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,"

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

breakfast.Tiff was filling me in on all the

to a

her and that he was only

if she was on her

cheer squad had their boyfriends with them

boy-less, so she could focus her energy on being Maddie's shield

to Tiff going on and on about Brad and

didn't feel like eating too much, so I just grabbed a slice of toast and butter, and a cup of coffee,

found that Carrie, Mark, and Tyler were already sitting on a

lit up as soon

how’s your head?"I

the Advil

to fill Carrie in on the latest dish

that conversation and

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 the rest of the

Then how are we supposed to have fun?"I pouted

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 of toast I had on my plate."Sounds good to

and maybe later we

"Yeah, totally,"

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

“l see yall later,"

a way as if he didn't want any

just sat and stared as

his hand and he led me away from

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

and I ended up spending the

was honestly a lot

at Burger King, we found a place

also had a museum.We decided to hit the museum first and Tyler was so

seven surviving colonial era lighthouse towers,

was like a kid in a

a dork,"I shoved him playfully and he

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

"Hey! Not fair!"

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

of the lighthouse, but it

the top, I was all

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

and he put his hands in the

was

sore loser,"he shoved

dork,"I shoved him

I didn’t realize was how weak my footing

shoved him, I ended up almost falling on

he held onto my arms so I

at the same time he was looking down to

faces were a mere inch away from each

do anything else, he leaned his face closer to

"Tyler —"

kiss me, but instead his lips landed on the

a sweet forehead kiss and it

and smiled brightly at

you on the lips without your permission

it.Somehow I was blushing and I felt embarrassed, so I just shoved my

a soft laugh and he wrapped his arms around me,

didn’t know what was happening here, but he felt warm and nice.I decided not to overthink things and I put my arms around

pier and we talked about the future as we sipped on

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

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

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

sleeping next to each other