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,"

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

Tiff and I got ready and headed downstairs for breakfast.Tiff was

to a bunch of girls online.He had been doing it

that he never cheated on her and that he was only talking to the girls, Maddie didn't

her own in this trip, Brad could easily sweep

squad had their

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

buffet as I listened to Tiff going on and on about Brad

a slice of toast and butter, and a cup of coffee, and we went

Tyler

and Tyler's eyes lit

head?"I said

but the Advil helps,"he

then went to fill Carrie in on the latest dish on Madison

out of that conversation and he slid his chair

of a blur.Hope I didn’t say too many self incriminating things,"he whispered so that I was

"No, you were fine,"

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

Then how are we supposed to

very amusing.And it sounded way better than this slice of toast I had on my plate."Sounds good to me,"I nodded

and maybe later we

"Yeah, totally,"

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

“l see yall later,"

a way as if he didn't want any

friends just sat and stared as Tyler

his hand and he led me away

gave me a

ended up spending the

a lot

found a place that rented bicycles and we

it also had a museum.We decided to hit the museum first and Tyler was so cute, he was being

of seven surviving colonial era

a candy store, I couldn't

shoved him

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

"Hey! Not fair!"

he covered my way with his back.We

top of the lighthouse, but it didn’t feel like it because I was too busy being

finally reached the top, I was all out

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

he put his hands in

big ass was

sore loser,"he shoved me

up, dork,"I shoved him

was how weak my

shoved him, I ended up almost falling on top of

to catch me and he held onto my arms so I

to see him, and at the same time he

from each other and my eyes shot

I could do anything else, he leaned

"Tyler —"

going to kiss me, but instead his

forehead kiss and it lasted

away and smiled brightly

worry, I'm not gonna kiss you on the

blushing and I

laugh and he wrapped his arms around

decided not to overthink things and I put my arms around him, holding

walked around the pier and

sunset, and we decided to hit the beach.We didn’t have a sip of beer the entire day, but we had the

up or running away from their hook ups, but Tyler and

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

sleeping next to each other as we sat on one of the lounge chairs out at