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 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

headed downstairs for breakfast.Tiff was filling me in on all the drama

out that Brad was talking to a bunch of girls online.He had been doing it behind her back for months.Maddie was heartbroken, of

admitted that he never cheated on her and that he was only

she knew if she was on her own in this trip, Brad

other girls in the cheer squad had their boyfriends with them on this

so she could focus her energy

the breakfast buffet as I listened to Tiff

I just grabbed a slice of toast and butter, and a

Carrie, Mark, and Tyler were already sitting

joined them and Tyler's eyes lit

head?"I

but the

Carrie in on the

I tuned out of that conversation and he slid his

didn’t say anything too 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

"No, you were fine,"

more drinking for

we supposed

with chick-fill-A very amusing.And it sounded way better than this

later we can

"Yeah, totally,"

I are gonna go take a walk

“l see yall later,"

as if he didn't want

as

he led me away

at Carrie and Tiff who gave me

up

was honestly a lot

found a place that rented bicycles and we rented

the island and rode our bikes down the pier.We made it to the lighthouse and it also had a

one of seven surviving colonial era lighthouse

kid in a candy store, I couldn't help but

shoved him playfully and

a rotten egg!"he said

"Hey! Not fair!"

to push past him but he covered my way with his back.We were laughing as we pushed past each other and

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

finally reached the top, I

open air felt absolutely refreshing and there was nothing but miles and miles of beautiful blue sea

he put his

big ass was on

sore loser,"he

dork,"I shoved him

realize was how weak my

when I shoved him, I ended up

and he held onto my arms so

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

each other and my eyes shot open

anything else, he leaned

"Tyler —"

me, but instead

was such a sweet forehead kiss and

then pulled away and smiled brightly

kiss you on the lips without your permission ever

smile curved up my face and I couldn't hide it.Somehow I was blushing and I

a soft laugh and he wrapped his arms around

felt warm and nice.I decided not to overthink things and I put my arms around him, holding him

pier and we talked about the future as we

was sunset, and we decided to hit the beach.We didn’t

their hook ups, but Tyler and I just enjoyed

outside.It was getting cold and Tyler was nice enough to give me his jacket.We

and listened to more music together.In the end, we ended up sleeping next to each other