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,"

as that may sound, 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

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

was talking to a bunch of

admitted that he never cheated on her and that he was only talking to the girls, Maddie didn't believe

her own in

squad had their

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

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

like eating too much, so I just grabbed a slice of toast and butter, and a cup of coffee, and we went to find

Mark, and Tyler were already sitting

eyes lit up

head?"I

the Advil helps,"he

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

conversation and he slid

I didn’t say too many self incriminating things,"he whispered so that I

"No, you were fine,"

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

we supposed to have fun?"I pouted and

no 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 had on my plate."Sounds good

we can hit the

"Yeah, totally,"

and I are gonna go take a walk around,"Tyler stood

“l see yall later,"

if he didn't want any

and stared as Tyler lent his

and he led me away from the

gave me a puzzled look and I just shrugged at

I ended up spending

a

Burger King, we found a place that

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

of seven surviving colonial era lighthouse towers,

kid in a candy

shoved him playfully

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

"Hey! Not fair!"

but he covered my way with his back.We

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

reached the top, I was all out

absolutely refreshing and there was nothing but miles and miles of beautiful blue sea in

put his hands in the

your big ass was on

a sore

up, dork,"I shoved him

didn’t realize was how weak

when I shoved him, I ended up almost falling on

was quick to catch me and he held onto my arms so

up to see him, and at the same time he

from each other and my

I could do anything else, he leaned his face closer

"Tyler —"

to kiss me, but instead his lips landed on the

kiss and it lasted for

and smiled brightly at

kiss you on the lips without your permission ever

it.Somehow I was blushing and I

soft laugh and he wrapped his arms around me, holding

he felt warm and nice.I decided not to overthink things and I put my arms

Tyler and I walked around the pier and we talked

walked around and rode our bikes all day until it was sunset, and we decided to hit the beach.We

their hook ups, but Tyler and I just enjoyed each other’s

nice enough to give me his jacket.We

talked all night and listened to more music together.In the end, we ended up sleeping next to each other as we sat on