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,"

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

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

to a bunch of girls

her and that he was only talking to

if she was on her own in this trip, Brad could easily sweep her off

cheer squad had their boyfriends with them on

was boy-less, so she could focus her

to Tiff going on and

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

Tyler were already sitting on

Tyler's eyes lit

how’s your head?"I said

the Advil

on the

and I tuned out of that conversation and he

a blur.Hope I

"No, you were fine,"

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

are we

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 had on my plate."Sounds good to me,"I nodded at

maybe later we can hit

"Yeah, totally,"

a walk around,"Tyler

“l see yall later,"

if he didn't

friends just sat and stared as

took his hand and he led me

turned back to look at Carrie and Tiff who gave me a puzzled look and

and I ended up spending

honestly a

King, we found a place that rented bicycles

and it also had a museum.We decided to hit the museum first and Tyler was so cute, he was being a geek admiring the colonial

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

kid in a

dork,"I shoved him playfully

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

"Hey! Not fair!"

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

the lighthouse, but it

reached the top, I was all out of

there was nothing but miles and miles of

win!"Tyler panted and he put his hands in

ass was on my

you're a sore loser,"he shoved

dork,"I shoved

didn’t realize was how

ended up almost falling

he held onto my arms so I didn't

looked up to see him, and at the same time he was

mere inch away from each other and my

could do anything else, he leaned his face

"Tyler —"

thought he was going to kiss me, but instead

a sweet forehead kiss and it lasted for a good few

and smiled

kiss you on

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

a soft laugh and he

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

I walked around the pier and we talked about

sunset, and we decided to hit the beach.We didn’t

but Tyler and I just enjoyed each other’s company as we watched the

close to the waves so 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

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