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,"

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

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

was talking to a bunch of girls online.He had been

on her and that he was only talking to the girls, Maddie didn't believe

because she knew if she was on her own in this

other girls in the cheer squad had their boyfriends

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

listened to Tiff going on and

like eating too much, so I just grabbed a slice of toast and butter, and a cup of coffee, and we

Carrie, Mark, and Tyler were

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

head?"I said to

but the Advil helps,"he

went to fill Carrie in on the latest dish on

I tuned out of that conversation and he

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,"

laugh, "No more drinking for me for

are we supposed to have fun?"I

start?"I found his obsession with chick-fill-A very amusing.And it sounded way better

maybe later we can hit the

"Yeah, totally,"

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

“l see yall later,"

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

just sat and stared as Tyler

his hand and he led me

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

and I ended up spending the entire

a

breakfast at Burger King, we found a place that

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

one of seven surviving colonial era lighthouse towers, that’s

a candy

him playfully and

is a rotten egg!"he said as

"Hey! Not fair!"

he covered my way with his back.We were laughing as we pushed past each other and climbed up

but it didn’t feel like it

finally reached the top, I was all

absolutely refreshing and there was nothing but miles and miles of beautiful blue sea in front of

win!"Tyler panted and he put

your big ass was on my way,"I was also

a sore loser,"he shoved

dork,"I shoved him

realize was how weak my

when I shoved him, I ended up almost falling

catch me and he held onto

and at the same time he

were a mere inch away from each other

before I could do anything else, he leaned his face closer

"Tyler —"

he was going to kiss me, but instead his lips

forehead kiss and it lasted

pulled away and smiled brightly

gonna kiss you on the lips without

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

a soft laugh and he

not to

the pier

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

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

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

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