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 he still loved me...And with that thought in mind, I pulled out the

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

the trip, Madison found out that Brad was talking to a bunch of girls online.He had been doing it

that he was only talking to the girls, Maddie didn't

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

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

she was boy-less, so she

to Tiff going on and on about Brad

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

Tyler were already sitting on

lit up as soon

your head?"I said

but the Advil

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

conversation and he slid his

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

"No, you were fine,"

laugh, "No more drinking for me for the rest of the

Then how are we supposed to have

chick-fill-A very

later we

"Yeah, totally,"

a walk around,"Tyler stood

“l see yall later,"

it in a way as if he didn't want any

sat and stared as

he led me

and Tiff who gave me a puzzled look and I just

and I ended up spending

honestly a

breakfast at Burger King, we found a place

the pier.We made it to the lighthouse and it also had a museum.We decided to hit the museum first and

seven surviving colonial era lighthouse towers, that’s

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

a dork,"I shoved him playfully and he shoved

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

"Hey! Not fair!"

his back.We were

a long way up to the top of the lighthouse, but it didn’t feel like it because I was

the top,

felt absolutely refreshing and there was nothing but miles and

panted and he put

was on my way,"I

sore loser,"he shoved me

up, dork,"I shoved

realize was how weak

when I shoved him, I ended up almost falling on

and he held onto my arms so I

at the same time

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

could do anything else, he leaned his face closer

"Tyler —"

was going to kiss me, but instead his lips landed on the top

was such a sweet forehead kiss and it lasted for a

away and smiled brightly

gonna kiss you on the lips

I was blushing

he wrapped

know what was happening here, but he felt warm and nice.I decided not to overthink things

the pier and we talked

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

away from their hook ups, but Tyler

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 back to the hotel, but unfortunately

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