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,"

thought in mind, I pulled out the

morning, Tiff and I got ready and headed downstairs for breakfast.Tiff was filling

a couple days before the trip, Madison found out that Brad was talking to a bunch of girls online.He

and that he was only talking

her own in this trip, Brad could easily sweep her off her

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

she was boy-less, so she

I listened to Tiff

didn't feel like eating too much, so I just grabbed a slice of toast and butter, and a cup of coffee, and we went to find

and Tyler were already sitting on

lit up as soon

head?"I said to

the Advil

in on the latest

that conversation and he slid

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

"No, you were fine,"

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

how are we supposed to have fun?"I pouted and

a start?"I found his obsession with chick-fill-A very amusing.And it

maybe later we can hit

"Yeah, totally,"

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

“l see yall later,"

it in a way as if he didn't

friends just sat and stared as Tyler lent his

he led me away

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

and I ended up spending the

honestly a lot

place that rented bicycles and we rented these two

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

seven surviving colonial era lighthouse towers,

in a candy store, I couldn't help but

a dork,"I shoved him playfully and he shoved

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

"Hey! Not fair!"

push past him but he covered my way with his back.We were

the top of the lighthouse, but it didn’t feel like it because I

the top,

but miles and miles of beautiful blue

and he put his hands in

big ass was on my

you're a sore

dork,"I shoved

was how

I ended up almost falling on top of

quick to catch me and he held onto my arms so

and at the same time he was looking

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

else, he leaned his face closer

"Tyler —"

going to kiss me, but instead his lips landed on

kiss and

and smiled

on the lips

it.Somehow I was blushing and I felt embarrassed, so I just

he wrapped his arms

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

and I walked around the pier and we talked about

and we decided to hit the beach.We didn’t have a sip of beer the

busy hooking up or running away from their hook ups, but Tyler and I just enjoyed each other’s company as

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

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