest dish on

of that conversation and he slid his chair

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 hear

"No, you were fine,"

a laugh, "No more drinking for me for

we supposed to have fun?"I pouted and

King 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 better than this slice

we can

"Yeah, totally,"

take a walk around,"Tyler stood up to his feet instantly and

“l see yall later,"

he didn't want any of them to come with

sat and stared as Tyler lent his

hand and he led me away from

at Carrie and Tiff who gave me a puzzled look and I just shrugged at

I ended up spending the entire day

was honestly a

we found a place that rented bicycles and we rented these

down the pier.We made it to the lighthouse and it also had a museum.We

one of seven surviving colonial era lighthouse

in a

such a dork,"I shoved him playfully and he

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

"Hey! Not fair!"

back.We were laughing as

of the lighthouse, but it didn’t feel like it because I was too

top, I was all

and there was nothing but miles

he put his hands in the

big ass was on my way,"I

sore loser,"he

dork,"I shoved

was how weak my

shoved him, I ended up almost falling

me and he

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

were a mere inch away from each

anything else, he leaned his face

"Tyler —"

but instead his lips

and it lasted for a good few

and smiled brightly

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

curved up my face and I couldn't hide it.Somehow I was blushing and I felt embarrassed, so I just

laugh and he wrapped his

what was happening here, but he felt warm and nice.I decided not to overthink things and I put my arms around him, holding him right

the pier and we talked about the future as we

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

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

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 Tyler to roam around on his own,

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