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,"

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 times before

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

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

her and that he was only talking to

knew if she was on her own in this

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

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

listened to Tiff going on and on about Brad and

a slice of toast and butter, and a cup of

found that Carrie, Mark, and Tyler

lit

your head?"I

the Advil

Carrie in on the latest dish on Madison and

and I tuned out of that conversation and he slid his chair closer

night, 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 that

"No, you were fine,"

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

all? Then how are we supposed to have

obsession with chick-fill-A very amusing.And it sounded way better than this slice of toast I had

maybe later we can hit

"Yeah, totally,"

a walk around,"Tyler

“l see yall later,"

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

sat and stared as Tyler lent his hand

took his hand and he led me away

at Carrie and Tiff who gave

ended up spending the entire

honestly a lot of

grabbing breakfast at Burger King, we found a place that rented

rode our bikes down the pier.We made it to the lighthouse and it also had a museum.We

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

kid in a candy store,

him playfully

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

"Hey! Not fair!"

tried to push past him but he covered my way with his back.We were laughing as we pushed past each other

lighthouse, but it didn’t

reached the top, I was all

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

panted and he put

was on my

a sore

up, dork,"I

was how weak my footing

when I shoved him, I ended

was quick to catch me and he held

at the same time

away from each other and my eyes shot open

anything else, he leaned his face

"Tyler —"

was going to kiss me, but instead his

sweet forehead kiss and

then pulled away and smiled brightly at

you on the

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

out a soft laugh and he wrapped his

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

around the pier and we talked about

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

ups, but Tyler and I just

give me his jacket.We thought about going back

night 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