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,"

still loved me...And with that thought in mind, I pulled out the locket from my back pocket.I stroked

I got ready and headed downstairs for breakfast.Tiff was filling me in

before the trip, Madison found out that Brad was talking to a bunch of girls

cheated on her and that he was only talking to the girls, Maddie

for the company because she knew if she was on her own in this trip, Brad could easily sweep her

squad

was around and she was boy-less, so she could

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

slice of toast and butter, and a cup of coffee, and we went to find our

found that Carrie, Mark, and Tyler

lit up as soon as he saw

how’s your head?"I

the Advil helps,"he

Carrie in on the latest dish

that conversation and he slid his chair closer

a blur.Hope I didn’t say too many self incriminating things,"he

"No, you were fine,"

drinking for me for

we supposed to have fun?"I pouted and

chick-fill-A, but 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

we can

"Yeah, totally,"

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

“l see yall later,"

if he didn't want any

stared as Tyler lent his hand out

he led me

Carrie and Tiff who gave me a puzzled look and I just

I ended up

honestly a

we found a place that rented bicycles and we rented

and rode 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 Tyler was so cute, he was being

surviving colonial

kid in a

dork,"I shoved him playfully and he

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

"Hey! Not fair!"

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

lighthouse, but

the top, I was all

air felt absolutely refreshing and there was nothing but miles and miles of

and he put his hands in

your big ass was on my way,"I

sore loser,"he shoved

up, dork,"I

was how

ended

and he held onto my arms

up to see him, and at the same

a mere inch away from each other and my eyes shot open in

else, he leaned his

"Tyler —"

going to kiss me, but instead his lips

sweet forehead kiss and it lasted for a good

then pulled away and smiled

on

curved up my face and I couldn't hide it.Somehow I was blushing and I felt embarrassed, so

out a soft laugh and he wrapped his

nice.I decided not to overthink things and I

I walked around the pier and we talked about the future as we sipped on

bikes all day until it was sunset, and we decided to hit

their hook ups, but Tyler and I

to give 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 on his own, so I decided to

music together.In the end, we ended up sleeping next