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 thought in mind, I pulled out the locket from my back pocket.I stroked the heart locket for a few times

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

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

never cheated on her and that he was only talking to

she knew if she was on her own in

the cheer squad had their

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

buffet as I listened to Tiff going on

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

Tyler were already sitting

quickly joined them and Tyler's eyes lit up as soon as he

how’s your head?"I said

but the

fill Carrie in on

tuned out of that conversation and he slid his chair

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

"No, you were fine,"

"No more drinking for me for the rest of

all? Then how are we

start?"I found his obsession with chick-fill-A very amusing.And it sounded way better than this slice of toast I had on

later we can hit

"Yeah, totally,"

go take a walk around,"Tyler stood

“l see yall later,"

said it in a way as if he didn't want any of them to

as

hand and he led me away

who gave

up spending the entire day

a

we found a place that

our bikes down the pier.We made it to the lighthouse and it also had a museum.We decided to hit the museum first and

of seven surviving colonial era lighthouse

was like a kid in a candy store, I couldn't help

him playfully and he shoved me

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

"Hey! Not fair!"

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

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

the top, I was all out of

absolutely refreshing and there was nothing but miles and miles of

win!"Tyler panted and he put

your big ass was on my way,"I

sore loser,"he shoved

up, dork,"I shoved him

realize was how weak

I shoved him, I ended up

me and he held onto my arms so I

to see him, and at the same

from each other and my

do anything else, he leaned his

"Tyler —"

he was going to kiss me, but instead his lips landed on the top of my

and it lasted

away and smiled brightly at

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

hide it.Somehow I was blushing

out a soft laugh and he wrapped his arms around me, holding

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

the lighthouse, Tyler and I walked around the pier and

to hit the beach.We didn’t have a sip of beer

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

stood close to the waves so 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

all night and 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 out at