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,"

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

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

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

on her and that he was only

was on her own in

cheer squad had their

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

the breakfast buffet as I listened to Tiff going on

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

and Tyler were already

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

your head?"I

but the Advil

on the latest

out of that conversation

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,"

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

all? Then how are we supposed to have fun?"I pouted and

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

maybe later we can

"Yeah, totally,"

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

“l see yall later,"

way as if he didn't want any of them to come with

just sat and stared as Tyler

and he led me away from

and Tiff who gave me a puzzled look and I just

and I ended up spending

was honestly a lot of

at Burger King, we found a place

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

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

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

dork,"I shoved him playfully and

last one to the top is a rotten egg!"he said as he was mid-running

"Hey! Not fair!"

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

of the lighthouse, but it didn’t feel like

we finally reached the top,

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

he put his

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

you're a sore loser,"he

up, dork,"I shoved him

realize was how weak

shoved him, I ended up almost falling on

to catch me and he held onto my arms

and at the same time he was looking

from each other and my eyes shot open

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

"Tyler —"

but instead

a sweet forehead kiss and it lasted

then pulled away and

not gonna kiss you on the lips

it.Somehow I was blushing and I felt embarrassed, so I

let out a soft laugh and he

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

the lighthouse, Tyler and I walked around the pier and we talked about the

walked around and rode our bikes all day until it was sunset, and we decided to hit the beach.We didn’t have a sip of beer the entire day, but we had the most

from their hook ups, but Tyler

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 jacket.We thought about going

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