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 neck and clasped it

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

a couple days before the trip, Madison found out that Brad was talking to a bunch of girls online.He had been

that he was only talking to

if she was on her own in

the cheer squad had their boyfriends with them

and she was boy-less, so she could

breakfast buffet as I listened to Tiff going on and

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

that Carrie, Mark, and Tyler were already sitting

and Tyler's eyes lit up as soon

head?"I said

the Advil helps,"he

on the latest

that conversation and

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

"No, you were fine,"

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

all? Then how are we supposed to have

that there’s a Burger 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 of toast I had on my

later we can

"Yeah, totally,"

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

“l see yall later,"

he didn't want any of them to come

just sat and stared as Tyler lent his hand out

his hand and he led me away from

look at Carrie and Tiff who gave

and I ended up spending the

was honestly a lot

Burger King, we found a place that

had a museum.We decided to

surviving colonial era lighthouse towers, that’s

a kid in a

dork,"I shoved him playfully and he shoved me

is a rotten egg!"he said as he was mid-running

"Hey! Not fair!"

past him but he covered my way with his back.We were laughing

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

top, I was

open air felt absolutely refreshing and there was nothing but miles and miles

he put his hands

big ass was on my way,"I

you're a sore loser,"he

dork,"I shoved

didn’t realize was how weak my

shoved him, I ended up almost falling

was quick to catch me and he held onto my arms so I

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

mere inch away from each other and my

I could do anything else, he

"Tyler —"

me, but instead his lips landed

and it lasted for a good

then pulled away and smiled brightly at

kiss you on the lips without your

hide it.Somehow I was blushing and I felt

soft laugh and he wrapped his arms around

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

the lighthouse, Tyler and I walked around the pier and

and we decided to hit the beach.We didn’t have a

else was busy hooking up or running away from their hook ups, but

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

together.In the end, we ended up sleeping next to each