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,"

pulled out the locket from my back pocket.I stroked the heart locket for a few times before I put it over my neck

ready and headed downstairs for breakfast.Tiff was filling me in on all

Madison found out that Brad was talking to a bunch of girls online.He had been doing it behind her back for months.Maddie was heartbroken,

Brad admitted that he never cheated on her and that he

if she was on her own in this trip, Brad

the cheer squad had their boyfriends with them on this

was boy-less, so she could focus her energy on being Maddie's

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

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

found that Carrie, Mark, and Tyler were already sitting on

and Tyler's eyes lit up as soon

your head?"I said to

the

to fill Carrie in on the latest

conversation and

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

"No, you were fine,"

"No more drinking for

are we supposed to have fun?"I pouted and

heard that there’s a Burger King nearby.It’s no chick-fill-A, but it's a start?"I found his obsession with chick-fill-A very amusing.And it sounded

later we can hit

"Yeah, totally,"

I are gonna go take 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

his hand and he led me

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

and I ended up spending

a lot

King, we found a place that rented bicycles

had a

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

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

such a dork,"I shoved him playfully and

a rotten egg!"he said as he was mid-running

"Hey! Not fair!"

with his back.We were laughing

the lighthouse, but it didn’t feel like it because

we finally reached the top, I was all

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

and he put his hands in

was on my way,"I was also

a sore loser,"he

dork,"I shoved

didn’t realize was how weak my

shoved him, I ended

was quick to catch me and he

him, and at the same time he was

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

do anything else,

"Tyler —"

going to kiss me, but instead

forehead kiss and it lasted for

pulled away and smiled brightly

worry, I'm not gonna kiss you on the lips without your permission

was blushing and I felt

he wrapped his arms around me,

and nice.I decided not to overthink things

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

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

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

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 back to the hotel,

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